Do you love the classic programs that MeTV+ has to offer? Good news: MeTV has a second channel called MeTV+ that launched back in 2021. Originally MeTV+ launched in just two markets of Chicago and Phoenix, but now has expanded to 30 markets around the United States. Now for the first time, it will be streaming online with Frndly TV as the very first streaming service to offer the channel.
Cord Cutters News has now confirmed that the channel will launch on Frndly TV on October 4th. (Frndly TV did not announce when on the 4th the channel will launch, just that it will happen on October 4th, 2023.
This is MeTV’s second attempt to launch a second over-the-air TV channel or OTA. The first attempt MeTV Too shutdown back in 2013. The channel offers a huge collection of classic shows like T.J. Hooker, Mod Squad, Mission: Impossible, Space 1999, The Andy Griffith Show, and more. You can find the full schedule on MeTV’s website HERE.
Most of the markets MeTV+ is on are owned by the parent company of MeTV, the Weigel Broadcasting Group but other partners including the Connecticut Public Broadcasting Group, also carry the channel. You can find the full list of channels offering MeTV+ HERE.
MeTV has done very little marketing of this new option and its rollout to more markets. The official MeTV+ website has not been updated since the announcement of the channel back in 2021. The good news though is if you live in one of the markets with the channel, you get even more classic shows for free with an antenna.