American digital multicast television network
Television channel
Heroes & Icons
(
H&I
) is an American
diginet
television network
owned by
Weigel Broadcasting
. Usually carried on the
digital subchannels
of its affiliated
television station
in most markets, the network airs classic television series from the 1950s through the 2000s, with a focus on action/adventure,
westerns
,
crime dramas
,
sci-fi
, and
superhero
programming.
H&I operates from Weigel Broadcasting's headquarters on
North Halsted Street
in
Chicago
,
Illinois
, and is essentially an
offshoot
of
MeTV
– the general classic TV digital networks also owned by Weigel.
[3]
History
[
edit
]
Heroes & Icons was soft-launched with limited advanced promotion on September 28, 2014, as a
diginet
of Weigel-owned stations
WWME-CD
(channel 23.2) and
WCIU-TV
(channel 26.4) in
Chicago
, and
WMLW-TV
(channel 49.3) in
Milwaukee
. Heroes & Icons was created at the request of the affiliates of Weigel's existing networks, to increase their programming options.
[3]
The network also launched in the
South Bend, Indiana
market, along with the major cable providers in the Chicago and Milwaukee markets (including
Comcast Xfinity
,
RCN
and
Time Warner Cable
) using existing carriage.
[3]
Weigel opted to soft launch H&I in order to fine-tune its schedule, along with adding additional programming to the fledgling network.
[4]
With the network having settled on a more stabilized schedule, Weigel moved the Heroes & Icons affiliation in Milwaukee to the third subchannel of
CBS
affiliate
WDJT-TV
(channel 58) on March 5, 2015, with
This TV
? which previously occupied the 58.3 space ? moving to WMLW-DT3 in its place.
[5]
Fox Television Stations
expanded its relationship with Weigel beyond
Movies!
, adding it to eleven of their stations in the fourth quarter of 2015.
[6]
A list of 2019
Nielsen
ratings published by
Variety
indicated that Heroes & Icons averaged 196,000 viewers in prime time, up 18% from the 2018 average.
[7]
Programming
[
edit
]
H&I's program schedule features a mix of
police procedurals
,
westerns
,
science fiction
,
superhero
and
action/adventure
-themed programs.
[3]
The network also carries a three-hour block of children's programming on Sunday mornings to fulfill
FCC
mandated
E/I
obligations.
Since 2016, a prominent staple in H&I's lineup is the airing of five live action classic
Star Trek
series (
The Original Series
,
Next Generation
,
Deep Space Nine
,
Voyager
, and
Enterprise
) Sunday through Friday evenings.
Weekdays feature a western block in the morning, followed by the "Day Shift"
binge
block of various crime dramas and action/adventure shows through the afternoon (a different show every day), a three-hour block of
Walker, Texas Ranger
early evenings, and the
Star Trek
block primetime through late evenings.
Weekends feature a morning superhero block, with programs such as
Adventures of Superman
,
Batman
, and
Wonder Woman
.
[8]
A military block airs Saturday nights, with war themed programs such as
Black Sheep Squadron
,
Combat!
,
Rat Patrol
, and
Tour of Duty
.
Affiliates
[
edit
]
As of July 2016
[update]
, Heroes & Icons has current affiliation agreements with television stations in 63
media markets
encompassing 33 states, covering 69.21% of the United States.
[9]
The network is carried on the
digital subchannels
of
television stations
in most of its markets (with current exceptions including
St. George, Utah
O&O
KCSG
, which has widespread cable and satellite coverage in the
Salt Lake City
market and throughout
Utah
, and
Evansville, Indiana
affiliate
WTSN-CD
, which both carry the network on their primary digital channels). The network is also carried on
cable television
providers through their
digital
tiers at the discretion of the affiliate's parent station in certain markets, and in 2020, Heroes & Icons is available nationwide on
DISH Network
channel 293.
