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Our Shows on PBS

Broadcast Schedule

Now available! Our newest show, Toddling Toward Reading, looks at what it takes to give our preschoolers the early literacy skills they need to become successful readers. Check below for broadcast dates and times.

Reading Rockets' television programs will be broadcast by public television stations on the dates and times listed below. The shows are Launching Young Readers (LYR), Reading Rocks!, Empowering Parents, Becoming Bilingual, Reading and the Brain, A Chance to Read, Toddling Toward Reading, and A Tale of Two Schools.

This schedule is updated every Monday by 11:00 a.m. Please check your local newspaper or TV listings for the most accurate dates and times. Teachers and other educators are welcome to videotape the programs as they air and use the tapes for educational purposes for one year (off-air school record rights).

Programs produced by Reading Rockets are also available for purchase as videos or DVDs. In addition, many of our programs can be viewed online for free through video streaming.

For stations whose broadcast areas cover more than one time zone, only the easternmost time is listed here.

Location, date & time		Program
California
KRCB \| Cotati
Fri., Jan 9, 2009	10:30 am	LYR: Reading for Meaning
Fri., Jan 16, 2009	10:30 am	Launching Young Readers
KVIE Cable 7 \| Sacramento
Sat., Jan 10, 2009	5:00 pm	LYR: Reading for Meaning
Indiana
WIPB \| Muncie
Mon., Jan 12, 2009	2:30 pm	Launching Young Readers
Kentucky
KET \| Kentucky Educational Television
Thu., Jan 8, 2009	2:00 am	LYR: The Roots of Reading
Thu., Jan 8, 2009	2:30 am	LYR: Sounds and Symbols
Mon., Jan 12, 2009	1:00 pm	LYR: Fluent Reading
Mon., Jan 12, 2009	1:30 pm	LYR: Writing and Spelling
Thu., Jan 15, 2009	2:00 am	LYR: Fluent Reading
Thu., Jan 15, 2009	2:30 am	LYR: Writing and Spelling
Mon., Jan 26, 2009	1:00 pm	LYR: Reading for Meaning
Mon., Jan 26, 2009	1:30 pm	Empowering Parents
Thu., Jan 29, 2009	2:00 am	LYR: Reading for Meaning
Thu., Jan 29, 2009	2:30 am	Empowering Parents
New Mexico
KENW \| Portales
Fri., Jan 16, 2009	4:30 pm	Launching Young Readers
Fri., Jan 23, 2009	4:30 pm	Launching Young Readers
New York
WSKG \| Binghamton
Thu., Jan 8, 2009	6:00 am	LYR: Sounds and Symbols
Oregon
KOPB \| Oregon Public Broadcasting
Sat., Jan 10, 2009	6:30 am	LYR: Writing and Spelling
Rhode Island
WSBE \| Providence
Mon., Jan 12, 2009	7:00 pm	Launching Young Readers
Texas
KLRU2 Cable \| Austin
Wed., Feb 4, 2009	7:00 am	Toddling Toward Reading
Virginia
WHRO \| Norfolk
Sun., Jan 11, 2009	2:30 am	LYR: The Roots of Reading
Texas
KLRUG Cable \| Austin
Wed., Feb 4, 2009	5:00 am	A Tale of Two Schools

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