I want my Me TV on Directv too! The new NJ/NY Me TV affiliate is WJLP, Middletown, NJ (wjlp3.com) broadcasting from 4 Times Square in Manhattan. There is a dispute regarding which channel they should be assigned: 3, or 33. I've written to both WJLP and MeTv regarding this awful situation. The responses are below:
MeTV: "WZME has changed its affiliation from Me-TV too H&I as of 10/11/15. If you are able to receive the local stations from NYC then you can find Me-TV on WJLP, see our site metv.com for a list of providers that carry WJLP channel 33.1 If however your receive your local stations from Hartford then we are sorry to inform you that you will not be able to watch. Me-TV does not currently have an affiliate in the Hartford market – You can contact your favorite local station and ask them to carry Me-TV. We hope to have one in the future. Thank you"
WJLP:
"MeTV is available to Direct TV at no cost. The reason they have chosen not to carry us is over dial position which we have been litigating with the FCC over the past year and a half. Other providers have chosen to put us on Ch 3 as the law provides or give us a temporary dial position until the matter is settled.
But unlike cable operators who have to carry a station on its over the air channel, satellite operators only have an obligation to carry us on a negotiated channel. Direct TV has declined to carry us on our requested channel until the matter is settled.
May I suggest changing to Dish which does carry us on Ch 3 or your local cable system. We apologize for the inconvenience."
I have written to Directv requesting that they add WJLP to their NY locals. Don't know if it'll do any good, I'll miss my Svengoolie fix each Saturday night.