In
South Bend
,
Indiana
, where Weigel Broadcasting owns three television stations (ABC affiliate
WBND-LD
,
CW
affiliate
WCWW-LD
and
MyNetworkTV
affiliate
WMYS-LD
), the network is instead carried by former Fox affiliate
WSJV
through an agreement with that station's owner
Gray Television
(it took over the main signal on October 1, 2016, as that station was under consideration to sell its spectrum in that year's spectrum auction, though it ultimately remained on the air). The network added additional stations by early December 2014, which in addition to WSJV, included
KCSG
in the
Salt Lake City
market (a station Weigel eventually purchased in 2017) and a digital subchannel of
Des Moines
CBS
affiliate
KCCI
.
[10]
On September 18, 2015, Weigel signed an affiliation agreement with
Fox Television Stations
to carry the network on subchannels of the group's Fox and MyNetworkTV
owned-and-operated stations
in eleven markets, including
New York City
,
Los Angeles
,
Dallas
,
San Francisco
, and
Washington, D.C.
, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2015. Once all of the stations involved in the agreement affiliated with the network, H&I will expand its coverage to 52% of all U.S. households and availability in eight of the 10 largest Nielsen markets.
[6]
Weigel also maintains a secondary agreement with
Spectrum
to carry the network nationwide on that cable service, slotting the network's national feed on systems where a terrestrial affiliate does not exist or is not under contract to be carried.
[
citation needed
]
In October 2020, Heroes & Icons was made available on
Sling TV
.
[11]
On April 19, 2022, Heroes & Icons began airing on the
Frndly TV
live streaming service.
[12]
On August 9, 2022, Heroes & Icons became available on
Philo
.
[13]
On December 28, 2023, Heroes & Icons was made available nationwide also on
DirecTV
.
[14]
Current affiliates
[
edit
]
City of license
/
market
|
Station
[9]
|
Virtual
channel
|
Primary affiliation
|
Owner
|
Date of affiliation
|
Notes
|
Alabama
[
edit
]
|
Anniston
(
Birmingham
)
|
WGWW
|
40.1
|
-
|
Howard Stirk Holdings
|
October 1, 2015
|
Replaced
Heartland
as primary affiliate;
maintains secondary affiliation with ABC
|
Montgomery
|
WALE-LD
|
17.6
|
Montgomery Weather Channel (local weather)
|
Allen Media Broadcasting
|
August 11, 2015
|
|
Tuscaloosa
(Birmingham)
|
WSES
|
33.1
|
-
|
Howard Stirk Holdings
|
October 1, 2015
|
|
Alaska
|
Anchorage
|
KTUU-TV
|
2.2
|
NBC
|
Gray Television
|
September 1, 2019
|
Previously carried on co-owned
KYES-TV
5.3 since October 1, 2018 (with a soft launch on September 21, 2018).
|
Arizona
[
edit
]
|
Phoenix
|
KSAZ-TV
|
10.3
|
Fox
|
Fox Television Stations
|
November 1, 2015
|
|
Tucson
|
KTTU
|
18.3
|
MyNetworkTV
|
Tegna
|
|
|
California
[
edit
]
|
Bakersfield
|
KNXT-LD
|
53.4
|
MyNetworkTV
|
My Central Valley, LLC
|
2022
|
|
Los Angeles
|
KCOP
|
13.4
|
Fox Television Stations
|
October 1, 2015
|
|
KSFV-CD
|
27.2
|
Jewelry Television
|
Weigel Broadcasting
|
February 28, 2022
|
|
Fresno
|
KAIL
|
7.3
|
MyNetworkTV
|
Aperio Communications, LLC
|
|
|
Monterey
|
KBNY-LD
|
19.1
|
-
|
Cocola Television
|
|
|
San Francisco
?
Oakland
?
San Jose
|
KTLN-TV
|
68.1
|
-
|
Weigel Broadcasting
|
April 17, 2019
|
|
Stockton
?
Sacramento
|
KQCA
|
58.2
|
The CW
|
Hearst Television
|
October 1, 2018
|
|
Colorado
[
edit
]
|
Denver
|
KTVD
|
20.2
|
MyNetworkTV
|
Tegna
|
February 1, 2020
|
Replaced
MeTV
|
Colorado Springs
?
