WMNN-LD

WMNN-LD, virtual channel 26 (UHF digital channel 14), is a low-powered television station licensed to Lake City, Michigan, United States and serving the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Owned by Freelancer Television Broadcasting and branded as NewsNet Northern Michigan, it is the flagship station of NewsNet, an all-news broadcasting service syndicated across the United States. WMNN-LD is a sister station to dual MyNetworkTV/Cozi TV affiliate WXII-LP (analog channel 12), and the two stations share studios in West 13th Street in Cadillac; WMNN-LD's transmitter is located off M-55 east of the city.

WMNN-LD
Lake City/Cadillac/Traverse City, Michigan
United States
CityLake City, Michigan
ChannelsDigital: 14 (UHF)
(to move to 17 (UHF))
Virtual: 26 (PSIP)
BrandingNewsNet Northern Michigan
SloganMore Local. More Often.
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerFreelancer Television Broadcasting, Inc.
WXII-LP
History
FoundedDecember 13, 2010[1]
First air date
February 27, 2011 (2011-02-27)[1]
Call sign meaning
Michigan News Network
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID184267
ERP1.97 kW
15 kW (CP)
HAAT171.3 m (562 ft)
Transmitter coordinates44°14′26.8″N 85°18′59.8″W
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
Websitewww.minews26.com

Programming

NewsNet Northern Michigan (26.1)
Titlecard for MI News 26 from 2011-June 2013
Former MI News 26 logo from 2016-2019.

WMNN's primary channel features a newswheel format, similar to what CNN Headline News initially used. The primary channel's format helped form the basis of NewsNet.

The station's rolling news programming is divided into three separate titles: NewsNet Mornings (overnight and morning news), Midday Edition (afternoon to early evening news), and Evening Edition (primetime news on weekdays and evening to late night news on weekends).

In May 2016, the station reformatted, getting rid of pre-recorded anchors. The news wheel now features an eight-minute segment of news updated twice everyday.

On December 9, 2019, coinciding with the new look of the National NewsNet service and a new studio, MINews26 was rebranded as NewsNet Northern Michigan.

Live news coverage

NewsNet Northern Michigan does not offer regular live programming. The station does conduct live broadcasts, most notably during election nights, and commercial-free coverage of the Cherry-T Ball Drop in Traverse City on New Year's Eve.

During severe weather, the station broadcasts live cut-ins if necessary. Pre-taped weather segments sometimes alert viewers to monitor the news ticker at the bottom of the screen or to check the station's website for information.

Non-news programming

Syndicated programs broadcast by WMNN-LD as of September 2018 include Business First with Angela Miles, Celebrity Page, CityLine, and Dish Nation.

TV 26 (26.2)

Originally 26 TV Classics, TV 26 features classic TV shows like Bonanza, The Lone Ranger, Jack Benny, classic cartoons and more.[4] This channel also features syndicated programs Family Feud and The Wendy Williams Show. On March 9, 2015, WMNN became an Antenna TV affiliate.[2]

Laff 26 (26.3)

Cinema 26 featured a selection of "classic movies" and independent films. From August 23, 2011 to January 1, 2012, Cinema 26 was replaced by Universal Sports.[3] This subchannel reverted to Cinema 26 on January 1, 2012 when Universal Sports became a cable and satellite-only channel. Cinema 26 was replaced again, this time by Laff on January 4, 2016.

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[5]
26.1720p16:9WMNNMain WMNN-LD programming / NewsNet
26.2480iStartTVStart TV
26.3BOUNCEBounce TV
26.4MYSTERYCourt TV Mystery
26.5GRITGrit
26.6LIGHTTheGrio TV
26.7BUZZRBuzzr
26.8COURTCourt TV
26.94:3ThisTVThis TV
26.10ANTENNAAntenna TV
26.1216:9MITV 12Simulcast of WXII-LP / MyNetworkTV & Cozi TV

References
  1. "WMNN LPTV Ch. 26 Lake City / Cadillac". Michiguide.com. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  2. "WMNN 26. 2". Facebook: Antenna TV. 9 March 2015.
  3. Austerman, Mike (23 August 2011). "Cadillac's WMNN Ch. 26 adds Universal Sports". Michiguide.com.
  4. "What's On 26.2: Antenna TV 26". MI News 26 & MI TV 12. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  5. "Digital TV Market Listing for WMNN-LD". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
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