time since This TV dropped the format in 2013 after Tribune gained full ownership of the network from Wiegel Broadcasting. It is the 3rd network and the second commercial on the minor network in 3 years to air cartoons while adhering to the mandates without any major sponsorship from food and toy companies. In late September 2019 it was discontinued as the network wind down operations, thus reducing to once a week. In late 2020, MeTV announced they will air "Toon In With Me" An hour long cartoon block which will air on weekday mornings at 7 am, starting in January 2021, nearly 2 years after Light TV reduced cartoons to just once a week. The block first aired on January 4, 2021, with shows and shorts such as the Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry, several Tex Avery directed shorts, Betty Boop, Popeye, Merrie Melodies, Pink Panther, Roland and Rattfink, and The Inspector cartoons from DePatie–Freleng Enterprises and United Artists. See also List of weekday cartoons Saturday-morning cartoon Kids' WB Fox Kids PBS Kids References External links Children's television Television terminology