Energy Switch 

Energy and climate are intertwined, two of the most important topics in the world today. Yet viewers know very little about them. This show aims to change that. 'Energy Switch' brings together two renowned experts from government, NGOs, academia and industry, with differing perspectives on important energy and climate topics, such as: Could solar and wind power our future? Or could hydrogen be the dominant energy source? Should we have more or less nuclear power? How should we respond to climate change? What policies most effectively reduce emissions? How could we pay for them? These lively discussions and more are moderated by renowned energy scientist and communicator Dr. Scott Tinker. The show is produced, written and directed by Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker Harry Lynch, creator of the celebrated PBS series 'Great Performances: Now Hear This' and 'Stories of the Mind.

Fertilizers
Wednesday, July 1, 2026, 10pm

Fertilizer drives modern agriculture to feed the world. It turns natural gas, nitrogen from the atmosphere and mined minerals into plant nutrients, which end up on our plates to nourish our bodies--but with large energy and greenhouse gas footprints. We'll discuss benefits, challenges and potential solutions with Chrystel Monthean from Yara and Dr. Jason Haegele from ICL Group.

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 07/01/2026 @ 10:00 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 07/05/2026 @ 12:00 AM

Investing in Alternative Energy
Wednesday, July 8, 2026, 10pm

Twenty years ago, wind, solar, grid-scale batteries and the power lines to connect them were rare. Now they're mainstream. Our two guests have been there since the beginning. We'll hear how they've led alternative energy development and investment companies with great success. With Hunter Armistead, CEO of Pattern Energy and Michael Harrington, Chief Investment Officer for Actis.

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 07/08/2026 @ 10:00 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 07/12/2026 @ 12:00 AM

King Coal
Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 10pm

Coal is still the dominant source of electricity worldwide. That's because it's available domestically in many countries and is cheap and easy to mine, transport and burn. But those benefits come with serious downsides: local air pollution and global CO2 emissions. We discuss with Dr. Rahul Tongia from the Centre for Social and Economic Progress and Dr. Mark Thurber from Stanford University.

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 07/15/2026 @ 10:00 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 07/19/2026 @ 12:00 AM

Senators Talk Energy
Wednesday, July 22, 2026, 10pm

Energy and climate have become increasingly partisan, resulting in slow, or no, political progress. Our guests discuss subsidies, climate and energy strategy, recall a time when senators collaborated more than they conspired and how they might come together again to help solve today's energy and climate challenges. With former Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and Joe Manchin.

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 07/22/2026 @ 10:00 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 07/26/2026 @ 12:00 AM

Tribal Energy
Wednesday, July 29, 2026, 10pm

There are 10 million Native Americans in the U.S. Those on reservations are often the last customers on the power line, getting the worst service at the highest prices. But many tribes are working to fix this, building diverse energy projects on tribal lands that could change their future. With Cheri Smith, CEO of the Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy and Ken Ahmann, COO of Colusa Indian Energy.

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 07/29/2026 @ 10:00 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 08/02/2026 @ 12:00 AM

Papa Ray's Vintage Vinyl Roadshow

“Papa” Ray (DJ, musician, and owner of Vintage Vinyl) returns for season three to visit unbelievable indie record stores and music scenes in Jamaica, Chicago, New Orleans, DC, Florida and Rochester, New York. 

Papa Ray’s Vintage Vinyl Roadshow
Crate Diggers & Hip Hop
Friday, July 3, 2026, 10pm

It's impossible to imagine the birth of Hip Hop without the sonic reality of vinyl records. What started out as a Do-it-Yourself experiment by the club DJs in the 5 Burroughs of New York, is now a dominant reality worldwide. The Roadshow speaks to Hip Hop practitioners including Daryl McDaniels (aka: DMC) as well as other Hip Hop professionals.

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 07/03/2026 @ 10:00 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sat, 07/04/2026 @ 2:00 AM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 07/05/2026 @ 12:30 AM

Papa Ray’s Vintage Vinyl Roadshow
Rochester, NY
Friday, July 10, 2026, 10pm

We visit Rochester NY, the home of the impressive 13,000 square foot store, Record Archives. Celebrating his 50th year, owner and musician Richard Storms has one of the most impressive stores we've ever seen, also having a live music venue and bar called the Backroom Lounge. We also go to Bop Shop Records, renowned for the high quality of their used vinyl - the selection goes from Ska, Punk, as well as Blues, Soul, and Funk. And before we left, we couldn't miss going to The Hi-Fi Lounge, once known as THE CD EXCHANGE - which has had its doors open for over thirty years.

