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eng51squad51 · 10-08-2011, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by omg65

Whoo Hoo !! Columbus Ohio just started carrying METV on Time Warner channel 995 and Wide Open West channel 130. The only bummer is METV replaced RTV which had just started airing the Timmy and Lassie episodes after the Jeff's Collie run was done.

If you have a MyFamilyTv Affilate in your area you can catch Lassie episodes on Myfamily TV it air on myfamilytv weekdays at 4:00pm but some affilates may air it at a diffrent time. like my local station has a My familytv affilate they show Lassie at 8:30am and 7:30pm weekdays.

myfamilytv affilate map
http://www.myfamilytv.tv/affiliate_map.htm

clj2 · 10-08-2011, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by TVFactFan

I think Me-TV 8pm to 10pm slot is better than Antenna TV's because it's a different show every half hour.

Yeah, and everything Antenna TV shows (except for Maude) from 7pm-11pm has been shown to death in recent years on TV Land. Except for M*A*S*H and Cheers, nothing Me-TV shows durings those times has had much exposure in quite a while.

TVFactFan · 10-08-2011, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by clj2

Yeah, and everything Antenna TV shows (except for Maude) from 7pm-11pm has been shown to death in recent years on TV Land. Except for M*A*S*H and Cheers, nothing Me-TV shows durings those times has had much exposure in quite a while.

Yup and that's another reason why it's better

ajgenard · 10-08-2011, 04:25 PM

Right now my only criticism of MeTV is the fact they simply have too much on the plate. They are host to over 50 shows, more than half of which are hour-long dramas. There just aren't enough hours in the day/week to give each one proper exposure. AntennaTV has just over 30 programs with only 7 or 8 of them an hour per episode. I think viewers have become accustomed to at least 2 episodes of sitcom reruns at a time. Therefor AntennaTV's format is better in my opinion but I really don't care for their shows.

clj2 · 10-09-2011, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by ajgenard

Right now my only criticism of MeTV is the fact they simply have too much on the plate. They are host to over 50 shows, more than half of which are hour-long dramas. There just aren't enough hours in the day/week to give each one proper exposure. AntennaTV has just over 30 programs with only 7 or 8 of them an hour per episode. I think viewers have become accustomed to at least 2 episodes of sitcom reruns at a time. Therefor AntennaTV's format is better in my opinion but I really don't care for their shows.

Amen. I feel the same way. I know we always seem to want more variety on these boards, but they are trying to offer too much. I wish they'd air re-runs of some of the primetime sitcoms after 1am instead of more hour-long shows. They could cut down on those, IMO. Like I said on the other thread, I'd like to see sitcoms starting at 4pm or so.

ajgenard · 10-09-2011, 05:16 PM

I'd be really interested to know their daily ratings. I could imagine the audience for such a limited niche channel not being garden variety 9-5 folks. You'd think if the schedule wasn't working then changes would have been made long ago. But the fall lineup just pursued the agenda further. They must be doing well considering they grew by about 10 shows.

BigManMike · 10-09-2011, 06:00 PM

I want to know, is MeTV closed-captioned? I will be getting it in November. It has a few shows I like, but I still prefer Antenna TV.

eng51squad51 · 10-09-2011, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by thebigcookie

I want to know, is MeTV closed-captioned? I will be getting it in November. It has a few shows I like, but I still prefer Antenna TV.

I have turn on my CC on my TV and Digital Converter box and i have yet seen any Closed Captioned information come up on my ME-TV when i turn on my Closed Caption on METV. but on the on Screen Guide it listed CC but no CC information comes up on METV.

I seen on the WCIU TV Website where they are working on the Closed Caption stuff for the shows it said some of their shows they are able to run doesn't include the Closed Caption stuff for METV Network

http://www.wciu.com/about.php?section=faq

The CC has now started work on my Local METV station

ajgenard · 10-10-2011, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by thebigcookie

I want to know, is MeTV closed-captioned? I will be getting it in November. It has a few shows I like, but I still prefer Antenna TV.

WPXI's broadcast of MeTV is indeed close captioned and it does work on my Samsung LN46C530. I think that would be more dependent on the affiliate broadcasting than anything else.

eng51squad51 · 10-17-2011, 03:23 PM

– Me-TV announces an affiliation agreement with KOFY-TV in the San
Francisco-Oak-San Jose market. Granite Broadcasting Corporation’s KOFY-TV20/Cable 13 is a local,
independent station that covers the nine Bay Area counties. Me-TV will launch soon and be carried over
the air on channel 20.2. Discussions are underway to return Me-TV to cable systems in the market.

http://www.metvnetwork.com/files/KOF...10.17.11V2.pdf

clj2 · 10-18-2011, 12:12 AM

I wonder if Me-TV is planning any special Halloween programming? Are they known for any Halloween stunts in the Chicago area? They don't have any horror series, but I'm sure they have enough episodes to choose from.

TKMetal · 10-18-2011, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by clj2

I wonder if Me-TV is planning any special Halloween programming? Are they known for any Halloween stunts in the Chicago area? They don't have any horror series, but I'm sure they have enough episodes to choose from.

Looks like they'll be airing Halloween themed episodes during their regular schedule.

ThisTV will be running classic horror all day Halloween.

