WTTW Digital Channel Highlights

These digital channels are available with digital cable or over the air with a digital receiver. For more information about digital television and for complete schedules, visit wttw.com/schedule.

WTTW Prime

WTTW Prime is our “prime time all the time” channel. Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers can tune to channel 11-2 to find WTTW Prime. WTTW Prime is on Comcast digital cable channel 370 and on RCN channel 37.

Beyond the Baton: A Conductor’s Journey

Friday, February 25 at 6:00 pm

Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Thomas Wilkins grew up to become one of the few African American conductors leading a major orchestra, the celebrated Omaha Symphony, This film documents Wilkins’ experience as a Black conductor and his larger impact on the musical world.

Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules

Pictured: Thomas Wilkins

WTTW Prime

WTTW Prime is our “prime time all the time” channel. Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers can tune to channel 11-2 to find WTTW Prime. WTTW Prime is on Comcast digital cable channel 370 and on RCN channel 37.

The Music Makers of Gennett Records

Sunday, February 27 at 10:30 pm

A little studio in Richmond, Indiana captured early recordings of several Jazz Age music legends, including Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, Hoagy Carmichael, and Duke Ellington. The documentary features several rare 1920s recordings from the Gennett Records archive.

Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules

Pictured: Todd Gould and Wynton Marsalis

WTTW Create

WTTW Create is our how-to and lifestyle programming channel. Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers tune to channel 11-3. WTTW Create is on Comcast digital cable channel 369 and on RCN channel 38. WTTW Create programming airs from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm.

WTTW World

WTTW World features public media’s signature documentary, science, and news programming complemented by original content from emerging producers. Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers tune to channel 11-3. WTTW World is on Comcast digital cable channel 369 and on RCN channel 38. WTTW World airs from 6:00 pm to 6:00 am.

WTTW PBS Kids 24/7

Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers can tune to channel 11-4. The WTTW PBS Kids 24/7 is on Comcast digital channels 368 and on RCN channel 39.

Fly Brother with Ernest White

Saturday, February 5 at 10:30 am

Join Ernest White II as he explores a common thread that bonds destinations together, including food, faith, natural elements, and culture. Destinations include San Paulo, Tbilisi, Toronto, Stockholm, Mumbai, Cape Town, Bogota, and more.

Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules

Pictured: Ernest White II

Our New Normal: How Teens Are Redefining School Life

Wednesday, February 9 at 8:00 pm

This program hosted by Amna Nawez looks at the last two years of school during the pandemic, exploring how the classroom has been altered. From vaccination mandates to school shootings, schools districts are becoming battlegrounds in some of today’s biggest civic debates.

Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules

Pictured: Amna Nawez

Every Arthur Episode Marathon

Begins Wednesday, February 16 at 8:00 am

Beginning the morning of February 16 and continuing over several days, WTTW Kids 24/7 will present the entire Arthur series catalog, along with a few specials, leading up to the premiere of Arthur’s 25th and final season.

Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules

Pictured: Arthur

10:00 Against All Odds: The Fight for a Black Middle Class

Through dramatic historical footage and deeply moving personal interviews, veteran journalist Bob Herbert probes the harsh and often brutal discrimination that has made it extremely difficult for Black families to establish a middleclass standard of living.

11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

Friday 4

EARLY MORNING 12:30 Nature: Pumas – Legends

of the Ice Mountains See Wed. Feb. 2 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:30 NOVA: Arctic Sinkholes See Wed. Feb. 2 at 9:00 pm. [R]

2:30 Prehistoric Road Trip: Welcome to Fossil Country

(Part 1 of 3) See Wed. Feb. 2 at 10:00 pm. [R]

3:30 Mary Berry’s Country House Secrets:

Goodwood House [R] 4:30 Chicago Tonight [R]

MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review 7:30 Washington Week 8:00 The Indian Doctor: The Source (Season 2, Part 5

of 5) Reporters gather to hear that the outbreak of smallpox in Trefelin is finally under control. But Prem is not convinced that they have managed to locate the real source of the disease.

9:00 Muhammad Ali Round Two: What’s My Name?

(1964-1970) Cassius Clay publicly joins the Nation of Islam and takes the name Muhammad Ali. When he refuses induction into the Army, he is stripped of his title and forced into exile. After three years, he returns to the ring, but he’s lost a step.

