- MeTV
:"This article is for a brand of classic television programming. For other uses, see
Me TV ."Infobox Network
network_name = MeTV
network_
network_type = Classic television
branding =
airdate =
country =United States
available = OTA digital television and LPTV in limited markets
founded =2005 in Chicago2008 in Milwaukee
slogan = "Classic Television Defined"
motto =
owner =Weigel Broadcasting
launch_date =
website = see individual station articles
footnotes = |MeTV (Me standing for "Memorable Entertainment") is the branding used by
Weigel Broadcasting for its network offering classic television sitcoms and dramas. MeTV is a predecessor toThis TV .MeTV and MeToo
Initially, MeTV was a programming block including shows like "Jack Benny", "Sergeant Bilko", "Carol Burnett", "Maude", and "
One Day at a Time " which aired from 12 noon to 3pm on WFBT (nowWWME-CA channel 23)Chicago, Illinois . This block of programming underwent several changes adding and subtracting shows and expanding time periods.On January 1, 2005, Weigel rechristened Chicago ethnic station WFBT as WWME-CA and made the entire station MeTV. The station's former ethnic programing and call letters (WFBT Chicago) moved to channel 48.
On February 5, 2008, Weigel Broadcasting announced that WFBT-CA 48 would be renamed to
WMEU-CA and begin airing "Me Too" beginning March 1. "Me Too" is an extension of "MeTV" with even more programs. [ [http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-080205-metv,0,6448734.story Weigel Broadcasting Adds More Classic Programming] , "Chicago Tribune",February 5 ,2008 ]MeTV and MeToo are broadcast in Chicago on
WCIU-TV 's digital subchannels 26.2 and 26.3 respectively.On
March 11 ,2008 , WWME's digital channel 39, with the calls WWME-LD signed on, becoming Chicago's first low-power digital station.Milwaukee expansion
MeTV Milwaukee was launched on digital subchannel 58.3 of Milwaukee
CBS affiliateWDJT on March 1, 2008, [ [http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=715509 TV Goes All-Local On the Storm, But with Limited Visibility of Wider World] , "Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel",February 7 ,2008 ] and was also launched on local cable systems. The Milwaukee version of the station features much of the same programming, though in different time slots.On
April 20 ,2008 , Weigel began the process of moving the MeTV programming to its own dedicated full-powered channel, the newly acquired WJJA in Racine which the call letters were later changed toWBME-TV .í! MeTV
On Saturday,
August 4 2007 , WWME expanded its classic television brand by introducing Sí! MeTV, classic television in Spanish. Programming in this block features Spanish-dubbed versions of American shows from the Universal library, such as ', ', "Miami Vice ", "Quantum Leap" and "The Incredible Hulk". Some programs seen in this block are available to the station only in Spanish, due to restrictions imposed on the English-language originals. Sí! MeTV also offers a Spanish public affiars program in the block, beginning at a later date.The "Sí" in "Sí! MeTV" is the Spanish word for "yes". However, the first two parts of the "Sí! MeTV" moniker is based on the phrase "see me".
MeTV stations
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WWME-CA , alow power television station in Chicago on Channel 23 which is the original "MeTV"
*WMEU-CA , another station in Chicago on Channel 48, branded as "MeToo"
*WBME-TV , a Racine-licensed full-power station on Channel 49 called "MeTV Milwaukee", which also airs as adigital subchannel WDJT-DT 58.3References
ee also
*
This TV External links
* [http://www.metvchicago.com/ MeTV official website]
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