WJMN-TV
TV station in Escanaba, Michigan, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WJMN-TV (channel 3) is a television station licensed to Escanaba, Michigan, United States, serving the Central and Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan as an affiliate of MyNetworkTV. The station is owned by Nexstar Media Group, and maintains studios off US 41/M-28 on Wright Street in Marquette Township;[3] its transmitter is located in unincorporated northern Delta County (south of the Alger County line).
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City | Escanaba, Michigan |
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Branding | Local 3 |
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WFRV-TV | |
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First air date | October 7, 1969 (54 years ago) (1969-10-07) |
Former call signs | WJMN (CP, 1967–1969) |
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Call sign meaning | Jane Morton Norton (member of former ownership family) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 9630 |
ERP | 736 kW |
HAAT | 355.7 m (1,167 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 46°8′5″N 86°56′56″W |
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Website | www |
Master control and internal operations for WJMN are based at the studios of Nexstar sister station and CBS affiliate WFRV-TV (channel 5) on East Mason Street in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Although identifying as a separate station in its own right, WJMN operated as a semi-satellite of WFRV, which established it in 1969 to expand its reach into Upper Michigan and far Northeastern Wisconsin.
On January 21, 2022, WJMN disaffiliated from CBS and became a MyNetworkTV affiliate, retaining previous syndicated programming, but also taking programming from Nexstar-owned classic television network Antenna TV to fill time where CBS programming formerly resided. The station also extended its existing 6 p.m. newscast to one hour, while moving its 11 p.m. newscast to a 10 p.m. hour. WZMQ (channel 19) acquired the CBS affiliation for its second digital subchannel.[4][5]