pleasant michigan united states branding cmu public television slogan public broadcasting for central and northern lower michigan channels digital 26 uhf wcmu 24 uhf wcml 17 uhf wcmv 21 uhf wcmw 28 uhf wcmz tv affiliations pbs create owner central michigan university first air date march 29 1967 call letters meaning central michigan university sister station s wcmu fm former channel number s 14 uhf analog 1967 2009 former affiliations net 1967 1970 transmitter power 450 kw height 299 m facility id 9908 transmitter coordinates 43 45 11 n 85 12 40 w 43.75306 n 85.21111 w 43.75306 ; 85.21111 website www.wcmu.org wcmu tv channel 14 is a public broadcasting service pbs member public television station for much of the northern portion of the lower peninsula of michigan with a coverage area spanning three television markets and small portions of several others . the network is based at central michigan university in mount pleasant . the station s on air branding is cmu public television . wcmu came to the air on march 29 1967 . wcmv serves cadillac and traverse city while wcml serves alpena and petoskey along with cheboygan and the straits of mackinac . wcmw serves the lake michigan communities of manistee ludington and pentwater all of which are on the edge of the grand rapids market . on january 15 2010 wcmu took over operations of wfum in flint pending approval of the sale of the station from the university of michigan flint by the federal communications commission . after the fcc approved the sale in march and cmu officially took over the station in may the call letters of wfum were changed to wcmz tv using the same callsign as sister station wcmz fm in sault ste. marie michigan . although mount pleasant is part of the flint saginaw bay city market the majority of its viewership is in the traverse city cadillac market . wcmu tv s analog transmitter was located near the school in mount pleasant ; the digital transmitter is located in martiny township in mecosta county north of martiny lake . wcml s tower is located north of atlanta with wcmv s tower east of kalkaska and wcmw s facilities are northeast of ludington . the entire network discontinued analog service on march 31 2009 . unlike other major stations in the cadillac traverse city market cmu public television does not have marketwide coverage and following the 2009 digital transition the network actually lost significant coverage alpena station wcml was received throughout most of the eastern upper peninsula before the analog shutdown . after wcml went to digital residents of the eastern upper peninsula except for those on the lake huron shoreline were no longer able to receive a wcml due to its 300 kw uhf signal . currently cmu public television has no plans to add transmitters in the eastern u.p. all pbs service whether from cmu public television or another station is only available in that region only via cable or satellite . some cable systems in that region carry another pbs station instead of wcmu in sault ste. marie michigan marquette s wnmu is seen on charter while across the locks in sault ste. marie ontario shaw carries detroit s wtvs instead mainly because of the lack of a local over the air signal to the near 90 000 people in the twin saults and eastern u.p. shaw previously carried wnmu for that same reason before it was replaced by wtvs in 2002 . in january 2010 wcmu tv began airing 24 hours a day and launched an hd feed . 1 contents 1 satellite stations 1.1 acquisition of wfum 2 digital channels 3 external links 4 references satellite stations edit station city of license psip channel atsc channel first air date call meaning erp haat facility id transmitter coordinates wcml alpena 6 24 uhf november 21 1975 central michigan alpena 300 kw 393 m 9917 45 8 18 n 84 9 45 w 45.13833 n 84.16250 w 45.13833 ; 84.16250 wcml wcmv cadillac 27 17 uhf september 7 1984 v first letter after u 338 kw 393 m 9922 44 44 53 n 85 4 8 w 44.74806 n 85.06889 w 44.74806 ; 85.06889 wcmv wcmw manistee 21 21 uhf september 7 1984 w second letter after u 70 kw 134 m 9913 44 3 57 n 86 19 58 w 44.06583 n 86.33278 w 44.06583 ; 86.33278 wcmw wcmz tv flint 28 28 uhf originally signed on as wfum tv by the university of michigan flint on august 23 1980 ; cmu took over broadcast operations on january 15 2010 z fifth letter after u 500 kw 258 m 69273 42 53 56 n 83 27 41.6 w 42.89889 n 83.461556 w 42.89889 ; 83.461556 wfum wcmu tv was previously relayed on w46ad in traverse city and w69av in leland ; however the transmitters ceased operations before their licenses were cancelled by the fcc on september 7 2011 . 2 acquisition of wfum edit on october 27 2009 it was announced that the cmu board of trustees approved a proposal for cmu to acquire flint s pbs member station wfum now wcmz tv from the university of michigan flint for a maximum of 1 million . 3 the sale was approved by the fcc allowing the network s presence to expand further south not only including flint but also ann arbor and into metro detroit . the network now provides at least secondary over the air coverage from far northern emmet county to northern monroe county . while wfum was folded into the cmu public television network cmu vows to include flint area events and issues in its programming as well as produce new programming that would originate from the region . cmu believes the acquisition of wfum will increase its viewership from 2.2 million to 8 million . 4 cmu originally hinted that the takeover of wfum would begin in late november 5 but wcmu took over operations of wfum on january 15 2010 . 6 7 the fcc approved the sale of wfum in march and cmu officially took over in may at which point the call letters were changed to wcmz tv . digital channels edit cmu public television carries three digital subchannels subchannel local channel programming .1 main wcmu programming pbs hd .2 sd simulcast of .1 .3 create external links edit wcmu query the fcc s tv station database for wcmu query the fcc s tv station database for wcml query the fcc s tv station database for wcmv query the fcc s tv station database for wcmw query the fcc s tv station database for wcmz biafn s media web database information on wcmu tv biafn s media web database information on wcml tv biafn s media web database information on wcmv tv biafn s media web database information on wcmw tv biafn s media web database information on wcmz tv references edit midland daily news january 21 2010 cmu public television begins 24 hour broadcasting high definition tv michiguide w69av central michigan life board of trustees approve acquisition of wfum tv station in flint october 27 2009 . the flint journal wfum would bring more local programming to flint under central michigan university ownership october 28 2009 . morning sun mount pleasant mi cmu looks forward to acquiring station november 7 2009 . wcmu official site cmu public broadcasting is coming to flint http www.wnem.com news 22244408 detail.html v t e broadcast television in the mid michigan region including flint saginaw bay city and midland reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television local stations wnem tv 5 .1 cbs .2 mntv .3 cozi w09ck ind wjrt tv 12 .1 abc .2 metv .3 wxn wuwb ld 20 .1 this tv .2 movies .3 pbj .4 the family channel .5 tuff tv .7 classifieds wups .8 classifieds wkjc fm w24dl d 24 .1 3abn weyi tv 25 .1 nbc .2 cw .3 bounce tv wbsf 46 .1 cw .2 nbc .3 grit waqp 49 .1 tct .2 tct hd .3 tct family wsmh 66 .1 fox .2 antenna tv .3 comet public television wcmu tv 14 wcmz tv 28 .1 pbs hd .2 pbs sd .3 create wdcq tv 19 .1 pbs .2 mhz wv .3 create .4 kids cable channels fox sports detroit defunct stations wtac 16 abc dumont wxon lp 54 ind mgtv comcast television 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 broadcast television serving alpena michigan reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television local stations wcml 6 .1 pbs .2 pbs sd .3 create wbkb 11 .1 cbs .2 fox mntv .3 abc northern michigan adjacent locals wtom tv 4 .1 nbc .2 abc wgtq 8 .1 abc .2 nbc wwup tv 10 .1 cbs .2 fox wllz lp 12 mntv rtv a1 wfup 45.1 fox 45.2 cbs cable channels fox sports detroit acc 3 alpena community college wbae 21 the cw mgtv cbmt cbc montreal defunct silent w18bt 18 silent wnyd lp 26 w31bo 31 fox 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 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