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WDCQ-TV
Bad Axe–Bay City–Saginaw–Flint, Michigan; United States;
City	Bad Axe, Michigan
Channels	Digital: 15 (UHF); Virtual: 19;
Branding	Delta College Public Media PBS
Programming
Affiliations	19.1: PBS; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Delta College
Sister stations	WUCX-FM
History
First air date	October 12, 1964; 60 years ago (intellectual unit); December 31, 1986; 37 years ago (Bad Axe transmitter);
Former call signs	WUCM-TV (1964–1997);
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 35 (UHF, 1986–2009)
Former affiliations	NET (1964–1970);
Call sign meaning	Delta College Quality
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	16530
ERP	200 kW
HAAT	309 m (1,014 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	43°32′33″N 83°39′37″W / 43.54250°N 83.66028°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.deltabroadcasting.org

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WDCQ-TV (channel 19), branded Delta College Public Media, is a PBS member television station licensed to Bad Axe, Michigan, United States, serving the Flint–Tri-Cities television market. The station is owned by Delta College in University Center, an unincorporated community in Frankenlust Township in southwestern Bay County. WDCQ-TV's transmitter is located in Quanicassee, in northwestern Tuscola County.

History

The station first signed on the air on October 12, 1964, as WUCM-TV; the "UCM" stood for University Center, Michigan, its city of license. The station was initially affiliated with National Educational Television (NET) until 1970, when the present-day PBS replaced NET. In 1986, WUCM established a satellite, WUCX-TV (channel 35) in Bad Axe, to better cover Michigan's Thumb area. In 1997, concurrent with a rebranding to "Q-TV", both stations changed their calls, with WUCM becoming WDCQ-TV, and WUCX becoming WDCP-TV.

The analog channel 19 transmitter was located on a 496-foot (151 m) tower on the campus of Delta College, near the corner of 4-Mile and Delta Roads in Bay County. The analog channel 35 tower was located just south of Ubly.

The WUCX calls are still used today for Delta College's NPR member station, WUCX-FM (90.1). That station is owned by Central Michigan University, and jointly run by Delta College and CMU.

WDCQ is currently the third most-watched PBS station in Michigan, behind WTVS in Detroit and WGVU-TV in Grand Rapids.^{[citation needed]} As of 2021, Thomas Bennett is the general manager of WDCQ and WUCX-FM.^[2]

In late August 2020, Delta College re-branded its public broadcasting operations from "Q-TV" to "Delta College Public Media" to better identify its TV and radio stations as associated with Delta College.^[3]

Programming

Programming on WDCQ consists of the general primary PBS fare, with some locally produced shows, such as Currently Speaking, a weekly, live current events discussion program hosted by Andy Rapp, who's been a personality at WDCQ since the early 1970s, when he hosted a daily discussion program, Day by Day, which ran on the old WUCM into the 1980s.

Starting in 2005, WDCQ-TV began to produce local documentaries which looked at aspects of local history in the Great Lakes Bay Region and surrounding areas. These documentaries received many state and national awards including four Michigan Association of Broadcasters "Excellence in Broadcasting" Awards, numerous "Telly" awards among others. Documentaries produced include:^[4]

Ag 2.0: Agriculture - Changes, Challenges & Trends
BREACHED! The Tittabawassee River Disaster
Breaking New Ground: Women of the Saginaw Valley
Coal in the Valley: Mid-Michigan Mining History
Flint: The 19th Century - The Crossroads of Michigan
Flint: The 20th Century - The Vehicle City Rises
The Korean War: Voices from the 38th Parallel
Margin of Victory - Saginaw Valley's Role in Winning World War II
More Than a Movie - The US-23 Drive-in Experience
Restored to Glory - Classic Automobiles, Collectors & Their Stories
Sailing Into the Past: Travels Aboard El Galeón & The Tall Ship Celebration
Sawdust & Shanty Boys - Logging the Saginaw Valley White Pine
Settling In: Immigrants & Cultures That Built Mid-Michigan
Taking Flight: The History of Aviation in the Great Lakes Bay Region
Tracks Through Time - Michigan Railroads - History & Impact
Vanishing Voices of World War Two
Vietnam Voices: Mid-Michigan Remembers the Vietnam War

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WDCQ-TV^[5]
Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
19.1	720p	16:9	WDCQ-DT	Main WDCQ-TV programming / PBS
19.2	480i	4:3		World
19.3				Create
19.4				PBS Kids
19.5				Michigan Learning Channel

Analog-to-digital conversion

With the impending end of analog broadcasting in the United States, Delta College decided to use one digital station to cover its entire coverage area. Since it was widely believed that digital signals would travel further than analog signals, Delta College anticipated this would make up for the main WDCQ signal's shortfall on the Thumb. When each analog station was assigned a digital channel, WDCQ-TV in University Center was assigned channel 18 while WDCP-TV in Bad Axe was assigned channel 15 for digital. For practicality and monetary reasons, school officials opted to activate only channel 15, from a location that was close enough to the Tri-Cities to provide city-grade coverage to the area. Accordingly, on November 28, 2003; the two stations switched callsigns, with channel 19 becoming WDCP-TV, and channel 35 becoming WDCQ-TV.

