Weigel To Launch Story Television, Its Sixth Digital Broadcast Network

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Distribution set on Hearst, Marquee, Maranatha and Weigel stations

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(Image credit: Weigel Broadcasting)

Weigel Broadcasting said it will launch a new digital over-the-air network, Story Television, on March 28.

Weigel already broadcasts five other diginets, including MeTV. Several major broadcasters have also expanded their presence by launching over-the-air networks, including E.W. Scripps, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Nexstar Media Group and Tegna.

Story Television will feature non-fiction shows from A+E Networks including Biography, The Men Who Built America and Modern Marvels.

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Weigel said it has secured carriage for the network on the secondary broadcast signals of stations owned by Hearst Television, Marquee Broadcasting, Maranatha Broadcasting and its own stations. ■ 

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