City of Tacoma - Programs

Programs: November 2009

TV Tacoma also offers 24-hour automated information about programming by calling
(253)573-CITY. You may also download our program schedule here.

Some of TV Tacoma's programs are now available online. Click the "Watch Now" button below the program icon to view available videos. Please check back often as we bring more of our programs online.

Beginnings

Beginnings - The first 100 years of Tacoma's neighborhoods (1 hour 20 minutes)
Monday – 4am 2pm & 8pm
Tuesday – 4am & 11pm
Wednesday – 9am & 8pm
Thursday – 1pm & 9pm
Friday – 2pm & 10pm
Saturday – 8am & 5pm
Sunday – 1am, 3pm & 8pm

Across The Fence

Across the Fence
We’ll talk with community leaders from Tacoma’s North End, discussing the neighborhood council’s role in managing development, parks and open space, plus a historical look at the early days of the North End. (30 minutes)

Monday, Midnight, Noon & 10pm

Tuesday, 11am & 8pm

Wednesday, 8am & 11pm

Thursday, 4am & 6pm

Fridays, 9am & 4pm

Saturday, Midnight & Noon

Sunday, 5am & 4pm

Behind the Shield
Coming up this month on Behind The Shield…….. November is a busy month for the Tacoma Police Department as they get ready for their annual “Shop With A Cop” program. Each year this event helps children have a happier holiday season. Then the Tacoma Fire Department discusses cardio pulmonary resuscitation, more commonly known as CPR. That’s all this month on Behind The Shield. (30 minutes)

Monday, 1am & 1 pm

Tuesday, 9am

Wednesday, 4pm & 10 pm

Thursday, Noon

Friday, Midnight & 8pm

Saturday, 5am, 9am & 4pm

Sunday, Midnight & 10pm

Business Matters
Economic Development is one of the top strategic goals for the Tacoma City Council. Join host Mike Wark as he introduces us to those business leaders in our community who are making things happen. (30 minutes)

November 1-15: Andy Fife of Shunpike, the Business of Art
November 16-30: John & Lucy Armstrong, Open Art Studio

Mondays, 2am & 8am
Tuesdays, Midnight, 3 & 10pm
Wednesdays, Noon
Thursdays, 4 & 11pm
Fridays, Noon & 6pm
Saturdays, 4am, 3 & 9pm
Sundays, 11am & 6pm

CityLine
Join Carol Mitchell and Amanda Westbrooke as they host this LIVE, one hour call in talk show that puts you in touch with the activities, events, and services available in our City! (60 mins.)

Mondays, 11am & 6pm

Tuesdays, 2am, 2pm & 7pm

Wednesdays, 4am, & 11am

Thursdays, 9am (LIVE) & 7pm

Fridays, 1am & 8am & 9pm

Saturdays, 2am, 1pm & 7 pm

Sundays, 10am, 2pm & 11pm

CityScape
Join us this month on CityScape as we celebrate “Art At Work Month”. This is the 8th year the City of Tacoma has been promoting this great event. On this month’s show we’ll meet some of the artists who bring a special flare to their craft. Then we’ll learn about a non-profit agency that helps with early detection of breast cancer. We’ve also got some tips on what to do when the power goes out…and we’ll see how the city is cracking down on disabled parking violators. That’s all this month on CityScape. (30 minutes)

Monday, 10am, 7pm & 11pm

Tuesday, 10am, 4pm & 9pm

Wednesday, 3pm

Thursday, Midnight, 8am & 8pm

Friday, 2am & 1pm

Saturday, 1am, 7am, 11am & 8pm

Sunday, 4am, Noon & 7pm

Civil Service Board

LIVE: 3rd Thursdays of each month at 5pm

Replays: On the following Tuesdays at 8am and the following Thursday at 5pm.

Education News Parents Can Use
Covers subjects such as reading, technology, school safety, special education and preparing for college and focuses on schools, learning and the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
Produced by the U.S. Department of Education, this program features viewer call-ins of the live event, lively discussion and brief segments, including one-on-one interviews, "how-to" demonstrations, video and graphics, and brief conversations with parents, educators, community, business and religious leaders, and education experts. (60 minutes)*

Monday, 3pm
Tuesday, 5am
Wednesday, 9pm
Thursday, 2pm
Friday, 4am & 3pm
Saturday, 10am
Sunday, 2am & 4pm

Inside Tacoma
Government Relations Officer Randall Lewis talks with our elected officials about the important issues of the day. (30 mins.)

