WGN, WMAQ partner with WWME-CA to provide analog "lifeline"

[Guest cfif]

Weigel Broadcasting's WWME-Ch. 23, which is allowed to continue broadcasting in analog because of its status as a low-power station, has announced an "unprecedented" agreement to simulcast newscasts from NBC-owned WMAQ-Ch. 5 and Chicago Tribune parent Tribune Co.'s WGN-Ch. 9. The arrangement is for at least 30 days.

 

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The "lifeline" programming on analog Channel 23 will include WMAQ's weekday morning news from 4:30 a.m. to 7 a.m. and weeknights at 6 p.m., Saturdays at 6 a.m., 9 a.m. and weekend nights at 5 p.m. WGN's 9 p.m. news will be simulcast seven nights a week, except when there's baseball on either WGN or WCIU.

 

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[kjohnson 17]

That's an interesting concept. The one question I have is how many people in Chicagoland can actually see WWME-CA over-the-air?

[Dave Lampstein 124]

Has to be a decent amount as the original programming offered on WWME had a very loyal following.