WRME-LP
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| City | Chicago, Illinois |
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| Branding | 87.7 MeTV FM |
| Slogan | Me Music |
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| First air date | Summer 2005 |
| Format | Oldies |
| Audience share | 1.6 (Holiday 2016, Nielsen Audio[1]) |
| ERP | 3 kW |
| HAAT | 385 meters (1,263 feet) |
| Class | Low-power television station |
| Facility ID | 128239 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°53′56.10″N 87°37′22.20″W / 41.8989167°N 87.6228333°W |
| Callsign meaning | W Radio Me-TV |
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| Operator | Weigel Broadcasting |
| Owner |
Venture Technologies Group (WLFM, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WCHU-LD, WCIU-TV, WWME-CD, WMEU-CD |
| Website | metv |
WRME-LP is a low-power analog television station on VHF television channel 6 which is licensed to Chicago, Illinois in the United States. Owned by Venture Technologies Group, LLC, and operated through a local marketing agreement by Weigel Broadcasting, it broadcasts a oldies format branded as 87.7 MeTV FM. The station is operated out of Weigel's headquarters at 26 N. Halsted Street in Chicago's Greektown neighborhood, with its transmitter located atop the John Hancock Center.
WRME-LP is technically and legally a television station, but since the channel 6 analog TV frequency can be heard on 87.75 MHz on the FM band, the facility essentially operates as a radio station and has aired radio-oriented formats, mainly music. Because of its low power status, the station is not subject to the FCC's educational and informational programming requirements, allowing a full 24/7 format without interruption for other programming. WRME-LP is also available locally on Xfinity channel 877.
To maintain the visual requirements of maintaining television service, WRME-LP's video signal displays a screen layout reminiscent of that used by cable radio service Music Choice mixed with The Weather Channel's automated Weatherscan service. On the top of the screen, the current artist/song title is displayed, with the station logo to the right, while below it, a consistently panning map of Chicagoland displays the latest expressway travel times and weather radar conditions for several parts of the region. Finally, along the right side of the screen, a visual station identification with the station's calls is in the bottom right corner, along with a display ad for Xfinity and the hour's current featured advertiser.
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