Weigel Broadcasting

The company was founded by Chicago broadcasting veteran John Weigel, whose career dated back to the 1930s. With $1,000 of his own money and another $1,000 from his attorney, Daniel J. McCarthy, Weigel bought the broadcasting license for what became the first UHF television station in the Chicago area. WCIU signed on the air on February 6, 1964. One year later, in 1965, the company was the subject of a successful hostile takeover at the hands of the Shapiro family.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200211194324/https://chicagotelevision.com/weigel.htm John Weigel – Man of UHF], The Video Veteran/Chicago Television

Over the years, the company began to acquire and also launch new stations in the adjacent markets of Milwaukee and South Bend, at first by placing WCIU translators in those markets to gain a foothold in each market, before programming the stations independently. Weigel would end up an unexpected beneficiary of the television industry realignment of 1994–95. Full-power independent station WDJT-TV in Milwaukee, which had only signed on five years earlier, ended up with the CBS affiliation in late 1994. WBND-LP became the home of ABC programming in South Bend the next year. In both cases, the longtime affiliates of the networks in those markets — WITI in Milwaukee and WSJV in South Bend — switched to Fox, and the Weigel-owned stations secured 11th-hour affiliation deals after no other viable replacement affiliates surfaced.

Also in that same year, WCIU dropped the Spanish-language Univision network and became Chicago's only true full-power independent station when WGN-TV and WPWR-TV joined The WB and UPN networks respectively, while WGBO-TV became a Univision-owned station. These changes allowed WCIU to pursue sports rights and syndicated programming not previously available, ultimately giving WCIU some strength in the market.

Weigel's MeTV format originated as a programming block that debuted on January 6, 2003, on television station WFBT-CA (channel 23) in Chicago, Illinois, an independent station that otherwise featured an ethnic programming format.{{cite news|title='ME-TV' joins 'The U' on Weigel's local menu|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1475452.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629120714/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1475452.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 29, 2014|author=Robert Feder|author-link=Robert Feder|newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times|publisher=Sun-Times Media Group|date=January 3, 2003|access-date=August 31, 2012|via=HighBeam Research}} (preview of subscription content)

In April 2008, Weigel completed the purchase of WJJA-TV in Racine, Wisconsin, which gave the company its second full-power station in the Milwaukee market. The station carried a local version of MeTV for four years before it and the independent format of low-power WMLW-CA were switched around in August 2012, becoming WMLW-TV.

In July 2008, Weigel announced the creation of This TV, a national subchannel network, operated as a joint venture with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.{{cite news|title=MGM, Weigel Launching This TV Diginet|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/24291/mgm-weigel-launching-this-tv-diginet|access-date=April 6, 2016|work=TVNewsCheck|publisher=NewsCheck Media|date=July 28, 2008}}

In early August 2008, Weigel agreed to sell all three of its South Bend stations, WBND-LP, WCWW-LP and WMYS-LP, to Schurz Communications, the longtime owner of the local CBS affiliate WSBT-TV, for undisclosed terms.{{cite news|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6584274.html|title=WSBT Purchases Three Low-Power Stations|periodical=Broadcasting & Cable|publisher=Reed Business Information|date=August 4, 2008}} However, in the absence of action by the Federal Communications Commission, the deal was called off in August 2009.{{cite news|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/328731-WSBT_South_Bend_Deal_Fizzles_Absent_FCC_Action.php|title=WSBT South Bend Deal Fizzles Absent FCC Action|last=Malone|first=Michael|author2=John Eggerton |date=August 24, 2009|periodical=Broadcasting & Cable|publisher=NewBay Media|access-date=August 25, 2009}}

Weigel launched You and Me This Morning, an Interstitial program lifestyle news program in fourth quarter (fall) 2009 on WCIU-TV's first two subchannels.{{cite news|title=Weigel Launching Morning Content Mix|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/307698-Weigel_Launching_Morning_Content_Mix.php|access-date=April 6, 2016|work=Broadcasting & Cable|publisher=NewBay Media|date=July 7, 2009}}{{cite news|last1=Rosenthal|first1=Phil|title=Weigel's WCIU Getting Into A.M. News Fray – In A Small, Unconventional Way|url=http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/2009/07/weigels-wciu-getting-into-am-news-fray-in-a-small-unconventional-way.html|access-date=April 6, 2016|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|publisher=Tribune Publishing|date=July 6, 2009}}

