Type | Digital broadcast television network |
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Country | United States |
Broadcast area | Nationwide coverage: 59% [1] |
Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Picture format | 720p HDTV master feed, can be downscaled to 480i SDTV |
Ownership | |
Owner | Weigel Broadcasting |
Parent | Noah TV Limited Partnership |
Key people |
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Sister channels | MeTV MeTV+ MeTV Toons Catchy Comedy Movies! Start TV Heroes & Icons Dabl |
History | |
Launched | March 28, 2022 |
Links | |
Website | storytelevision |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
See List of affiliates | |
Streaming media | |
Service(s) | Frndly TV, Philo |
Story Television is an American digital broadcast television network owned by Weigel Broadcasting that airs programming which is related to history, normally older programs which are licensed from other networks.
The formation of the network was announced on February 14, 2022. Weigel president Neal Sabin stated: “As we looked at the landscape, we looked at what genre works really well for advertisers and viewership that isn’t currently on the air right now." The genre which was chosen would be history-oriented programming. The name "Story" directly came from "history", the word that will play in the shows' taglines. [2]
The network was launched on March 28, 2022 on stations owned by Weigel, Hearst Television, Maranatha Broadcasting Company, Marquee Broadcasting and others, along with national cable distribution through providers such as Spectrum where no affiliate exists. [3]
Each day of the week has a different theme. [4]
The channel rebroadcasts programming that originally aired on cable networks such as A&E and History Channel. [5]
[6] Note: This list may not be complete
City of license/market | Station [7] | Virtual channel | Primary affiliation | Owner | Date of affiliation | Notes |
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Alabama | ||||||
Birmingham | WVTM-TV | 13.3 | NBC | Hearst Television | March 28, 2022 | |
Mobile | WFGX | 35.2 | MyNetworkTV | Sinclair Broadcast Group | 2023 | Replaced getTV |
Montgomery | WBMM | 22.7 | The CW | Bahakel Communications | 2023 | |
Arizona | ||||||
Phoenix | KEJR-LD | 40.3 | MeTV+ | Weigel Broadcasting | ||
Kingman | KMOH-TV | 6.4 | MeTV | |||
Arkansas | ||||||
Fort Smith | KHBS | 40.4 | ABC | Hearst Television | ||
California | ||||||
Avalon (Los Angeles) | KAZA-TV | 54.2 | MeTV | Weigel Broadcasting | May 26, 2022 | Replaced Decades |
San Francisco | KTLN-TV | 68.3 | Heroes & Icons | March 28, 2022 | ||
Sacramento | KCRA-TV | 3.3 | NBC | Hearst Television | March 28, 2022 | |
Monterey | KSBW | 8.4 | March 28, 2022 | |||
Colorado | ||||||
Denver | KCNC-TV | 4.6 | CBS | CBS News and Stations | August 2023 | |
Glenwood Springs | KREG-TV | 3.7 | MeTV | Weigel Broadcasting | April 30, 2022 | |
Connecticut | ||||||
Hartford (New Haven) | WHCT-LD | 35.8 | MeTV | Weigel Broadcasting | March 28. 2022 | |
Bridgeport | WZME | 43.1 | - | March 28, 2022 | ||
Delaware | ||||||
Wilmington (Philadelphia, PA) | WDPN-TV | 2.7 | MeTV | Maranatha Broadcasting Company | ||
District of Columbia | ||||||
Washington, D.C. | WDME-CD | 48.2 | MeTV | Weigel Broadcasting | ||
Florida | ||||||
Jacksonville | WJKF-CD | 9.2 | NTD America | Abacus Television | ||
Miami (Fort Lauderdale) | WBFS-TV | 33.5 | Independent | CBS News and Stations | September 2023 | |
Orlando | WESH | 2.3 | NBC | Hearst Television | March 28, 2022 | |
Tampa | WTOG-TV | 44.7 | Independent | CBS News and Stations | ||
Georgia | ||||||
Toccoa/Atlanta | WGTA | 32.5 | MeTV | Marquee Broadcasting | March 28, 2022 | |
Albany | WSWG | 44.7 | CBS | TBA | ||
Macon | WPGA-LD | 50.2 | Scripps News | Gray Television | March 28, 2022 | |
Savannah | WJCL | 22.3 | ABC | Hearst Television | ||
Idaho | ||||||
Boise | KRID-LD | 22.2 | America's Voice | Karlo Maalouf | January 2023 | |
Twin Falls | KYTL-LD | 17.4 | April 2023 | |||
Illinois | ||||||
Champaign | WXSL-LD | 14.2 | Telemundo | SagamoreHill Broadcasting | ||
Chicago | WCIU-TV | 26.5 | The CW | Weigel Broadcasting | March 28, 2022 | |
Rockford | WFBN-LD | 35.3 | Heroes & Icons | |||
Indiana | ||||||
