WCMU-TV

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WCMU-TV

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Branding	CMU Public Television
Slogan	Public Broadcasting for Central and Northern Michigan
Channels	14 (UHF) analog, 56 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	PBS
Owner	Central Michigan University
Founded	March 29, 1967
Call letters meaning	Central Michigan University
Former affiliations	NET
Transmitter Power	204kw
Website	www.wcmu.org

WCMU-TV, channel 14, a.k.a CMU Public Television, is a PBS television member for northern Michigan. While Mount Pleasant is located in the Flint / Saginaw / Bay City market, most of its transmitters are located in the Cadillac, Traverse City, Alpena and Big Rapids areas. The station's owner and operator is Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, which established the main transmitter, WCMU-TV ch.14, on March 29, 1967.

The station also has a number of repeater transmitters throughout Northern Michigan:

Alpena - 6 (WCML) (on air November 21, 1975)
Cadillac - 27 (WCMV) (on air September 7, 1984)
Leland - 69 (W69AV)
Manistee - 21 (WCMW) (on air September 7, 1984)
Traverse City - 46 (W46AD)

On cable, WCMU can be seen on Charter's systems in the Tri-Cities (except Saginaw) on channel 12, and Traverse City-Cadillac and Alpena on channel 6. It is not seen on Charter systems in Saginaw or Sault Ste. Marie, or on Comcast's system in Flint.

[edit] Previous Logos

WCMU logo from a TV Guide ad in 1993, used during most of the 1990s.

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Broadcast television in the Mid-Michigan (Flint / Saginaw / Bay City / Midland) market (Nielsen DMA #66)
WNEM 5 (CBS/MNTV on DT2) - WJRT 12 (ABC, The AccuWeather Channel on DT2) - WCMU 14 / WCML 6 (PBS) - WDCP 19 / WDCQ 35 (PBS) - WEYI 25 (NBC) - WFUM 28 (PBS) - WHNE-LP 32 (A1) - WBSF 46 (The CW) - W46CR 46 (3ABN) - WAQP 49 (TBN / TCT) - WXON 54 (Ind) - WSMH 66 (FOX) (The Tube on DT2)
Significantly Viewed Out-of-Market Broadcast Stations Reception may vary by geographical location CBMT 6 (CBC, Montreal) - CBET 9 (CBC, Windsor) - WWTV 9 (CBS, Cadillac) - WBKB 11 (CBS, Alpena) - WKBD 50 (The CW, Detroit)
Defunct Television Stations:
WTAC 16 (ABC / DuMont)

Broadcast television in the Traverse City / Cadillac / Sault Sainte Marie (Northern Michigan) market (Nielsen DMA #113)

American stations WTOM 4 / WPBN 7 (NBC) (The Tube on WPBN DT2) (WX+ on WPBN DT3) - WGTU 29 / WGTQ 8 (ABC) - WWTV 9 / WWUP 10 (CBS) - WLLZ 12 (A1) - WCMW 21 / WCMV 27 (PBS) - WFQX 33 / WFUP 45 (FOX)
Significantly Viewed Out-of-Market Broadcast Stations Reception may vary by geographical location
WNMU 13 (PBS, Marquette) - WZZM 13 (ABC, Grand Rapids)
Canadian stations CHBX 2 (CTV) - CBLT 5 (CBC) - CIII 12 (Global) - CICO 20 (TVOntario) - CBLFT 26 (SRC) - CHCH 38 (CH)
Cable television channels CBMT 6 (CBC) - "WBVC" 61 (The CW)
Defunct channels
CJIC 5 (CBC)

Broadcast television in the Alpena market (Nielsen DMA #208)
WTOM 4 (NBC) - WCML 6 (PBS) - WBKB 11 (CBS) - W18BT 18 (TBN)
Local cable channels:
ACC 3 (educational) - "WBAE" 21 (The CW)
Broadcast television available on cable only:
WNEM-DT 5.2 (MNTV, Bay City) - CBMT 6 (CBC, Montreal) - WJRT 12 (ABC, Flint) - WFUP 45 (FOX, Vanderbilt)

PBS Member Stations in the state of Michigan

Michigan Channel (Ann Arbor) - WNMU 13 (Marquette) - WCML 6 / WCMU 14 / WCMW 21 / WCMV 27 / W69AV 69 / W46AD 46 (Alpena / Mt. Pleasant / Cadillac / Traverse City) - WDCP 19 / WDCQ 35 (University Center / Bad Axe) - WKAR 23 (East Lansing) - WFUM 28 (Flint) - WGVU 35 / WGVK 52 (Grand Rapids / Kalamazoo) - WTVS 56 (Detroit)
See also: ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, UPN, WB and Other stations in Michigan and CBC, CTV, Global, SRC and Other stations in Ontario