MeTV

MeTV
TypeBroadcast television network (classic TV)
CountryUnited States
Broadcast area93.72% OTA coverage
MeTV Plus: 31.59% OTA coverage
HeadquartersChicago, Illinois
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format
Ownership
OwnerWeigel Broadcasting
ParentMe-TV National Limited Partnership
Key people
Sister channels
History
Launched
  • January 6, 2003 (2003-01-06)
  • (as a programming block on WFBT-CA)
  • January 1, 2005 (2005-01-01)
  • (as a programming format, in Chicago)
  • March 1, 2008 (2008-03-01)
  • (as a Milwaukee subchannel on WDJT-TV)
  • December 15, 2010 (2010-12-15)
  • (as a national network)
  • MeTV Plus: May 15, 2021 (2021-05-15)
  • (as a national network)
Links
Websitewww.metv.com
Availability
Terrestrial
See: List of affiliates
Streaming media
MeTVService(s): DirecTV Stream, Frndly TV, Philo, U-verse TV, Verizon Fios
MeTV PlusService(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 seven 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, on the C band satellite via SES-1 in the DVB-S2 format where it was free-to-air until being encrypted in December 2024, and in some markets on AT&T U-verse and Verizon FiOS and cable television through cable TV providers nationwide. As of March 28, 2022, MeTV is available on the streaming service Frndly TV. As of August 9, 2022, MeTV is available on another streaming service Philo. MeTV's operations are located in Weigel Broadcasting's corporate headquarters on North Halsted Street in Chicago, Illinois.