West TN PBS

08/28/2026

From this month's episode of Channel 11 Checkup, Ginger Rowsey of Madison County Health sits down with WIC specialists to discuss World Breastfeeding Week and the resources offered to Madison County moms. You can watch the full episode of Channel 11 Checkup on our website and on the free PBS app!

08/28/2026

Dolly Parton gave the gift of imagination to millions of kids. The books we read as a family this week are dedicated to her.

08/28/2026

Happy 3rd Anniversary, Melissa! 🎉✨

Today, we celebrate Melissa Conner, our Business Operations Manager, on her 3rd work anniversary with WLJT!

Melissa, thank you for all your hard work, passion, and dedication over the past three years that you bring to our team. You are truly an asset and we are so grateful to have you as part of our WLJT team.
Please join us in congratulating Melissa on this exciting milestone and wishing her many more years of success with WLJT-TV Channel 11! 💙👏

08/27/2026

Join WLJT Channel 11 tonight at 8:30 for all all new episode of Tennessee is Talking. Host Julie Cooke is joined by Christi David, the newly appointed Executive Director of the Jackson Parks and Recreation Department, to discuss her vision for the department and what's ahead for the parks and rec program. Tonight at 8:30 on WLJT Channel 11 or streaming any time at www.westtnpbs.org

08/26/2026

Grandparents Day is coming up fast. September 13th will be here before we know it, and WLJT has an easy gift for you to give to all the dads in your life, a gift subscription to PBS Passport. It's the all-access benefit of being a WLJT supporter! They can stream all the shows they love, from Antiques Roadshow, Call the Midwife, All Creatures Great and Small, Ken Burns' The American Revolution, NATURE, NOVA, and much more. Give a gift PBS subscription to all the grandparents in your life. It's quick, simple, and they will remember you all year long! The best part, you'll be supporting the most local TV Station in West Tennessee! Visit westtnpbs.org/gift-membership to gift a membership today. Email [email protected] or call 731-881-7561 for more information

08/25/2026

Dolly Parton's family announces her passing. Here is her nephew Bryan Seaver.
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08/25/2026

American icon and Tennessee country star, Dolly Parton, dies at 80.

Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the Tennessee mountains to the height of stardom and acclaim, has died.

08/24/2026

Support your favorite WLJT-TV 11 fall programs! 💙

Over a year without federal funding and we're still standing, thanks to viewers like you. Make your donation now and help ensure a strong future for your most local community television station in West Tennessee.
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08/24/2026

On this edition of WLJT Channel 11's In The Community, host Peter Noll sits down with the new Interim Scouting Executive of the West Tennessee Area Council for Scouting America, Stuart Williams. They discuss the impact Scouting can have on young people, from building confidence and independence to developing leadership skills, and how families can get involved with Scouting in West Tennessee.

Stream it from our YouTube Channel https://youtu.be/sJAyJ3w2di8 or at www.westtnpbs.org

08/22/2026

Jackson, TN native Wink Martindale was the host of many game shows and Steve re-visits a lesser known one as he spotlights "Can You Top This?" on tonight's new episode of Steve Beverly's TV Classics. Watch WLJT Channel 11 tonight at 6:00 or stream any time at www.westtnpbs.org