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Programming Highlights | February 2026

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Cozy up on cold days with February's programming highlights! Learn how brave dogs going through cancer are helping find a cure for humans too with Shelter Me, search for the legendary kingdom of Camelot with Secrets of the Dead, enjoy music from Leon Thomas on Austin City Limits and on Exile: Live in Concert, and follow Dr. Ayne Amjad as she fights for change in her struggling West Virginia town. 

Shelter Me: The Cancer Pioneers
Monday, February 2, 2026, 9pm 

This film is about groundbreaking clinical trials for dogs with cancer which is leading to new treatments for people, featuring leading scientists at the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health and universities across the country. This field is called comparative oncology and dogs are leading the way for new immunotherapies. Dogs are amazing and are now helping save our lives. 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 02/02/2026 @ 9:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 02/04/2026 @ 2:00 AM

Secrets of the Dead
The Quest for Camelot
Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 9pm 

Professor Mark Horton seeks to prove Arthurian legends have roots in actual British history and locations, utilizing unseen primary sources and reconsideration of archaeological sites. 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 02/04/2026 @ 9:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 02/05/2026 @ 1:00 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 02/06/2026 @ 2:00 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 02/08/2026 @ 1:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Tue, 02/10/2026 @ 7:00 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Wed, 02/11/2026 @ 12:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Wed, 02/11/2026 @ 8:00 AM

Austin City Limits
Leon Thomas
Saturday, February 7, 2026, 10:30pm 

Grammy winner and R&B innovator Leon Thomas delivers a magnetic hour, showcasing songs from his Album of the Year-nominated "MUTT" and new EP PHOLKS. Dubbed "R&B's hottest rock star," the Best New Artist contender commands the ACL stage. 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sat, 02/07/2026 @ 10:30 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 02/08/2026 @ 3:00 AM

Impossible Town
Monday, February 16, 2026, 9pm 

When her father passes, Dr. Ayne Amjad is thrust to the helm of a decades-long struggle to aid a West Virginia town beset by cancer-causing chemicals. Haunted by her father's mandate to "help others," Ayne hatches an audacious plan to relocate the town and bring closure to her father's work. 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 02/16/2026 @ 9:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 02/18/2026 @ 2:00 AM
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Hi-Vis: Ten Years of Public Art
Friday, February 20, 2025, 9:30pm 

HI-VIS: TEN YEARS OF PUBLIC ART traces the past ten years of projects completed by AKG's Public Art Initiative. The Public Art Initiative was born in 2013. Since then, in more than 60 murals, installations, residencies and works of sculpture, the museum has sought to empower artists and inspire viewers. 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 02/20/2026 @ 9:30 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sat, 02/21/2026 @ 12:00 AM

Exile: Live in Concert
Saturday, February 21, 11:30pm

This live concert film, recorded at the historic Renfro Valley Entertainment Center in Mt. Vernon, Kentucky, celebrates the 60th anniversary of one of the longest-running American bands, Exile. It features many of the band's biggest hits, including "Kiss You All Over" and more. 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sat, 02/21/2026 @ 11:30 PM

Great Performances: 
Movies for Grownups 
Sunday, February 22, 2026, 6pm

Watch as Helen Mirren receives the 2017 Movies for Grownups Career Achievement Award. The MFG awards were established to celebrate and encourage filmmaking that appeals to movie lovers with a grownup state of mind-and to recognize its artists. 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 02/22/2026 @ 6:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 02/23/2026 @ 2:00 AM