DIRECTV to Add a New Channel On Monday

By Phillip Swann
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DIRECTV on Monday (June 30, 2025) will add Weigel Broadcasting’s MeTV Toons, an animated channel featuring such classic shows as The Woody Woodpecker Show, The Yogi Bear Show, Bugs Bunny and Friends, The Flintstones, Popeye, The Jetsons and The Huckleberry Hound Show, among others.

MeTV Toons will be available on Monday in Choice plans and above on both DIRECTV streaming and satellite lineups on channel 295.

“Viewers have fallen in love with MeTV Toons, which in just its first year has attracted a passionate and loyal audience,” Neal Sabin, vice chairman for Weigel Broadcasting, said in a statement. “It is exciting to further extend the network’s national reach. With its broad multigenerational appeal, we know MeTV Toons will bring incredible entertainment and joy to DIRECTV subscribers around the country.”

Linda Burakoff, DIRECTV’s senior vice president of content and programming, added: “DIRECTV and Weigel have always found innovative ways to work with one another to create mutual value. Based on early fan response, we know there are many customers who’ve been very anxious to see MeTV Toons so we are very pleased to make it available to our streaming, satellite and genre pack subscribers.”

DIRECTV is already carrying Weigel’s MeTV in its Choice plans in select markets.

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