WDCQ-TV discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 35, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 15,^[6] using virtual channel 19—reflecting the analog channel position of WDCP. Even though FCC regulations would usually mandate that WDCQ use "35" as its virtual channel, Delta College sought and received permission to use "19" instead. This is because most of its viewers live in the Flint–Tri-Cities area and had watched the station on channel 19 for almost half a century. However, WDCQ-TV is on channel 35 for DirecTV customers in its market.

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WDCQ-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "Contact Us". Delta College Public Media.
^ "8/27/20 - Delta Broadcasting Is Now Delta College Public Media". Delta College Public Media.
^ "TV Local Productions". Delta College Public Media.
^ "RabbitEars TV Query for WDCQ". RabbitEars.info.
^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Retrieved March 24, 2012.

External links

Official website

[1] "Facility Technical Data for WDCQ-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "Contact Us". Delta College Public Media.

[3] "8/27/20 - Delta Broadcasting Is Now Delta College Public Media". Delta College Public Media.

[4] "TV Local Productions". Delta College Public Media.

[5] "RabbitEars TV Query for WDCQ". RabbitEars.info.

[6] "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Retrieved March 24, 2012.

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+{{short description|PBS member station in Bad Axe, Michigan}}
+{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
 {{redirect-distinguish|Q-TV|QTV|TVQ|TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting}}
-{{short description|PBS member station in Bad Axe, Michigan}}
 {{Infobox television station
 | callsign               = WDCQ-TV
 | city                   = Bad Axe, Michigan
-| logo                   = Delta_College_Public_Media_PBS_logo.jpeg
+| logo                   = WDCQ-TV Delta College Public Media_logo.png
-| slogan                 = ''Straight from the Hub of the Thumb''
 | branding               = Delta College Public Media PBS
 | analog                 =
-| digital                = 15 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
+| digital                = 15 ([[UHF]])
-| virtual                = 19 ([[Program and System Information Protocol|PSIP]])
+| virtual                = 19
 | translators            =
-| affiliations           = '''19.1:''' [[PBS]] (1970–present)<br>'''19.2:''' [[World Channel|World]]<br>'''19.3:''' [[Create (TV network)|Create]]<br>'''19.4:''' [[PBS Kids]] <br>'''19.5:''' MLC
+| affiliations           = {{ubl|'''19.1:''' [[PBS]]|''for others, see {{Section link||Subchannels}}''}}
 | subchannels            =
 | network                =
 | country                = United States
 | founded                =
-| airdate                = {{start date and age|1964|10|12|p=y}} ''(intellectual unit)''<br>{{start date and age|1986|12|31|p=y}} ''(Bad Axe transmitter)''
+| airdate                = {{ubl|{{start date and age|1964|10|12}} ''(intellectual unit)''|{{start date and age|1986|12|31}} ''(Bad Axe transmitter)''}}
 | last_airdate           =
-| location               = [[Bad Axe, Michigan|Bad Axe]]/[[Bay City, Michigan|Bay City]]/[[Saginaw, Michigan|Saginaw]]/[[Flint, Michigan]]
+| location               = [[Bad Axe, Michigan|Bad Axe]]–[[Bay City, Michigan|Bay City]]–[[Saginaw]]–[[Flint, Michigan]]
-| callsign_meaning       = '''D'''elta<br>'''C'''ollege<br>'''Q'''uality Television
+| callsign_meaning       = Delta College Quality
-| former_callsigns       = WUCX-TV (1986–1997)<br>WDCP-TV (1997–2003)
+| former_callsigns       = {{ubl|WUCM-TV (1964–1997)}}
-| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:'''<br>35 (UHF, 1986–2009)
+| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:''' 35 (UHF, 1986–2009)
 | owner                  = [[Delta College (Michigan)|Delta College]]
 | licensee               =
 | sister_stations        = [[WUCX-FM]]
-| former_affiliations    = [[National Educational Television|NET]] (1964–1970)
+| former_affiliations    = {{ubl||[[National Educational Television|NET]] (1964–1970)}}
-| erp                    = 200 [[kilowatt|kW]]
+| erp                    = 200 [[kW]]
 | haat                   = {{convert|309|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
-| class                  = [[digital terrestrial television|DT]]
+| class                  =
 | facility_id            = 16530
 | coordinates            = {{Coord|43|32|33|N|83|39|37|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=WDCQ-TV}}
-| licensing_authority    = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
+| licensing_authority    = [[FCC]]
