WJMN-TV
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HAAT | 355.7 m (1,167 ft) |
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Transmitter coordinates | 46°8′5″N 86°56′56″W / 46.13472°N 86.94889°W |
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Website | www |
WJMN-TV (channel 3) is a
On January 21, 2022, WJMN disaffiliated from CBS and became a MyNetworkTV affiliate, retaining previous syndicated programming, but also taking programming from Nexstar-owned classic television network Antenna TV to fill time where CBS programming formerly resided. The station also extended its existing 6 p.m. newscast to one hour, while moving its 11 p.m. newscast to a 10 p.m. hour. WZMQ (channel 19) acquired the CBS affiliation for its second digital subchannel.[3][4]
History
Establishment as WFRV-TV satellite
As early as 1960, WFRV-TV began to analyze ways to extend its reach in the Upper Peninsula. The station had applied for channel 8 at
Orion Broadcasting reached a deal to merge with Cosmos Broadcasting, a subsidiary of the Liberty Corporation, in 1980. The merger would put the combined company over the limit for the number of VHF television stations it could own, prompting it to immediately announce that it would divest WFRV-WJMN.[10] In January 1981, Cosmos found a buyer: Midwest Radio-Television, owners of WCCO radio and television in Minneapolis.[11] The transaction closed in October.[12]
WJMN's connection to WFRV meant that affiliation switches in Green Bay twice affected viewers in Marquette. In 1983, the two stations switched from NBC to ABC;[13] this prompted the other established station in Marquette, WLUC-TV, to drop its ABC programming for NBC. The two stations then changed network affiliations one more time in 1992, after CBS purchased Midwest Radio-Television. This led to both stations joining CBS, but not at the same time. In Green Bay, WFRV became a CBS affiliate on March 15.[14] However, the Marquette station brought its flip forward several weeks because WLUC-TV was upset at the short notice it received that CBS was disaffiliating. WJMN thus joined CBS on February 23, which required a special feed of WFRV with CBS programming to be sent from Green Bay for transmission.[15]
On April 16, 2007, Liberty Media completed an exchange transaction with CBS Corporation pursuant to which Liberty exchanged 7.6 million shares of CBS Class B common stock valued at $239 million for a subsidiary of CBS (that held WFRV and WJMN) and approximately $170 million in cash.[16]
Nexstar ownership and partial separation from WFRV
On April 7, 2011, the
On January 23, 2012, WFRV was rebranded to "Local 5". WJMN continued as "Channel 3" until 2014, when the station established its own news service and studios west of Marquette.[20] At this time, certain network programs that were cleared an hour later than normal for the Eastern Time Zone (but simultaneously with WFRV-TV), such as CBS This Morning, began to be aired live.
Loss of CBS affiliation and switch to MyNetworkTV
On January 20, 2022, WJMN informed its viewers that it had lost the CBS affiliation effective the next day, with MyNetworkTV programming replacing CBS network programs and the 11 p.m. late news moving to an hour at 10 p.m.[3] The second digital subchannel of WZMQ (channel 19), a station owned by Lilly Broadcasting, became the new home of CBS programming in Marquette.[4] Antenna TV programming was also added, airing overnight from 2 to 5:30 a.m.
News operation
Usually, most semi-satellites of another station provide some coverage of the home territory (in this case, the Central Upper Peninsula of Michigan). WJMN-TV operated a one-person bureau out of Escanaba from the time of its sign-on in 1969, which was a requirement of its license. With relaxed FCC regulations, CBS chose in late summer of 1993 to close the bureau and reallocate those resources to WFRV's Green Bay operations. However, Upper Peninsula weather forecast segments were inserted into WFRV's newscasts for broadcast on WJMN-TV.