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 07/10/2026 @ 10:00 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sat, 07/11/2026 @ 2:00 AM

Papa Ray’s Vintage Vinyl Roadshow
Chicago
Friday, July 17, 2026, 10pm

Our crew goes to the Windy City stopping by Dusty Grooves, Shuga's, Out Of The Past, and a store that really beckons to the past, Beverly's. Chicago's record stores have survived the mass merchandisers who used the top titles of the day as 'loss leaders'. They have a scrappy reputation: as one store owner put it, "We're all individuals, we're not joiners - we couldn't even put together a record shoppe baseball league in the city --- We're just too damn competitive." A distinctive city with iconic distinctive stores.

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 07/17/2026 @ 10:00 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sat, 07/18/2026 @ 2:00 AM

Papa Ray’s Vintage Vinyl Roadshow
Blues For the 21^st Century
Friday, July 24, 2026, 10pm

American music is heavily laced with the DNA of The Blues. That was the case one hundred years ago and that's the case now in the 21st Century. Clarksdale, Mississippi is ground zero.

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 07/24/2026 @ 10:00 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sat, 07/25/2026 @ 2:00 AM

Papa Ray’s Vintage Vinyl Roadshow
Memphis
Friday, July 31, 2026

That town on the bluff overlooking the Mississippi, is a wash in the legacy of Blues, Soul, & Rock 'n Roll. Let's take a look at some of the record stores that keep those traditions alive and well - Memphis Records on famous Beale Street, Shangri La Records, as well as Goner Records.

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 07/31/2026 @ 10:00 PM

Independent Lens
True North: Canadian Myths and Black Power
Monday, July 6, 2026, 9pm

Through rare archival footage and firsthand accounts, TRUE NORTH revisits 1968 Montreal, where Black liberation movements converged at the Congress of Black Writers. As student protests ignited the Sir George Williams Affair, Black youth faced violent repression, unfolding a powerful chapter of the global Black Power era.

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 07/06/2026 @ 9:00 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 07/08/2026 @ 3:00 AM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Wed, 07/08/2026 @ 7:30 PM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Thu, 07/09/2026 @ 12:30 AM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Thu, 07/09/2026 @ 8:30 AM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sat, 07/11/2026 @ 11:00 AM

Breaking the Deadlock 
How to Fix an Election
Tuesday, July 7, 2026, 8pm

In BREAKING THE DEADLOCK: HOW TO FIX AN ELECTION, moderator Aaron Tang leads nine panelists through a dramatic hypothetical scenario around election issues and civic integrity, against the backdrop of America’s 250th anniversary.

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 07/07/2026 @ 8:00 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 07/08/2026 @ 12:00 AM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 07/09/2026 @ 3:00 AM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sat, 07/11/2026 @ 1:00 AM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sat, 07/11/2026 @ 9:00 AM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sat, 07/11/2026 @ 3:00 PM

Independent Lens
Flood
Monday, July 13, 2026, 9pm

Katy Scoggin returns home to the Inland Empire to face her differences with her evangelical father. What begins as a project becomes a journey toward empathy and connection, as they confront faith, family, and memory on a cross-country trip.

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 07/13/2026 @ 9:00 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 07/15/2026 @ 2:00 AM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Wed, 07/15/2026 @ 7:30 PM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Thu, 07/16/2026 @ 12:30 AM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Thu, 07/16/2026 @ 8:30 AM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sat, 07/18/2026 @ 11:00 AM

Confluence
Tuesday, July 14, 2026, 9pm

CONFLUENCE explores the enduring and often surprising connections between three essential aspects of the human experience: art, science and creativity. Throughout the three-part series, an intriguing array of scientists, researchers and artists work at the cutting edge of creativity in painting, sculpture, robotics, video games, fashion and music. 

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 07/14/2026 @ 9:00 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 07/15/2026 @ 1:00 AM

Maestro & the European Pop Orchestra: 
From Holland with Love
Sunday, July 19, 2026, 6:00pm

Experience the unique and harmonious blend of pop and classical music from this vibrant orchestra, led by violin soloist and composer Guido Dieteren and featuring his wife, singer Wendy Kokkelkoren.

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 07/19/2026 @ 6:00 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 07/20/2026 @ 12:00 AM
   

On Story 
On Wicked: A Conversation with Winnie Holzman & Dana Fox
Monday, July 27, 2026, 10:30pm

This week on ON STORY, we're joined by the co-writers of Wicked and Wicked: For Good, Winnie Holzmann and Dana Fox, to discuss their experience adapting this beloved story for the big screen. Holzmann and Fox deep-dive into their process of writing an emotionally grounded story set within the fantastical world of Oz.

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 07/27/2026 @ 10:30 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 07/28/2026 @ 1:00 AM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 07/29/2026 @ 3:30 AM