Nashville Public Television

Nashville Public Television WNPT’s four broadcast channels are WNPT, the main channel; secondary channel WNPT2 (WORLD Channel); WNPT3, a 24/7 PBS KIDS channel; and WNPT4 (Create TV).

Nashville PBS (WNPT), formerly NPT or Nashville Public Television, is available free over-the-air and online to nearly 2.4 million people throughout the Middle Tennessee and southern Kentucky viewing area. Nashville PBS, formally known as NPT or Nashville Public Television, is available free and over-the-air to nearly 2.4 million people throughout the Middle Tennessee and southern Kentucky viewing area. WNPT is also available to anyone in the world through its array of digital services including our website, wnpt.org, and social channels like YouTube. You can also download the free PBS app to stream or watch Nashville PBS on-demand. Nashville PBS provides, through the power of traditional television and interactive digital communications, quality educational, cultural and civic experiences that address issues and concerns of the people of the Nashville region, and which thereby help improve the lives of those we serve. WNPT, Nashville's independent nonprofit PBS station, is operated by licensee Nashville Public Television, Inc.

Tonight on WNPT: Space Wars airs on NOVA l PBS at 8.  Watch any time at https://www.pbs.org/video/space-wars-bqgwfnWe're...
10/07/2026

Tonight on WNPT: Space Wars airs on NOVA l PBS at 8. Watch any time at https://www.pbs.org/video/space-wars-bqgwfn

We're smack in the middle of World Space Week so enjoy several space-themed shows available to stream. 🌕🛰️🚀

Inside the escalating military struggle to control space and the satellites we rely on.

10/07/2026

Dr. LaDonna Boyd, fifth-generation president & CEO of R.H. Boyd is the guest on the next Clean Slate With Becky Magura.

The episode premieres Friday, Oct. 18, 1t 8 p.m. and will be available on the PBS app.

Tonight on WNPT: American Masters profiles filmmaker/playwright Luis Valdez at 8.
10/06/2026

Tonight on WNPT: American Masters profiles filmmaker/playwright Luis Valdez at 8.

Discover filmmaker and playwright Luis Valdez, a founding figure of the Chicano Movement.

What's it like at our A Slice of the Community TV tapings? Take a look through the lens of Marvin L Photography. These p...
10/06/2026

What's it like at our A Slice of the Community TV tapings? Take a look through the lens of Marvin L Photography. These photos are from last month's WHO GETS TO SPEAK FOR NASHVILLE? event.

RSVP here https://laworder-slice.eventbrite.com/ for a free ticket to next week's DOES CRIMINAL PUNISHMENT KEEP US SAFE? taping.

Tonight on WNPT: Independent film on Reel South 9 and Independent Lens | PBS at 10.
10/05/2026

Tonight on WNPT: Independent film on Reel South 9 and Independent Lens | PBS at 10.

The only doctor in Clay County Georgia must confront the possibility of losing her clinic.

10/05/2026

Our next taping of A Slice of the Community is Thursday, Oct. 15. Join us in Studio A for "Does Criminal Punishment Keep Us Safe?"

Host Jerome Moore and guests Rahim Buford, founder and executive director of Unheard Voices Outreach; Preston Shipp, chief legal counsel, Fair and Just Prosecution; and Dr. James Pratt, founding director of the Justice Propulsion Lab at Fisk University; will have a conversaton inspired by the PBS documentary Crime and Punishment in America.

Pizza will be provided.

This event is free, but reservations are required at https://www.wnpt.org/events/.

A Slice of the Community is supported by the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee and R.H. Boyd.

10/03/2026

We had so much fun celebrating BE MY NEIGHBOR DAY with Daniel Tiger, Miss Elaina and all the kids at the African Street Festival in Metro Nashville Parks and Recreation's Hadley-Lillard Community Park!

BE MY NEIGHBOR DAY was supported by PNC’s Growing Up Great program.

Nashville PBS was a media partner with the African American Cultural Alliance Nashville for the African Street Festival.

Tonight on WNPT: The 39th Hispanic Heritage Awards air at 8:30.
10/02/2026

Tonight on WNPT: The 39th Hispanic Heritage Awards air at 8:30.

Celebrate Latino icons, culture, and pride with the 39th Hispanic Heritage Awards!

Tonight on WNPT: The 2026 Tennessee Department of Education's Tennessee Excellence in Education Awards air at 8.Tune in ...
10/01/2026

Tonight on WNPT: The 2026 Tennessee Department of Education's Tennessee Excellence in Education Awards air at 8.

Tune in to see educators from across the state receive honors at the Noah Liff Opera Center in Nashville.

Mark your calendars! On October 1, PBS will air the 2026 Tennessee Excellence in Education Awards at 7 p.m. CT.

Check your local PBS listings to tune in for the announcement of the Presidential Award of Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the Milken Educator Award, the Aspiring Educator Award, the Novice Teacher Award, and the Tennessee Teacher of the Year, and show your support for some of the state's top educators!

10/01/2026

Tonight on Tennessee Crossroads ⛵️🐽🍟🏯

Address

161 Rains Avenue
Nashville, TN
37203

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+16152599325

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