Story Television is an American digital broadcast television network owned by
Weigel Broadcasting
Weigel Broadcasting Co. is an American television broadcasting company based in Chicago, Illinois, alongside its flagship station WCIU-TV (Channel 26), at 26 North Halsted Street in the Greektown neighborhood. It currently owns 25 television sta ...
that airs programming which is related to
history
History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the History of writing#Inventions of writing, invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbr ...
, normally older programs which are licensed from other networks.
The formation of the network was announced on February 14, 2022. Weigel president Neal Sabin stated: “As we looked at the landscape, we looked at what genre works really well for advertisers and viewership that isn’t currently on the air right now." The genre which was chosen would be history-oriented programming. The name "Story" directly came from "history", the word that will play in the shows' taglines.
The network was launched on March 28, 2022 on stations owned by Weigel, Hearst Television, Marantha Broadcasting Company, Marquee Broadcasting and others, along with national cable distribution through providers such as
Spectrum
A spectrum (plural ''spectra'' or ''spectrums'') is a condition that is not limited to a specific set of values but can vary, without gaps, across a continuum. The word was first used scientifically in optics to describe the rainbow of colors i ...
where no affiliate exists.
Programming
Each day of the week has a different theme.
*Monday: Military and Combat
*Tuesday: Tech and Innovation
*Wednesday: World Events
*Thursday: American History
*Friday: Modern Marvels
*Saturday: Unexplained Phenomena
*Sunday: Biography
Affiliates
''Note: This list may not be complete''
References
External links
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Weigel Broadcasting
Television channels and stations established in 2022
Television channels and networks about history
Story Television
Television networks in the United States
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