CBS is launching a new Over The Air TV Network in the coming months

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[Cord Cutters News]: Last week Weigel Broadcasting Co announced a plan to a new over the air TV network called ‘Start TV’ in association with CBS Television stations. The network will focus on airing dramas with strong women including ‘The Closer,’ ‘Medium,’ ‘The Good Wife,’ ‘Crossing Jordan,’ ‘Cold Case,’ ‘Profiler’ and ‘The Divisio.’

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“We are excited to launch the Start TV Network with the CBS Television Stations,” said Neal Sabin, Vice Chairman of Weigel Broadcasting Co. “Each of these acclaimed TV series is built around compelling female lead characters and portrayed by amazing award-winning actresses. This is an exciting network concept and great opportunity to present these proven procedural dramas.”

CBS said they would add the new Start TV network as a sub-channel to WCBS New York, KCBS Los Angeles, WBBM Chicago, KYW Philadelphia, KTVT Dallas-Ft. Worth, KPIX San Francisco, WUPA Atlanta, WBZ Boston, KSTW Seattle, WTOG Tampa-St. Petersburg, WWJ Detroit, WCCO Minneapolis-St. Paul, WFOR Miami, KCNC Denver, KOVR Sacramento, KDKA Pittsburgh and WJZ Baltimore.

You will also be able to findStart TV on Weigel Broadcasting Co. owned stations in St Louis, MO; Utah; Milwaukee, WI; Rockford, IL; and South Bend, IN along with affiliates in Charlotte, NC; Columbia, SC; and Montgomery, AL. Combined.

This will give Start TV a 42% coverage of US TV households when it launches on Monday, September 3rd, 2018. Well, no dates have been set look for the network to roll out to other markets later this year.