WZMQ
MeTV/CBS affiliate in Marquette, Michigan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WZMQ (channel 19) is a television station licensed to Marquette, Michigan, United States, serving the Central and Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan as a dual affiliate of MeTV and CBS. Owned by Lilly Broadcasting, the station maintains studios on West Washington Street in Marquette, while its transmitter is located in Ishpeming, Michigan.
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Founded | October 5, 2001 |
First air date | February 2, 2003 (21 years ago) (2003-02-02) |
Former call signs | WMQF (2003–2009) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 19 (UHF, 2003–2009) |
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Call sign meaning | Marquette |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 81448 |
ERP | 120 kW |
HAAT | 174 m (571 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 46°30′6.2″N 87°38′56″W |
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Website | wzmq19 |
Launched as a Fox affiliate in 2003, WMQF lost the affiliation in 2009 as the result of the financial collapse of its original owner, Equity Media Holdings, which was unable to build out the digital transmission facility. The station then was sold and returned to air later in 2009 after changing its call sign to WZMQ, affiliated with several digital multicast networks. Lilly acquired WZMQ in 2017 and obtained the CBS affiliation for the station's second digital subchannel beginning January 21, 2022, displacing Nexstar's WJMN-TV (channel 3).[2]