WWME-CD

WWME-CD
Channels
BrandingMeTV Chicago
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WCIU-TV, WMEU-CD, WRME-LD
History
FoundedOctober 28, 1987 (37 years ago) (1987-10-28)
First air date
January 14, 1989 (35 years ago) (1989-01-14)
Former call signs
  • W23AT (1989–2001)
  • WFBT-CA (2001–2004)
  • WWME-CA (2004–2015)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 23 (UHF, 1989–2015)
  • Digital: 39 (UHF, 2008–2019)
Call sign meaning
Memorable Entertainment Television (reference to MeTV slogan, from which the backronym of the network's name is derived)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID71425
ClassCD
ERP15 kW
HAAT443.5 m (1,455 ft)
Transmitter coordinates41°52′44.1″N 87°38′10.2″W / 41.878917°N 87.636167°W / 41.878917; -87.636167
Translator(s)WCIU-TV 26.3 Chicago
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.metvnetwork.com Edit this at Wikidata

WWME-CD (channel 23) is a low-power, Class A television station in Chicago, Illinois, United States, which serves as the flagship station of multicast networks MeTV and Heroes & Icons. It is owned by locally based Weigel Broadcasting alongside fellow Weigel flagship properties and independent stations WCIU-TV (channel 26) and WMEU-CD (channel 48). The stations share studios on Halsted Street (between Washington Boulevard and Madison Street) in the Greektown neighborhood, while WWME-CD's transmitter is located atop the Willis Tower on South Wacker Drive in the Chicago Loop.

Even though WWME-CD has a digital signal of its own, the low-power broadcasting radius does not reach the outer ring of Chicago proper or surrounding suburbs. Therefore, the station can also be seen through a 16:9 widescreen standard definition simulcast on WCIU's third digital subchannel, with Heroes & Icons being carried on WCIU-DT4 in order to reach the entire market. This signal is broadcast on channel 26.3 from the same Willis Tower transmitter site.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WWME-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.