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
.
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. ■