MeTV Toons
 | |
| Type | Broadcast television network (classic TV) |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Weigel Broadcasting Warner Bros. Discovery Networks |
| Parent | WAM TV Limited Partnership |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | June 25, 2024 |
| Links | |
| Website | metvtoons |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| See list of affiliates | |
| Streaming media | |
| Service(s): | Frndly TV, Philo[1] |
MeTV Toons is an upcoming 24-hour American broadcast television network operated by Weigel Broadcasting, in partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery. Set to launch on June 25, 2024 as a spin-off of MeTV, the network's programming mainly consists of reruns involving vintage animated programming, including a few that aired up until the 2000s.
History[edit]
On May 1, 2024, Variety and TVLine revealed Weigel would partner with Warner Bros. Discovery to launch MeTV Toons, a 24/7 free-to-air television network dedicated to broadcasting classic animated programs, on June 25, 2024. The following day, Weigel officially announced the launch of the channel.[2] It is in a similar format to the first few years of Cartoon Network and Boomerang. MeTV Toons revealed its' lineup at launch on May 29.
Programming[edit]
The programs featured on the main MeTV network in the morning hours (such as Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies, Tom and Jerry, Popeye and Woody Woodpecker) will also air on MeTV Toons. In addition, the network's programming will feature cartoons not seen on the MeTV block (such as Scooby-Doo, Yogi Bear and Casper the Friendly Ghost) and classic anime titles (like Speed Racer and Marine Boy). MeTV Toons will also air various Supermarionation programs, such as Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons.
Original content for the network is planned, which animation historian Jerry Beck will help produce. Bob Bergen, the modern voice actor for Porky Pig, is set to be the promotional announcer for the network.[3]
Affiliates[edit]
| City of license/market | Station[5] | Virtual channel |
Primary affiliation | Owner | Date of affiliation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama[edit] | ||||||
| Huntsville | WAAY-TV | 31.8 | ABC | Allen Media Broadcasting | June 25, 2024 | |
| Mobile | WMBP-LD | 31.4 | Telemundo | Gray Television | June 25, 2024 | |
Arizona[edit] | ||||||
| Phoenix | KEJR-LD | 40.2 | MeTV+ | Weigel Broadcasting | June 25, 2024 | |
| Kingman | KMOH-TV | 6.5 | MeTV | June 25, 2024 | ||
California[edit] | ||||||
| Fresno | KGMC | 43.5 | Estrella TV | Cocola Broadcasting | June 25, 2024 | replacing Antenna TV |
| Los Angeles | KSFV-CD | 27.1 | - | Weigel Broadcasting | June 25, 2024 | Replacing Jewelry Television |
| Monterey | KMBY-LD | 27.5 | MeTV | Cocola Broadcasting | June 25, 2024 | |
| San Francisco | KTLN-TV | 68.6 | Heroes & Icons | Weigel Broadcasting | June 25, 2024 | |
Colorado[edit] | ||||||
| Glenwood Springs | KREG-TV | 3.8 | MeTV | Weigel Broadcasting | June 25, 2024 | |
Connecticut[edit] | ||||||
| Hartford (New Haven) | WHCT-LD | 35.8 | MeTV | Weigel Broadcasting | June 25, 2024 | |
| Bridgeport | WZME | 43.4 | Story Television | June 25, 2024 | ||
Delaware[edit] | ||||||
| Wilmington (Philadelphia) | WDPN-TV | 2.10 | MeTV | Maranatha Broadcasting Company | June 25, 2024 | |
District of Columbia[edit] | ||||||
| Washington, D.C. | WDME-CD | 48.5 | MeTV | Weigel Broadcasting | June 25, 2024 | |
Florida[edit] | ||||||
| Gainesville | WTGB-LD | 19.3 | N/A | Gray Television | June 25, 2024 | |
| Jacksonville | WJAX-TV | 47.4 | CBS | Cox Media Group | June 25, 2024 | |
| Orlando | WOME-LD | 11.1 | - | Weigel Broadcasting | June 25, 2024 | |
Georgia[edit] | ||||||
| Atlanta | WKTB-CD | 47.7 | Telemundo | Gray Television | June 25, 2024 | |
| Macon | WPGA-TV | 58.5 | MeTV | Gray Television | June 25, 2024 | |
Hawaii[edit] | ||||||
| Honolulu | KIKU | 20.2 | Independent | Allen Media Broadcasting | June 25, 2024 | |
Illinois[edit] | ||||||
| Chicago | WCIU-TV | 26.7 | CW | Weigel Broadcasting | June 25, 2024 | |
Indiana[edit] | ||||||
| Evansville, Indiana | WZDS-LD | 5.6 | Heroes & Icons | Weigel Broadcasting | June 25, 2024 | |