At the end of 2009, Broadcasting & Cable gave Weigel its first annual Multi-Platform Broadcaster of the Year award. The company makes efficient use of digital TV's multicast capabilities, with one main channel and four subchannels for WCIU in Chicago, and MeTV and This TV on subchannels nationwide.{{cite news|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/441108-Weigel_Maximizes_DTV_Pipe.php?rssid=20065&q=digital+tv|title=Weigel Maximizes DTV Pipe|periodical=Broadcasting & Cable|publisher=NewBay Media|first=Glen|last=Dickson|date=December 21, 2009|access-date=January 13, 2010}}

On November 22, 2010, Weigel announced that they would take the MeTV concept national and compete fully with RTV and Antenna TV, while complementing its successful sister network This TV.[http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/2010/11/weigel-broadcasting-taking-me-tv-national.html Weigel Broadcasting Taking Me-TV National], Chicago Tribune, November 22, 2010[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/460292-Weigel_Broadcasting_s_Me_TV_Goes_National.php Weigel Broadcasting's Me-TV Goes National], Broadcasting & Cable, November 23, 2010

On December 1, 2010, WCIU dropped their FBT foreign broadcasting digital subchannel (with some of that programming eventually to be moved to Polnet Communications' WPVN-CA) and is currently airing a simulcast of WCIU-TV on WCIU digital subchannel 26.2. The new digital subchannel, The U Too, was officially launched on January 5, 2011. The new digital network will be airing on WCIU digital subchannel 26.2, replacing MeTV, which moved to WCIU digital subchannel 26.3 on December 15, 2010, and mainly consists of other purchased programming without room on the main WCIU schedule, second runs of WCIU programming or programming burned off due to low ratings.{{cite web|url=http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/2010/10/wciu-parent-weigel-to-drop-foreign-subchannel-launch-the-u-too.html|title=WCIU Parent Weigel to Drop Foreign Subchannel, Launch The U Too|last=Rosenthal|first=Phil|work=Chicago Tribune|date=October 5, 2010|access-date=January 29, 2017}}[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/458073-WCUU_Launches_The_U_Too_Subchannel.php WCUU Launches The U Too Subchannel], Broadcasting & Cable, October 5, 2010

On January 4, 2011, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Weigel announced plans to distribute MeTV nationwide.[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/461770-MGM_Weigel_Taking_Me_TV_Nationwide.php MGM, Weigel Taking Me-TV Nationwide], Broadcasting & Cable, January 4, 2011[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/01/mgm-creating-classic-tv-channel-to-roar-like-the-fonz-.html MGM Launches Classic TV Service to Roar Like the Fonz], Los Angeles Times, January 4, 2011

On January 28, 2013, Weigel entered into a partnership with Fox Television Stations to create a new digital subchannel network called Movies!, which is expected to debut on all of Fox's owned-and-operated stations in the spring of 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/491563-Fox_O_Os_Weigel_Launch_Movies_Digi_Net.php|title=Fox O&Os, Weigel Launch Movies! Digi-Net|periodical=Broadcasting & Cable|publisher=NewBay Media|date=January 28, 2013|access-date=May 17, 2013}} On May 13, 2013, Weigel announced that Tribune Broadcasting would take over operations of This TV on November 1, and that the channel would move to a WGN-TV subchannel following the changes.{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/493485-Tribune_Replaces_Weigel_As_Partner_on_This_TV.php|title=Tribune Replaces Weigel As Partner on This TV|last=Malone|first=Michael|periodical=Broadcasting & Cable|publisher=NewBay Media|date=May 14, 2013|access-date=May 17, 2013}}[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/494904-Good_Times_for_Digi_Nets_But_We_ve_Seen_This_Movie_Before.php Good Times for Digi-Nets...But We've Seen This Movie Before], B&C, August 5, 2013, Retrieved August 6, 2013

