public tv 13 slogan public tv for the upper peninsula of michigan and northern wisconsin channels digital 13 vhf virtual 13 psip subchannels 13.1 pbs 13.2 pbs hd 13.3 pbs encore affiliations pbs owner northern michigan university board of control northern michigan university first air date december 28 1972 ; 43 years ago 1972 12 28 call letters meaning northern michigan university sister station s wnmu fm former callsigns wnpb former channel number s analog 13 vhf 1972 2009 digital 33 uhf until 2009 transmitter power 15.4 kw digital height 323.3 m digital facility id 4318 transmitter coordinates 46 21 10.2 n 87 51 14.5 w 46.352833 n 87.854028 w 46.352833 ; 87.854028 wnmu licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website wnmutv.nmu.edu wnmu channel 13 in marquette michigan is the public broadcasting service pbs member public television station serving michigan s upper peninsula . contents 1 history 2 shows 3 digital television 3.1 digital channels 3.2 analog to digital conversion 4 references 5 external links history edit the station first went on the air in 1972 . the station is owned and operated by northern michigan university . when the station first went on the air its call letters were wnpb . 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 wisconsin public television stations 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 get via transmitters throughout the northern lower peninsula of michigan . in most of the eastern u.p. cable or satellite are required to receive any pbs service ; when the digital conversion took place in 2009 the eastern u.p. lost terrestrial pbs service when wcmu satellite wcml in alpena lowered its transmitter power for its digital broadcasts . neither wcmu nor wnmu currently have plans to expand into the eastern u.p. to fill the void left by the departure of wcml from the eastern u.p. airwaves . 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 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 . shows edit wnmu produces a number of shows directly from their studios . high school bowl hosted by jim koski media meet hosted by bill hart is a weekly public affairs program focused on issues important to residents of michigan s upper peninsula ask the ... a live call in series hosted by a panel of experts where viewers may call and have their question discussed on air . there are several shows including ask the doctors ask the dnr ask the lawyers and more . what s up a brief community calendar interview program . public eye news a 15 minute news broadcast run by students at nmu . in 2012 a broadcast titled mauvais sort spellbound won a good news award for uplifting and excellent journalism . 1 digital television edit digital channels edit the station s digital signal is multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 2 13.1 480i 4 3 wnmu tv main wnmu programming pbs 13.2 720p 16 9 wnmu hd pbs east 13.3 480i 4 3 wnmu pl pbs encore analog to digital conversion edit wnmu discontinued regular programming on its analog signal over vhf channel 13 on june 12 2009 the official date in which full power television stations in the united states transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate . the station s digital signal relocated from its pre transition uhf channel 33 to vhf channel 13 . 