WEST (a backronym for Western Entertainment Series Television) is an American digital multicast television network owned by Weigel Broadcasting. The network airs a variety of classic western television series.
History On June 17, 2025, Weigel announced they would launch a new network dedicated solely to classic Western television series. Originally announced with a non-specific launch date within the fall of 2025, the launch date of September 29 was confirmed in the middle of that month.
The network was originally announced with Weigel stations as their preliminary base group for launch, with other affiliates solidified and announced in the week before September 29.
Programming This is the list of programs that airs on the network:
Weekdays Daniel Boone Maverick The Big Valley The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Lawman Have Gun, Will Travel The Virginian Laredo Gunsmoke Bonanza The Wild Wild West Rawhide Wanted: Dead or Alive Laramie The Restless Gun The Adventures of Jim Bowie The Californians Colt .45 The Texan
Weekends Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman The Waltons Wagon Train Cheyenne Bronco Sugarfoot Lancer The Guns of Will Sonnett Branded Broken Arrow Iron Horse Stagecoach West The High Chaparral Lonesome Dove: The Series The Men from Shiloh
E/I Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom
Former Guns of Paradise (September 29 – December 15, 2025)
Affiliates At launch, WEST was available in 46 television markets across the country, including most major markets. The network was also available at launch through Dish (with internet service), along with TDS Telecom's IPTV service and Frndly TV, with some cable distribution in markets where Weigel stations are available or the group has national distribution and channel slots for their networks. + List of WEST affiliates Media market State/District Station Channel Mobile Alabama WFBD 48.10 Montgomery WAKA 8.7 Kingman Arizona KMEE-TV 6.5 Phoenix KMEE-LD 40.5 Little Rock Arkansas KKME-LD 3.6 Bakersfield California KBFK-LP 34.7 Bishop KVME-TV 20.2 Fresno KGMC 43.9 Los Angeles KSFV-CD 27.2 KAZA-TV 54.4 San Francisco KTLN-TV 68.7 Denver Colorado KREG-TV 3.9 Hartford–New Haven Connecticut WHCT-LD 35.10 Washington District of Columbia WDME-CD 48.7 Jacksonville Florida WJKF-CD 9.2 Orlando WRDQ 27.4 St. Petersburg–Tampa WSPF-CD 35.5 Atlanta Georgia WSB-TV 2.4 Boise Idaho KKJB 39.5 Idaho Falls–Pocatello KPIF 15.4 Chicago Illinois WCIU-TV 26.8 Evansville Indiana WZDS-LD 5.7 Fort Wayne WINM 12.3 WEIJ-LD 38.3 Indianapolis WJSJ-CD 51.1 South Bend WCWW-LD 25.6 Des Moines Iowa KDIT-CD 45.5 Louisville Kentucky WMYO-CD 24.4 Bay City–Flint Michigan WAQP 49.3 Detroit WJBK 2.4 Grand Rapids WTLJ 54.9 Kalamazoo WJGP-LD 26.9 Cape Girardeau Missouri WTCT 27.11 St. Louis KNLC 24.7 Ely Nevada KKEL 27.5 Las Vegas K10RX-D 9.3 Tonopah KBWT 9.3 Carlsbad New Mexico KKAC 19.7 Silver City KKAD 10.7 Truth or Consequences KKAB 12.1 Buffalo New York WNYB 26.9 New York City WJLP 33.4 Cleveland Ohio WOCV-CD 35.6 Oklahoma City Oklahoma KUOK-CD 36.5 Tulsa KUTU-CD 25.4 Astoria Oregon KPWT-LD 3.9 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania WOSC-CD 61.5 Nashville Tennessee WJFB 44.6 Memphis WNBA-LD 2.3 Amarillo Texas KEYU 31.5 Dallas–Fort Worth KAZD 55.1 Houston KYAZ 51.5 St. George Utah KCSG 8.5 Norfolk Virginia WYSJ-CD 19.2 Seattle–Tacoma Washington KFFV 44.8 Green Bay Wisconsin WMEI 31.4 Milwaukee WYTU-LD 63.3
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