Featuring Local | July 2024
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THURSDAYS 8 PM, REPEATS
SUNDAYS AT 4:30 PM
Every week, WTVP's fl agship public affairs series, At Issue, delves into the most pressing topics affecting central Illinois. Hosted by Mark Welp, At Issue offers viewers in-depth and timely explorations of important issues. The program features interviews with public offi cials, community leaders, and experts, providing essential insights and information on a wide range of subjects.
THURSDAYS 8:30 PM,
REPEATS SUNDAYS AT 4 PM
You Gotta See This! is a fresh, informative and entertaining show that might inspire you. This unique, locally produced series highlights central Illinois's noteworthy and sometimes quirky people, places and experiences. Join hosts Phil Luciano and Julie Sanders as they showcase the must-see stories and adventures that you simply can't miss.
FRIDAYS 7:30 PM
NEW EPISODES COMING SOON!
Christine Zak-Edmonds, a familiar face in Peoria broadcasting, brings her expertise and passion to Consider This. In this engaging series, Christine connects with the leaders, entertainers, personalities and everyday individuals who shape our region. She delves into the stories and insights of the people making a difference through relaxed, one-on-one conversations. Join Christine and explore the possibilities with Consider This.
SATURDAYS 8 PM, REPEATS
TUESDAYS AT 5:30 PM
Rob "The SharkFarmer" Sharkey, a farmer from Bradford, IL, and a nationally renowned podcaster and digital media personality brings his straightforward perspective on farming, farm life, and the rural/urban divide to Central Illinois. This is not your typical agricultural show.
SATURDAYS, 10 PM
State & Water is a live music showcase featuring talented performers from across central Illinois. It is recorded in front of a live studio audience in the WTVP studio at the corner of entertainment, State & Water.
THURSDAYS
at approx 7:24 PM
Since 2006 veteran journalist Mark Welp has hosted a weekly pet adoption segment on various central Illinois tv stations. In that time, more than 3700 dogs and cats featured in segments have found forever homes!
Mark travels to the TAPS No-Kill Animal Shelter in Pekin each week to introduce you to three animals looking for good homes!
WTVP Local Documentaries
PEORIA'S PLAYGROUND:
A HISTORY OF PEORIA'S PARK DISTRICT
MONDAY, JULY 15, 10 PM
Travel back to 1894, when visionary Peoria leaders began shaping a collection of private and city-operated parks into Illinois's oldest and largest public park district. Using historical photographs, landscape drawings and interviews, Peoria's Playground: A History of the Peoria Park District, tells a fascinating story of perseverance, vision and a commitment to conservation and recreation that is still thriving today.
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 07/15/2024 @ 10:00 PM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 07/16/2024 @ 1:00 AM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 07/19/2024 @ 4:00 AM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sat, 07/20/2024 @ 4:00 AM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 07/21/2024 @ 4:00 PM
Peoria's Playground: A History of the Peoria Park DistrictPeoria's Playground: A History of the Peoria Park District
0:30
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[Trailer] A fascinating historical look at Illinois’ oldest and largest public park dist.
Nature Returns to EmiquonNature Returns to Emiquon | Trailer
1:00
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Life as it was for millennia has returned to Emiquon Preserve in Fulton County.
NATURE RETURNS TO EMIQUON
WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 10 PM
Mother Nature has converted what was once thousands of acres of row crops into a mosaic of natural habitats that is home to birds, fi sh, amphibians and reptiles. Seeds that were dormant for 80 years have sprung to life by just adding water. Life as it was for millennia has returned to Emiquon Preserve in Fulton County.
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 07/17/2024 @ 10:00 PM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 07/18/2024 @ 2:00 AM
FIX FOR COMBINED SEWERS:
THE COST OF CLEANLINESS
THURSDAY, JULY 18, 10 PM
A century of efforts have been made to reduce sewage overfl ows into the Illinois River, and corrective measures are underway in three communities — Peoria, Bloomington and South Bend, Indiana — to solve similar problems.
- WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Fri, 07/05/2024 @ 8:00 PM
- WTVP-REMOTE 47.5 - Mon, 07/08/2024 @ 7:30 PM
- WTVP-REMOTE 47.5 - Tue, 07/09/2024 @ 12:00 AM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 07/18/2024 @ 10:00 PM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 07/19/2024 @ 3:00 AM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 07/21/2024 @ 1:30 PM
A Fix for Combined Sewers — The Cost of CleanlinessA Fix for Combined Sewers - The Cost of Cleanliness |Trailer
1:00
Published:
Review a century of efforts to reduce the overflow of sewage into the Illinois River.
Mine Reclamation: Healing the LandscapeMine Reclamation: Healing the Landscape | Trailer
0:30
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An in-depth look at the environmental impact of Illinois mining and reclamation efforts.
MINE RECLAMATION:
HEALING THE LANDSCAPE
THURSDAY, JULY 18, 10:30 PM
Look into the legacy of coal mining in Illinois and efforts to reclaim once unusable land for recreation and other purposes. For nearly a century, Illinois was one of the top coal-producing states, with peak production in the 1940s. In Peoria County, a “dog hole” mine in what is now Rocky Glen Park produced more than 1.5 million tons and descended two miles into the hillside. In Toluca, which once boasted more than 1,000 mining jobs, only “The Jumbo” remains.
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 07/18/2024 @ 10:30 PM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 07/19/2024 @ 3:30 AM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 07/21/2024 @ 4:30 PM
- WTVP-REMOTE 47.5 - Mon, 07/22/2024 @ 7:30 PM
- WTVP-REMOTE 47.5 - Tue, 07/23/2024 @ 12:00 AM
- WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sat, 07/27/2024 @ 10:00 PM