When it announced its purchase of WJMN and WFRV in 2011, Nexstar disclosed plans to expand its local news presence in Marquette.[21] Nexstar's first tangible move toward a WJMN news operation came with a job posting in December 2013 seeking a news director/anchor for early and late weeknight newscasts.[22] The company announced on March 13, 2014, that the station would launch Local 3 News on April 21 originating from new studios west of Marquette (known as the "WJMN-TV Plaza"). At the outset, WJMN's news output consisted of weeknight newscasts at 6 and 11 which are seen in full high definition.[20]
The station retained its local newscasts after losing its CBS affiliation, with the 11 p.m. late newscast moving to 10 p.m. and expanding to an hour. The station also announced that it would simulcast Morning in America from sister cable news channel NewsNation.[23]
Technical information
Subchannels
The station's signal is
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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3.1 | 1080i | 16:9 |
WJMN-HD | Main WJMN-TV programming / MyNetworkTV |
3.2 | 480i | 4:3 |
Mystery | Ion Mystery |
3.3 | Laff | Laff | ||
3.4 | Bounce | Bounce TV |
Analog-to-digital conversion
WJMN signed on its digital signal on UHF channel 48 in 2002; originally, this signal operated at a very low-power from a transmitter west of Downtown Escanaba and was only available in the immediate area. A
WJMN-TV discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over
As part of the
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WJMN-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Nexstar Media Group, Inc".
- ^ a b "WJMN Local 3 becomes independent news station". UPMatters.com. January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ a b "WZMQ Becomes Marquette, Michigan's New CBS Affiliate". WZMQ. January 20, 2022. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ "O.K. Withdrawal of TV Request". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. Associated Press. December 29, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ FCC History Cards for WJMN-TV
- ^ "Trenary Satellite Of WFRV-TV Set In Fall: Bay NBC Outlet Gets FCC Okay For Channel 3". The Escanaba Daily Press. Escanaba, Michigan. April 25, 1969. p. 1, 14. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Television Station Named". The Escanaba Daily Press. Escanaba, Michigan. September 30, 1969. p. 5. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Programs Start On Channel 3". The Escanaba Daily Press. Escanaba, Michigan. October 8, 1969. p. 2. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WFRV bought; will be resold". The Post-Crescent. Appleton, Wisconsin. June 7, 1980. p. A-10. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Channel 5 sold to Minneapolis firm". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Green Bay, Wisconsin. January 17, 1981. p. B-8. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WFRV sold". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Green Bay, Wisconsin. October 27, 1981. p. B-5. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Miner, John (October 26, 1982). "ABC to switch from Channel 11 to Channel 5". Appleton Post-Crescent. p. A-8. Retrieved November 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gerds, Warren (February 6, 1992). "Get ready to flip channels". Green Bay Press-Gazette. pp. A-1, A-2. Retrieved November 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gerds, Warren (February 22, 1992). "Goodbye, then a blitz of snow at Channel 32". Green Bay Press-Gazette. p. D-1. Retrieved November 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ http://biz.yahoo.com/e/090227/lcapa10-k.html[dead link]
- ^ "Nexstar to Acquire CBS Affiliates WFRV, WJMN for $20 Mil". Broadcasting & Cable. April 7, 2011.
- ^ "Nexstar Closes 2-Station Buy, Denk New GM". TVNewsCheck. July 1, 2011.
- ^ "Letter DA-11-1124" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. June 28, 2011.
- ^ a b "WJMN To Introduce Local News, Go HD". TVNewsCheck. March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
- ^ Malone, Michael. "Exclusive: Nexstar Plans Local News for Marquette CBS". BroadcastingCable. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
- ^ "Job Opening: News Director/Anchor". UPMatters.com. December 20, 2013.
- ^ "WJMN-TV LOCAL 3 expands local news programming". WJMN - UPMatters.com. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WJMN
- ^ Application Search Details for WJMN
- ^ "Nightlights & Transition Highlights • Channel 3".
- ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
- ^ "UPDATED List of Participants in the Analog Nightlight Program" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. June 12, 2009. Retrieved June 4, 2012.