On July 1, 2013, Weigel premiered the new subchannel service TouchVision, which provides a rolling news and information service designed for television, mobile and tablet platforms starting on WDJT-DT4, after Milwaukee real estate agency Shorewest Realtors ended their time-lease on the channel space to concentrate on an Internet on-demand channel instead. TouchVision was based out of Weigel's Chicago facilities under the LLC "Think Televisual", and was run by former radio and Tribune executive Lee Abrams and Brandon Davis.{{cite web|url=http://www.adweek.com/news/television/lee-abrams-next-project-news-network-all-platforms-151050|title=Abrams, Saslow Prepare to Launch News Network This Month|last=Theilman|first=Sam|work=AdWeek|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=July 8, 2013|access-date=July 9, 2013}} TouchVision ceased operations on January 14, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160114/NEWS06/160119886/touchvision-founded-by-radio-industry-veterans-shutters|title=Weigel-backed TV outlet TouchVision shutters|last=Marek|first=Lynne|work=Crain's Chicago Business|publisher=Crain Communications|date=January 14, 2016|access-date=January 17, 2016|url-access=subscription }}{{cite web|url=http://www.robertfeder.com/2016/01/15/touchvision-ends-as-noble-failure/|title=TouchVision ends as a noble failure|last=Feder|first=Robert|work=RobertFeder.com|date=January 15, 2016|access-date=January 17, 2016|url-access=subscription }}

On September 29, 2014, Weigel launched Heroes & Icons, a new digital subchannel which specializes in reruns of classic television series and films. Heroes & Icons, abbreviated H&I, aims to attract a generally male audience with shows from the genres of action, police, detective, western, science fiction, superhero, and war and military.

On October 21, 2014, Weigel and CBS announced the launch of a new digital subchannel service called Decades, scheduled to launch on all CBS O&O stations in 2015. The channel will be co-owned by Weigel and CBS, with Weigel being responsible for distribution to stations outside CBS Television Stations. It will air programs from the extensive library of CBS Television Distribution, including archival footage from CBS News.{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/local-tv/cbs-stations-weigel-partner-oldies-digi-net-decades/134996|title=CBS Stations, Weigel Partner on Oldies Digi-Net Decades|last=Malone|first=Michael|work=Broadcasting & Cable|publisher=NewBay Media|date=October 21, 2014|access-date=October 23, 2014}}

On July 19, 2017, Weigel agreed to acquire Cedar City, Utah station KCSG for $1.1 million.[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1761834&Service=DT&Form_id=314&Facility_id=59494 Application for consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License - Federal Communications Commission] The sale will convert the station in a H&I owned-and-operated station, though the possibility of Weigel's other networks being contained to it is also possible. It was Weigel's first station purchase outside of a state along Lake Michigan, as all of its properties were in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. This sale closed December 5, 2017.{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101773695&formid=905&fac_num=59494|title=Consummation Notice|date=December 5, 2017|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=December 9, 2017}}

On September 8, 2017, it was announced that Weigel agreed to purchase Los Angeles, California station KAZA-TV for $9 million.[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101765617&formid=314&fac_num=29234 Application for consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License - Federal Communications Commission] The same day also saw the announcement of the purchase of KNLC in St. Louis, a religious station holding a commercial license, for $3.75 million.{{cite news|url=http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/columns/joe-holleman/larry-rice-sells-knlc-television-station-for-million/article_4f84db47-5481-5020-a11b-f7bcafc291ea.html|title=Larry Rice sells KNLC television station for $3.75 million|last=Holleman|first=Joe|date=September 12, 2017|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|publisher=Lee Enterprises|access-date=September 13, 2017}} Many of its purchases since 2017 have been made through its LLC for WMLW. It sold that station's spectrum in the 2016 FCC auction for $69.7 million, with WMLW itself re-transitioning to the spectrum of WBME-CD.{{cite news|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/107184/weigel-moving-into-los-angeles-st-louis|title=Weigel Moving Into Los Angeles, St. Louis|last=Jessell|first=Harry|date=September 12, 2017|website=TVNewsCheck|publisher=NewsCheck Media|access-date=September 12, 2017}} KNLC's former owners continue to maintain a right to the station's second subchannel to carry their schedule as a part of the sale to Weigel.

On October 18, 2017, Weigel agreed to acquire KAXT-CD and KTLN-TV, in San Francisco and KVOS-TV and KFFV in Seattle, from OTA Broadcasting in a $23.2 million deal.{{cite web|title=Application For Consent To Assignment Of Broadcast Station Construction Permit Or License (KVOS-TV/KFFV)|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1769999&Service=DT&Form_id=314&Facility_id=35862|website=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=October 25, 2017|date=October 24, 2017}} The Seattle deal was completed, while the San Francisco completion took until April 15, 2019, as both KAXT-CD and KTLN-TV are involved in a spectrum transition resulting from the 2016 FCC auction.

