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Title of Planned Core Program #1
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Origin
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Dragon
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NETWORK
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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SA 10:30AM
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13
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Length of Program
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Age of Target Audience
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30 minutes
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From
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4 years
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8 years
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Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
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Inspired by children's everyday life, "Dragon" is an animated show that is based on the book series of the same by author and illustrator, Dav Pilkey. The show follows a little blue dragon as he faces his daily challenges. Using a simple and direct approach to life, Dragon learns new information and develops new skills primarily through trial and error. Dragon is friendly and helpful, but he tends to see things from a unique perspective and sometimes that leads to trouble. As each story unfolds, the audience learns to see things in different ways, much like Dragon, and they learn how to problem-solve through everyday challenges. Dragon shows how to take care of a pet, discover new places, or how to find the right hobby.
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Title of Planned Core Program #2
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Origin
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My Friend Rabbit
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NETWORK
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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SA 11:00AM
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13
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Length of Program
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Age of Target Audience
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30 minutes
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From
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4 years
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8 years
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Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
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"My Friend Rabbit" is an animated show with two lead characters, Rabbit and Mouse, who work together to tackle challenges that are characteristic of the childhood experience. With each episode, Rabbit and Mouse, along with other friends, face a unique dilemma that compels them to think creatively about how to approach and solve their problem by trying out different solutions and persisting with new ideas when one fails.
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Title of Planned Core Program #3
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Origin
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3-2-1 Penguins! and Larryboy Stories
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NETWORK
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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SA 11:30AM
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13
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Length of Program
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Age of Target Audience
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30 minutes
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From
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4 years
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8 years
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Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
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"3-2-1 Penguins! and Larryboy Stories" draws upon characters from two stories and uses both long and short-form material involving these characters to provide social-emotional messages to children. "3-2-1 Penguins!" features two children - Jason and Michelle - whose vacation at their grandmother's cottage ends up being more adventure than they expect when their toy spaceship with four toy penguins comes to life. The children are sucked into the spaceship, where they meet the now live penguins and journey through space, to solve and inter-galactic disaster threatening the penguins and their friends. Each story begins with a problem, a moral dilemma for one of the siblings that affects his/her relations with the other, and ends after the children have learned an important social-emotional message through their adventure with the penguins. The show communicates messages on topics such as honesty, being patient with others, and avoiding jealousy. "Larryboy Stories" is about a young cucumber from the small town of Bumblyburg who works as a janitor at the Daily Bumble. He is also a Larryboy, a superhero persona who fights crimes and save lives, bringing peace and safety to Bumblyburg. In doing so, Larry takes us through adventures which convey social-emotional messages that teach the core values of honesty, friendship, respect for others, foregiveness, and love for all.
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Title of Planned Core Program #4
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Origin
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VeggieTales
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NETWORK
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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SA 12:00PM
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13
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Length of Program
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Age of Target Audience
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30 minutes
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From
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4 years
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8 years
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Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
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VeggieTales is a children's series featuring animated vegetables who teach life lessons through stories. Hosted by Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber, each episode begins by establishing the problem, uses short stories to parallel the situation with a problem and solution, and ends by reiterating the proposed solution and the life lesson learned through the experience. The show communicates social-emotional messages based upon the core values of honesty, kindness, forgiveness, and appreciation for all, using music, unusual characters, and allegorical storylines.
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Title of Planned Core Program #5
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Origin
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Jane and the Dragon
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NETWORK
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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SA 12:30PM
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13
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Length of Program
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Age of Target Audience
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30 minutes
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From
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4 years
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8 years
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Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
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Set in medieval times, "Jane and the Dragon" is an animated show that hails from Martin Baynton's best-selling book about a middle class girl named Jane. Jane is raised in the Royal Court as a Knight-in-Training after she demonstrates her courage by leaving the castle to conquer the local dragon. The giant green Dragon, whose sense of humor exceeds his ferocity, instead becomes Jane's best friend and a part of the castle community. In each episode, Jane encounters a challenge that tests her problem-solving skills and requires her to demonstrate her strength of character as a Knight of the King's Guard. Sometimes Jane learns a moral lesson, and other times she uses analytical ability to illustrate how a problem can be made less complicated and easily solved.
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Title of Planned Core Program #6
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Origin
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Jacob Two-Two
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NETWORK
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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SA 1:00PM
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13
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Length of Program
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Age of Target Audience
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30 minutes
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From
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4 years
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8 years
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Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
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Based on Mordecai Richler's books, "Jacob Two-Two" is an animated show about the challenges of a little boy, the youngest of five siblings. Jacob is so small for his age that he often repeats himself just so he can be heard. His parents are compassionate, but his siblings are not, and Jacob has to be resourceful and inventive in learning how to assert himself, overcome his fears, get along with others, and still enjoy his childhood. He manages to turn even the most inconsequential events into adventures with his friends, Buford and Renee. Every adventure teaches him a life lesson, from learning how to be responsible to figuring out how to manage a bully. In addition, there are implicit lessons that promote a love for learning and language development usually conveyed through Jacob's father, a full-time writer.
