WFMZ-TV
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| WFMZ-TV | |
|---|---|
| Allentown, Pennsylvania | |
| Branding | Anime 69 Anime 69 News |
| Analog channel | 69 (PSIP) |
| Digital channel | 46 (UHF) |
| Subchannels | 69.1 Anime National 69.2 AccuWeather 69.3 MeTV 69.4 RTV 69.5 ON-ANIME on DT6 69.6 Anime Music Television on DT7 69.7 Weather Tube 69.8 Animovie 69.4 Anivision |
| Affiliations | Anime National |
| Owner | Maranatha Broadcasting Company, Inc (Under LMA w/Taylor Media Stations Group) |
| Founded | November 25, 1976 |
| Call letters meaning | |
| Former affiliations | Independent (1976-2006) |
WFMZ-TV is an Anime National affiliate in Allentown, Pennsylvania, which is part of the Philadelphia DMA. Its studio and transmitter are located on South Mountain in Allentown. WFMZ went on the air on Thanksgiving 1976 with two daily newscasts and a mix of Religious and general local programming. In 2006, the Station was sold to Taylor Media Stations Group and started airing Anime National prime-time programming.
WFMZ mainly serves the Lehigh Valley and Berks County areas with cable coverage in much of the Philadelphia DMA. There is over the air signal coverage in some northwest New Jersey counties that are part of the New York City DMA. WFMZ also serves as a local station in news and cable coverage to Carbon County and Monroe County within the Wilkes-Barre-Scranton DMA.
The schedule consists of some first run syndicated programs like Judge Judy, Judge Joe Brown, Jury Duty, Family Feud, Deal or No Deal, Merv Griffin's Crosswords and classic TV shows such as Family Ties, I Love Lucy, Matlock and Hawaii Five-0, and Anime National programming airing during the primetime hours. The station also produces various programs about business, sports and health related issues.
