FPB re-launches direct feed of MeTV on the same day WLEX drops it; MeTV now on Channel 27

MeTV can now be found on channel 27 in the FPB channel lineup. On September 1, WLEX, which is owned by E.W. Scripps Co., stopped distributing MeTV on their multicast channel, which is carried on FPB Cable channel 29, and replaced it with Grit TV.  As a result of our retransmission consent agreement with E.W. Sccripps Co, FPB is required to carry this new feed.  This change by Scripps precipitated a number of moves by FPB to continue to deliver to its customers the channels that they want to see.

Shortly after the change was made by WLEX on Thursday morning September 1st, FPB re-launched a direct feed of MeTV on channel 27.  That means MeTV will continue to be able to be viewed by every single FPB Cable customer, regardless of their programming package. 

Grit TV, which had previously been carried on FPB channel 98 as a feed from WAVE, was removed because it now duplicated WLEX’s Grit TV on channel 29.  TBD TV, which had previously been available on channel 27, was moved to channel 98.  For FPB Cable customers who use QAM tuners to watch TV, TBD TV is available on channel 26.2.