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Title of Planned Core Program #7
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Origin
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Weather Plus U. (Digital Multicast Only)
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NETWORK
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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SAT. 1:00-1:30PM
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13
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Length of Program
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Age of Target Audience
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30 minutes
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From
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13 years
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16 years
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Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
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Weather Plus U., is a program available on the Station's digital multicast "NBC Weather Plus" channel. Each episode is an entertaining combination of taped vignettes and timely segments relating to current weather events, with targeted topics geared toward teens aged 13 and older. The segments include regular features like "Weather in the News," "Weather Plus on Location," "Weather Plus Experiments," "Weather Plus in the Classroom" and "Weather Plus Interacts." Together, the segments highlight how and why the weather changes and how forecasters try to predict the weather, the nature and scope of significant weather events, and how teens can better understand or react to weather, both in their hometown and around the world.
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Title of Planned Core Program #8
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Origin
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Weather Plus U. (Digital Multicast Only)
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NETWORK
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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SAT. 3:00-3:30PM
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13
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Length of Program
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Age of Target Audience
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30 minutes
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From
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13 years
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16 years
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Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
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Weather Plus U., is a program available on the Station's digital multicast "NBC Weather Plus" channel. Each episode is an entertaining combination of taped vignettes and timely segments relating to current weather events, with targeted topics geared toward teens aged 13 and older. The segments include regular features like "Weather in the News," "Weather Plus on Location," "Weather Plus Experiments," "Weather Plus in the Classroom" and "Weather Plus Interacts." Together, the segments highlight how and why the weather changes and how forecasters try to predict the weather, the nature and scope of significant weather events, and how teens can better understand or react to weather, both in their hometown and around the world.
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Title of Planned Core Program #9
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Origin
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Weather Plus U. (Digital Multicast Only)
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NETWORK
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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SA 5:00-5:30PM
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13
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Length of Program
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Age of Target Audience
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30 minutes
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From
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13 years
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16 years
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Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
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Weather Plus U., is a program available on the Station's digital multicast "NBC Weather Plus" channel. Each episode is an entertaining combination of taped vignettes and timely segments relating to current weather events, with targeted topics geared toward teens aged 13 and older. The segments include regular features like "Weather in the News," "Weather Plus on Location," "Weather Plus Experiments," "Weather Plus in the Classroom" and "Weather Plus Interacts." Together, the segments highlight how and why the weather changes and how forecasters try to predict the weather, the nature and scope of significant weather events, and how teens can better understand or react to weather, both in their hometown and around the world.
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Title of Planned Core Program #10
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Origin
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Weather Plus U. (Digital Multicast Only)
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NETWORK
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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SUN. 1:00-1:30PM
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13
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Length of Program
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Age of Target Audience
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30 minutes
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From
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To
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13 years
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16 years
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Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
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Weather Plus U., is a program available on the Station's digital multicast "NBC Weather Plus" channel. Each episode is an entertaining combination of taped vignettes and timely segments relating to current weather events, with targeted topics geared toward teens aged 13 and older. The segments include regular features like "Weather in the News," "Weather Plus on Location," "Weather Plus Experiments," "Weather Plus in the Classroom" and "Weather Plus Interacts." Together, the segments highlight how and why the weather changes and how forecasters try to predict the weather, the nature and scope of significant weather events, and how teens can better understand or react to weather, both in their hometown and around the world.
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Title of Planned Core Program #11
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Origin
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Weather Plus U. (Digital Multicast Only)
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NETWORK
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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SUN. 3:00-3:30PM
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13
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Length of Program
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Age of Target Audience
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30 minutes
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From
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To
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13 years
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16 years
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Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
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Weather Plus U., is a program available on the Station's digital multicast "NBC Weather Plus" channel. Each episode is an entertaining combination of taped vignettes and timely segments relating to current weather events, with targeted topics geared toward teens aged 13 and older. The segments include regular features like "Weather in the News," "Weather Plus on Location," "Weather Plus Experiments," "Weather Plus in the Classroom" and "Weather Plus Interacts." Together, the segments highlight how and why the weather changes and how forecasters try to predict the weather, the nature and scope of significant weather events, and how teens can better understand or react to weather, both in their hometown and around the world.
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Title of Planned Core Program #12
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Origin
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Weather Plus U. (Digital Multicast Only)
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NETWORK
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Regular Schedule
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Total Times to be Aired
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SUN. 5:00-5:30PM
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13
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Length of Program
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Age of Target Audience
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30 minutes
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From
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To
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13 years
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16 years
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Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
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Weather Plus U., is a program available on the Station's digital multicast "NBC Weather Plus" channel. Each episode is an entertaining combination of taped vignettes and timely segments relating to current weather events, with targeted topics geared toward teens aged 13 and older. The segments include regular features like "Weather in the News," "Weather Plus on Location," "Weather Plus Experiments," "Weather Plus in the Classroom" and "Weather Plus Interacts." Together, the segments highlight how and why the weather changes and how forecasters try to predict the weather, the nature and scope of significant weather events, and how teens can better understand or react to weather, both in their hometown and around the world.
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See Public File for Public Service Announcements designed specifically for children.
