A new diginet called StoryTV will be launched on 3-28-22

[N5XZS]

A new diginet called StoryTV, similar to Decades on history documentary TV shows will launch on March 28th, 2022.

Weigel To Launch Story Television, Its Sixth Digital Broadcast Network

Distribution set on Hearst, Marquee, Maranatha and Weigel stations

www.nexttv.com

Wiegel, Hearst and other will carry the new diginet on their O&O stations assuming there any room left in 19.2 MBs bitstarved MPEG-2 world.

My local station in Albuquerque KOAT-DT is Hearst owned and operated.

I am guessing they will just put a new subchannel 7.5 after the 7.4 home LC Shopping Network or just dump the LC Shopping Network for StoryTV on 7.4.

Should be interesting to see what happens next!

 

[mwdxer1]

We have a local LPTV here, KWPT, and they are O&O by Weigel, so I presume we will be receiving the new channel. Should be interesting as I watch both Decades & METV+ off their LPTV all of the time. Another station carries METV.

 

[Ascbommgjrsurf]

Means KMBC/KCWE and One of Orlando's Hearst stations adding it.

Also Comfy TV,Winnies World and so on have launched.

 

[N5XZS]

Huh, never heard bunch of more new baby diginets!

Any links and which markets that might be in?

Thanks!

 

[Justin Hill]

I read the article. Sounds like an over-the-air History Channel clone...

 

[Route66Fan]

I suspect that it might end up on KCWE-TV, Ch. 29.3, in Kansas City, MO.

 

[FTA4PA]

I would love to get this channel in our area. Some of the shows mentioned in the article are ones that I really enjoyed in the past.

 

[Justin Hill]

I think WBAY-TV 2.7 will most likely carry Story TV in Green Bay, Wisconsin, given that Gray Television-owned TV station's relationship with with Weigel dating back to when Decades was first announced in 2015 as their charter affiliate, then aborted for subchannel 2.3 for the network under Media General's ownership in favor of Ion.

Weigel later added H&I and Start TV to WBAY-TV 2's collection of subchannels.
Ion Television was replaced on channel 2.6 with Decades in 2020 after WGBA-TV 26's owner, Scripps acquired the entirety of the Ion television network and placed it locally on WGBA-TV 26.5.

WGBA-TV 26 is one of WBAY-TV 2's biggest rivals behind WLUK-TV 11 and WFRV-TV 5.

 

[Ascbommgjrsurf]

The 35 and 36 markets are getting it on Hearst Station and so is WGTV.

 

[mwdxer1]

Story TV is already listed as "coming" on KPWT LD Astoria here on 3.6. I wonder how much it will affect the pq? Right now with 3.1 H&I 720p/3.2 Start TV 480i/3.3 Movies! 480i/3.4 Decades 480i/3.5 METV+ 480i. The pq now is pretty decent.

 

[Justin Hill]

WISN-TV 12 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the closest station to where I live that will get the network so far.

The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota don't even have the network yet, so maybe they might work on a separate deal with Hubbard Communications for that market to carry the network on ABC affiliate KSTP 5 a few months from now...

 

[Ascbommgjrsurf]

Another Hearst station number 39 but not KC yet.

 

[mwdxer1]

We have a local LPTV here, KWPT, and they are O&O by Weigel, so I presume we will be receiving the new channel. Should be interesting as I watch both Decades & METV+ off their LPTV all of the time. Another station carries METV.

Yes, we are getting Story TV on 3.6.

 

[Route66Fan]

KMBC-TV, in Kansas City, MO, has lit up Ch. 9.3.

 

[Route66Fan]

They're now showing a test pattern, with a bouncing box, on KMBC-TV, Ch. 9.3. Is anybody else still seeing the promo loop?

 

[N5XZS]

KOAT-DT, in Albuquerque's TV market did show colorbars few days ago but now hide it.

Strange to hide the colorbars while testing.

Here in Albuquerque our local stations never really shows coming soon program promos or coming soon slate board.

We are such a weard TV market, that never seems to work right or just plain lazy to get anything done around here.

 

[Jim5506]

Manana.

 

[zeebre12]

Is there a schedule anywhere for this yet?

 

[mwdxer1]

Yes, we are getting Story TV on 3.6.

The channel is up and going at 3.6 as a barker channel. Starts next Monday. Looks interesting, as I am a history buff.

 

[Route66Fan]

I recorded the launch of Story Television, off of KMBC-TV, Ch. 9.3 & have uploaded it.