| WYES- Public Television & Digital Media for New Orleans & the Gulf South |
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WYES' temporary address is: WYES 111 Veterans Blvd., Ste. 250 Metairie, LA 70005 If you need to reach the auction department by mail: WYES 916 Navarre Avenue New Orleans, LA 70124 General: (504) 486-5511 Auction: (504) 483-8487 Events: (504) 840-4886 Media: (504) 838-0364 Membership: (504) 831-1503 Programming Questions: (504) 838-0389 Volunteer: (504) 486-5511 x200 Submit an event for coverage |
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In 1953, a group of local civic and business leaders, convinced that there was a place on the television dial for quality programming not based on mass audiences or commercial appeal, founded The Greater New Orleans Educational Television Foundation. The non-profit organization was subsequently granted a WYES-TV signed on the air on April 1, 1957 as the twelfth educational television
station in the nation. In 1970, the The high caliber national program service we provide, coupled with
WYES' 50 year history of being the community resource for programs which
reflect our distinct local
culture, has earned
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