On July 18, 2018, CBS Television Stations and Weigel Broadcasting announced the formation of Start TV, with plans to launch the network on Labor Day of that year (September 3). The network will focus on women-led police procedurals and procedural dramas.{{cite web|title=Weigel To Launch 'Start TV' Female Diginet|url=https://tvnewscheck.com/article/top-news/weigel-launch-start-tv-female-diginet/|author=Mark K. Miller|website=TVNewsCheck|publisher=TVNewsCheck Media|date=July 18, 2018|access-date=August 28, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Weigel to launch Start TV digital network with CBS Television Stations|url=https://www.robertfeder.com/2018/07/19/weigel-launch-start-tv-digital-network-cbs-television-stations/|author=Robert Feder|website=RobertFeder.com|date=July 19, 2018|access-date=August 28, 2018}}

On May 30, 2019, Marquee Broadcasting agreed to sell KREG-TV (formerly a satellite of KREX-TV) to Weigel Broadcasting for $2 million. Once the sale closes, the station will become an H&I owned-and-operated station, and likely be positioned as Weigel's station in the Denver market (many stations surrounding Denver have used cable and satellite carriage to take advantage of the larger market reach).

September 1, 2019, saw WCIU-TV taking over the affiliation for The CW in Chicago as "CW 26", replacing Fox-owned WPWR-TV and resulting in the move of some programming and that station's former "The U" branding to WMEU-CD.

In December 2019, Weigel agreed to purchase low-power WHCT-LD in the Hartford, Connecticut market from Venture Technologies Group LLC for $1.5 million.[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1814462&Service=LD&Form_id=345&Facility_id=189254 Application for Transfer of Constrol of A Corporate Licensee or Permittee, or for Assignment of License or Permit of TV or FM Translator Stations or Low Power Television Station.] CBDS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, January 13, 2020, Retrieved January 14, 2020.

On September 11, 2020, Weigel announced that it was buying WJFB in Lebanon, Tennessee (serving the Nashville television market), from HC2 Holdings for $5.5 million, pending FCC approval.{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101820719&formid=314&fac_num=7651|title=Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|date=September 11, 2020|access-date=September 14, 2020}}[https://tvnewscheck.com/article/top-news/253524/station-trading-roundup-2-deals-5-5-million/ TVNewsCheck.com - Station trading roundup 2 deals for $5.5 Million] On October 28, Weigel announced it will acquire KAZD in Dallas, KYAZ in Houston, KMOH-TV in Kingman, Arizona, and its Phoenix translator KEJR-LD from HC2, for $35 million.[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1822630&Service=DT&Form_id=314&Facility_id=17433 "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License"], CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, November 2, 2020, Retrieved November 7, 2020.[https://www.rbr.com/weigel-captures-four-properties-from-hc2/ "Weigel Captures Four Properties From HC2"], RBR-TVBR, November 2, 2020, Retrieved November 7, 2020. The sale of the Arizona and Texas stations, which at the time of acquisition were all affiliated with Azteca América and later converted to MeTV owned-and-operated stations, was completed on December 29.[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1824018&Service=DT&Form_id=905&Facility_id=17433 "Consummation Notice"], CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, December 31, 2020, Retrieved February 9, 2021.[https://www.rbr.com/a-new-hc2-recharges-into-21-with-a-new-ceo/ A ‘New’ HC2 Recharges Into ’21, With A New CEO] Radio + Television Business Report January 4, 2021 (retrieved January 9, 2021) All of the HC2 sales except for WJFB came with the move of the Azteca America affiliations to subchannels under long-term affiliation agreements with Weigel.

On September 1, 2021, Weigel acquired WZME in Bridgeport, Connecticut, moving into the New York/Tri-State market for the first time. On October 11, 2021, Weigel filed to acquire WJLP, licensed to Middletown Township, New Jersey and transmitting from 4 Times Square, from PMCM TV LLC for $62.5 million.{{cite web|url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/views/public/assignmentDraftCopy?displayType=html&appKey=25076f917c0a78ec017c18ad8bf121ec&id=25076f917c0a78ec017c18ad8bf121ec| title=Assignments|work=Licensing and Management System|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|date=October 8, 2021|accessdate=October 9, 2021}} In March 2022, Weigel filed to purchase Cleveland, Ohio-based W27EA-D.{{cite web|url=https://www.rbr.com/weigel-patrick-retro-cle/|title=Weigel Adds A Cleveland LPTV Property To Its Station Roster|last=Jacobson|first=Adam|date=March 23, 2022|accessdate=June 6, 2022}}