OTHER CONTRIBUTING PROGRAMS:
NBC 10 broadcast a number of news reports that are not specifically targeted to children 16 years of age and under, but which offer information and education to that age group. Those news programs are: NBC News 10 Today at 5AM (2 hours weekdays); 10! Show (11 TO 12PM weekdays); NBC News 10 All That & More! (4 to 5PM weekdays); NBC 10 News Live at 5 (1 hour weekdays); NBC News 10 at 6 (1/2 hour weekdays); NBC News 10 at 11 (1/2 hour weekdays); NBC News 10 Today Weekend (6 to 7AM Saturday); NBC News 10 Today Weekend (9 to 10:00AM Saturday & Sunday); NBC News 10 Midday (1/2 hour Sunday); NBC News 10 at 6 (1/2 hour Saturday & Sunday); NBC News 10 at 11 (1/2 hour Saturday & Sunday); NBC News 10 Today Weekend (6 to 8:00AM Sunday).
On Monday, December 12, 2005, WB17 and NBC 10 joined forces to create the new WB17 News at Ten, Powered by NBC 10.
On Wednesday, March 1, 2006, the Station was delighted to begin offering additional children's educational programming during core hours as part of its NBC Weather Plus programming on a digital multicast cahnnel. To limit confusion, this programming is described in response to Question 10.
NBC 10 broadcasts the School Closing Alert System that provides instant school closing information for schools that are registered in the program. More than 2,100 schools, from throughout the Philadelphia region, have taken advantage of this service.
On March 24, 2004, NBC 10 and the Freddie Mac Foundation partnered together to bring the program, Wednesday's Child to the Philadelphia area. Wednesday's Child is a part of Freddie Mac Foundation's national campaign to increase adoptions of foster children. Each Wednesday, a child in foster care who is available for adoption will be profiled on NBC 10 News. During a segment hosted by popular NBC 10 Sports/Anchor Vai Sikahema, viewers are encouraged to learn more about helping the children featured find homes.
On October 26, 2007, NBC 10 News premiered "The Norristown Project," and original and innovative experiement that will focus on the lives of several high school students as they progress throughout the school year. The Norristown Project, hosted by NBC 10 News reporter Tim Furlong, will air bi-weekly on Fridays during the 4PM news, and will re-broadcast on Saturdays during the 9AM news.
NBC 10's Homework Helpline opened its eleventh season at 5PM on Monday, October 1st. Volunteers include honor students and faculty from local high schools who assist callers with various homework problems. NBC 10 Homework Helpline is now fully interactive, which gives you the option to also chat on-line by going to NBC10.com Homework Helpline is opened Monday through Thursday from 5 to 8 PM. The station promotes Homework Helpline within the news broadcasts and airing promos featuring NBC 10 News Anchors.
NON-BROADCAST EFFORTS SERVING THE EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN INCLUDE:
NBC 10 was the proud sponsor of Bike Philly on September 9, 2007.
On October 2, 2007, NBC 10 was the host to 16 GE Scholars who spent the day at NBc 10.
NBC 10's Chief Meterologist Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz began his H.O.P.E.S (Hurrican's Outreach Program to Educate Scientists) on Saturday, October 27, 2007. The program is a year long committment and is open to minority students, ages 10-15, who are interested in earth sciences and meteorolgy. The students meet once a month at NBC 10.
On October 20th, NBC10 & GE had over 450 volunteers participate in a city wide project, Philly Cares. The volunteers along with students & faculty from Northeast High School painted areas in need throughout the school.
NBC 10 was the exclusive television sponsor of the Buddy Walk on Sunday, September 30th that took place at Villanova University. NBC 10 News Anchor Vince DeMentri served as emcee, the mascot was in attendance, and station provided news coverage.
NBC 10 was the proud sponsor of the Philadelphia AIDS Walk on Sunday, October 21st.
NBC 10, WAWA and Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP joined together for the Third Annual Environmental Community Service Award kick-off event for 2008 applications on October 26th in the 10! Show studio at NBC 10.
NBC 10 was the exclusive television sponsor of the Pennsylvania Special Olympics Fall Festival that took place at Villanova University on Friday, November 2nd through Sunday, November 4th. NBC 10 Weekend Sports Anchor John Clark emceed the opening ceremony, and NBC 10 provided public service announcements, web site information and news coverage throughout the weekend.
On November 23rd, NBC 10 opened River Rink on Penn's Landing.
NBC 10 hosted "NBC10 Day" at Adventure Aquarium on Sunday, December 9th. News 10 talent and the station's mascot appeared.
NBC 10 participated in Stockings 4 Kids Drive in cooperation with the Salvation Army and B101 Radio that started November 23rd and continued through December 24th.
NBC 10 was the exclusive television sponsor of Allentown's "Lights in the Parkway" exhibit (Nov. 23rd - Dec. 24th).
Every month school students visit the station to shadow News personnel.
News 10 talent and the station's mascot appeared at numerous community events throughout the three-month period.
[It was necessary to reschedule certain shows this quarter due to conflicts with live network sports. In each instance of rescheduling, prior notice was given to viewers both over-the-air and through our local listing services.]
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