Though they’re not affiliated in any way, Nashville’s Music City Arts TV 9 (a.k.a. Channel 9) and iQ TV 10 (a.k.a. Channel 10) are routinely assumed to be part of Nashville Public Television (a.k.a. Channel 8). Here’s how you tell them apart: Comparatively speaking, NPT has money. Channels 9 and 10, on the other hand, have struggled to provide Nashville with original arts and public affairs programming on a Bat Poet budget. The future of their governing body, the Metropolitan Educational Access Corporation (MEAC), is less certain than ever, thanks to looming changes in the city’s cable-TV provisions (and lingering questions about the previous administration’s unorthodox bookkeeping). But they’re an immensely valuable public resource, especially in a time of tightening media consolidation—and MCA TV 9 has a far better track record than NPT for showcasing local bands, artists and filmmakers. Tommy Womack, a man who single-handedly rescues the phrase “singer-songwriter” from infamy, joins Meg Allison, Irene Kelley, Jeff Skorik, Joshua Stephens, Jonathan Bright, Chris DiCroce, Natasha Borzilova and other guests to benefit the stations, with catering by The Mad Platter, a silent auction and more. Admission is $10.
Thu., July 9, 7 p.m., 2009
Thu., July 9, 7 p.m., 2009
