WNMU (TV)

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WNMU
Marquette, Michigan
Branding Public TV 13
Slogan Public TV for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Northern Wisconsin
Channels Analog: 13 (VHF)

Digital: 33 (UHF)
Affiliations PBS
Owner Northern Michigan University
(Board of Control, Northern Michigan University)
First air date December 28, 1972
Call letters’ meaning Northern
Michigan
University
Sister station(s) WNMU-FM
Transmitter Power 15400 watts (digital)
Height 332 m (analog)
137.4 m (digital)
Facility ID 4318
Transmitter Coordinates 46°21′9.6″N, 87°51′15.6″W (analog)
46°30′51.9″N, 87°29′6.5″W (digital)
Website wnmutv.nmu.edu

WNMU Channel 13 in Marquette, Michigan is the PBS member station, serving Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The station first went on the air in 1972. The station is owned and operated by Northern Michigan University.

WNMU serves all communities in the UP, over the air on channel 13 in the central UP, and on cable regionwide, including portions of northern Wisconsin not served by WPNE-TV or WLEF-TV. It is also seen on Charter cable in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, instead of WCMU-TV, which the rest of its market gets. WNMU was part of the Shaw line-up on its Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario system until 2002, when it was replaced with Detroit's WTVS.

The transmitter for WNMU-TV is located just outside of Ishpeming in Ely Township. The antenna is 1,000 feet tall.

The future of WNMU radio and TV was threatened in recent years, as budget cuts led to a proposed sale or closure of the stations. However, new funding was approved, keeping the station on the air.

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Broadcast television in the Marquette market (Nielsen DMA #179)

WJMN 3 (CBS) - WBKP 5 (The CW) - WLUC 6 (NBC) - WDHS 8 (Infomercials) - WBUP 10 (ABC) - WNMU 13 (PBS) - WMQF 19 (Fox) - W40AN 40 (Fox)
Significantly Viewed Out-of-Market Broadcast Stations
Reception may vary by geographical location; some stations may be available only on cable
Traverse City/Cadillac: WFQX 33 (Fox) | Green Bay: WLUK 11 (Fox) | Duluth: KDLH 3 (CBS) - KQDS 21 (FOX) | Wausau/Rhinelander: WJFW 12 (NBC) - WYOW 34 (ABC) - WLEF 36 (PBS/WPT) | Montreal: CBMT 6 (CBC)
Defunct television stations:
WUPT 25 (UPN)
Local cable television stations
FSN Detroit
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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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PBS Member Stations in the state of Michigan
See also: ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, CW, MyNetworkTV and Other stations in Michigan