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WXXI-TV, a PBS member High Definition station, features award-winning children's shows, public affairs, science and nature as well as being one of the most active local program producers in New York State.

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WXXI-TV can be viewed over-the-air on Digital Television channel 21.1 as well as on Spectrum Cable channels 11 (Standard Definition) and 1221 (High Definition). Some programming is available on-demand in the WXXI Video Player

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Upcoming on WXXI-TV

Let's Learn
Friday, January 1, 2021 - 9:00am
on
City 12
WXXI-TV
WXXI is excited to bring you a brand new at-home learning series called, Let's Learn.
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American Masters — Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page
Saturday, January 2, 2021 - 4:00pm
on WXXI-TV
American Masters presents an unvarnished look at the unlikely author whose autobiographical fiction helped shape American ideas of the frontier and self-reliance. 
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Finding Your Roots: On Broadway On-Demand
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 - 9:00pm
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr: On Broadway  streaming on-demand through 5/25/2021.
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Jazz: Risk (1945-1955)
Saturday, May 8, 2021 - 4:00pm
on WXXI-TV
Jazz splinters into different camps: white and black, cool and hot, East and West, traditional and modern. 
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Asian Americans "A Question of Loyalty "
Saturday, May 8, 2021 - 10:00pm
on WXXI World
Don't miss part two of this five-part series that explores the impact of Asian Americans, the fastest-growing racial/ethnic group in the United States.
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Ongoing on WXXI-TV

Oliver Sacks: His Own Life On-Demand
Watch On-Demand: Explores the life and work of the legendary neurologist and storyteller as he shares intimate details of his battles with drug addiction, homophobia, and a medical establishment that accepted his work only decades after the fact by exploring unknown cognitive worlds through his patients and communicating the conditions as a storyteller to the world.
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Oliver Sacks: His Own Life Audio Descriptive Version On-Demand
Watch On-Demand (Audio Descriptive Version): Explores the life and work of the legendary neurologist and storyteller as he shares intimate details of his battles with drug addiction, homophobia, and a medical establishment that accepted his work only decades after the fact by exploring unknown cognitive worlds through his patients and communicating the conditions as a storyteller to the world.
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Finding Your Roots: Anchored To The Past On-Demand
Watch On-Demand: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. examines how journalists Gretchen Carlson and Don Lemon were able to overcome biases in their careers, drawing parallels to relatives who met profound challenges of their own.
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TED Talks: War and Peace On-Demand
What does it take to bring about peace?
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Finding Your Roots on Connections On-Demand Podcast
Listen On-Demand to the Podcast: Connections with Evan Dawson to discussing the new season of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and the challenges for African Americans in tracing their ancestry and the value they find in doing it. From 2/16/21.
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Native America Series: On-Demand
Native America illuminates the splendor of a past whose story has for too long remained untold.
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Future West: Roadtrip Nation On-Demand
In Roadtrip Nation: Future West, three Arizona-based college students travel around the state to explore the creative and original ways residents are pushing innovation to its limits.
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Roadtrip Nation: Being You On-Demand
Roadtrip Nation shares inspiring stories of struggle, self-acceptance and success in Being You
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Journey To Jobs On-Demand
JOURNEY TO JOBS is a one-hour special, presented as part of the American Graduate: Getting to Work initiative, public media’s commitment to help communities illuminate pathways to gainful employment in America. Explore local stories at: https://wxxi.org/grad
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The Talk – Race in America On-Demand
Learn how families of color counsel their kids to stay safe if they’re stopped by police.
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PBS Playlist Race & Racism in America On-Demand
PBS continues to provide programming on-air and on-demand regarding race, racism as resources for everyone to educate themselves and continue the conversation on all the ways that inequality in America shows up in everyday life.
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Dropping Back In On-Demand In English & Espanol
Dropping Back In features half-hour programs which introduce people that left school and are now reconnecting to education and training opportunities. The stories show the issues they face and the people and programs helping them to succeed in continuing their education and furthering their work opportunties. Part of WXXI's American Graduate: Getting to Work Initiative:
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Workplace Essential Skills On-Demand
Workplace Essential Skills features half-hour programs which introduce people to skills needed to find a job and succeed in the workplace.  Watch On-Demand or On-air. Part of WXXI's American Graduate: Getting to Work Initiative:
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Recently on WXXI-TV

PBS Kids Programming
Monday, January 25, 2021 - 6:30am
All week long, WXXI-TV and WXXI-Kids 24/7 will air special PBS Kids programming that deals with disability issues, including episodes from Arthur, Peg + Cat and Dinosaur Train.
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The Reason I Jump, Free Virtual Screening
Friday, January 8, 2021 - 5:00pm
Presented as part of Dialogue on Disability and Move to Include, this film examines the lives of five young people who live with autism spectrum disorder.
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Great Performances: Uncle Vanya
Friday, May 7, 2021 - 9:00pm
on WXXI-TV
Experience Anton Chekov’s masterpiece in this Olivier Award-nominated West End production.
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