This review touches on two aspects of NPT, "what they do" and "where" they do it…read more If you're not a fan of Public Television, I urge you to watch, listen, and perhaps learn about the fantastic programming they offer. They're local...and for 28 years they've covered businesses and individuals across Tennessee in brief, yet fairly comprehensive segments on a weekly show titled "Tennessee Crossroads." This timely and entertaining program of vignettes is hosted by Joe Elmore and the informative, fascinating, and revealing segments showcase everything from restaurants to museums, historic places, and craftspersons with unique skills. And they cover Tennessee from Memphis to Kingsport, Chattanooga to Union City. NPT is international ...carrying programming from BBC (most likely you've heard of Downton Abbey), or perhaps you're a fantastic amateur cook. If so, you should watch the Great British Baking Show. Oh what skills these amateur bakers have! And what polite and spot-on critiques of their impressive culinary work. NPT also carries other special international programs from time to time. NPT is arts-minded...opening for you a "weekly window" on visual and performing arts. There are history programs, commentaries from around the globe, and music from Bluegrass to Classical to Rock and Roll. And how about a trip down memory lane with throwbacks to music from the 50's 60's and 70s? Yep...hear it right here during special weeks. There is virtually no subject NPT hasn't covered...news, social and political commentary, entertainment, drama, Children's programming (a rich history of that, indeed!) and so much more. Take time to check out their scheduling. And if you're too busy to watch during air time, try streaming at your convenience via NPT Passport. I'm fairly certain you'll find something of interest: Gardening, Comedy, Music, Town Hall Meetings, Holiday Specials, and so much more! Best of all....it's free! Where does this all take place? Well, right in your own home or on your mobile device for starters. But where does it originate? Some of the programming is created right here in Nashville at their studios on Rains Avenue. That's where I recently attended a special premier showing of an NPT documentary, "Voyage of Adventure: Retracing Donelson's Journey" - a glimpse into the path to the founding of Nashville. So informative and entertaining! You can even rent NPT studios to create your own program or special! And NPT is always on the lookout for Volunteers to help with a variety of weekly tasks and special events. Check their site out online for more info. Adventure, suspense, comedy, and information of all kinds are right at your fingertips. Just click the appropriate button on your TV remote or personal electronic device and you're in.

NPT is one of my favorite channels in Nashville. It is Nashville's hosting of PBS which means you…read moreget all the awesome public broadcasting you get in other cities, plus a ton of local goodies. You can watch BBC news on here, catch some cool documentaries and learn some pretty interesting stuff about Nashville. I love watching America's Test Kitchen on Saturday mornings and Masterpiece Classic on Sunday nights. There is a little bit of everything offered here, from cartoons and kids programs to adult education and just plain old entertainment. They even do pieces and interviews on local eateries, businesses and professionals. Check out their website for the schedule. If you've got the fancy cable there's even a second NPT channel.

This station is consistently rated the top Country station in Nashville. They're morning show,…read moreGerry House and the House Foundation, is award winning and known for the most entertaining Country show. I personally love Gerry House, he's funny, clean and smart. The afternoon show Big D and Bubba is also syndicated on numerous morning shows across the country. You can see them around town sponsoring numerous shows too. On weekends they have syndicated shows like Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton.

Shame on The Big 98 event planners along with the sponsors - Hyundai, Loses Bar, Jack Daniels…read more Guitar-B-Que Nashville 2015 was a major fiasco! At 330 PM on the day of.the event, tickets were still being advertised as available. When our party of 7 arrived there was a very long line. As we are walking to the back.of the line we have event staff informing us the venue is at capacity and only if someone walks out another may walk in to the event. There were over 100 to 150 people in line, most claiming they had tickets.

Does anybody know what became of Big Dave & The Duke from the early 90s KDF when it was a rock…read moreformat? Traffic Jim gave the reports then. I know that he passed away. A quick reply to Msulli2104@aol.com would be appreciated.

Legendary Rock call letters, WKDF has been Country since the early 90s. Known mostly for being the…read morehome of Titans radio the station also claims, "Nobody Plays More Country." Wylie and David hold down the morning show that often features appearances from various country artists. Becca handles middays and can be seen on several TV commercials for a range of products. The station is also the local affiliate of the Colgate Country Countdown and holds a local competition every year.

Loving country music, keep playing a mix of established and new artists, new music can surprise us…read moreall...

I write this review knowing full well that this used to be Vanderbilt's WRVU college radio station…read morebefore they sold it. But that was before my time by a few months. So there. I have only been listening for a few weeks, but it's been wonderful. I really don't listen to much commercial music -- pop, country, hip-hop, or otherwise. And even though I'm a Berkeley grad, I still never listened to their KPFA station and their indie music. Just not my thing. I'm also not an NPR fan. A former coworker played it all day. While it didn't drive me nuts, I was always playing podcasts in my cubicle next door to keep me from hearing most of it. I personally don't want to be emotionally invested in news -- I like it in short bursts. Having just the top news played for a few minutes at the top of the hour is more my style. So, this station has just the perfect blend of classical and news for me. Of course, your mileage may vary.

