RTV being swapped for ME-TV

By Eric O Brien

Pittsburgh: Effective June 13 of this year, WPXI-TV (11) will be replacing Retro TV ("RTV") on Channel 11.2 with ME-TV. Me-TV also airs old reruns, but likely a different selection than RTV. "ME" apparently stands for Memorable Entertainment and first aired on Chicago station WFBT (now WWME-CA 23) from Noon - 3:00 p.m. It would later expand to WDJT-TV in Milwaukee and in late 2010 went national with Metro-Goldwin-Mayer handling distribution. It is in direct competition with RTV. Me-TV is owned by Weigel Broadcasting who, together with MGM, also operates ThisTV which is carried on WTAE-TV's (4) secondary channel 4.2.

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Posted at April 02, 2011 at 8:18 pm by






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I wonder if sister station WTOV will also drop RTV
Jason - April 02, 2011 at 10:56 pm

Living in Chicago where MeTV originates, I’ve seen both RTV (WPVN 24.1) and MeTV (WCIU 26.3) and MeTV has a much more solid lineup.
There is another Chicago-based network, Antenna TV, that is much like RTV and MeTV.
Scott - April 03, 2011 at 09:43 am

RTV has been a habitual 10pm tune-in for the Rockford Files weekdays and Jack Benny Sunday.
Frank - April 03, 2011 at 7:44 pm

There is a low-power station in Hartford, Connecticut, WRNT, that receives the Retro TV feed from WPXI. (WPXI’s call letters can be seen during the hourly station identification.) I wonder if this means that, come June, WRNT will have to get the Retro network feed through some other means, or if WRNT might also drop RTV for Me-TV. In either case, WRNT puts out a very snowy, nearly unwatchable analog signal.
RM - April 04, 2011 at 5:37 pm

In response to Jason’s comment, I wonder if WJAC’s digital arm will lose RTV also.
Rick - April 04, 2011 at 7:51 pm

WJAC too perchance? What a bunch of Cox!
LeTrole - April 04, 2011 at 8:01 pm

RTV is one of the few channels I watch!! Guess I’m just to old school,lol!! One of my favorites on there is “Emergency”. I hope ME-TV has a similar or better line-up!!!!
Jared P. - April 04, 2011 at 10:58 pm

Fab! That means Svengoolie will be coming to Pittsburgh!!!!!!
TLT - May 04, 2011 at 02:48 am

Looked at the line up- not bad, but I will miss Emergency, Quincy and Jack Benny. Don’t know if I will watch near as much as I did retro tv.
Maryanne - June 05, 2011 at 3:38 pm

I have watched RTV long enough. It’s time to air some new shows. I’m looking forward to the change.
Don Newcomer - June 13, 2011 at 10:50 pm

I am not happy about this change now I won’t be able to watch my favorite shows anymore. Booooooooooooo WPXI!
The Patient - June 14, 2011 at 12:05 am

Please bring back RTV. I want my RTV!!!
Edith - June 18, 2011 at 7:22 pm

I used to watch RTV all the time. I don’t like metv at all. GIVE ME BACK MY RTV.
Katie - July 01, 2011 at 3:34 pm

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the new format!! RTV was sooooooooo boring! ME has all of my favorite shows. The Beverly Hillbillys, I Love Lucy, The Big Valley, Bonanza! I love it!!!
Cyndi - July 07, 2011 at 07:19 am

If you can snag one of the WBGN signals off-air, RTV now is the third subchannel (RF 16.3, virtual 59.3 in the Allegheny County area).
Pat Cloonan (URL) - July 09, 2011 at 11:24 am

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