WCMN-LD (channel 13) is a low-power television station licensed to both St. Cloud and Sartell, Minnesota, United States, which primarily broadcasts religious programming. Owned by StarCom, LLC, the station maintains a transmitter on Julep Road (off State Highway 23) in Waite Park, Minnesota.
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| Affiliations | Religious Independent |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Starcom, LLC |
| History | |
| Founded | August 28, 1989 |
First air date | June 9, 1992 |
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| Silent (2021–2022) | |
Call sign meaning | Central Minnesota |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 62341 |
| Class | LD |
| ERP | 15 kW |
| HAAT | 95.1 m (312 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 45°32′35″N 94°15′42″W |
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Public license information | LMS |
History
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Channel 13 began as K13VS in 1992; it was affiliated with the Main Street TV network and was the first new TV venture in St. Cloud since KXLI channel 41 started in 1982.[2] While it also aired several local shows, it was hindered by a lack of visibility on cable systems.[3] By 1994, the station was purchasing time on a local cable channel to make its weekday evening shows, including a local newscast available to cable homes.[4]
StarCom sold three radio stations to Regent Broadcasting in 2000 so it could purchase and develop channel 13, which had become WCMN-LP in 1996.[5] It returned to the air on August 20, 2001, airing All News Channel with local inserts.[6] When ANC folded in 2002, the station switched to America One and then The Sportsman Channel.[7]
On January 4, 2022, the station filed a license to cover application for digital facilities,[8] stating that it is broadcasting in the ATSC 3.0 format, making it the first such station in Minnesota. It had operated in analog on VHF channel 13 until the FCC-mandated shutdown of analog LPTV stations on July 13, 2021, and did not construct an ATSC 1.0 facility.[9] The station was licensed for digital operation effective September 21, 2022, changing its call sign to WCMN-LD.
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