Pueblo
|
KRDO-TV
|
13.7
|
ABC
|
News-Press & Gazette Company
|
May 1, 2017
|
Switched to 13.7 from 13.3 in May 1, 2024 because KRDO 13 News started airing on 13.3.
|
Glenwood Springs
|
KREG-TV
|
3.1
|
MeTV
|
Weigel Broadcasting
|
July 2017
|
|
Connecticut
[
edit
]
|
Hartford
and
New Haven
|
WHCT-LD
|
35.2
|
MeTV
|
Weigel Broadcasting
|
September 30, 2020
|
|
District of Columbia
[
edit
]
|
Washington, D.C.
|
WDCA
|
20.3
|
MyNetworkTV
|
Fox Television Stations
|
October 3, 2015
|
|
Florida
[
edit
]
|
Fort Myers
|
WBBH-TV
|
20.2
|
NBC
|
Hearst Television
|
|
|
Jacksonville
|
WFOX-TV
|
30.3
|
Fox
|
Cox Media Group
|
June 3, 2015
|
|
Miami
|
WPLG
|
10.3
|
ABC
|
BH Media
|
January 2018
|
|
Orlando
(
Daytona Beach
)
|
WRBW
|
65.3
|
MyNetworkTV
|
Fox Television Stations
|
October 1, 2015
|
|
Panama City
|
WECP-LD
|
18.3
|
CBS
|
Gray Television
|
January 2017
|
|
Tampa
(
Saint Petersburg
/
Clearwater
)
|
WTVT
|
13.4
|
Fox
|
Fox Television Stations
|
November 1, 2015
|
|
Georgia
[
edit
]
|
Bainbridge
(
Tallahassee
)
|
WTLH
|
49.1
|
-
|
New Age Media
|
April 30, 2018
|
|
Columbus
|
WXTX
|
54.5
|
Fox
|
American Spirit Media
|
September 1, 2022
|
|
Perry
/
Macon
|
WPGA-TV
|
58.2
|
Independent
|
Register Communications
|
2017
|
|
Toccoa/Atlanta
(
Athens
)
|
WGTA
|
32.2
|
MeTV
|
Marquee Broadcasting
|
|
Hawaii
[
edit
]
|
Honolulu, Hawaii
|
KITV
|
4.5
|
ABC
|
Allen Media Group
|
March 11, 2019
|
|
Idaho
[
edit
]
|
Boise
|
KRID-LD
|
22.3
|
NewsMax TV
|
Karlo Maalouf
|
March 2, 2017
|
Began formally broadcasting on March 20, 2017
|
Pocatello
/
Idaho Falls
|
KPIF
|
15.2
|
MeTV
|
Pocatello Channel 15, LLC
|
October 2, 2017
|
|
Illinois
[
edit
]
|
Chicago
|
WWME-CD
|
23.2
|
MeTV
|
Weigel Broadcasting
|
September 28, 2014
[3]
|
Flagship station
|
WCIU-TV
|
26.4
|
The CW
|
December 29, 2014
|
Full-power simulcast of WWME-CD2
|
Harrisburg
|
WSIL-TV
|
3.2
|
ABC
|
Allen Media Broadcasting
|
January 3, 2018
|
|
Rockford
|
WFBN-LD
|
35.1
|
Telemundo
(on DT2)
|
Weigel Broadcasting
|
mid-2016
|
Replaced
TouchVision
|
Springfield, Illinois
(
St. Louis, Missouri
)
|
WODK-LD
|
45.2
|
Cozi TV
|
DTV America
|
Dec 2016 or Jan 2017
|
Station is licensed to Springfield but transmits from suburban St. Louis; it does not transmit any signal to Springfield.