3 references edit 1 press release on 2012 good news awards . retrieved feb 9 2013 . rabbitears tv query for wnmu dtv tentative channel designations for the first and the second rounds pdf . retrieved 2012 03 24 . external links edit wnmu tv query the fcc s tv station database for wnmu biafn s media web database information on wnmu tv v t e broadcast television in the central and western upper peninsula of michigan including marquette and escanaba reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television local stations wjmn 3.1 cbs 3.2 escape 3.3 laff 3.4 bounce tv wbkp 5.1 the cw 5.2 abc wluc 6.1 nbc 6.2 fox wbup 10.1 abc 10.2 the cw w40an 11.1 fox via wluk wnmu 13.1 pbs hd 13.2 pbs sd 13.3 pbs west time shift wzmq 19.1 metv 19.2 mntv this tv 19.3 antenna tv adjacent locals green bay wluk 11.1 fox 11.2 antenna tv wpne 38.1 pbs wpt wausau rhinelander wmow 4.1 the cw 4.2 abc 4.3 decades wsaw 7.1 cbs 7.2 mntv 7.3 fox wjfw 12.1 nbc 12.2 antenna tv wyow 34.1 abc 34.2 the cw 34.3 decades wlef 36.1 pbs wpt wzaw ld 55.1 fox 55.2 metv 55.3 movies duluth kdlh 3.1 the cw kbjr 6.1 nbc 6.2 cbs 6.3 mntv kqds 21.1 fox 21.2 antenna tv thunder bay ckpr 2.1 ctv chfd 4.1 global cable stations fox sports detroit mgtv cbmt cbc montr al defunct wdhs 8.1 tbn ewtn wupt ca 25 upn michigan broadcast television areas by city alpena detroit duluth mn flint saginaw bay city grand rapids kalamazoo green bay wi lansing jackson marquette northern michigan south bend in toledo oh v t e broadcast television in northern lower michigan and the eastern upper peninsula of michigan including traverse city reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television traverse city and cadillac wpbn 7.1 nbc 7.2 abc 7.3 comet tv wwtv 9.1 cbs 9.2 fox wllz lp 12analog mntv cozi w23eb d 23.1 3abn wmnn ld 26.1 news 26.2 atv 26.3 laff 26.4 escape 26.5 grit wgtu 29.1 abc 29.2 nbc 29.3 comet tv wfqx 32.1 fox 32.2 cbs wfup 45.1 fox 45.2 cbs roscommon wuro ld 18.1 metv 18.2 movies 18.3 this tv 18.4 fgo 18.5 heartland 18.7 classifieds wkjc fm 18.8 classifieds wups sault ste. marie michigan and the straits of mackinac wtom 4.1 nbc 4.2 abc 4.3 comet tv wgtq 8.1 abc 8.2 nbc 8.3 comet tv wwup 10.1 cbs 10.2 fox w28dy d 28.1 3abn sault ste. marie ontario chbx 2analog ctv ciii dt 12.1 global chch 38analog ind. public television wcmu 14 wcmw 21 wcmv 27 .1 pbs hd .2 pbs sd .3 create adjacent locals alpena wcml 6.1 pbs hd 6.2 pbs sd 6.3 create wbkb 11.1 cbs 11.2 fox mntv 11.3 abc grand rapids wwmt 3.1 cbs 3.2 the cw wood 8.1 nbc 8.2 bounce tv 8.3 wx radar wzzm 13.1 abc 13.2 accuwx wxmi 17.1 fox 17.2 antenna tv 17.3 this wgvu 35.1 pbs 35.2 create 35.3 mhz 35.4 schedules wgvu am audio mid michigan wnem 5.1 cbs 5.2 mntv wjrt 12.1 abc 12.2 metv 12.3 wxn wdcq 19.1 pbs 19.2 mhz wv 19.3 create 19.4 kids weyi 25.1 nbc 25.2 cw 25.3 bounce tv wbsf 46.1 cw 46.2 nbc wsmh 66.1 fox 66.2 gettv 66.3 zuus marquette wjmn 3.1 cbs wluc 6.1 nbc 6.2 fox wnmu 13.1 pbs 13.2 pbs hd 13.3 create green bay wbay 2.1 abc wfrv 5.1 cbs wluk 11.1 fox cable only stations fox sports detroit mgtv wbvc 61 the cw cbmt cbc montreal defunct cjic tv cblt 5 5 cbc cico 20 tvo cblft 26 radio canada w46ad 46 pbs w54cr 54 fox w67cs 67 tbn w69av 69 pbs michigan broadcast television areas by city alpena detroit duluth mn flint saginaw bay city grand rapids kalamazoo green bay wi lansing jackson marquette northern michigan south bend in toledo oh see also ontario tv milwaukee tv v t e pbs member stations in the state of michigan cmu public television wcml 6 alpena wcmu 14 mt. pleasant wcmw 21 manistee wcmv 27 cadillac wcmz 28 flint other stations michigan channel ann arbor wnmu 13 marquette wdcq 19 bad axe wkar 23 east lansing wgvu 35 wgvk 52 grand rapids kalamazoo wtvs 56 detroit see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in michigan retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wnmu tv & oldid 735426065 categories pbs member stationstelevision channels and stations established in 1972northern michigan universitytelevision stations in marquette michigan navigation 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