This is the on-air premiere of MeTV's sister channel "MeTV Toons," a 24-hour network of classic cartoon programming, and the first to be broadcast over-the-air, as channels of this type were usually offered through a cable, satellite, or IPTV provider.
MeTV viewers were already familiar with the channel's offering of animated programming. In 2021, MeTV debuted "Toon In With Me," an hour-long hybrid aimed at younger audiences mixing classic cartoons and new live-action segments using human talent and puppetry.
The broadcast started with a looped 5m22s promotional video describing the new channel and its cartoon catalog. At 6:00 AM ET (video time 6:11 / full zero timecode), the channel cut to black, and programming began with the premiere episode of Captain Planet and the Planeteers, "A Hero for Earth" (only the intro is shown here). The channel cut to a short break promoting the show Inspector Gadget and a segment called "Cartoon College." The commercial/promotional breaks segue using show-specific bumpers and rejoiners.
Broadcast was captured on digital over-the-air channel 44.6 from station WTOG licensed to St. Petersburg, FL. Recorded using a TiVo Romaio DVR and transferred for editing using the open-source TiVoToGo alternative kmttg.
MeTV Toons is jointly owned and operated by Weigel Broadcasting and Warner Bros. Discovery Networks. All programming within this video is protected under copyright and is shown here strictly for archival purposes. No deliberate infringement is intended.
30 сен 2024