|
Indiana
[
edit
]
|
Evansville
|
WTSN-CD
|
20.1
|
-
|
Evansville Low Power Partnership
|
|
|
Elkhart
(
South Bend
)
[3]
|
WSJV
|
28.1
|
Gray Television
|
2016
|
Formerly a Fox affiliate
|
Indianapolis
|
WALV-CD
|
46.6
|
MeTV
|
Tegna
|
June 1, 2022
|
Carriage on
WUDZ-LD
ended on April 29, 2022, begins on
WTHR
46.6 June 1, 2022
|
Iowa
[
edit
]
|
Cedar Rapids
|
KWWL
|
7.2
|
NBC
|
Allen Media Broadcasting
|
August 2, 2021
|
Replaced
The CW
, which moved to
KCRG-TV
9.3
|
Des Moines
|
KCCI
|
8.3
|
CBS
|
Hearst Television
|
December 2014
|
Subchannel maintains secondary affiliation with
MyNetworkTV
, pre-empting H&I prime time programming on weeknights
[10]
|
Kansas
[
edit
]
|
Hutchinson
/
Wichita
|
KWCH-DT
|
12.3
|
CBS
|
Gray Television
|
June 2017
|
|
Topeka
|
WIBW-TV
|
13.3
|
February 28, 2019
|
|
KCMN-LD
|
42.2
|
Catchy Comedy
|
DTV America Corporation
|
|
|
Kentucky
[
edit
]
|
Bowling Green
|
WBGS-LD
|
34.3
|
Telemundo
|
Gray Television
|
January 31, 2023
|
Hazard
(
Lexington
)
|
WYMT-TV
|
57.2
|
CBS
|
January 2017
|
|
Louisville
|
WBNA
|
21.6
|
Independent
|
Evangel World Prayer Center
|
July 2015
|
|
Louisiana
[
edit
]
|
Alexandria
|
KBCA
|
41.1
|
-
|
Wilderness Communications
|
July 1, 2015
|
Switched to 41.1 from 41.3 in September 2016 when the CW moved to a subchannel of NBC's
KALB-TV
due to an agreement between CW and
Gray Television
|
Columbia
/
Monroe
/
El Dorado
|
KMLU
|
11.2
|
MeTV
|
Legacy Broadcasting
|
January 2018
|
|
Lafayette
/
New Iberia
/
Baton Rouge
|
KDCG-CD
&
KLWB
|
22.1 & 50.2
|
Delta Media Corporation
|
July 1, 2015
|
replaced
Antenna TV
|
New Orleans
|
WUPL
|
54.3
|
MyNetworkTV
|
Tegna
|
|
|
Maine
[
edit
]
|
Poland Spring
(
Portland
)
|
WPXT
|
51.2
|
The CW
|
Hearst Television
|
|
|
Dedham
(
Bangor
)
|
WBGR-LD
|
33.2
|
MeTV
|
James McLeod
(Maine Family Broadcasting, Inc.)
|
September 2019
|
|
Maryland
[
edit
]
|
Baltimore
|
WMJF-CD
|
39.6
|
Ion Television
|
HME Equity Fund II, LLC
|
|
|
Salisbury
|
WGDV-LD
|
32.3
|
Azteca America
|
Marquee Broadcasting
|
|
|
Massachusetts
[
edit
]
|
Boston
|
WSBK-TV
|
38.2
|
Independent
|
CBS News and Stations
|
October 6, 2016
|
|
Michigan
[
edit
]
|
Detroit
|
WJBK
|
2.4
|
Fox
|
Fox Television Stations
|
November 1, 2015
|
|
Flint
|
WJRT
|
12.5
|
ABC
|
Allen Media Group
|
August 30, 2019
|
|
Kalamazoo
|
WLLA
|
64.3
|
MeTV
|
Christian Broadcasting Ministries
|
June 1, 2020
|
Replaced
Retro TV
(now on 64.5)
|
Lansing
|
WILX-TV
|
10.2
|
NBC
|
Gray Television
|
October 1, 2016
|
Replaced
WeatherNation TV
|
Marquette
|
WZMQ
|
19.5
|
MeTV
|
Lilly Broadcasting
|
|
|
Minnesota
[
edit
]
|
Chisholm, Minnesota
|
KRII-TV
|
11.3
|
NBC
|
Gray Television
|
March 2017
|
Subchannel maintains secondary affiliation with
MyNetworkTV
, pre-empting H&I prime time programming on weeknights
[15]
[16]
|
Duluth
-
Superior, Wisconsin
|
KBJR-TV
|
6.3
|
Minneapolis
?
