Story Television Explained

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]

Programming

Each day of the week has a different theme.^[4]

• Monday: Military and Combat
• Tuesday: Tech and Innovation
• Wednesday: World Events
• Thursday: American History
• Friday: Modern Marvels
• Saturday: Unexplained Phenomena
• Sunday: Biography

The channel rebroadcasts programming that originally aired on cable networks such as A&E and History Channel.^[5]

Affiliates

^[6] Note: This list may not be complete

City of license/market	Station[7]	Virtual channel	Primary affiliation	Owner	Date of affiliation	Notes
Alabama
		13.3	NBC		March 28, 2022
		35.2	MyNetworkTV		2023	Replaced getTV
		22.7			2023
Arizona
	KEJR-LD	40.3	MeTV+
	KMOH-TV	6.4	MeTV
Arkansas
		40.4	ABC	Hearst Television
California
Avalon (Los Angeles)	KAZA-TV	54.2	MeTV	Weigel Broadcasting	May 26, 2022	Replaced Decades
	KTLN-TV	68.3	Heroes & Icons		March 28, 2022
		3.3	NBC	Hearst Television	March 28, 2022
		8.4			March 28, 2022
Colorado
		4.6			August 2023
	KREG-TV	3.7	MeTV	Weigel Broadcasting	April 30, 2022
Connecticut
Hartford (New Haven)	WHCT-LD	35.7	MeTV	Weigel Broadcasting	March 28. 2022
	WZME	43.1	-		March 28, 2022
Delaware
Wilmington (Philadelphia, PA)	WDPN-TV	2.7	MeTV	Maranatha Broadcasting Company
District of Columbia
	WDME-CD	48.2	MeTV	Weigel Broadcasting
Florida
	WJKF-CD	9.2	NTD America	Abacus Television
Miami (Fort Lauderdale)		33.5		CBS News and Stations	September 2023
		2.3	NBC	Hearst Television	March 28, 2022
		44.7	Independent	CBS News and Stations
Georgia
		32.5	MeTV		March 28, 2022
		44.7	CBS		TBA
		50.2			March 28, 2022
		22.3	ABC	Hearst Television
Idaho
		22.2	America's Voice	Karlo Maalouf	January 2023
		17.4			April 2023
Illinois
		14.2	Telemundo
	WCIU-TV	26.5	The CW	Weigel Broadcasting	March 28, 2022
	WFBN-LD	35.3	Heroes & Icons
Indiana
	WBXI-CD	47.3	Start TV	CBS News and Stations
	WZDS-LD	5.5	Heroes & Icons	Weigel Broadcasting	March 28, 2022
	WCWW-LD	25.5	The CW		March 28, 2022
Iowa
		8.4	CBS	Hearst Television
Kentucky
		65.2	Cozi TV	Margaret Drake	2024
		32.4	CBS	Hearst Television	March 28, 2022
Louisiana
		41.5	Heroes & Icons	Wilderness Communications, LLC	February 22, 2023
		50.6	MeTV	Delta Media Corporation	February 22, 2023
		6.4	NBC	Hearst Television
Maine
		51.4	CW	Hearst Television
Maryland
		11.3	NBC	Hearst Television	March 28, 2022
Massachusetts
		5.3	ABC	Hearst Television	March 28, 2022
Michigan
		62.5	CBS	CBS News and Stations	October 2023
		29.4	NBC	Gray Television
		16.3	Catchy Comedy	Heritage Broadcast Group
Minnesota
		9.8	Fox		August 4, 2022
Mississippi
		16.3	ABC	Hearst Television
Missouri
		8.6	Court TV	Craft Broadcasting
	KNLC	24.8	MeTV	Weigel Broadcasting	March 28, 2022
		9.3	ABC	Hearst Television	March 28, 2022
Nebraska
		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
	KOAT-TV	7.5	ABC	Hearst Television	March 28, 2022
New York
New York City	WNWT-LD	37.1	-	Weigel Broadcasting
		30.2	HSN	Squirrel Broadcasting Company
		51.2	The Walk TV	Renard Communications
North Carolina
		12.3	NBC	Hearst Television
Ohio
		5.4	NBC	Hearst Television	March 28, 2022
	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.
		22.7	Cozi TV	Columbus Broadcasting Corporation	January 30, 2023	Replaced AccuWeather
		30.4	Court TV	Gray Television	2023	Replaced TrueReal / TBA
Oklahoma
		5.4	ABC	Hearst Television	March 28, 2022
		25.6	Univision	Tyler Media Group	2023
Oregon
	KPWT-LD	3.6	Heroes & Icons	Weigel Broadcasting	March 28, 2022
Pennsylvania
		4.3	ABC	Hearst Television
		30.6	Independent	Kathy Potera
Lancaster (Harrisburg)		8.4	NBC	Hearst Television	March 28.2022
South Carolina
		25.7	ABC		2023
		4.4	NBC	Hearst Television	March 28, 2022
		43.8	Fox	Bahakel Communications	2023
Tennessee
		20.2	The CW	Gray Television
Nashville	WJFB	44.7	MeTV	Weigel Broadcasting	March 28, 2022
Texas
	KAZD	55.5		Weigel Broadcasting	March 28, 2022
	KYAZ	51.4	MeTV		March 28, 2022
Utah
Cedar City (St. George)	KCSG	8.6	MeTV	Weigel Broadcasting	March 28, 2022
Vermont
		5.2	NBC	Hearst Television	March 28, 2022
Virginia
		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
Green Bay	WMEI	31.3	MeTV	Weigel Broadcasting	June 18, 2024
		12.4	ABC	Hearst Television	March 28. 2022

Notes and References

1. Web site: RabbitEars.Info .
2. Web site: MeTV Owner Weigel Broadcasting to Launch Story Television, Its First Unscripted National Network (EXCLUSIVE). 14 February 2022.
3. Web site: Weigel launches Story Television on over-the-air broadcast stations. 29 March 2022.
4. Web site: Story Television.
5. Web site: Michael. Schneider. 2023-02-15. MeTV Owner Weigel Broadcasting to Launch Story Television, Its First Unscripted National Network (EXCLUSIVE). 14 February 2022.
6. Web site: RabbitEars.Info .
7. Web site: Stations for Network - Story Television . January 1, 2024 . RabbitEars.