Media Properties
PBS 6 – Many of the best
programs on television, including The Newshour with Jim Lehrer,
Nature, NOVA, Sesame Street and Arizona Illustrated, continue in
High Definition (HD) on KUAT Channel 6-1 and KUAS Channel 27-1
(Cox 706, Comcast 220).
ReadyTV – offers life-long
learning through the best in how-to, travel and lifestyle
programming, including favorites like This Old House, Simply Ming
and Rick Steve’s Travels all on one channel, 24 hours a day. ReadyTV
is offered on Channel 6-3, Cox 82 and Comcast 201.
V-me - the first Spanish-language,
public television service offers a wide variety of familiar and
new titles to audiences en Español. Titles include Viva Voz,
Sesiones, and Plaza Sesamo. V-me is provided on Channel 6-2,
Cox 81, Comcast 202.
PBS Kids – provides a
24/7 children’s program service made up of the programs from the
recognized leader in children’s educational programming PBS.
Titles include perennial favorites from Sesame Street and Arthur
to Reading Rainbow and Word Girl. PBS Kids is available on
Channel 27-2, Cox 80, Comcast 200.
World – offers non-fiction,
documentary and news programming, including current PBS staples like
NOVA, Frontline and The Newshour with Jim Lehrer in addition to titles mined from the rich public
television program library. World is available on Channel 27-3. Discussions
are under way for digital cable carriage.
UA Channel – provides a
unique mix of public television titles along with community service
programs and a growing cadre of titles including lectures, seminars
and events from the campus of The University of Arizona. The UA
Channel is available to cable customers on Cox 116 and Comcast 76.
NPR 89.1 FM/1550 AM offers National Public Radio’s finest – Morning
Edition, Car Talk, All Things Considered, Talk of the Nation, Wait!
Wait! Don’t Tell Me, and Whad’ya Know. NPR 89.1 also offers local,
national, and international news coverage, Arizona Spotlight on
Fridays, and jazz programming in the evening.
Classical 90.5/89.7 FM
offers timeless classical music and exceptional specials like
Community Concerts, recitals, and concerts recorded live in
Southern Arizona.