St. Paul
|
KSTP-TV
|
5.7
|
ABC
|
Hubbard Broadcasting
|
|
|
Rochester
|
KTTC
|
10.3
|
NBC
|
Gray Television
|
March 2015
[17]
|
Also carried on translator W50DR-D in
La Crosse, Wisconsin
.
|
Missouri
[
edit
]
|
Poplar Bluff
|
KPOB-TV
|
15.2
|
ABC
|
Allen Media Broadcasting
|
January 3, 2018
|
Full-power satellite of
WSIL-TV
|
St. Louis
|
KNLC
|
24.3
|
MeTV
|
Weigel Broadcasting
|
December 12, 2017
[18]
|
|
Nebraska
[
edit
]
|
Omaha
|
WOWT
|
6.3
|
NBC
|
Gray Television
|
January 2019
|
|
Nevada
[
edit
]
|
Las Vegas
|
KHSV
|
21.2
|
MeTV
|
Howard Stirk Holdings
|
June 1, 2022
|
Displaced from channel 21.1 by
MeTV
|
New Jersey
[
edit
]
|
Secaucus
(New York City)
|
WWOR-TV
|
9.4
|
MyNetworkTV
|
Fox Television Stations
|
October 3, 2015
|
|
New Mexico
[
edit
]
|
Albuquerque
|
KOB
|
4.2
|
NBC
|
Hubbard Broadcasting
|
October 2021
|
Farmington
|
KOBF
|
12.2
|
NBC
|
Hubbard Broadcasting
|
October 2021
|
Satellite of KOB
|
Roswell
|
KOBR
|
8.2
|
NBC
|
Hubbard Broadcasting
|
October 2021
|
Satellite of KOB
|
New York
[
edit
]
|
Albany
|
WNYA
|
51.4
|
MyNetworkTV
|
Hubbard Broadcasting
|
June 1, 2019
|
|
Buffalo
|
WBBZ-TV
|
67.2
|
MeTV
|
Phil Arno
|
March 2017
|
|
Rochester
|
WHEC-TV
|
10.5
|
NBC
|
Hubbard Broadcasting
|
May 2019
|
|
Saranac Lake
|
WYCI
|
40.1
|
MyNetworkTV
|
Cross Hill Communications
|
2017
|
|
Syracuse
|
WTVU-CD
|
22.3
|
Cornerstone TV
|
Renard Communications
|
2021
|
|
North Carolina
[
edit
]
|
Charlotte
|
WCCB
|
18.5
|
The CW
|
Bahakel Communications
|
October 2, 2023
|
|
Greenville
|
WTMQ-LD
|
29.3
|
Heartland
|
Tutt Media Group
|
August 15, 2015
|
Replaced
Tuff TV
on DT3.
|
Raleigh
|
WIRP-LD
|
27.4
|
Estrella TV
|
DTV America
|
2017
|
|
WRAZ
|
50.4
|
Fox
|
Capitol Broadcasting Company
|
2022
|
|
Smithfield
|
WARZ-LD
|
21.3
|
Heartland
|
Tutt Media Group
|
August 15, 2015
|
Replaced
Tuff TV
on DT3.
|
Washington (Greenville)
|
WITN-TV
|
7.5
|
NBC
|
Gray Television
|
|
|
Wilmington
|
WTMV-LD
|
39.3
|
Heartland
|
Tutt Media Group
|
August 15, 2015
|
Replaced
Tuff TV
on DT3.
|
North Dakota
[
edit
]
|
Bismarck
|
KNDB
|
24.1
|
-
|
BEK Communications Cooperative
|
July 2015
|
|
Minot
|
KNDM
|
26.1
|
Satellite
of KNDB
|
Fargo
|
KVLY-TV
|
11.4
|
NBC
|
Gray Television
|
September 12, 2016
|
|
KXJB-LD
|
30.3/28.3
|
CBS
|
|
|
Ohio
[
edit
]
|
Cincinnati
|
WXIX-TV
|
19.2
|
FOX
|
Gray Television
|
January 1, 2020
|
|
Cleveland
|
WBNX-TV
|
55.4
|
Independent
|
Winston Broadcasting Network
|
December 30, 2015
|
|
Portsmouth
(
Charleston
?
