MeTV radio coming to Chicago in March

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Chicago viewers (and radio listeners) are the fortunate beneficiaries of a new endeavor by Me-TV's owner, Weigel Broadcasting. Beginning in March, Weigel will foray into radio with the birth of Me-TV FM on station 87.7. Below is the press release detailing what the new Chicago area radio station is about:

"2-9-15 Chicago, Illinois - Weigel Broadcasting Co., the innovative creators of MeTV Memorable Entertainment Television, announce their latest broadcast venture with the debut of 87.7 MeTV FM. Unique among local radio stations, 87.7 MeTV FM will bring a distinctive “Me Music” sound featuring a deep playlist of classic pop and timeless tracks.

87.7 MeTV FM will be MeTV’s companion for audio format.

87.7 MeTV FM is a unique blend of memorable, timeless and classic pop music that the boomer generation listened to from the 1960s through 1980s. Just as many of MeTV’s most popular programs had vanished from the airwaves, replaced with reality shows and exploitative programming, 87.7 MeTV FM’s playlist has largely been replaced by artists and genres the massive boomer audience doesn’t relate to or connect with. Now MeTV FM 87.7 brings back all the music this generation made their own.

“87.7 MeTV FM will differ from the current “classic hits” format by playing a much broader range of music skewing on the pop/softer side including singer/songwriters, album tracks and hits deemed “oldies” by some programmers but considered gold by our target audience”, according Neal Sabin, the architect of the MeTV FM format. “This is “Me Music”- memorable, easy music for everyone.”

MeTV FM 87.7 Core artists include Carly Simon, James Taylor, The Eagles, Elton John, The Carpenters, Motown superstars, America, Neil Diamond and hundreds more.

Now is the time we want to ask listeners to “Think outside Pandora’s box”, to “modify their Spotify” and be “a little less “Sirius” with Me… 87.7 MeTV FM”.
 
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I honestly don't know. They are using an analog TV station (WGWG-LP) and assume will have some type of "video" on the screen.
I have a feeling this may be just in Chicago
 
I hope this will stream, I would like to hear it!
unknown at this point. But since it is **technically** a TV station (analog channel 6 as licensed by the FCC) I don't think it "qualifies" as a Radio station

They are using a quirk in the system. Analog channel 6's audio can be heard at 87.7 FM. I know here in Duluth, MN the NBC use to have commercials that said "cant be home for News 6 at 5? Listen to us at 87.7 on your radio" when they were analog.
 
WCTV here used to advertise the ability to hear them on FM back when they were analog. The thing I noticed was that the audio was way lower in volume than a "normal" FM radio station. ....and wasn't in stereo since MTS and the FM multiplex systems were different.

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WCTV here used to advertise the ability to hear them on FM back when they were analog. The thing I noticed was that the audio was way lower in volume than a "normal" FM radio station. ....and wasn't in stereo since MTS and the FM multiplex systems were different.
yup. KBJR's audio was way low compared to the other radio stations
 
yup. KBJR's audio was way low compared to the other radio stations

This was normal when listening to any analog channel 6 on an FM radio.

Wikipedia explains: "The audio signal is frequency-modulated, like the audio signals broadcast by FM radio stations in the 88–108 MHz band, but with a 25 kHz maximum frequency deviation, as opposed to 75 kHz as is used on the FM band, making analog television audio signals sound softer than FM radio signals as received on a wideband receiver."
 

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