WCMU-TV

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WCMU-TV

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Branding	CMU Public Television
Slogan	Public Broadcasting for Central and Northern Michigan
RF Channel	Analog: 14 (UHF) Digital: 56 (UHF)
Subchannels	14.1 PBS
Owner	Central Michigan University
First air date	March 29, 1967
Call letters’ meaning	Central Michigan University
Sister station(s)	WCMU-FM
Former affiliations	NET (1967-1970)
Transmitter Power	204 kW (analog) 400 kW (digital)
Height	158 m (analog) 299 m (digital)
Facility ID	9908
Transmitter Coordinates	43°34′33.6″N, 84°46′28.7″W (analog) 43°45′5″N, 85°12′46″W (digital)
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.

WCMU-TV's analog transmitter is based at CMU in Mount Pleasant; the digital transmitter is located in Martiny Township in Mecosta County, north of Martiny Lake.

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.

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Station	City of license	Channels (Analog/ Digital)	First air date	ERP (Analog/ Digital)	HAAT (Analog/ Digital)	Facility ID	Transmitter Coordinates
WCML	Alpena	6 (VHF) 57 (UHF) 24 UHF post-transition	November 21, 1975	100 kW 200 kW 106kW	448 m 393 m	9917	45°8′17.2″N, 84°9′43.1″W
WCMV	Cadillac	27 (UHF) 17 (UHF)	September 7, 1984	274.2 kW 338 kW	180 m 393 m	9922	44°8′23″N, 85°20′28″W (analog) 44°44′53.3″N, 85°4′8.6″W (digital)
WCMW	Manistee	21 (UHF) 58 (UHF) 21 post-transition	September 7, 1984	224 kW 25 kW	104 m 93 m	9913	44°3′58.4″N, 86°19′56.8″W

WCMU-TV is also relayed on translators W69AV in Leland and W46AD in Traverse City. The status of these broadcasts after the 2009 DTV transition is unknown; low-power translators are not required to be digital but channels 52-69 will be reassigned for non-television use.

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Broadcast television in the Mid-Michigan (Flint / Saginaw / Bay City / Midland) market (Nielsen DMA #66)

Local television stations
WNEM 5 (CBS/MNTV on DT2) - WJRT 12 (ABC, AccuWeather on DT3) - WCMU 14 / WCML 6 (PBS) - WDCP 19 / WDCQ 35 (PBS) - WEYI 25 (NBC/WBSF on DT2)- WFUM 28 (PBS) - WHNE-LP 32 (A1) - W42DI 42 (3ABN) - WBSF 46 (The CW) - WAQP 49 (TCT) - WXON 54 (Ind) - WSMH 66 (FOX)

Local Cable Television Channels
FSN Detroit

Defunct stations
WTAC 16 (ABC / DuMont)

Significantly Viewed Out-of-Market Broadcast Stations
Reception may vary by geographical location
WDIV 4 (NBC, Detroit) - CBMT 6 (CBC, Montreal) - WLNS 6 (CBS, Lansing) - CBET 9 (CBC, Windsor) - WWTV 9 (CBS, Cadillac) - WBKB 11 (CBS, Alpena) - WZZM 13 (ABC, Grand Rapids) - WMYD 20 (MyNetworkTV, Detroit) - WKAR 23 (PBS, East Lansing) - WSYM 47 (Fox, Lansing) - WKBD 50 (The CW, Detroit)

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Traverse City / Cadillac / Sault Sainte Marie (Northern Michigan) market (Nielsen DMA #116)

Local television stations WTOM 4 / WPBN 7 (NBC) (RTN on WPBN-DT2) (WX+ on WPBN-DT3) - WGTQ 8 / WGTU 29 (ABC) (The CW on WGTU-DT2) - WWTV 9 / WWUP 10 (CBS) - WLLZ 12 (A1 / TSC) - WCMU 14 / WCMW 21 / WCMV 27 (PBS) - WFQX 33 / WFUP 45 (FOX) Significantly Viewed Out-of-Market Broadcast Stations Reception may vary by geographical location; some stations may be available only on cable. Sault Ste. Marie, ON: CHBX 2 (CTV) - CBLT 5 (CBC) \| Grand Rapids: WWMT-DT 3.2 (The CW) - WOOD 8 (NBC) - WZZM 13 (ABC) - WXSP 15 (MNTV) - WGVU 35 (PBS) \| Mid-Michigan: WNEM 5 (CBS) - WJRT 12 (ABC) - WDCP 19 (PBS) - WEYI 25 (NBC) - WBSF 46 (The CW) - WSMH 66 (FOX) \| Alpena: WBKB 11 (CBS) \| Marquette: WJMN 3 (CBS) - WLUC 6 (NBC) - WNMU 13 (PBS) \| Detroit: WKBD 50 (The CW) \| Green Bay: WBAY 2 (ABC) - WFRV 5 (CBS) - WLUK 11 (FOX) \| Montreal: CBMT 6 (CBC) Cable television stations "WBVC" 61 (The CW) - FSN Detroit - Local edition

See also, Broadcast television in Ontario

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Broadcast television in the Alpena market (Nielsen DMA #208)

Local stations
WCML 6 (PBS) - WBKB 11 (CBS) - W18BT 18 (TBN) - W26DF 26 (Ind)

Cable channels
ACC 3 (educational) - Alpena's CW (The CW Plus) - FSN Detroit

Significantly Viewed Out-of-Market Broadcast Stations
Reception may vary by geographical location. Some may only be available on cable.
WTOM 4 (NBC, Cheboygan) - WNEM-DT 5.2 (MNTV, Bay City) - CBMT 6 (CBC, Montreal) -
WGTQ 8 (ABC, Sault Ste. Marie) - WJRT 12 (ABC, Flint) -

WFUP 45 (Fox, Vanderbuilt)

v • d • e Radio stations in the Alpena, Michigan area (Arbitron #unranked) more

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By AM frequency	960 • 1450

By callsign	WATZ • WATZ-FM • WCMB-FM • WCML-FM • WFDX • WHAK • WHAK-FM • WHSB • WHST • WJOJ • WKJC • WKJZ • WKKM • WQLB • WRGZ • WWTH

Michigan Radio Markets: Ann Arbor • Battle Creek • Detroit • Flint • Grand Rapids • Kalamazoo • Lansing-East Lansing • Muskegon • Saginaw-Bay City-Midland • Traverse City-Petoskey Other Michigan Radio Regions: Alpena • Houghton • Iron Mountain • Marquette • Sault Ste. Marie • The Thumb Area See also: List of radio stations in Michigan

v • d • e 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, CW, MyNetworkTV and Other stations in Michigan