WCMU-TV
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HAAT | 298 m (978 ft) |
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Transmitter coordinates | 43°45′5.1″N 85°12′46.2″W / 43.751417°N 85.212833°W |
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Website | www |
WCMU-TV (channel 14) is a PBS member television station in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States, owned by Central Michigan University. The station's studios are located on the CMU campus in Mount Pleasant, and its transmitter is located 3 miles (5 km) west of Barryton, Michigan.
WCMU-TV operates three satellite stations: WCMW (channel 21) in Manistee (with transmitter northeast of Ludington), WCMV (channel 27) in Cadillac (with transmitter east of Kalkaska), and WCML (channel 6) in Alpena (with transmitter north of Atlanta, Michigan). Collectively branded as WCMU Public Media, the four stations cover an area spanning three television markets and small portions of several others.
Although Mount Pleasant is part of the
Satellite stations
Station | City of license | Channels (VC/RF) |
First air date | Call letters' meaning | ERP | HAAT
|
Facility ID | Transmitter coordinates | Public license information |
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WCML | Alpena | 6 24 ( UHF )
|
November 21, 1975 | Central Michigan Alpena | 300 kW
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393 m (1,289 ft) | 9917 | 45°8′18″N 84°9′45″W / 45.13833°N 84.16250°W | Public file LMS |
WCMV | Cadillac | 27 34 (UHF) |
September 7, 1984 | V - first letter after U | 338 kW | 393 m (1,289 ft) | 9922 | 44°44′53″N 85°4′8″W / 44.74806°N 85.06889°W | Public file LMS |
WCMW | Manistee | 21 20 (UHF) |
September 7, 1984 | W - second letter after U | 70 kW | 134 m (440 ft) | 9913 | 44°3′57″N 86°19′58″W / 44.06583°N 86.33278°W | Public file LMS |
WCMU-TV was previously relayed on W46AD in
WCML once carried the -TV suffix.[3]
History
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WCMU came to the air on March 29, 1967.[4]
In January 2010, WCMU-TV began airing 24 hours a day, and launched an HD feed.[5]
Acquisition of WFUM
On October 27, 2009, it was announced that the CMU Board of Trustees approved a proposal for CMU to acquire
On February 8, 2017, Central Michigan University announced it will sell WCMZ-TV in the FCC spectrum auction for $14 million, claiming its viewers are already able to watch PBS on other nearby affiliates, namely Delta College's WDCQ-TV.[10] It signed off on April 23, 2018.[11]
WCML transmitter fire
On February 28, 2024, a fire broke out at the WCML transmitter building in
Technical information
Subchannels
The stations' signals are
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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xx.1 | 1080i | 16:9
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CMU PBS | Main WCMU programming / PBS HD |
xx.2 | CMUkids | PBS Kids | ||
xx.3 | 480i | @create | Create | |
xx.4 | CMU MLC | Michigan Learning Channel |
The entire network discontinued analog service on March 31, 2009.
Unlike other major stations in the Traverse City–Cadillac–Sault Ste. Marie market, CMU Public Television does not have marketwide coverage. Following the
instead mainly because of the lack of a local over-the-air signal to the nearly 90,000 people in the twin Saults and Eastern U.P. (Shaw previously carried WNMU for that same reason before it was replaced by WTVS in 2002.)References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCMU-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Michiguide: W69AV". Archived from the original on November 17, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
- ^ "FCC History Cards for WCML".
- ^ FCC History Cards for WCMU-TV. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Midland Daily News January 21, 2010 CMU Public Television begins 24-hour broadcasting, high-definition TV[permanent dead link]
- ^ Bolitho, Jake (October 27, 2009). "UPDATED: Board of Trustees approve acquisition of WFUM TV station in Flint". cm-life.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ^ Mostafavi, Beata (October 28, 2009). "WFUM would bring more local programming to Flint under Central Michigan University ownership". mlive.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ^ Ecker, Patricia (November 7, 2009). "CMU looks forward to acquiring station". themorningsun.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ^ Piwowarski, Michael (April 25, 2018). "Flint PBS Station Goes Dark After 38 Years". deltacollegiate.altavista.org. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ^ Lozon, Von (February 8, 2017). "CMU to end Flint public television station after $14 million sale". mlive.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ^ Acosta, Roberto (April 22, 2018). "Flint public television station to go off the air Monday". mlive.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ^ "WCMU radio and television off air in northeast Lower Michigan following fire". WCMU Public Radio. February 28, 2024. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ Aguayo, Christina. "Fire knocks out PBS, NPR broadcasts in Lower North East". 9&10 News. Retrieved March 1, 2024.