WCMU-TV
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Mount Pleasant, Michigan United States |
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| 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 |
| Owner | Central Michigan University |
| First air date | March 29, 1967 |
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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 |
| 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.
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