Huntington
)
|
WQCW
|
30.2
|
The CW
|
Gray Television
|
|
|
Oklahoma
[
edit
]
|
Oklahoma City
|
KUOK
|
36.5
|
Univision
|
Tyler Media Group
|
|
|
Tulsa
|
KMYT-TV
|
41.4
|
MyNetworkTV
|
Imagicomm Communications
|
|
|
Oregon
|
Medford
|
KFBI-LD
|
48.1
|
MyNetworkTV
|
Imagicomm Communications
|
|
Maintains the Primary Affiliation With
MyNetworkTV
pre-temping H&I prime time programming on weeknights
[19]
|
Pennsylvania
[
edit
]
|
Allentown
(
Philadelphia
)
|
WFMZ-TV
|
69.3
|
Independent
|
Maranatha Broadcasting Company
|
|
|
Erie, Pennsylvania
|
WSEE-TV
|
35.4
|
CBS
|
Lilly Broadcasting
|
March 4, 2019
|
|
Jeannette
(
Pittsburgh
)
|
WPKD-TV
|
19.2
|
Independent
|
CBS News and Stations
|
|
|
Puerto Rico
[
edit
]
|
Anasco
|
W34FK-D
|
33.1
|
-
|
TV Red de Puerto Rico, Inc.
|
|
|
South Carolina
[
edit
]
|
Charleston
|
WGWG
|
4.5
|
-
|
Howard Stirk Holdings
|
August 1, 2015
|
Replaced
ZUUS Country
|
Columbia
|
WOLO-TV
|
25.5
|
ABC
|
Bahakel Communications
|
January 1, 2019
|
Replaced
Start TV
which moved to 25.2, replacing
This TV
|
Greenville
-
Spartanburg
|
WDKT-LD
|
31.5
|
GEB Network
|
CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING
|
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Tennessee
[
edit
]
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Jackson
|
WYJJ-LD
|
27.5
|
Antenna TV
MyNetworkTV
|
DTV America Corporation
|
|
|
Kingsport
|
WAPK-CD
|
36.4
|
MeTV
|
Holston Valley Broadcasting Group
|
|
|
Knoxville
|
WBXX-TV
|
20.3
|
The CW
|
Gray Television
|
|
|
Memphis
|
WHBQ-TV
|
13.2
|
Fox
|
Imagicomm Communications
|
|
|
Nashville
|
WJFB
|
44.2
|
MeTV
|
Weigel Broadcasting
|
|
|
Texas
[
edit
]
|
Amarillo
|
KEYU
|
31.2
|
Telemundo
|
Gray Television
|
2018
|
|
Austin
|
KBVO
|
14.3
|
MyNetworkTV
|
Nexstar Media Group
|
October 29, 2018
|
|
Corpus Christi
|
KQSY-LD
|
30.2
|
Heartland
|
Channel 7 of Corpus Christi, Inc.
|
Fall 2020
|
|
Dallas
?
Fort Worth
|
KDFW
|
4.3
|
Fox
|
Fox Television Stations
|
May 14, 2021
|
|
Houston
|
KPRC-TV
|
2.3
|
NBC
|
Graham Media Group
|
December 1, 2015
|
Replaced
LATV
, vacant since 2012
|
Lubbock
|
KLBB-LD
|
48.2
|
MeTV
|
Gray Television
|
|
|
Odessa
|
KTLE-LD
|
7.7
|
Telemundo
|
2017
|
|
Snyder
|
KABI-LD
|
42.1
|
-
|
|
San Antonio
|
KSAT-TV
|
12.4
|
ABC
|
Graham Media Group
|
January 2019
|
|
Utah
[
edit
]
|
Cedar City
/
St. George
|
KCSG
|
8.4 (14.6)
|
MeTV
|
Weigel Broadcasting
|
September 29, 2014
|
Replaced
MeTV
as primary affiliation.
