{"id":6710,"date":"2015-02-09T15:00:45","date_gmt":"2015-02-09T21:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=6710"},"modified":"2015-02-09T15:51:59","modified_gmt":"2015-02-09T21:51:59","slug":"weigel-broadcasting-to-launch-oldies-on-87-7-metv-fm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2015\/02\/09\/weigel-broadcasting-to-launch-oldies-on-87-7-metv-fm\/","title":{"rendered":"Weigel Broadcasting to launch oldies on \u201887.7 MeTV FM'"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/MeTVFM.png\"><a href=\"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2015\/02\/09\/weigel-broadcasting-to-launch-oldies-on-87-7-metv-fm\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6711\" alt=\"MeTVFM\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/MeTVFM.png\" width=\"637\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/MeTVFM.png 637w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/MeTVFM-300x168.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/MeTVFM-150x84.png 150w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/MeTVFM-400x224.png 400w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/MeTVFM-200x112.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/a><\/a>Weigel Broadcasting, the Chicago-based company behind The U, Me-TV and other popular television channels, is about to launch an oldies radio format on WGWG LP 87.7 and rebrand it as <a href=\"http:\/\/metv.fm\" target=\"_blank\">MeTV FM.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Confirming a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/2014\/12\/30\/weigel-broadcasting-to-become-radio-active-on-87-7-fm\/\" target=\"_blank\">report here<\/a> December 30, the move marks Weigel Broadcasting\u2019s first foray into radio through an agreement with Venture Technologies Group, which owns the license for the low-power television frequency. It has been operating as an FM radio station under a variety of formats since 2008.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Weigel Broadcasting announced Monday that MeTV FM will debut in March with a format described as \u201ca unique blend of memorable, timeless and classic pop music that the boomer generation listened to from the 1960s through 1980s.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the brainchild of Neal Sabin, vice chairman of Weigel Broadcasting, who said in a statement: \u201c87.7 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. This is 'Me Music' \u2014 memorable, easy music for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Programming will originate from Weigel Broadcasting studios at 26 North Halsted Street. Effective February 23, the station\u2019s call letters will be changed to WRME.<\/p>\n<p>Under an earlier agreement between Venture Technologies Group and Tribune Media, the station has been airing a simulcast of news\/talk <a href=\"http:\/\/wgnradio.com \" target=\"_blank\">WGN AM 720<\/a>\u00a0since January 1. Before that it was the home of Tribune Media\u2019s ill-fated sports\/talk format known as The Game 87.7 FM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weigel Broadcasting, the Chicago-based company behind The U, Me-TV and other popular television channels, is about to launch an oldies radio format on WGWG LP 87.7 and rebrand it as MeTV FM. Confirming a report here December 30, the move marks Weigel Broadcasting\u2019s first foray into radio through an agreement with Venture Technologies Group, which... <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2015\/02\/09\/weigel-broadcasting-to-launch-oldies-on-87-7-metv-fm\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&#8594;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6710"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6710"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6710\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6716,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6710\/revisions\/6716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}