Educational programming for children, history and culture shows, and music will still be offered on WSRE-TV after the public broadcasting television station ends its PBS affiliation on June 30.
Pensacola State College has released the upcoming WSRE-TV lineup that will start July 1. The new lineup includes a slate of Fourth of July specials celebrating the nation’s 250th anniversary, along with longtime WSRE-TV favorites such as StudioAmped, Nightmare Theatre and Conversations With Jeff Weeks.
Programs have been consolidated from five channels into just Channel 23. The new programming includes content from American Public Television, Telco Productions, The Florida Channel, WSRE-TV staff and other sources.
In September, the Pensacola State College District Board of Trustees ended it affiliation with PBS after WSRE-TV lost $1.2 million in federal grants and $370,000 in state funds. PSC President Ed Meadows said at that time, the college couldn’t absorb the extra costs of operating under PBS, which had subscription rates around $800,000 a year.
New WSRE-TV’s seven-day schedule
6-11 a.m. Kids Block:
11 a.m.-Noon Florida Block:
2-4 p.m. Pensacola State College 250th Lecture Series
4-6 p.m. Best Of Pensacola State College Sports
New WSRE-TV’s Saturday schedule
Noon-2 p.m. DIY Block
Note that programs will vary.
New WSRE Sunday schedule
Noon-1 p.m. Travel Block
Note programs will vary.
1-2 p.m. Self-Help Block
Note programs will vary.
Monday-Friday only
7-8 p.m.: Documentary Block
Programs will vary but are currently scheduled and geared toward America 250th theme.
Saturday And Sunday only
7-8 p.m.: Nature Block
Programs will vary but are currently scheduled and geared toward America 250th theme.
Fourth of July Programs
2 p.m.: The Unlikely Union: A Storytelling Symphony Of America. Filmed in front of a live audience, The Unlikely Union weaves a mix of images, letters and music to tell the dramatic story of America’s first 100 years.
Noon: America the Bountiful: America’s 250th Anniversary Special. The hour-long special will highlight the historic foods and drinks colonists were growing, harvesting and producing as they became food independent – a critical factor in the victor over the British.
1 p.m.: America Celebrates 250! The show highlights the history of the independence of the United States with a half-hour celebration, focusing on America’s milestones, challenges and triumphs over the past 250 years.
1:30 p.m.: Happy Birthday America! The special features traditional and well-known American music and illustrates how Americans turn out in their communities to mark the annual U.S. birthday holiday.
Mary Lett is the Youth Development Reporter for the Pensacola News Journal. She can be reached at mmabins@gannett.com.
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