branding wzmq tv19 this tv marquette my tv 19 slogan tv just for u channels digital 19 uhf virtual 19 psip subchannels 19.1 metv 19.2 mynetworktv this tv 19.3 antenna tv affiliations metv 2011 present owner mmmrc llc first air date february 2 2003 2003 02 02 call letters meaning marquette former callsigns wmqf 2003 2009 former channel number s analog 19 uhf 2003 2009 former affiliations primary fox 2003 2009 secondary upn 2003 2006 transmitter power 31 kw height 176 m facility id 81448 transmitter coordinates 46 36 14 n 87 37 15 w 46.60389 n 87.62083 w 46.60389 ; 87.62083 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website wzmqtv.com wzmq is a television station licensed to marquette michigan and serving the central portion of michigan s upper peninsula . broadcasting on uhf digital channel 19 from a transmitter in ishpeming michigan wzmq is owned by mmmrc llc and has affiliation with metv on channel 19.1 mynetworktv and this tv on channel 19.2 or charter cable channel 14 and antenna tv on channel 19.3 or charter channel 320 . contents 1 history 2 digital television 2.1 digital channels 2.2 analog to digital conversion 3 references 4 external links history edit logo as fox affiliate wmqf 2003 2009 . the station launched on february 2 2003 as fox affiliate wmqf . prior to wmqf s launch fox programming was seen in the u.p. on a limited basis either over the air on wluc tv which had a limited relationship with fox in the mid 1990s or through a translator of green bay s wluk tv or through charter cable systems which imported either wluk or cadillac s wfqx tv . wmqf also had secondary affiliation with upn broadcasting that network s programming during off network hours . upn was previously affiliated with crystal falls class a station wupt ca which folded after losing upn affiliation to wmqf . after upn ended in 2006 wmqf adopted secondary affiliation with mynetworktv . wmqf was originally owned and operated by equity media holdings . other than the transmitter wmqf had no physical presence in the u.p. under equity s ownership ; the company central casted 100 % of wmqf s programming as it did with its other stations from its headquarters in little rock arkansas . in addition to network and syndicated programming equity would air on wmqf two programs it produced for its retro television network at the time unreliable sources and closing remarks . throughout its history and especially during its early days trying to pick up wmqf over the air was quite challenging due to its relatively weak 500 000 watt analog signal ; when it was picked up its signal and picture quality could still tend to be sub par . as a result most cable providers chose to obtain wmqf s signal directly off the satellite uplink to the transmitter it was available free to air on the galaxy 18 satellite system . on december 8 2008 equity media holdings filed for bankruptcy and would auction off all its television stations the following april . wmqf would be sold to mmmrc llc a company owned by the principals of de pere wisconsin based smet construction services . 1 2 the sale closed the week of june 23 2009 when the station s call sign was changed from wmqf to wzmq . 3 4 5 by this time however wmqf programming was discontinued as equity was not able to meet the mandatory digital transition earlier in june 2009 see digital television below . as a result fox would move its affiliation from channel 19 to wluc dt2 channel 6.2 in august 2009 the move relegated universal sports from full time to overnight status on channel 6.2 6 . during the interim fox programming was still available on charter cable through its importing of wluk tv from green bay which continued on charter cable throughout wmqf s existence until wluc asserted market exclusivity for the fox affiliation in mid 2012 . smet construction services would construct new facilities in de pere wisconsin from which wzmq programming would originate . the construction was completed on or about october 15 2009 7 after which smet officially launched wzmq replacing the coming soon slides that were broadcast since the summer with programming from this tv and mynetworktv on channels 19.1 and 19.2 respectively . the studio in de pere was abandoned and all operations moved to marquette mi . antenna tv would be added to channel 19.2 january 1 2011 with mynetworktv moving to channel 19.1 replacing this tv s 8pm weeknight movie broadcast . in may 2011 wzmq picked up the metv subchannel placing it at 19.1 ; its other subchannels each were renumbered accordingly with mynetworktv this tv moving to channel 19.2 and antenna tv moving to 19.3 . digital television edit digital channels edit the station s digital signal is multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 8 19.1 480i 4 3 metv metv 19.2 this tv mynetworktv & this tv 19.3 antenna antenna tv analog to digital conversion edit wzmq shut down its analog signal over uhf channel 19 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 flash cut its digital signal into operation on uhf channel 19 . 9 because it was granted an original digital construction permit after the federal communications commission finalized the digital television allotment plan on april 21 1997 10 wmqf did not receive a companion channel for a digital station . since the channel was then owned by equity media holdings the company told the fcc it would not be able to convert wmqf and most of its stations to digital in time for the transition . 11 after being sold to mmmrc wzmq made its flash cut to digital shortly before the june 2009 transition cutoff transmitting two subchannels that were at low power due to some transmitter problems . references edit takers found for 60 equity stations . television business report . april 18 2009 . retrieved april 20 2009 . source northpine.com 5 5 2009 posting http hraunfoss.fcc.gov edocs public attachmatch doc 291510a1.txt call sign history wzmq . cdbs public access . federal communications commission . retrieved june 27 2009 . consummation notice . cdbs public access . federal communications commission . retrieved june 27 2009 . http www.uppermichiganssource.com news news story.aspx id 325129 green bay press gazette michigan tv station building studio in de pere 9 26 2009 . rabbitears tv query for wzmq dtv tentative channel designations for the first and the second rounds pdf . retrieved 2012 03 24 . http www.transmitter.com fcc97115 chanplan.html fcc dtv status report external links edit wzmq website wzmq this tv marquette query the fcc s tv station database for wzmq 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 mynetworktv network affiliates in the state of michigan wnem 5.2 bay city wllz lp 12 traverse city wbkb 11.2 alpena wxsp cd 15 grand rapids whtv 18 jackson wzmq 19.2 marquette wmyd 20 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 wzmq & oldid 741623892 categories mynetworktv affiliatestelevision channels and stations established in 2003this tv affiliatesantenna tv affiliatesme tv affiliatesmarquette county michigantelevision stations in marquette michigan navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 28 september 2016 at 17 43 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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