 | website                = {{URL|https://www.deltabroadcasting.org/}}
 }}
-'''WDCQ-TV''', [[virtual channel]] 19 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]] [[digital terrestrial television|digital]] channel 15), branded on-air as '''Delta College Public Media''', is a Public Broadcasting Service ([[PBS]]) [[network affiliate#Member stations|member]] [[television station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Bad Axe, Michigan]], United States and serving the [[Flint, Michigan|Flint]]/[[Saginaw, Midland, and Bay City metropolitan area|Tri-Cities]] [[media market|television market]]. The station is owned by [[Delta College (Michigan)|Delta College]] in [[University Center, Michigan|University Center]], an [[unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated]] community in [[Frankenlust Township, Michigan|Frankenlust Township]] in southwestern [[Bay County, Michigan|Bay County]]. WDCQ-TV's transmitter is located in [[Quanicassee, Michigan|Quanicassee]], in northwestern [[Tuscola County, Michigan|Tuscola County]].
+'''WDCQ-TV''' (channel 19), branded '''Delta College Public Media''', is a [[PBS]] member [[television station]] licensed to [[Bad Axe, Michigan]], United States, serving the [[Flint, Michigan|Flint]]–[[Saginaw, Midland, and Bay City metropolitan area|Tri-Cities]] [[television market]]. The station is owned by [[Delta College (Michigan)|Delta College]] in [[University Center, Michigan|University Center]], an [[unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated]] community in [[Frankenlust Township]] in southwestern [[Bay County, Michigan|Bay County]]. WDCQ-TV's transmitter is located in [[Quanicassee]], in northwestern [[Tuscola County]].
 ==History==
-The station first signed on the air on October 12, 1964 as '''WUCM-TV''' channel 19, licensed to University Center; the "UCM" stood for '''U'''niversity '''C'''enter '''M'''ichigan. The station was initially affiliated with [[National Educational Television]] (NET) until 1970, when the present-day PBS replaced NET. In 1986, WUCM established a [[broadcast relay station#Satellite stations|satellite]], '''WUCX-TV''' channel 35 in Bad Axe, to better cover Michigan's Thumb area. In 1997, when the station first adopted the "Q-TV" branding, both stations changed their calls, with WUCM becoming '''WDCQ-TV''', and WUCX becoming '''WDCP-TV'''.
+The station first signed on the air on October 12, 1964, as WUCM-TV; the "UCM" stood for [[University Center, Michigan]], its city of license. The station was initially affiliated with [[National Educational Television]] (NET) until 1970, when the present-day PBS replaced NET. In 1986, WUCM established a [[broadcast relay station#Satellite stations|satellite]], WUCX-TV (channel 35) in Bad Axe, to better cover Michigan's Thumb area. In 1997, concurrent with a rebranding to "Q-TV", both stations changed their calls, with WUCM becoming WDCQ-TV, and WUCX becoming WDCP-TV.
-The [[analog television|analog]] channel 19 transmitter was located on a {{convert|496|ft|m|0|adj=on}} tower on the campus of Delta College, near the corner of 4-Mile and Delta Roads in Bay County. The analog channel 35 tower was located just south of [[Ubly, Michigan|Ubly]].
+The [[analog television|analog]] channel 19 transmitter was located on a {{convert|496|ft|m|0|adj=on}} tower on the campus of Delta College, near the corner of 4-Mile and Delta Roads in Bay County. The analog channel 35 tower was located just south of [[Ubly]].
-The WUCX calls are still used today for Delta College's [[NPR]] member station, [[WUCX-FM]] 90.1, ''Q90.1''. That station is owned by [[Central Michigan University]], and jointly run by Delta College and CMU.
+The WUCX calls are still used today for Delta College's [[NPR]] member station, [[WUCX-FM]] (90.1). That station is owned by [[Central Michigan University]], and jointly run by Delta College and CMU.
-WDCQ is currently the third most-watched PBS station in Michigan, behind [[WTVS]] in [[Detroit]] and [[WGVU-TV]] in [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2008}} As of 2021, Thomas Bennett is the general manager of WDCQ and WUCX-FM.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deltabroadcasting.org/contact/|title=Contact Us|website=Delta College Public Media}}</ref>
+WDCQ is currently the third most-watched PBS station in Michigan, behind [[WTVS]] in [[Detroit]] and [[WGVU-TV]] in [[Grand Rapids]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2008}} As of 2021, Thomas Bennett is the general manager of WDCQ and WUCX-FM.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deltabroadcasting.org/contact/|title=Contact Us|website=Delta College Public Media}}</ref>
