PBS Fort Wayne is altering its program schedule Wednesday night, August 26, 2026, in honor of the late Dolly Parton.
PBS Fort Wayne news release:
Dolly Parton: Here I Am at 8:00 p.m. tonight
Fort Wayne, Indiana (August 26, 2026) — PBS Fort Wayne is altering its program schedule Wednesday night, August 26 beginning at 8:00 p.m. in honor of the late Dolly Parton so that we may present the PBS special, Dolly Parton: Here I Am. This new program will affect airtimes of other programs in the Wednesday night lineup as well.
Dolly Parton: Here I Am is a moving, musical journey through the people and places that shaped her iconic career. Featuring career-spanning archival footage of the undisputed queen of country music, the film reveals the spirit, soul and hard work of an artist who has inspired countless others. Interviews include Jane Fonda, Mac Davis and Lily Tomlin.
The new schedule for Wednesday night is now:
- 8:00 p.m.- 9:30 p.m.: Dolly Parton: Here I Am
- 9:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m.: NOVA: Human: Into the Americas
- 10:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m.: INTERCONNECTIONS
- 11:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.: Amanpour & Company
The previously scheduled program at 10:00 p.m., Resolve To Solve with Miles O’Brien: Weathering Change Through Wind and Heat, has been pre-empted.
About PBS Fort Wayne
PBS Fort Wayne is the northeast Indiana region’s only locally owned and operated full power television service and its only public television resource. Totally locally funded, PBS Fort Wayne broadcasts six channels, 24 hours a day: Its main channel on 39.1; PBS KIDS on channel 39.2; Create TV on channel 39.3; The WORLD Channel on channel 39.4 (Documentaries, international news, public affairs, arts and culture programming), PBSFWx on channel 39.5, providing our region’s only freely broadcast National Weather Service Doppler radar, weather warnings and National Weather Service audio, and finally, channel 39.6, providing a live broadcast of the Allen County Public Library’s Audio Reading Service. In addition, PBS Fort Wayne live streams its main channel (39.1), channel 39.2-PBS KIDS, channel 39.3/CreateTV, 39.5/PBSFWx and the NHK network in the northeast Indiana region on its website, pbsfortwayne.org, through the PBS app and the PBS Fort Wayne app.
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