November 1 - 15: Mike Lonergan, Tacoma City Council
November 16 - 30: Jake Fey, Tacoma City Council

Monday, 10:30am, 7:30pm & 11:30pm

Tuesday, 8:30am, 4:30pm & 9:30pm

Wednesday, 3:30pm

Thursday, 12:30am, 8:30am & 8:30pm

Friday, 2:30am, 1:30pm & 7pm

Saturday, 1:30am, 7:30am, 11:30am & 8:30pm

Sunday, 4:30am, 12:30pm & 7:30pm

Jazz Cardio Strength Stretch
Join in on this fun and effective workout that will lift your spirits and strengthen your heart, muscles and core with a healthy does of cardio, strength and stretch moves that leave you feeling energized. (30 minutes)*

Monday, 9:30am & 9:30 pm
Wednesday, 12:30 & 10:30am
Thursday, 2:30am, 3:30pm & 10:30pm
Fridays, 11:30am & 11:30 pm
Saturday, 6:30am & 6:30pm
Sunday, 8:30 a.m. & 9:30pm

NASA 360
What do the Medicine, NASCAR and Archeology all have in common? They have all benefitted from technologies developed by NASA and the US Space Program. NASA 360 examines NASA’s past, present and future to show how NASA has improved life on Earth by helping to develop and inspire technological innovation. (30 minutes)*

Monday, 12:30am, 12:30pm & 10:30pm

Tuesday, 11:30am & 8:30pm

Wednesday, 8:30am & 11:30pm

Thursday, 4:30am & 6:30pm

Friday, 9:30am

Saturday, 12:30am & 12:30pm

Sunday, 5:30am & 4:30pm

Opera Talk
Join us as we look into the history of some of the worlds most famous operas. This month we’re featuring “The Pearl Fishers” by Georges Bizet. The story, placed in a tropical paradise, tells the tale of a tribal chief and a daring pearl fisher whose friendship is challenged when they both fall in love with a forbidden priestess. (30 minutes)*

Monday, 1:30am & 1:30pm

Tuesday, 9:30am

Wednesday, 10:30pm

Thursday, 12:30pm

Friday, 12:30am & 8:30pm

Saturday, 5:30am, 9:30am & 4:30pm

Sunday, 12:30am, 9am & 10:30pm

Small Business School

Small Business School is the “how-to” television series about starting, running, and growing a business. (30 minutes)*

Monday, 2:30am & 8:30am

Tuesday, 12:30am, 3:30pm & 10:30pm

Wednesday, 12:30pm

Thursday, 4pm & 11:30pm

Friday, 12:30pm & 6:30pm

Saturday, 4:30am, 3:30pm & 9:30pm

Sunday, 11:30am & 6:30pm

Tacoma City Council Meeting

LIVE: Tuesday, 5pm

Replays:

Wednesday, 1am & 1pm

Thursday, 10am

Saturday, 10pm

Click here for Council Agenda

Tacoma City Council Study Session

LIVE: Tuesday, Noon

Tacoma Public Utility Board Meeting

Live: 2nd and 4th Wednesdays each month at 6:30pm

Replays:

Thursday, 1am

Friday, 10am

Saturday, 2pm

Sunday, 5pm

The Vintage Vehicle Show
Join host, and Tacoma native, Lance Lambert as he takes us to some of America’s best car shows, museums, private collections and restoration facilities to educate about the history and design of the automobile. (30 minutes)*

Monday, 9am & 9 pm
Wednesday, Midnight & 10am
Thursday, 2am, 3pm & 10pm
Friday, 11am & 11 pm
Saturday, 6am & 6pm
Sunday, 8am & 9pm

To order a DVD copy of any of our programs* please click here for information.

Watch TV Tacoma LIVE

*Due to licensing agreements we cannot offer this program online or for sale.