WCMU-TV
PBS member station in Mount Pleasant, Michigan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Channels | |
Branding | WCMU Public Media |
Programming | |
Affiliations | PBS |
Ownership | |
Owner | Central Michigan University |
WCMU-FM, WUCX-FM | |
History | |
First air date | March 29, 1967 (57 years ago) (1967-03-29) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 14 (UHF, 1967–2009) |
NET (1967–1970) | |
Call sign meaning | Central Michigan University |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 9908 |
ERP | 450 kW |
HAAT | 298 m (978 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°45′5.1″N 85°12′46.2″W |
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Public license information | |
Website | www |
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 Flint–Saginaw–Bay City market, the majority of WCMU Public Media's viewership is in the Traverse City–Cadillac and Alpena markets.