city michigan channels digital 14 uhf virtual 26 psip subchannels see article owner freelancer television broadcasting founded february 27 2011 call letters meaning michigan news network former affiliations universal sports on 26.3 2011 transmitter power 425 w height 525 ft website http www.minews26.com wmnn ld is the low powered independent television station for the cadillac michigan area licensed to lake city michigan . owned by freelancer television broadcasting the station began broadcasting on february 27 2011 . it broadcasts a digital signal on uhf channel 14 with a psip of 26 this is due to wcmu tv broadcasting on channel 26 using 14 as its psip . all programming was initially originated locally . at its launch the station broadcast three channels mi news 26 the local news channel on channel 26.1 broadcasts at 720p on 26.1 ; 26.2 branded on air as tv 26 broadcasts programming primarily from the 1950s and 60s ; and at the station s launch 26.3 broadcasts old movies under 26 cinema branding . contents 1 programming 1.1 mi news 26 26.1 1.1.1 live broadcasts 1.1.2 news wheel schedule 1.1.3 other programming 1.2 tv 26 26.2 1.3 laff 26 26.3 2 digital television 3 staff 3.1 anchors 3.2 weather authority 3.3 reporters 3.4 former talent 4 see also 5 references 6 external links programming edit mi news 26 26.1 edit titlecard for mi news 26 from 2011 june 2013 at present wmnn s primary channel features a news wheel format similar to what cnn headline news used for many years . on december 19 2011 the station reformatted their news wheel to include pre taped anchors to toss between the various segments under the titles of mi news mornings 4 00 11 00 a.m. midday news 11 00 a.m. 6 00 p.m. and evening news 6 00 p.m. 4 00 a.m. hosted respectively by kayla kiley jill washburn and randy bhirdo and scott forbes hosting 12 00 a.m. 4 00 a.m. new segments were also added . the news wheel resets and segments like local news and world news update every night at midnight . live broadcasts edit mi news 26 does not offer regular live programming . there have been a few times the station has conducted live broadcasts most notably on the evening of the 2012 presidential election and commercial free coverage of the cherry t ball drop in traverse city mi on new year s eve 2012 . during severe weather the station often uses generic pre taped weather segments alerting viewers to monitor the news ticker at the bottom of the screen or to check the station website for information . news wheel schedule edit approximate time past each hour segment description 00 and 30 local news regional news headlines . presented by tba . 02 and 32 mi news 26 weather authority short teaser weather segment . presented by dylan rodenbaugh and morris langworthy 03 and 33 community news cadillac area news and information . this segment mostly features news about local organizations or charities along with news that may have happened since the local news segment was taped . 06 and 36 world news world news headlines . presented by tba 07 and 37 commercial break 10 and 40 mi news 26 weather authority full weather forecast . presented by dylan rodenbaugh and morris langworthy 12 and 42 commercial break 14 and 44 around our area features interviews with local organizations charities government agencies or the occasional interview with notable local citizens usually businesspeople or people struggling with disease or disability . presented by paula jasper . 17 and 37 commercial break 20 and 50 mi news 26 weather authority short weather forecast . presented by dylan rodenbaugh and morris langworthy 21 and 51 interact comments sent to mi news 26 s facebook and twitter pages by viewers . 22 and 52 commercial break 23 and 53 around our area feature story produced and presented by vic mccarty . 25 and 55 commercial break 27 and 57 pet adoptions features pets up for adoption at local animal shelters . presented by eric wotilla 28 and 58 commercial break 29 and 59 pet adoptions features pets up for adoption at local animal shelters . presented by eric wotilla other programming edit in fall 2012 the station began airing scott rasmussen s what america thinks program on sunday evenings . on september 9 2013 wmnn began airing america now weekdays at 10 30 am . tv 26 26.2 edit originally 26 tv classics tv 26 features classic tv shows like bonanza the lone ranger jack benny classic cartoons and more 1 this channel also features syndicated programs family feud and the wendy williams show . in march 9 2015 wmnn became an antenna tv affiliate . 2 laff 26 26.3 edit cinema 26 featured a selection of classic movies and independent films . from august 23 2011 to january 1 2012 cinema 26 was replaced by universal sports . 3 this subchannel reverted to cinema 26 on january 1 2012 when universal sports became a cable and satellite only channel . digital television edit channel programming 26.1 mi news 26 26.2 antenna tv 26 26.3 laff 26 26.4 escape 26 26.5 grit 26 26.6 buzzr 26 staff edit anchors edit eric wotila owner news director news update anchor scott forbes early morning anchor 12 00 a.m. 4 00 a.m. this day in history segment anchor kayla kiley mi news mornings anchor 4 00 11 00 a.m. jill washburn midday anchor 11 00 a.m. 6 00 p.m. randy bhirdo evening news anchor 6 00 p.m. 12 00 a.m. abigail blackrick community news anchor producer weather authority edit morris langworthy chief meteorologist station manager dylan rodenbaugh forecaster reporters edit benjamin arie reporter anchor paula jasper reporter dave fortin reporter wyatt vanduinen photojournalist editor former talent edit rodney harris reporter local news world news anchor taylor phillips sports anchor vic mccarty evening news anchor hannah crouch photojournalist ; editor ; reporter mark heideman community news producer ; community news anchor jamie kramer traverse city anchor reporter see also edit local edition local hln insert produced by freelancer references edit http www.minews26.com 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