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| Channels | |
| Branding | MeTV Milwaukee |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 41.1: MeTV |
| Ownership | |
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| WDJT-TV, WMLW-TV, WYTU-LD | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1999 (in previous incarnations since 1983) |
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Call sign meaning | "Memorable Entertainment Television" (MeTV's backronymed name; formerly suffixed with "-TV" during full-power run on channel 49)[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 71422 |
| Class | CD |
| ERP | 15 kW |
| HAAT | 316.4 m (1,038 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 43°6′42″N 87°55′50″W / 43.11167°N 87.93056°W |
| Translator(s) | WDJT-TV 58.2 Milwaukee |
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Public license information | |
| Website | www |
WBME-CD (channel 41) is a low-power, Class A television station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, airing programming from the classic television network MeTV. It is owned and operated by Weigel Broadcasting alongside CBS affiliate WDJT-TV (channel 58), independent station WMLW-TV (channel 49) and low-power Telemundo affiliate WYTU-LD (channel 63). The stations share studios in the Renaissance Center office complex on South 60th Street in West Allis; WBME-CD's transmitter is located in Milwaukee's Lincoln Park.
Due to WBME-CD's low-power status, the broadcasting radius does not reach all of southeastern Wisconsin. Therefore, the station is simulcast in 16:9 widescreen standard definition on WDJT's second digital subchannel in order to reach the entire market. This relay signal can be seen on channel 58.2 from the same Lincoln Park transmitter facility.
- ^ Golembiewski, Dick (April 29, 2008). "A Brief History of Milwaukee Television (the Analog Years)". Milwaukee TV Horror Hosts. Archived from the original on August 27, 2008. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBME-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.