|
Virginia
[
edit
]
|
Norfolk
/
Virginia Beach
|
WVEC
|
13.7
|
ABC
|
Tegna
|
|
|
Roanoke
/
Lynchburg
|
WDBJ
|
7.2
|
CBS
|
Gray Television
|
September 1, 2018
|
|
Washington
[
edit
]
|
Bellingham
|
KVOS-TV
|
12.1
|
H&I
|
Weigel Broadcasting
|
|
Also serving
Vancouver
and
Victoria, British Columbia
, and much of Canada via Cable and Satellite.
|
Seattle
|
KFFV
|
44.3
|
MeTV
|
|
|
Spokane
|
KXLY-TV
|
4.3
|
ABC
|
Morgan Murphy Media
|
|
|
West Virginia
[
edit
]
|
Weston
|
WDTV
|
5.3
|
CBS
|
Gray Television
|
February 2019
|
|
Wisconsin
[
edit
]
|
Eau Claire
|
WEAU
|
13.6
|
NBC
|
Gray Television
|
October 2015
|
Replaced Antenna TV, which moved to channel 13.2
|
Green Bay
|
WBAY-TV
|
2.4
|
ABC
|
February 1, 2019
[20]
|
|
Janesville
(
Madison
)
|
WIFS
|
57.3
|
Ion Television
|
Byrne Acquisition Group, LLC
|
|
|
Milwaukee
|
WMLW-TV
|
49.3
|
Independent
|
Weigel Broadcasting
|
September 29, 2014 (moved from WDJT-DT3 to WMLW-DT3 on January 8, 2018)
[5]
|
|
Wausau
|
WZAW-LD
|
33.4
|
Fox
|
Gray Television
|
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|
Former affiliates
[
edit
]
Market
|
Station
|
Channel
|
Owner
|
Years of affiliation
|
Status
|
San Francisco
?
Oakland
?
San Jose
|
KICU-TV
|
36.4
|
Fox Television Stations
|
November 2015 ? May 2019
|
Now a
Catchy Comedy
affiliate
|
Bridgeport, Connecticut
(New York)
|
WZME
|
43.1
|
NRJ TV, LLC
|
2015?2016
|
Now a
Sonlife Broadcasting Network
affiliate
|
Chicago, Illinois
|
WWME-CA
(Analog)
|
23 (Analog)
|
Weigel Broadcasting
|
March?September 2015
|
Analog signal was terminated due to FCC mandate on September 1, 2015
|
Danville
(
Roanoke
/
Lynchburg
)
|
WFFP-TV
|
24.2
|
Liberty University
|
2015?2018
|
Affiliation moved to WDBJ following WFFP-TV's sale to Gray Television
|
Hagerstown (Washington, D.C.)
|
WDVM-TV
|
25.1
|
Nexstar Media Group
|
July 1, 2016 ? July 1, 2019
|
Now an
independent station
.
|
Poland Springs
(
Portland, Maine
)
|
WMTW
|
8.2
|
Hearst Television
|
2015?2018
|
Now a
MeTV
affiliate
|
Racine, Wisconsin
(Milwaukee)
|
WMLW-TV
|
49.3
|
Weigel Broadcasting
|
2014?2015
[3]
|
This TV
moved from WDJT-DT3 in channel map shuffle
|
Springfield, Illinois
(
St. Louis, Missouri
)
|
WODK-LD
|
45.2
|
DTV America
|
Dec 2016 ? Jan 2018
|
Contract terminated upon Weigel's assumption of ownership of
KNLC
and move to KNLC-DT3; station transmits from St. Louis antenna farm and has no signal radius into the Springfield market proper.
