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FRESNO, CA – Tuesday, May 31, 2011 – MeTV (Memorable Entertainment Television), the new digital classic television network from Weigel Broadcasting Co. and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) will launch in Fresno, California, on this Wednesday, June 1, 2011 on Channel 43.6. The recent May 19 announcement was jointly made by Gary M. Cocola, Chairman and CEO of Cocola Broadcasting Companies and Mark Shirin, President of Ventura TV, both of Fresno. The Network programming will air on Cocola’s full power KGMC-DT Channel 43.6 and will be exclusively sponsored by Ventura TV. Viewers will be able to tune in, free of charge, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, by simply using a basic set-top or outdoor TV antenna. MeTV features a wide range of classic television programming, some of the best programming written for television, that audiences and advertisers find comfortable and engaging. MeTV’s library includes series from Twentieth Century Fox Television Distributio...

Posted at 10:31 PM on Wednesday, May. 18, 2011 By Rick Bentley / The Fresno Bee Ventura TV Video Appliance Center President Mark Shirin is thinking outside the TV box with his advertising. Ventura TV will be the only local advertiser on the Me-TV Network when it launches on KGMC (Channel 43.6) on June 1. That adds up to 175 minutes of Ventura TV commercials a day, or almost 64,000 minutes every year. It's not unusual for advertisers to buy large chunks of commercial time. But having your own TV channel that runs only advertisements for your business is a new way of thinking. Shirin's one-year deal with Gary Cocola -- owner of 33 local TV stations -- will give him five minutes of local commercial time each hour on the 24-hour channel that shows nostalgia programming such as "I Love Lucy," "Get Smart," "M*A*S*H" and "Gunsmoke." "I have been intrigued with the idea ever since Gary Cocola mentioned it a year ago," Shirin...

FRESNO, CA – MAY 19, 2011 – Me-TV (Memorable Entertainment Television), the new digital classic television network from Weigel Broadcasting Co. and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) is coming to Fresno, California, launching June 1, 2011 on Channel 43.6. The announcement was jointly made today by Gary M. Cocola, Chairman and CEO of Cocola Broadcasting Companies and Mark Shirin, President of Ventura TV, both of Fresno. The Network programming will air on Cocola’s full power KGMC-DT Channel 43.6 and will be exclusively sponsored by Ventura TV. Viewers will be able to tune in, free of charge, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, by simply using a basic set-top or outdoor TV antenna. “ We've seen a dramatic increase in TV viewership via antenna in the past 24 months as result of the economic recession in the Valley.” stated Cocola. “Many people simply can no longer afford monthly cable or satellite services. ME-TV Fresno will offer viewers a free and viabl...

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Ventura TV Video Appliance Center was recently featured in industry leading consumer electronics magazine, TWICE Magazine. Click here to read "Ventura TV Celebrates 60th Anniversary : "FRESNO, CALIF. – Since its founding here in 1951, VenturaTV Video..."

Ventura TV Video Appliance Center 3619 E. Ventura Ave. | Fresno, CA 93702 (559) 265-4326 | (800) 286-5318 www.venturatv.com Media contact: Ara Catchatoorian, E-Commerce Manager, ara@venturatv.com For Immediate Release Independent Appliance Dealers Have Surpassed Big Box Retailers in Market Share   Fresno, CA (March 17, 2011) - Ventura TV Video Appliance Center celebrated its 60 th Anniversary by heading to Las Vegas, NV to make some of their best purchases ever and attend the record-breaking, February 2011 PrimeTime! Buying Show presented by industry leading, Nationwide Marketing Group. "My father started this company 60 years ago with one goal in mind – provide customers with America's favorite brands in home appliances and electronics at deeply discounted prices. Today, his vision still lives true. In celebration of our company's 60 th Anniversary and thanks to our recent buying trip, we are running more sales and offering our deepest discounts on brand new applianc...