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Written by Administrator Tuesday, 08 September 2009 13:51

News - WSIU Public Broadcasting

WSIU Launches New Kids' Program, Fall Schedule

Carbondale Ill. - Beginning Monday, September 7, 2009, WSIU TV 8 and WUSI TV 16, the public television stations of Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC), will launch a new daytime children's programming schedule, which includes a new PBS KIDS series, Dinosaur Train.

Dinosaur Train, airing weekdays at 8:30am and Saturday and Sunday at 7:30am, offers preschoolers a fun way to learn about natural science, natural history, and paleontology. Buddy, a preschool-aged Tyrannosaurus Rex, and his adoptive family of Petranodons, take the Dinosaur Train to explore prehistoric jungles, swamps, volcanoes, and oceans. Their adventures take them through the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods while the train's conductor, a Troodon, supplies the family with cool Dino facts along the way.

WSIU is also launching a new fall PBS KIDS television programming schedule, beginning on Labor Day, as follows:

WEEKDAYS
6am     Place of Our Own
6:30    Maya & Miguel  
7am     Curious George
7:30    Sid the Science Kid
8am     Super WHY!
8:30    Dinosaur Train
9am     Sesame Street
10am    Clifford the Big Red Dog
10:30   WordWorld
11am    Super WHY!/Bob the Builder (Fri)
11:30   Dragon Tales/Thomas & Friends (Fri)    
12pm    It's a Big Big World
12:30   Barney and Friends
1pm     Curious George 
1:30    Between the Lions      
2pm     Cyberchase
2:30    Martha Speaks
3pm     Arthur
3:30    WordGirl/Wishbone (Fri)
4pm     The Electric Company
4:30    Fetch!/Biz Kid$ (Thu-Fri)

SATURDAY
5am     Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
5:30    Angelina Ballerina
6am     Curious George
6:30    Sid the Science Kid
7am     Super WHY!
7:30    Dinosaur Train
8am     Thomas & Friends
8:30    Bob the Builder
9am     The Electric Company
9:30    DragonFly TV
10am    Design Squad

SUNDAY
5am     Sesame Street
6am     Curious George
6:30    Sid the Science Kid
7am     Super WHY!
7:30    Dinosaur Train 
8am     Clifford the Big Red Dog
8:30    Martha Speaks
9am     Kids Health series


WSIU Public Broadcasting is licensed to the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University and is an integral part of the College of Mass Communication & Media Arts. It operates three digital public television channels, three public radio stations, a website, local TV and FM production units, and an education and community outreach department - reaching more than three million people across five states and beyond. WSIU's mission is to improve the quality of life of the people they serve. In addition to nurturing young minds with over 80 hours per week of PBS KIDS programming, WSIU offers workshops and other resources to help teachers and caregivers enhance the learning experiences of children. For more information about WSIU's education services, contact Beth Spezia at (618) 453-5595 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . To learn more about WSIU, visit wsiu.org.