THIS TV, a free, broadcast movie network from MGM Studios and Weigel Broadcasting, is coming to Jacksonville.

Beginning Sept. 6 on digital channel 4.2 and Comcast channel 231, THIS TV will show some of Hollywood?s finest motion pictures from the treasured MGM library blended with 10,000 hours of television?s golden age.

?THIS TV gives viewers in Jacksonville a new and free programming alternative,? said John Bryan, executive vice president of MGM. ?Audiences know the MGM brand stands for quality entertainment, and THIS TV delivers on that promise and more. With blockbuster films and nostalgic television series from MGM?s vast library, movie and TV buffs of all ages will find it equally entertaining.?

THIS TV is a free movie and entertainment channel that will a wide variety of films from of over 4,100 in MGM's library. Many of these feature first-rate stars, ranging from sweeping motion pictures such as "The Alamo," starring John Wayne, to Sean Connery and Donald Sutherland in The Great Train Robbery" and "Moonraker," with Roger Moore as James Bond. The channel will also carry more contemporary fare, including "At First Sight" with Oscar winner Mira Sorvino and Val Kilmer, and Mickey Rourke in "A Prayer for the Dying."

Television classics include: "Stargate SG-1," "The Addams Family," "Mr. Ed," "Flipper," "The Outer Limits" and "Cagney & Lacey." Saturday mornings will feature a children?s block with such shows as "The Busy World of Richard Scary," "Wimzie?s House," "The Country Mouse," '"City Mouse Adventures" and "The Adventures of Paddington Bear."

In addition to the selection of classic films and television series from the MGM library, THIS TV will feature original specials, Hollywood tributes and uniquely themed program nights that make the channel relevant to today's entertainment scene.

Recent specials include a behind-the-scenes look at Quentin Tarantino's "Inglorious Basterds," starring Brad Pitt, and tributes to such stars as Farah Fawcett and David Carradine.

?Adding THIS TV was an easy choice for us,? said WJXT Vice President/General Manager Bob Ellis. ?THIS TV has an ability to offer an enormous amount of high quality, star-studded movies that aren?t the usual over-saturated fare found on other networks and we felt that a free movie channel would have mass appeal to our viewers.?

For schedule highlights, viewers may check their local listings or visit THIS.tv.