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Marquette, Michigan United States |
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| City | Marquette, Michigan |
| 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 |
| Founded | October 5, 2001 |
| First air date | February 2, 2003 |
| 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 |
| 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 or Charter Cable channel 14), MyNetworkTV and This TV (on channel 19.2 or Charter Cable channel 193) and Antenna TV (on channel 19.3 or Charter channel 194).
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).
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