Indianapolis | WBXI-CD | 47.3 | Start TV | CBS News and Stations | ||
Evansville, Indiana | WZDS-LD | 5.5 | Heroes & Icons | Weigel Broadcasting | March 28, 2022 | |
South Bend | WCWW-LD | 25.5 | The CW | March 28, 2022 | ||
Iowa | ||||||
Des Moines | KCCI | 8.4 | CBS | Hearst Television | ||
Kentucky | ||||||
Lexington | WLJC-TV | 65.2 | Cozi TV | Margaret Drake | 2024 | |
Louisville | WLKY | 32.4 | CBS | Hearst Television | March 28, 2022 | |
Louisiana | ||||||
Alexandria, Louisiana | KBCA | 41.5 | Heroes & Icons | Wilderness Communications, LLC | February 22, 2023 | |
Lafayette | KLWB | 50.6 | MeTV | Delta Media Corporation | February 22, 2023 | |
New Orleans | WDSU | 6.4 | NBC | Hearst Television | ||
Maine | ||||||
Portland | WPXT | 51.4 | CW | Hearst Television | ||
Maryland | ||||||
Baltimore | WBAL-TV | 11.3 | NBC | Hearst Television | March 28, 2022 | |
Massachusetts | ||||||
Boston | WCVB-TV | 5.3 | ABC | Hearst Television | March 28, 2022 | |
Michigan | ||||||
Detroit | WWJ-TV | 62.5 | CBS | CBS News and Stations | October 2023 | |
Lansing | WLMN-LD | 29.4 | NBC | Gray Television | ||
Traverse City | W16DN-LD | 16.3 | Catchy Comedy | Heritage Broadcast Group | ||
Minnesota | ||||||
Minneapolis–St. Paul | KMSP-TV | 9.8 | Fox | Fox Television Stations | August 4, 2022 | |
Mississippi | ||||||
Jackson | WAPT | 16.3 | ABC | Hearst Television | ||
Missouri | ||||||
Springfield | KRFT-LD | 8.6 | Court TV | Craft Broadcasting | ||
St. Louis | KNLC | 24.8 | MeTV | Weigel Broadcasting | March 28, 2022 | |
Kansas City | KMBC-TV | 9.3 | ABC | Hearst Television | March 28, 2022 | |
Nebraska | ||||||
Omaha | KETV | 7.3 | ABC | Hearst Television | March 28. 2022 | |
New Jersey | ||||||
Middletown (New York City) | WJLP | 33.7 | MeTV | Weigel Broadcasting | March 28, 2022 | |
New Mexico | ||||||
Albuquerque | KOAT-TV | 7.5 | ABC | Hearst Television | March 28, 2022 | |
New York | ||||||
New York City | WNWT-LD | 37.1 | - | Weigel Broadcasting | ||
Rochester | WAWW-LD | 30.2 | HSN | Squirrel Broadcasting Company | ||
Syracuse | WHSU-CD | 51.2 | The Walk TV | Renard Communications | ||
North Carolina | ||||||
Winston-Salem | WXII-TV | 12.3 | NBC | Hearst Television | ||
Ohio | ||||||
Cincinnati | WLWT | 5.4 | NBC | Hearst Television | March 28, 2022 | |
Cleveland | WOCV-CD | 35.2 | Catchy Comedy | Weigel Broadcasting | June 20, 2022 | Replaced Retro TV on 35.1 upon Weigel's purchase of the station. Affiliation moved to 35.2 on November 1, 2022. |
Columbus | WCBZ-CD | 22.7 | Cozi TV | Columbus Broadcasting Corporation | January 30, 2023 | Replaced AccuWeather |
Dayton | WZCD-LD | 30.4 | Court TV | Gray Television | 2023 | Replaced TrueReal / TBA |
Oklahoma | ||||||
Oklahoma City | KOCO-TV | 5.4 | ABC | Hearst Television | March 28, 2022 | |
Tulsa | KUTU-CD | 25.6 | Univision | Tyler Media Group | 2023 | |
Oregon | ||||||
Astoria | KPWT-LD | 3.6 | Heroes & Icons | Weigel Broadcasting | March 28, 2022 | |
Pennsylvania | ||||||
Pittsburgh | WTAE | 4.3 | ABC | Hearst Television | ||
Scranton | WRLD-LD | 30.6 | Independent | Kathy Potera | ||
Lancaster (Harrisburg) | WGAL | 8.4 | NBC | Hearst Television | March 28.2022 | |
South Carolina | ||||||
Columbia | WOLO-TV | 25.7 | ABC | Bahakel Communications | 2023 | |
Greenville-Spartanburg | WYFF | 4.4 | NBC | Hearst Television | March 28, 2022 | |
Myrtle Beach | WFXB | 43.8 | Fox | Bahakel Communications | 2023 | |
Tennessee | ||||||
Knoxville | WBXX-TV | 20.2 | The CW | Gray Television | Replaced Ion Mystery | |
Nashville | WJFB | 44.7 | MeTV | Weigel Broadcasting | March 28, 2022 | |
Texas | ||||||
Dallas–Fort Worth | KAZD | 55.5 | Simulcast of Spectrum News 1 | Weigel Broadcasting | March 28, 2022 | |
Houston | KYAZ | 51.4 | MeTV | March 28, 2022 | ||
Utah | ||||||
Cedar City (St. George) | KCSG | 8.6 | MeTV | Weigel Broadcasting | March 28, 2022 | |
Vermont | ||||||
Burlington | WPTZ | 5.2 | NBC | Hearst Television | March 28, 2022 | |
Virginia | ||||||
Richmond | WUPV | 65.4 | The CW | Gray Television | TBA / Replaces Laff | |
Washington | ||||||
Bellingham | KVOS-TV | 12.7 | Univision | Weigel Broadcasting | March 28, 2022 | |
Seattle | KFFV | 44.6 | MeTV | |||
Wisconsin | ||||||
Milwaukee | WISN-TV | 12.4 | ABC | Hearst Television | March 28. 2022 |
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