On February 14, 2022, Weigel announced that it would launch Story Television, a digital multicast network, on March 28, 2022. The network's focus is on historical and factual programming and utilizes the library of the cable network History, expanding its non-fiction offerings beyond Through the Decades.{{Cite web|last=Miller|first=Mark|date=February 14, 2022|title=Weigel Launching Story Television Network|url=https://tvnewscheck.com/programming/article/weigel-launching-story-television-network/|access-date=February 15, 2022|website=TV News Check|language=en}}

On February 13, 2023, Weigel announced that Decades would be re-branded as Catchy Comedy on March 27, 2023. It will focus on classic sitcoms weekdays with comedy marathons on weekends.{{cite web|title=Weigel Broadcasting's Decades Network Will Flip to Sitcom-Centric 'Catchy Comedy' in March, Led by Original 'Night Court' |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/decades-network-catchy-comedy-night-court-1235521267/|author=Michael Schneider|publisher=Variety|date=February 13, 2023|access-date=February 13, 2023}}

On December 29, 2023, CBS Media Ventures re-launched Dabl, pivoting it from lifestyle programming to Black-oriented sitcoms owned by their parent company Paramount Global. Weigel took over operations of the channel at this time, although the network is still fully owned by CBS.{{Cite web |title=Privacy Policy |url=https://dabltvnetwork.com/ |access-date=December 29, 2023 |website=Dabl |quote="You may also send inquiries by mail to: 26 North Halsted Chicago, IL 60661"}}

Stations arranged alphabetically by state and by city of license. Most of the stations are categorized into separate limited partnerships for licensing purposes, with many of Weigel's post-2017 deals using the WMLW limited partnership as a direct result of the profits from that station's spectrum sale.

Notes:

• (**) - Indicates stations built and signed on by Weigel.

|-

| rowspan="2" | San Francisco, CA

! scope="row" | KAXT-CD

| 1 (22)

| 2019

| Catchy Comedy

|-

! scope="row" | KTLN-TV

| 68 (22)

| 2019

| {{ubl|Heroes & Icons (DT1)|MeTV (DT2)|Story Television (DT3)|MeTV+ (DT4)|Quest (DT5)|MeTV Toons (DT6)}}

|-

| Glenwood Springs, CO

! scope="row" | KREG-TV

| 3 (23)

| 2020

| {{ubl|MeTV (DT1)|Heroes & Icons (DT2)|Start TV (DT3)|Catchy Comedy (DT4)|Movies! (DT5)|MeTV+ (DT6)|Story Television (DT7)|MeTV Toons (DT8)}}

|-

| Hartford–New Haven, CT

! scope="row" | WHCT-LD

| 35 (35)

| 2021

| {{ubl|MeTV (DT1)|Heroes & Icons (DT2)|Start TV (DT3)|Movies! (DT4)|Catchy Comedy (DT5)|MeTV+ (DT6)|Story Television (DT7)|MeTV Toons (DT8)|Dabl (DT9)}}

|-

| Washington, D.C.

! scope="row" | WDME-CD

| 48 (20)

| 2021

| {{ubl|MeTV (DT1)|Story Television (DT2)|Catchy Comedy (DT3)|MeTV+ (DT4)|MeTV Toons (DT5)|Dabl (DT6)}}

|-

| Jacksonville, FL

! scope="row" | WJKF-CD

| 9 (11)

| 2025

| {{ubl|Story Television (DT1)|[Blank] (DT2)|OnTV4U (DT3)}}

|-

| Ocala, FL

! scope="row" | W30EM-D

| 30 (30)

| 2021

| Independent

|-

| rowspan="3"| Chicago, IL

! scope="row" | WWME-CD

| 23 (20)

| 1992

| {{ubl|MeTV (DT1)|Heroes & Icons (DT2)|OnTV4U (DT12)}}

|-

! scope="row" | WCIU-TV **

| 26 (23)

| 1964

| {{ubl|Independent (DT1)|The U Too (DT2)|MeTV (DT3)|Heroes & Icons (DT4)|Story Television (DT5)|Catchy Comedy (DT6)|MeTV Toons (DT7)}}

|-

! scope="row" | WMEU-CD

| 48 (18)