11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

Saturday 5

EARLY MORNING 12:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 1:00 The Chavis Chronicles 1:30 Chicago at the Crossroad

See Thurs. Feb. 3 at 8:00 pm. [R] 2:30 We Witness See Thurs. Feb. 3 at 9:00 pm. [R]

3:30 Against All Odds: The Fight

for a Black Middle Class See Thurs. Feb. 3 at 10:00 pm. [R]

4:30 Roadfood: Rhode

Island – Calamari [R]

5:00 Chicago Tonight: The

Week in Review [R]

5:30 Yoga in Practice: Learning to Take a Leap

MORNING 6:00-9:00 WTTW Kids 9:00 Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan: W. Kamau Bell 9:30 Home Diagnosis: This Little Light of Mine – Holes in the House (Windows, Skylights and Doors) 10:00 This Old House: West Roxbury – Small Town in a Big City 10:30 Ask This Old House: Stone Water Fountain, Supply Chain Shortages 11:00 Samantha Brown’s Places to Love 11:30 Flavor of Poland: Wroclaw

AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country: ItalianAmerican Comforts 12:30 Lidia’s Kitchen: Southern Italian Favorites 1:00 My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas: Naxos – Meat & Potatoes Like You Never Had ‘Em 1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals: Eating with Friends 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Bulgogi and Bokkeumbap 3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: The Art of Japanese Cooking 3:30 New Scandinavian Cooking: Historical Garden 4:00 A Chef’s Life: One Potato, New Potato 4:30 Check, Please! Robert’s Pizza & Dough, Entente, Red Hot Ranch 5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: Siena and Tuscany’s Wine Country 5:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend

EVENING 6:00 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices 6:30 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices 7:00 Father Brown: The Mysteries

of the Rosary The mysterious disappearance of an old friend sends Father Brown and Sid on a quest to find the mythical Lannington Rosary. But can an old adversary, back from the dead, be trusted to help? 8:00 Death in Paradise Dwayne attends his mentor’s funeral. After the cremation is over, he is shocked to receive a text from his old friend – telling Dwayne that his friend was murdered.

9:00 Mallorca Files: The Blue Feather (Season 2, Part 5

of 6) Max and Miranda are sent to a remote Part of the island to search for a missing diabetic British birdwatcher, and uncover an international smuggling ring.

10:00 Halifax: Retribution (Part 6

of 8) The task force learns Daniel’s identity; Tom is seriously injured; Jane and Mila extract a confession from James Cooper; Daniel calls Jane with a chilling promise.

11:00 Around the World in 80 Days on Masterpiece

(Part 5 of 8) [R]

Sunday 6

EARLY MORNING 12:00 All Creatures Great and Small Season 2 on Masterpiece: Many Happy

Returns (Part 4 of 7) [R]

1:00 Vienna Blood Season 2: The

Devil’s Kiss (Part 2 of 2) [R]

2:00 The Indian Doctor: The Source (Season 2,

Part 5 of 5) See Fri. Feb. 4 at 8:00 pm. [R]

3:00 Muhammad Ali Round Two: What’s My Name (1964-1970)

See Fri. Feb. 4 at 9:00 pm. [R]

5:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate

Retirement Guide Join the acclaimed personal finance expert for essential advice on planning for and thriving in retirement.

MORNING 7:00-9:30 WTTW Kids 9:30 To be announced 11:30 Hollywood’s Architect: The Paul R. Williams Story

Nicknamed “Architect to the Stars,” African American Paul R. Williams wasn’t always welcome in the restaurants and hotels he designed or the neighborhoods where he built homes, due to his race. Narrated by actor Courtney B. Vance.

AFTERNOON

12:30 Finding Fellowship This film shares how one community came together in the wake of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination and offers an example of how communities can lean on their shared heritage to progress. 1:30 Mandela in Chicago This program takes a close look at activists and public officials who played a major role in putting pressure on the South African, Illinois, and Chicago governments to end their support of apartheid.

2:30 400 Years: Taking the Knee

From the Jamaican national hero Nanny of the Maroons, to the NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, the documentary celebrates individuals who fought and Lucy Worsley

Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets: Elizabeth I, The Warrior Queen

Join Lucy Worsley for an exploration of how Elizabeth I’s image as a warrior queen, created by a series of myths and secrets about her victory over the Spanish Armada, shaped British national identity for centuries.

Sunday, February 6 6:00 pm

Riveted – The History of Jeans: American Experience

Discover the fascinating story of this iconic American garment. From their roots in slavery to the Wild West, hippies, high fashion and hip-hop, jeans are the fabric on which the history of American ideology and politics are writ large.

Monday, February 7 9:00 pm