|
Wausau, Wisconsin
|
WSAW-TV
|
7.3
|
Gray Television
|
2014?2015
|
Now a simulcast of
Fox
affiliate
WZAW-LD
|
Albany, New York
|
WNYT
|
13.3
|
Hubbard Broadcasting
|
December 29, 2015 ? June 1, 2019
|
Now a
Start TV
affiliate
|
Dallas
-
Fort Worth, Texas
|
KDFI
|
27.4
|
Fox Television Stations
|
2015-2021
|
Moved to sister station KDFW 4.3 in May 2021
|
Virginia Beach
|
WVBT
|
43.3
|
Nexstar Media Group
|
November 2, 2018 - October 30, 2021
|
Now a
Rewind TV
affiliate
|
Santa Fe
(Albuquerque)
|
KASA-TV
|
29.1
|
Telemundo Station Group
(NBCUniversal)
|
January 2017 - October 2021
|
Switched to
Cozi TV
after NBC purchased station from Ramar Communications
|
Hobbs
(Albuquerque)
|
KUPT
|
29.1
|
Telemundo Station Group
(
NBCUniversal
)
|
February 2015 - October 2021
|
Switched to
Cozi TV
after NBC purchased station from Ramar Communications
|
Cedar Rapids
|
KCRG-TV
|
9.4
|
Gray Television
|
March 2019 - August 2021
|
Moved to KWWL 7.2 in an affiliation swap with
The CW
|
Salt Lake City
|
KTVX
|
4.4
|
Nexstar Media Group
|
November 2018-November 2022
|
Switched to
TheGrio
|
Charlotte, North Carolina
|
WJZY
|
46.5
|
October 1, 2015-October 2, 2023
|
Roscommon, Michigan
|
WURO-LD
|
18.1
|
M33 Media LLC
|
March 2017?December 7, 2023
|
Station is defunct
|
References
[
edit
]
- ^
"RabbitEars.Info"
.
- ^
"H&I TV Network"
.
H&I
.
ⓒ 2020 H&I National Limited Partnership
- ^
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
Robert Channick (September 29, 2014).
"Weigel Broadcasting launches cop show digital TV network"
.
Chicago Tribune
.
Tribune Publishing
. Retrieved
September 30,
2014
.
- ^
"News & Notes: Felicia Middlebrooks; WOJO; WVIX/WVIV; WMVP/WSCR; James VanOsdol; Weigel Broadcasting; WGN-TV; More"
.
Chicagoland Radio & Media
. September 30, 2014
. Retrieved
January 26,
2015
.
- ^
a
b
Chris Foran (March 4, 2015).
"Weigel flips channels for This TV, Heroes & Icons formats"
.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
.
Journal Media Group
. Retrieved
March 5,
2015
.
- ^
a
b
Lafayette, Jon (September 18, 2015).
"Fox Stations Agree to Carry Heroes & Icons"
.
Broadcasting & Cable
. NewBay Media
. Retrieved
September 16,
2016
.
- ^
Schneider, Michael (December 26, 2019).
"Most-Watched Television Networks: Ranking 2019's Winners and Losers"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
March 6,
2020
.
- ^
H&I schedule
- ^
a
b
"Stations for Network - Heroes & Icons"
.
RabbitEars
. Retrieved
October 1,
2014
.
- ^
a
b
Michael Malone (December 2, 2014).
"Weigel Launches Cop Show Net Heroes & Icons"
.
Broadcasting & Cable
.
NewBay Media
. Retrieved
January 26,
2015
.
- ^
"Watch Heroes & Icons Online"
.
Sling TV
. Retrieved
October 23,
2020
.
- ^
"Frndly TV Will Add Five New Channels to Its Live Streaming Lineup"
.
Cord Cutters News
. March 28, 2022
. Retrieved
March 28,
2022
.
- ^
"Channel Lineup - Philo"
.
- ^
DirecTV Press Release
- ^
RabbitEars TV Query for KBJR
- ^
RabbitEars TV Query for KRII
- ^
"New local broadcast channel coming to KTTC 10.3"
.
KTTC
.
Quincy Media
. February 12, 2015
. Retrieved
February 28,
2015
.
- ^
"NLEC Notice of move to sub channel 24.2"
.
Federal Communications Commission
. Retrieved
December 15,
2017
.
- ^
"KFBI My 48"
. Retrieved
July 9,
2023
.
- ^
"WBAY TV-2 adds H&I and Start TV to channel line up"
. January 25, 2019
. Retrieved
January 25,
2019
.
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LMA
as a radio station.
- 5
Joint venture with
Fox Television Stations
.
- 6
Joint venture with
CBS News and Stations
.
- 7
Shares spectrum with WBME-CD.
- 8
Carried on a digital subchannel of KAZD
- 9
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