| 2004

| {{ubl|Independent (DT1)|Start TV (DT2)|Catchy Comedy (DT3)|MeTV+ (DT4)}}

|-

| Rockford, IL

! scope="row" | WFBN-LD

| 35 (23)

| 1989

| {{ubl|Heroes & Icons (DT1)|Telemundo (DT2)|Story Television (DT3)}}

|-

| Evansville, IN

! scope="row" | WZDS-LD

| 5 (18)

| 2021

| {{ubl|Heroes & Icons (DT1)|Start TV (DT2)|Movies! (DT3)|Catchy Comedy (DT4)|Story Television (DT5)|Dabl (DT6)}}

|-

| rowspan="3"| South Bend, IN

! scope="row" | WCWW-LD

| 25 (25)

| 2002

| {{ubl|The CW (DT1)|Start TV (DT2)|MeTV Toons (DT3)|MeTV+ (DT4)|Story Television (DT5)|OnTV4U (DT12)}}

|-

! scope="row" | WBND-LD

| 57 (35)

| 1990

| {{ubl|ABC (DT1)|MeTV (DT2)|Movies! (DT3)}}

|-

! scope="row" | WMYS-LD

| 69 (28)

| 1987

| {{ubl|MyNetworkTV (DT1)|Telemundo (DT2)|Catchy Comedy (DT3)}}

|-

| Tipton, IN

! scope="row" | WJSJ-CD

| 51 (28)

| 2025

| Silent

|-

| Des Moines, IA

! scope="row" | KDIT-CD

| 45 (17)

| 2021

| {{ubl|Catchy Comedy (DT1)|Movies! (DT2)|Start TV (DT3)|MeTV Toons (DT4)}}

|-

| St. Louis, MO

! scope="row" | KNLC

| 24 (14)

| 2017

| {{ubl|MeTV (DT1)|MeTV Toons (DT2)|Heroes & Icons (DT3)|Movies! (DT4)|Catchy Comedy (DT5)|Start TV (DT6)|MeTV+ (DT7)|Story Television (DT8)|Dabl (DT9)}}

|-

| rowspan="2" | New York, NY

! scope="row" | WJLP

| 33 (3)

| 2021

| {{ubl|MeTV (DT1)|MeTV Toons (DT2/DT4)|Laff (DT3)|The Nest (DT6)|Story Television (DT7)|MeTV+ (DT8)}}

|-

! scope="row" | WZME

| 43 (21)

| 2021

| {{ubl|Story Television (DT1)|MeTV+ (DT2)|MeTV (DT3)|MeTV Toons (DT4)|Retro TV (DT8)|Heartland (DT9)|OnTV4U (DT12)}}

|-

| Cleveland, OH

! scope="row" | WOCV-CD

| 35 (27)

| 2022

| {{ubl|Catchy Comedy (DT1)|Story Television (DT2)|MeTV Toons (DT3)|Movies! (DT4)| Dabl (DT5)}}

|-

| Astoria, OR

! scope="row" | KPWT-LD

| 3 (36)

| 2021

| {{ubl|Heroes & Icons (DT1)|Start TV (DT2)|Movies! (DT3)|Catchy Comedy (DT4)|MeTV+ (DT5)|Story Television (DT6)|MeTV (DT7)}}

|-

| Nashville, TN

! scope="row" | WJFB

| 44 (25)

| 2020

| {{ubl|MeTV (DT1)|Heroes & Icons (DT2)|Start TV (DT3)|Catchy Comedy (DT4)|Movies! (DT5)|MeTV+ (DT6)|Story Television (DT7)|MeTV Toons (DT8)|OnTV4U (DT12)}}

|-

| Dallas–Fort Worth, TX

! scope="row" | KAZD

| 55 (31)

| 2020

| {{ubl|Spectrum News 1 (DT1)|MeTV (DT2)|MeTV Toons (DT3)|MeTV+ (DT4)|Story Television (DT5)|Catchy Comedy (DT6)}}

|-

| Houston, TX

! scope="row" | KYAZ

| 51 (25)

| 2020

| {{ubl|MeTV (DT1)|MeTV+ (DT2)|Dabl (DT3)|Story Television (DT4)}}

|-

| Salt Lake City, UT

! scope="row" | KCSG

| 8 (14)

