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| Type | Broadcast television network (classic TV) |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Broadcast area | 93% OTA coverage[1] |
| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Weigel Broadcasting |
| Parent | Me-TV National Limited Partnership[2] |
| Key people |
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| Sister channels | MeTV+ MeTV Toons Movies! Heroes & Icons Catchy Comedy Start TV Story Television Dabl |
| History | |
| Launched | |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| See: List of affiliates | |
| Streaming media | |
| MeTV | Service(s): DirecTV Stream, DIRECTV, Verizon FiOS, AT&T U-Verse, Frndly TV, Philo |
| MeTV Plus | Service(s): Frndly TV, Philo |
MeTV, an acronym for Memorable Entertainment Television, is an American broadcast television network owned by Weigel Broadcasting. Marketed as "The Definitive Destination for Classic TV", the network airs a variety of classic television programs from the 1930s through the 1990s.
The concept began as a 1950s to 1980s programming block on Chicago's WFBT-CA in 2003, growing until becoming a national network in 2010. Since 2010, the network has spun off six sister networks: MeTV+, the action/adventure-oriented Heroes & Icons, the comedy-oriented Catchy Comedy, the film-centered Movies! (joint venture with Fox Television Stations), the drama-oriented Start TV (joint venture with CBS News and Stations), the history/documentary network Story Television, and the classic cartoon-centric MeTV Toons (in partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery).
MeTV is carried on digital subchannels of affiliated television stations in most markets; however, some MeTV-affiliated stations carry the network as a primary affiliation on their main channel, and a small number of stations air select programs from the network along with their regular general entertainment schedules, with a few carrying the network in high definition. The network is also available nationwide on DirecTV and DirecTV Stream, free-to-air C band satellite via SES-1 in the DVB-S2 format,[4] and in some markets on AT&T U-verse and Verizon FiOS and cable television through cable TV providers nationwide.[5] As of March 28, 2022,[update] MeTV is available on the streaming service Frndly TV.[6] As of August 9, 2022,[update] MeTV is available on another streaming service Philo.[7] MeTV's operations are located in Weigel Broadcasting's corporate headquarters on North Halsted Street in Chicago, Illinois.
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- ^ "Channel Lineup | Philo TV Channels List & EPIX and STARZ Add-Ons". Channel Lineup | Philo TV Channels List & EPIX and STARZ Add-Ons. Archived from the original on August 9, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2022.