WZME

WZME
Bridgeport, Connecticut; New York, New York; ; United States;
City	Bridgeport, Connecticut
Channels	Digital: 21 (UHF), shared with WEDW; Virtual: 43;
Branding	Story Television New York; MeTV+ New York (43.2);
Programming
Affiliations	43.1: Story Television; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Weigel Broadcasting; (WZME-TV LLC);
Sister stations	WJLP, WNWT-LD
History
Founded	November 20, 1980
First air date	September 28, 1987
Former call signs	WBCT-TV (1987–1988); WHAI-TV (1988–January 1998); WIPX (January−August 1998); WBPT (August 1998–1999); WSAH (1999–2012);
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 43 (UHF, 1987–2008); Digital: 42 (UHF, 2006–2017); 49 (UHF, 2017–2019);
Former affiliations	Independent (1987–1999); Shop at Home (1999–2007); Gems TV (2007–2009); RTV (2009–2012); MeTV (2012–2015); Heroes & Icons (2015–2016); SonLife (2016–December 2019); Shop LC (January–November 2020); ShopHQ (November 2020–2021); MeTV Plus (2021−2022, now on 43.2);
Call sign meaning	Memorable Entertainment (backronymed initialism of MeTV; instituted before Weigel ownership);
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	70493
ERP	DTS1: 200 kW; DTS2: 210 kW;
HAAT	DTS1: 219 m (719 ft); DTS2: 428 m (1,404 ft);
Transmitter coordinates	DTS1:; 41°16′44.3″N 73°11′6.4″W / 41.278972°N 73.185111°W; DTS2:; 40°44′54″N 73°59′9″W / 40.74833°N 73.98583°W;
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;

WZME (channel 43) is a television station licensed to Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States, serving as the New York City market's outlet for the diginet Story Television. It is owned and operated by network parent Weigel Broadcasting alongside Middletown Township, New Jersey–licensed MeTV station WJLP (channel 33), and New York–licensed WNWT-LD (channel 37, officially a low-power station, operating under a channel sharing arrangement with WJLP). WZME's official primary transmitter is located on Booth Hill Road in Trumbull, Connecticut, with its officially secondary, but de facto, main transmitter atop the Empire State Building in midtown Manhattan.