WSBK has added the "Heroes & Icons" network to its digital subchannel 38.2.
WSBK has added the "Heroes & Icons" network to its digital subchannel 38.2.
Heroes & Icons (H&I) is an American digital broadcast television network owned by Weigel Broadcasting. Primarily carried on the digital subchannels of its affiliated television station in most markets, it primarily airs classic television series from the 1950s through the 2000s, with a focus on westerns, crime dramas, sci-fi, and action-oriented programming geared toward male audiences.
The network operates from Weigel Broadcasting's headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, and is similar to MeTV - a general classic TV digital network also owned by Weigel.
Much like its sister network, MeTV, Heroes & Icons program schedule relies primarily on television series from the programming libraries of CBS Television Distribution, NBCUniversal Television Distribution and 20th Television, and also includes some feature film content. H&I targets a more niche audience than MeTV, carrying programming aimed at a generally male audience – featuring a mix of action series, police procedurals, westerns, science fiction, fantasy and military-themed programs (including several series that have previously aired on MeTV). The network features series from a wider timeline than that from which MeTV sources its programming, incorporating programs from the 2000s, in addition to those originally broadcast from the 1950s to the 1990s. H&I's most direct competitor is Grit, a network owned by Katz Broadcasting which maintains a schedule mainly made up of westerns, action shows and films.
This is the first digital subchannel carried by WSBK.
