New local shows and several familiar national names will hit the airwaves this month when WUCF TV launches its new evening lineup.
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To make room for the new shows, WUCF TV is moving the PBS NewsHour to 6 p.m. and Nightly Business Report to 7:30 p.m.
National shows , The McLaughlin Group and are also joining the WUCF TV weekday lineup.
The new schedule takes effect Monday, Oct. 24.
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Hosted by Pulitzer Prize winner John Bersia, Global Perspectives explores current international issues with world-renowned newsmakers, authors, scholars and experts.
Its debut season on WUCF TV will feature CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen; Arun Gandhi, peace activist and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi; and Anthony Shadid, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Beirut bureau chief for The New York Times, among others.
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Prior to its permanent spot on Wednesdays at 7 p.m., Metro Center Outlook will kick off with a featuring Gov. Rick Scott at 9 p.m. this Thursday, Oct. 13.
Starting Oct. 24, Inside Washington will air at 7 p.m. Mondays; The McLaughlin Group will air at 7 p.m. Thursdays; and White House Chronicle at 7 p.m. Fridays.
Each of the new national and local shows will re-air Sunday from noon to 2:30 p.m. on WUCF TV.
NewsHour fans have another option, too: The program will air at 7 and 11:30 weeknights on UCFTV, a subchannel of WUCF. Nightly Business Report will air at 11 weeknights on UCFTV.
UCFTV is available for Bright House Networks customers on digital channels 457 and 9 in Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties; and for Comcast customers on digital channel 206 in Orange, Osceola and Polk counties and digital channel 205 in Lake, Volusia, Marion and Sumter counties. UCFTV is available over the air on 68.3.
For an online channel guide and schedule, visit .