| 2017

| {{ubl|MeTV (DT1)|Catchy Comedy (DT2)|Start TV (DT3)|Heroes & Icons (DT4)|MeTV+ (DT5)|Story Television (DT6)|Movies! (DT7)|MeTV Toons (DT8)}}

|-

| Yorktown, VA

! scope="row" | WYSJ-CD

| 19 (36)

| 2025

| {{ubl|Story Television (DT1)|OnTV4U (DT12)}}

|-

| rowspan="2"| Seattle–Bellingham, WA

! scope="row" | KFFV

| 44 (16)

| 2018

| {{ubl|MeTV (DT1)|Movies! (DT2)|Heroes & Icons (DT3)|Catchy Comedy (DT4)|MeTV+ (DT5)|Story Television (DT6)|MeTV Toons (DT7)|OnTV4U (DT12)}}

|-

! scope="row" | KVOS-TV

| 12 (14)

| 2018

| {{ubl|Univision (DT1)|Movies! (DT2)|MeTV (DT3)|Catchy Comedy (DT4)|Start TV (DT5)|MeTV+ (DT6)|Story Television (DT7)|Heroes & Icons (DT8)|MeTV Toons (DT9)}}

|-

| Green Bay, WI

! scope="row" | WMEI **

| 31 (31)

| 2024

| {{ubl|MeTV (DT1)|MeTV Toons (DT2)|Story Television (DT3)|MeTV+ (DT4)|Movies! (DT5)|Telemundo (DT6)|Catchy Comedy (DT7)}}

|-

| rowspan="4"| Milwaukee, WI

! scope="row" | WBME-CD

| 41 (17)

| 1983

| MeTV

|-

! scope="row" | WMLW-TV

| 49 (17)

| 2008

| {{ubl|Independent (DT1)|Movies! (DT2)|Heroes & Icons (DT3)|Catchy Comedy (DT4)|MeTV Toons (DT5)}}

|-

! scope="row" | WDJT-TV **

| 58 (29)

| 1988

| {{ubl|CBS (DT1)|MeTV (DT2)|Independent (DT3)|Telemundo (DT4)|Start TV (DT5)}}

|-

! scope="row" | WYTU-LD

| 63 (16)

| 1989

| {{ubl|Telemundo (DT1)|Start TV (DT2)|MeTV+ (DT3)}}

|}

• Catchy Comedy (launched in 2015 as Decades; rebranded as Catchy Comedy in 2023; focus on classic sitcoms)
• Dabl (launched in 2019; owned by CBS Media Ventures; managed by Weigel since 2023; focus on black sitcoms)
• H&I - Heroes & Icons (launched in 2014; on WCIU-TV, WMLW-TV; focus on action/adventure, westerns, crime dramas, sci-fi, and superhero series)
• MeTV - Memorable Entertainment Television (launched in 2003 as a block on WFBT-CA; launched in 2010 as a national network; focus on classic programming)
• MeTV+ (launched in 2021; MeTV brand extension with additional series)
• MeTV Toons (launched on June 25, 2024; partnership with content from Warner Bros. Discovery; focus on classic animation){{cite web|url=https://www.weigelbroadcasting.com/national/metv-toons|title=Weigel Broadcasting Co.: MeTV Toons|access-date=June 27, 2024}}
• Movies! (launched in 2013; joint venture with Fox Television Stations; focus on feature films)
• Start TV (launched in 2018; joint venture with CBS News and Stations; focus on women-led dramas, police and legal procedurals)
• Story Television (launched in 2022; focus on history)

• WRME-LD 87.7FM - branded as "MeTV FM" (Chicago, Illinois; local marketing agreement with Venture Technologies Group){{cite web|url=http://www.robertfeder.com/2015/02/09/weigel-broadcasting-to-launch-oldies-on-87-7-metv-fm/|title=Weigel Broadcasting to Launch Oldies on '87.7 MeTV FM'|last=Feder|first=Robert|work=Robert Feder|date=February 9, 2015|access-date=February 10, 2015}} (also broadcasts TV signal on digital TV channel 6)

{{Reflist|30em}}

• {{Official website|www.weigelbroadcasting.com}}
• [http://www.metv.com MeTV website]
• [http://www.metvtoons.com MeTV Toons website]
• [http://metv.fm MeTV FM website]
• [http://www.chicagotelevision.com/weigel.htm John Weigel - Man of UHF]
• [http://www.wciu.com WCIU Website]

{{Weigel Broadcasting}}

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