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Pl a nner Michiana’s bi-monthly Guide to WNIT Public Television Issue No. 6 Nov — Dec 2018 SNOW BEARS Premieres Wed., November 28 at 8pm 1 A Message from Greg Giczi President and GM, WNIT Public Television Board of Directors Chairman Susan Ohmer, Ph.D. Hello WNIT Owners: Vice Chairs Robert G. Douglass Yes, it’s true, “WNIT belongs to me,” and to you, you and you. As a “community owned” James Hillman organization, WNIT belongs to all of us. We are a community resource, like a park, available to President and the benefit of all. General Manager Greg Giczi This is the finalWNIT Planner magazine for 2018. I may only be raking my leaves as we mail Treasurer your Planner but I’ll be running my snow blower by the time of our next edition. With our William J. Schmuhl, Jr. winter holidays coming up, I want to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving, Happy Hanukkah, Secretary Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. That’s a lot of celebrating coming up! WNIT will do Hayley G. Boling its best to make all these days special for you. Directors Jim Arnold Please vote on Tuesday, November 6th. We hope that all the debates WNIT featured in October Tania Bengtsson will help you make good decisions. Our PBS NewsHour election night coverage begins at 6pm. David L. Bankoff, MD Thomas G. Coley, Ph.D. Marvin Curtis The new season ofGreat Performances starts with broadcasts of “An American in Paris,” Friday, nd Katy Demarais November 2 at 9pm, and “The Sound of Music” the following Friday. There are more each Joel D. Duthie Friday night. Rebecca Espinoza-Kubacki Mary Horan November is Native American Heritage month. Our very popular WNIT-2 channel (34.2) Katherine Humphreys Paul Jordan will feature a number of special documentaries throughout the month. Details are inside your Christine M. Maziar WNIT Planner. Mary Louise Miller Pat Moody New episodes of Victoria start in January on PBS Michiana. Beginning Sunday, November 11th Steven J. Perlewitz at 3pm, WNIT will start with Episode 1 and air previous episodes each Sunday to lead up to the Mike Pound Roger Rader premiere of Season 3. Cari Shein Thomas E. Slager A brand new PBS Kids program, Let’s Go Luna! premieres Wednesday, November 21st. This James M. Summers show teaches kids geography and international culture in a fun-filled way. All of the early- Kimberley Bow Sundy Michael Wargo learning programs on WNIT are there to teach and inspire. They exist to educate and not sell Patrick Welch products to children. Charter Directors Arthur J. Decio There’s nothing like a good marching band to put some bounce in your step. We’ll have the Jerry Hammes Indiana State Marching Band Finals on Thanksgiving Day. Bring on the drum corps! Ernestine M. Raclin Jane Warner* On Christmas Eve, WNIT’s programming will feature a variety of holiday music specials, Dar Wiekamp* including those from the University of Notre Dame and Goshen College. On Christmas Day, Honorary Life Director turn to WNIT-2 (34.2) for a full day of Christmas music. Carmi Murphy *Deceased Charter Director WNIT has too many good programs to highlight here. That’s why we have the rest of the magazine! Enjoy your next two months of programming on PBS Michiana as you celebrate the holidays. Who does WNIT belong to? It belongs to you! Thank you for the blessings of your support! Best wishes, Greg Giczi President & General Manager 2 What’s Worth Watching November 6 Membership Corner 24 Worth Watching December 10 WNIT Kids Club 25 Inside? Primetime November 14 Production News 26 Primetime December 16 Honor Roll Members 28 Daytime Programming 18 Directors’ Circle 29 Overnight Programming 20 WNIT Supporters 30 UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION 1. Publication Title: WNIT Planner 2. Publication Number: 103-650 3. Filing Date: October 1, 2018 4. Issue Frequency: bi-monthly 5. Number of Issues Published Annually: 6 6. 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I understand that anyone who furnishes false or misleading information on this form or who omits material or information requested on the form may be subject to criminal sanctions (including fines and imprisonment) and/or civil sanctions (including multiple damages and civil penalties) 3 WNIT Channel Guide DISH/DIRECTV COMCAST OR AT&T MEDIACOM U-VERSE * SD SD SD HD SD HD SD HD 34.2 34.2 INDIANA 4 704 120 Argos - - 371 34 - 4 704 120 Bourbon - - 371 34 - 4 704 120 Bremen - - 371 34 - 4 704 120 Bristol 10 191 371 34 - - - - Culver - - 371 34 - 4 704 120 Elkhart 10 191 371 34 - - - - Goshen 10 191 371 34 - - - - Jefferson Township 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Knox - - 371 34 1034 4 704 120 LaGrange County - - 371 34 1034 3 704 - Lakeville - - 371 34 1034 4 704 120 LaPaz - - 371 34 1034 4 704 120 LaPorte (city) – 26 371 34 1034 - - - LaPorte County (Eastern) 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - LaPorte County (Western) – 26 371 34 1034 - - - Leesburg - - - - - 4 704 120 Michigan City - 26 371 34 1034 - - - Mishawaka 10 191 371 34 1034 - - 371 Middlebury 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Milford - - - - - 4 704 120 Nappanee 10 191 371 34 1034 4 704 120 North Judson 10 191 371 34 1034 4 704 120 North Liberty 10 191 371 34 1034 4 704 120 North Webster - - - - - 4 704 120 Pierceton - - - - - 4 704 120 Plymouth 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Porter County – 26 371 34 1034 - - - Rochester 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - South Bend 10 191 371 34 1034 - - 371 Syracuse - - 371 34 1034 4 704 120 Tippecanoe - - - - - 4 704 120 Valparaiso – 26 371 34 1034 - - - Walkerton - - 371 34 1034 4 704 - Wakarusa 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Warsaw 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Winamac 10 191 - - - - - - MICHIGAN Benton Harbor 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Berrien Springs 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Buchanan 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Cassopolis 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Constantine 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Dowagiac 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Edwardsburg 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - New Buffalo 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Niles 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Sister Lakes 10 191 371 - - - - - Stevensville 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - St. Joseph (city) 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Three Rivers 11 - - - - - - - MAILING ADDRESS White Pigeon 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - WNIT Center for Public Media PO Box 7034 * Dish Network, DirecTV and AT&T do not carry WNIT channel 34.2 (SD) South Bend, IN 46634-7034 STREET ADDRESS Charter Cable in Sturgis, MI 300 West Jefferson Boulevard has reassigned its channels South Bend, IN 46601 Original positions are: Base Tier WNIT 34.1, #2. New assignment: #12. Phone: (574) 675-9648 WNIT 34.1, #781. New assignment: #785. Email: [email protected] WNIT 34.1, #135. New assignment: #195. After Charter’s conversion to all-digital, station will continue to be available to ALL Charter © 2018 Michiana Public Broadcasting Corporation customers served by the above lineups in a digital format on the basic tier of service. Statement of Frequency: WNIT PUBLIC TELEVISION PLANNER (USPS 103-650 ISSN 1523-9373) is published ROKU bi-monthly by The Michiana Public Broadcasting WNIT is excited to announce the much-anticipated PBS and PBS KIDS channels are now available Corporation, a non-profit corporation in the State of on Roku! The PBS channel features videos from popular PBS programs.