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.
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| 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] |
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]
List of Shows edit
- 2 Stupid Dogs
- ALF Tales
- ALF: The Animated Series
- The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show
- The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show
- Batman Beyond
- Beetlejuice
- Belle and Sebastian
- Betty Boop
- Bugs Bunny and Friends
- Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels
- Captain Planet and the Planeteers
- Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
- Casper the Friendly Ghost
- Challenge of the GoBots
- Defenders of the Earth
- Droopy, Master Detective
- Duck Dodgers
- Dynomutt, Dog Wonder
- Fantastic Voyage
- Fireball XL5
- The Flintstones
- Frankenstein Jr. and the Impossibles
- Freakazoid!
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
- The Hanna–Barbera New Cartoon Series
- Histeria!
- The Huckleberry Hound Show
- Inspector Gadget
- The Jetsons
- Jonny Quest
- Josie and the Pussycats
- Krypto the Superdog
- The Kwicky Koala Show
- Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies
- The Magilla Gorilla Show
- Marine Boy
- The Mask
- Merrie Melodies
- Mister Magoo
- Mister T
- The New Batman Adventures
- The Peter Potamus Show
- Police Academy: The Animated Series
- Popeye
- Richie Rich
- Rocky and Bullwinkle
- Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
- Scooby-Doo & Scrappy-Doo
- The Secret Squirrel Show
- Silverhawks
- The Smurfs
- Stingray
- Supercar
- Taz-Mania
- Thunderbirds
- Tom and Jerry
- Top Cat
- Underdog
- Wacky Races
- Woody Woodpecker
- Xiaolin Showdown
- Yogi Bear
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.