This is the best station I have found in Nashville for talk programming…read more They have local shows from 5 am through 7 pm. Great caliber of hosts. Also good choices for syndicated shows. However I would recommend some other station for weekend listening. The daytime weekend shows, except for Kim Komando are basically hour long paid advertisements. I want to hear talk over the weekend too, not some real estate, mortgage loan, or chiropractor show. I feel they let the listener down in this. Overall at least for weekday listening they're great.

Despite working for a tech company, I am a bit of a Luddite -- purposefully so. There's an art to…read morethe written word over pictures, cursive over type and non-reliance on digitized electronics for ever part of one's life. Don't get me wrong: tech is great and has afforded much ease and innovation. But I think having it seep into every portion of our lives can be destructive. Case in point: getting up in the morning. I can count on both hands the number of times I have used my phone as my alarm clock. I know the capability is there but a.) I don't like having my phone on 24/7 and b.) I don't sleep with my phone in my bedroom. I use an alarm clock. Still. Well, I'm not completely part of the stone age. It's a radio alarm clock, not the shrill type with the bell that forces you awake with a jolt and a rapidly beating heart. I ease into my morning/day with music. At least, I like to do so. Nashville being Nashville, I was a bit surprised (initially) at my lack of radio options. I could wake to NPR (I enjoy listening to it but the dulcet tones of Ari Shapiro aren't likely to wake me and get me out of bed). I could listen to country (the genre has grown on me but I can't admit to being a fan). Sports radio (in my world) can only be taken in very (very!) small doses. Even finding adequate pop/r&b options on FM was a bit of a challenge. I found myself switching wake up options every few months. And then I heard it: the Pixies. Followed by Ella Fitzgerald. When I heard Bela Fleck I knew that I had found my station. To my ears, WXNA is an extension of the college radio I remembered with rose-sounding headphones. It's a diverse, volunteer station helmed by people who love music. Plain and simple. There are all manner of shows and I have taken to listening to it far beyond what pops up on the display at early o'clock. Some of my faves: The Jazz Connection, D-Funk, Highs In the Mid 70s, The Inconsiderate Mixtape, Soul Of The City, and Nashville Jumps. Of particular note is when I woke up to 'The Goonies 'R' Good Enough' shortly before the Academy Awards broadcast. WXNA showcases exactly what music should sound like in The Music City. It's diverse. It's eclectic. It's organic. It's really good radio. If you have solely locked on to satellite offerings or playlist-only music to get you through your day, might I suggest a change? Might I suggest a locally-minded street-level-curated journey into the days in which you discovered your musical tastes and how they would be informed? 101.5 was a happy discovery for me. I hope it will be the same for you.

I switched over to this since we dont have a WRVU anymore. It fits my needs but still doesn't quite…read morefill the void.

I still listen to the radio. In fact, I listen to the radio at night as I am winding down from the…read moreday and preparing for bed. You know what? I'll go one further: I use the radio as my alarm. Yep. At night I turn my phone off and ignore it until I have to turn it on for the day. Until then, it's off. I don't charge it. I don't check it during the night. And, looking at it is not the first thing I do when I wake up. So, without a phone for distraction and an alarm, what is someone to do? Use a radio alarm and start the day in a good mood. I 'discovered' 102.1 (The Ville!) by accident as I was tuning my radio away from a nearby station. As I did so, I heard 'Doo-Wop (That Thing).' I hadn't heard that for a minute, so I stayed on the dial. Then I heard 'Real Love.' By the time 'If' played, I knew I had a new favorite, local station. As odd as it is to write, '90s R&B is now a part of 'old school.' Sigh. As generations have noted before, these kids don't know what music is, so to have a station that plays everything from Sam Cooke to Earth, Wind & Fire to Amy Winehouse and can go six songs deep without the first 'let me step away and do something else before the next song comes on' is a modern day mass media miracle. But, The Ville doesn't *only* play (90s) R&B. There's plenty of funk, soul, pop, and melodious hip-hop (not the one-track mumble nightmare the chirrun listen to these days). Nashville radio can skew a bit one-sided (shocking, I know). It's beyond refreshing to find a station like 102.1 The Ville. It puts a pep in my step and a smile on my face. From The Supremes to Stevie and from Chaka to Ciara, I'm so glad to know there's a station that can keep me engaged from morning until night. I don't even mind the incessant station identification. Even *that's* a bit of a refreshing callback.

The most awesome-est TV Station of ever. Featuring shows like Miss Lucy's Cajun Classroom. Miss…read moreLucy teaches us the finer points of Cajun Cooking direct from the kitchen in her mobile home. Chopping and stirring and tossing everything with her big arthritic freak nuckles. Also there is the Dutch Oven and Camp Cooking show which I remember from channel 8, it is hosted by this old dude with a lazy eye that doesn't blink. I can not forget about the Cowboy Flavor hosted by a guy with a handlebar moustache that would be the envy of any leather queen at the Rip Cord and his wife. Other Shows include Classic Country Hour, Prairie Farm Report, I love Toy Trains and Training Mules and Donkeys. Hours of entertainment check them out at http://www.rfdtv.com . Don't forget to watch the Don Imus who is on vaction this week and they are showing 8 hours of Livestock autions in his place. Didn't he just get back on the air how did he get a vaction this soon? Speaking of Channel 8 programming where can I find reruns of the Joy of Painting with Bob Ross shows?