| South Bend | WCWW-LD | 25.3 | CW | June 25, 2024 | ||
Iowa[edit] | ||||||
| Des Moines | KDIT-CD | 45.4 | Catchy Comedy | Weigel Broadcasting | June 25, 2024 | |
Kentucky[edit] | ||||||
| Louisville | WBNA | 21.7 | Independent | Word Broadcasting Network | June 25, 2024 | |
Louisiana[edit] | ||||||
| Monroe | KMLU | 11.8 | MeTV | Legacy Broadcasting | June 25, 2024 | |
Michigan[edit] | ||||||
| Flint | WJRT-TV | 12.7 | ABC | Allen Media Broadcasting | June 25, 2024 | |
Minnesota[edit] | ||||||
| Minneapolis | KSTC-TV | 5.6 | Independent | Hubbard Broadcasting | June 25, 2024 | |
Mississippi[edit] | ||||||
| Vicksburg | WLOO | 35.5 | MyNetworkTV | Gray Television | June 25, 2024 | |
Missouri[edit] | ||||||
| St. Louis | KNLC | 24.2 | MeTV | Weigel Broadcasting | June 25, 2024 | replacing NLEC TV |
New Jersey[edit] | ||||||
| Middletown (New York City) | WJLP | 33.2 | MeTV | Weigel Broadcasting | June 25, 2024 | |
New Mexico[edit] | ||||||
| Carlsbad | KKAC | 19.5 | Story Television | Weigel Broadcasting | June 25, 2024 | |
| Silver City | KKAD | 10.5 | Start TV | June 25, 2024 | ||
New York[edit] | ||||||
| Plattsburgh | WYCI | 40.7 | MyNetworkTV | Gray Television | June 25, 2024 | |
Nevada[edit] | ||||||
| Ely | KKEL | 27.8 | Story Television | Weigel Broadcasting | June 25, 2024 | |
North Carolina[edit] | ||||||
| Charlotte | WCCB | 18.9 | CW | Bahakel Communications | June 25, 2024 | |
Ohio[edit] | ||||||
| Cleveland | WOCV-CD | 35.3 | Catchy Comedy | Weigel Broadcasting | June 25, 2024 | |
Oklahoma[edit] | ||||||
| Tulsa | KMYT-TV | 41.5 | MyNetworkTV | Imagicomm Communications | June 25, 2024 | |
South Carolina[edit] | ||||||
| Columbia | WOLO-TV | 25.9 | ABC | Bahakel Communications | June 25, 2024 | |
| Myrtle Beach | WFXB | 43.9 | FOX | June 25, 2024 | ||
South Dakota[edit] | ||||||
| Sioux Falls | KSFY-TV | 13.6 | ABC | Gray Television | June 25, 2024 | |
Tennessee[edit] | ||||||
| Jackson | WBBJ-TV | 7.5 | ABC | Bahakel Communications | June 25, 2024 | |
| Memphis | WTME-LD | 35.6 | Telemundo | Gray Television | June 25, 2024 | |
| Nashville | WJFB | 44.8 | MeTV | Weigel Broadcasting | June 25, 2024 | |
Texas[edit] | ||||||
| Belton | KNCT | 46.7 | CW | Gray Television | June 25, 2024 | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth | KAZD | 55.3 | Simulcast of Spectrum News 1 | Weigel Broadcasting | June 25, 2024 | |
| Houston | KYAZ | 51.2 | MeTV | June 25, 2024 | ||
| Lubbock | KMYL-LD | 14.5 | MyNetworkTV | Gray Television | June 25, 2024 | Replacing Jewelry Television |
Utah[edit] | ||||||
| Cedar City (St. George) | KCSG | 8.8 | MeTV | Weigel Broadcasting | June 25, 2024 | |
Washington[edit] | ||||||
| Bellingham | KVOS-TV | 12.9 | Univision | Weigel Broadcasting | June 25, 2024 | |
| Seattle | KFFV | 44.7 | MeTV | |||
West Virginia[edit] | ||||||
| Parkersburg | WIYE-LD | 26.3 | CBS | Gray Television | June 25, 2024 | |
Wisconsin[edit] | ||||||
| Crandon | WMOW | 4.3 | ABC | Allen Media Broadcasting | June 25, 2024 | |
| Eau Claire | WQOW | 18.3 | ABC | Allen Media Broadcasting | June 25, 2024 | |
| La Crosse | WXOW | 19.3 | ABC | Allen Media Broadcasting | June 25, 2024 | |
| Madison | WKOW | 27.3 | ABC | Allen Media Broadcasting | June 25, 2024 | |
| Milwaukee | WMLW-TV | 49.5 | Independent | Weigel Broadcasting | June 25, 2024 | replacing MeTV+ and moving it to WYTU-LD subchannel 63.3 |
| Wausau | WAOW | 9.3 | ABC | Allen Media Broadcasting | June 25, 2024 | |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Frndly TV & Philo Will Offer MeTV Toons At Launch". Cord Cutters News. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ Bouma, Luke (May 1, 2024). "MeTV is Launching a 24/7 Classic Cartoon Network in Partnership With Warner Bros. Discovery Called MeTV Toons". Cord Cutters News. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (May 2, 2024). "MeTV Toons Channel, Featuring Bugs Bunny and Other Warner Bros. Discovery Content, to Launch in June". Variety. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ "RabbitEars.Info".
- ^ "Stations for Network - Me-TV Toons". RabbitEars. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
