10 general abc 10 news now cw 5 on dt2 slogan the upper peninsula s abc 10 channels digital 10 vhf & wbkp dt 5.2 vhf virtual 10 psip & wbkp dt 5.2 psip subchannels 10.1 abc 10.2 the cw via the cw plus affiliations abc owner marks radio group lake superior community broadcasting corporation first air date january 2 2003 ; 13 years ago 2003 01 02 call letters meaning beautiful upper peninsula sister station s wbkp wbkb tv former channel number s analog 10 vhf 2003 2009 transmitter power 4.8 kw 6.4 kw wbkp dt2 height 105 m 301 m wbkp dt2 class dt facility id 59281 76001 wbkp dt2 transmitter coordinates 46 21 10.0 n 87 51 15.0 w 46.352778 n 87.854167 w 46.352778 ; 87.854167 47 2 11.0 n 88 41 43.0 w 47.036389 n 88.695278 w 47.036389 ; 88.695278 wbkp dt2 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website http abc10up.com wbup is the abc affiliated television station for michigan s central upper peninsula that is licensed to ishpeming . it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on vhf channel 10 from a transmitter south of ely township in unincorporated marquette county . the station can also be seen on charter channel 10 and in high definition on digital channel 780 . owned by the marks radio group wbup is sister to cw affiliate wbkp and the two outlets share studios on ash street in ishpeming of ishpeming township . syndicated programming on this station includes wheel of fortune jeopardy modern family and entertainment tonight among others . since wbup can not be seen over the air in the keweenaw peninsula it is simulcasted in high definition on wbkp s second digital subchannel vhf channel 5.2 from a transmitter on tolonen hill near painesdale of adams township . contents 1 history 2 digital television 2.1 digital channels 2.2 analog to digital conversion 3 news operation 4 references 5 external links history edit former shared wbup wbkp logo . in august 1997 the area s original abc affiliate wbkp launched repeater station w28bx on channel 28 in marquette to cover the city proper . since this low powered over the air signal was very weak it could only be picked up in marquette and negaunee . on january 2 2003 wbkp replaced the low powered repeater with full time satellite wbup . this aired a full powered analog signal on vhf channel 10 and at this point wbup and wbkp took the on air branding abc 5 & 10 . in january 2004 the scanlan family who also owned wgtu wgtq in the northern lower peninsula sold wbup wbkp and wbkb tv in alpena to lake superior community broadcasting which is a company owned by stephan marks of maryland . in july 2007 the two stations split with wbkp becoming a cw affiliate as part of the cw plus national service while wbup remained with abc . on february 11 2013 at about 8 35 p.m. wbup became a victim of broadcast signal intrusion when an unidentified hacker had hijacked the emergency alert system network to transmit a false emergency alert system message . this was broadcast during an episode of the bachelor which simply stated that dead bodies are rising from their graves and they are attacking the living . do not attempt to approach these bodies as they are considered dangerous . 1 it was revealed that a default password for the networks was being used . the attack also happened during primetime programming locally on wnmu tv kenw in portales new mexico and krtv in great falls montana . the hacker was arrested several days later and sentenced to half a year of probation . digital television edit digital channels edit the station s digital signal is multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 2 10.1 1080i 16 9 wbup abc main wbup programming abc 10.2 480i 4 3 wbup cw simulcast of wbkp analog to digital conversion edit wbup shut down its analog signal over vhf channel 10 on june 12 2009 and flash cut its digital signal into operation on vhf channel 10 . 3 since it was granted an original construction permit after the federal communications commission fcc finalized the dtv allotment plan on april 21 1997 this station did not receive a companion channel for a digital television station . it then began offering a standard definition simulcast of wbkp on a new second digital subchannel in order to expand that station s broadcasting radius . news operation edit for its entire existence wluc tv has held the number one spot in local nielsen ratings by a wide margin . the nbc affiliate has always had a much larger news department than wbup which has only been offering local newscasts since 2004 . an earlier attempt seen on wbkp from july 1997 until march 2002 was abandoned due to low ratings and budget cuts . wbup currently broadcasts local news weekday mornings at 6 30 in addition to weeknights at 5 30 6 10 on wbkp and 11 . however unlike most abc affiliates it does not offer newscasts in several day parts such as a full weekday morning show weeknights at 5 and weekends . for most of its history cbs affiliate wjmn tv which largely serves as a semi satellite of wfrv tv in green bay wisconsin only provided brief upper peninsula specific news and weather cut ins that were taped in advance . wjmn finally began airing full live newscasts seen weeknights at 6 and 11 with a marquette focus on april 21 2014 . despite these other attempts bringing competition to the market wluc continues its dominance with consistent viewership . wbup s current news operation was established in 2004 shortly after stephan marks acquired wbup wbkp . the shows were originally known as ugn news with ugn meaning upper great lakes network and had a simulcasting arrangement with wbkb . likewise the programs featured regionalized news and weather coverage from the entire upper and northern lower peninsulas . in 2006 ugn news was re focused to the upper peninsula and only originated from wbup wbkp . after becoming a separate station and the primary producer of newscasts wbup re branded its newscasts to abc 10 news now . in december 2007 it began producing the area s first primetime newscast on wbkp . known as cw 5 news now this thirty minute program is seen weeknights at 10 . on september 8 2009 rival wluc added a half hour local newscast seen at the same time to its fox affiliated second digital subchannel . in september 2012 wbup began airing its first ever weekday morning newscast known as abc 10 news now this morning seen at 6 30 . to cover the keweenaw peninsula the station also operates an advertising sales office and news bureau on east montezuma avenue in houghton building shared with wolv 97.7 whkb fm 102.3 and wccy am 1400 . since there is no weather department all weather segments originate from wbkb s studios in alpena and are taped in advance . references edit emergency broadcast system hacked . wluc tv . retrieved may 2 2013 . rabbitears tv query for wbup dtv tentative channel designations for the first and the second rounds pdf . retrieved 2012 03 24 . external links edit wbup abc 10 wbkp cw 5 query the fcc s tv station database for wbup 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 abc network affiliates in the state of michigan wxyz 7 detroit wbup 10 marquette wbkb dt 11.3 alpena wjrt 12 flint wzzm 13 grand rapids wgtu 29 wpbn dt 7.21 traverse city wgtq 8 wtom dt 4.21 sault ste. marie cheboygan wotv 41 battle creek wlaj 53 lansing 1 wgtu s signal is rebroadcast on wgtq ; wpbn s signal is rebroadcast on wtom ; both wpbn and wtom carry wgtu s programming on a digital subchannel . see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in michigan v t e stations of the marks radio group radio stations kdsr kdzn kgcx kikc kikc fm kmta kxdi kxgn kxwi kyus wccy wcqm wfer whkb wikb fm wolv wpfp wves television stations kxgn cbs mtn nbc kyus nbc wbkb cbs fox mntv abc wbkp the cw wbup abc the cw retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wbup & oldid 713851130 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