9:00AM Burnt Offerings
11:30AM Island Of Lost Souls
1:00PM The Creature Of The Black Lagoon
3:00PM Dracula (1931)
5:00PM Son Of Dracula
7:00PM Son Of Frankenstein
9:00PM The Incredible Shrinking Man
11:00PM The Invisible Man

Thistv.com lists Svengoolie instead of The Creature Of The Black Lagoon. Don't know if it means anything but maybe they are planning to air the Svengoolie episodes with these movies? I believe all the Universal films have been featured on Svengoolie in the last few years.

clj2 · 10-19-2011, 04:41 PM

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The two diginets have licensed a package of animated Christmas shows from Broadcast Partners that includes The Fat Albert Christmas Special, Cricket on the Hearth, Second Star to the Left, The Legend of Frosty the Snowman and He-Man and She-Ra — A Christmas Special.

Broadcast Partners today announced it had entered into a license deal with both Me-TV and ThisTV to carry its 2011 holiday package of classic animated fare that includes The Fat Albert Christmas Special (starring Bill Cosby), Cricket on the Hearth (Danny Thomas, Marlo Thomas and Ed Ames), Second Star to the Left (Hugh Laurie), The Legend of Frosty the Snowman (narrated by Burt Reynolds) and He-Man and She-Ra — A Christmas Special.

Broadcast's Partner's President Neal Ardman said: "Doing a deal with Me TV and ThisTV was the obvious choice for this amazing content."

Neal Sabin , president of Me-TV and ThisTV, said: "Adding seasonal content for families and boomers to both ThisTV and Me-TV makes sense for our viewers, affiliates and advertisers. Having classic characters from Santa to She-Ra to Fat Albert insures these programs will reflect the spirit and programming of both our classic TV and movie-based networks.”

According to Ardman, "Me-TV and ThisTV bring a huge national audience to some amazing titles that, frankly, have been unseen in years. How wonderful for parents to now be able to share some of these holiday memories with their own children."

http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2...ed+On+Finances

TKMetal · 10-19-2011, 05:22 PM

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http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2...ed+On+Finances

Full details of what's in the package is here: http://broadcastpartnerstv.com/2011_..._Specials.html

ajgenard · 10-19-2011, 10:23 PM

Unfortunately ThisTV's website has very few details about the Halloween schedule. That would be great if several of them were the Svengoolie versions. Last Halloween is when I discovered ThisTV with Elvira hosting The Brain That Wouldn't Die. With her show off the schedule it would make much more sense for Svengoolie to move there and make some room for MeTV's crowded lineup.

I can't believe MeTV is doing almost nothing considering all the celebrations and marathons they have. Just a handful of the shows are airing Halloween episodes. Nothing special at all. It would make more sense to have a Twilight Zone marathon and/or special presentation of Svengoolie.

10-17-2011, 03:23 PM	#40
eng51squad51 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 17, 2002 Location: SC Posts: 978	KOFY TV add METV – Me-TV announces an affiliation agreement with KOFY-TV in the San Francisco-Oak-San Jose market. Granite Broadcasting Corporation’s KOFY-TV20/Cable 13 is a local, independent station that covers the nine Bay Area counties. Me-TV will launch soon and be carried over the air on channel 20.2. Discussions are underway to return Me-TV to cable systems in the market. http://www.metvnetwork.com/files/KOF...10.17.11V2.pdf

10-08-2011, 04:25 PM	#34
ajgenard Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 09, 2011 Location: PA Posts: 369	Right now my only criticism of MeTV is the fact they simply have too much on the plate. They are host to over 50 shows, more than half of which are hour-long dramas. There just aren't enough hours in the day/week to give each one proper exposure. AntennaTV has just over 30 programs with only 7 or 8 of them an hour per episode. I think viewers have become accustomed to at least 2 episodes of sitcom reruns at a time. Therefor AntennaTV's format is better in my opinion but I really don't care for their shows.

10-09-2011, 05:16 PM	#36
ajgenard Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 09, 2011 Location: PA Posts: 369	I'd be really interested to know their daily ratings. I could imagine the audience for such a limited niche channel not being garden variety 9-5 folks. You'd think if the schedule wasn't working then changes would have been made long ago. But the fall lineup just pursued the agenda further. They must be doing well considering they grew by about 10 shows.

10-09-2011, 06:00 PM	#37
BigManMike Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 25, 2006 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 3,021	I want to know, is MeTV closed-captioned? I will be getting it in November. It has a few shows I like, but I still prefer Antenna TV.

10-18-2011, 12:12 AM	#41
clj2 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 16, 2005 Location: SC Posts: 3,501	I wonder if Me-TV is planning any special Halloween programming? Are they known for any Halloween stunts in the Chicago area? They don't have any horror series, but I'm sure they have enough episodes to choose from.

10-19-2011, 10:23 PM	#45
ajgenard Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 09, 2011 Location: PA Posts: 369	Unfortunately ThisTV's website has very few details about the Halloween schedule. That would be great if several of them were the Svengoolie versions. Last Halloween is when I discovered ThisTV with Elvira hosting The Brain That Wouldn't Die. With her show off the schedule it would make much more sense for Svengoolie to move there and make some room for MeTV's crowded lineup. I can't believe MeTV is doing almost nothing considering all the celebrations and marathons they have. Just a handful of the shows are airing Halloween episodes. Nothing special at all. It would make more sense to have a Twilight Zone marathon and/or special presentation of Svengoolie.