-In late August of 2020, Delta College re-branded its public broadcasting operations from Q-TV to Delta College Public Media to better identify its TV and radio stations as associated with Delta College.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deltabroadcasting.org/articles/82720-delta-broadcasting-is-now-delta-college-public-media/|title=8/27/20 - Delta Broadcasting Is Now Delta College Public Media|website=Delta College Public Media}}</ref>
+In late August 2020, Delta College re-branded its public broadcasting operations from "Q-TV" to "Delta College Public Media" to better identify its TV and radio stations as associated with Delta College.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deltabroadcasting.org/articles/82720-delta-broadcasting-is-now-delta-college-public-media/|title=8/27/20 - Delta Broadcasting Is Now Delta College Public Media|website=Delta College Public Media}}</ref>
 ==Programming==
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 * ''Ag 2.0: [[Agriculture]] - Changes, Challenges & Trends''
 * ''BREACHED! The [[Tittabawassee River]] Disaster''
-* ''Breaking New Ground: Women of the [[Saginaw River|Saginaw Valley]]''
+* ''Breaking New Ground: Women of the [[Saginaw Valley]]''
-* ''Coal in the Valley: [[Central Michigan|Mid-Michigan]] Mining History''
+* ''Coal in the Valley: [[Mid-Michigan]] Mining History''
 * ''[[Flint, Michigan|Flint]]: The 19th Century - The Crossroads of Michigan''
 * ''Flint: The 20th Century - The Vehicle City Rises''
 * ''The [[Korean War]]: Voices from the [[Division of Korea|38th Parallel]]''
-* ''Margin of Victory - Saginaw Valley's Role in Winning World War II''
+* ''Margin of Victory - Saginaw Valley's Role in Winning [[World War II]]''
+* ''More Than a Movie - The [[U.S. Route 23 in Michigan|US-23]] Drive-in Experience''
 * ''Restored to Glory - Classic Automobiles, Collectors & Their Stories''
 * ''Sailing Into the Past: Travels Aboard El Galeón & The Tall Ship Celebration''
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 * ''Taking Flight: The History of [[Aviation]] in the Great Lakes Bay Region''
 * ''Tracks Through Time - Michigan [[Railroad]]s - History & Impact''
-* ''Vanishing Voices of [[World War II|World War Two]]''
+* ''Vanishing Voices of World War Two''
 * ''Vietnam Voices: Mid-Michigan Remembers the [[Vietnam War]]''
+==Technical information==
-==Digital television==
-===Digital channels===
+===Subchannels===
-The station's digital signal is [[multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
+The station's signal is [[multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
 {| class="wikitable"
+|+Subchannels of WDCQ-TV<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WDCQ|title=RabbitEars TV Query for WDCQ|website=[[RabbitEars.info]]}}</ref>
-|-
 ! [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
-! [[Display resolution|Video]]
+! [[Display resolution|Res.]]
 ! [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
+! Short name
-! [[Program and System Information Protocol#What PSIP does|PSIP Short Name]]
+! Programming
-! Programming<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WDCQ|title=RabbitEars.Info|website=www.rabbitears.info}}</ref>
 |-
+! scope = "row" | 19.1
-| 19.1 || [[720p]] || [[16:9]] || rowspan=5| WDCQ-DT || Main WDCQ-TV programming / [[PBS]]
+| [[720p]] || [[16:9]] || rowspan=5| WDCQ-DT || Main WDCQ-TV programming / [[PBS]]
 |-
-| 19.2 || rowspan=4| [[480i]] || rowspan=4| [[4:3]] || [[World Channel|World]]
+! scope = "row" | 19.2
+| rowspan=4| [[480i]] || rowspan=4| [[4:3]] || [[World Channel|World]]
 |-
-| 19.3 || [[Create (TV network)|Create]]
+! scope = "row" | 19.3
+| [[Create (TV network)|Create]]
 |-
+! scope = "row" | 19.4
-| 19.4 || [[PBS Kids]]
+| [[PBS Kids]]
 |-
-| 19.5 || Michigan Learning Channel
+! scope = "row" | 19.5
+| Michigan Learning Channel
 |}
 ===Analog-to-digital conversion===
-With the impending end of analog broadcasting in the United States, Delta College decided to use one digital station to cover its entire coverage area. Since it was widely believed that digital signals would travel further than analog signals, Delta College anticipated this would make up for the main WDCQ signal's shortfall on the Thumb. When each analog station was assigned a digital channel, WDCQ University Center was assigned channel 18 while WDCP Bad Axe was assigned channel 15 for digital. For practicality and monetary reasons, school officials opted to activate only channel 15, from a location that was close enough to the Tri-Cities to provide city-grade coverage to the area. Accordingly, on November 28, 2003; the two stations switched callsigns, with channel 19 becoming WDCP, and channel 35 now WDCQ.
+With the impending end of analog broadcasting in the United States, Delta College decided to use one digital station to cover its entire coverage area. Since it was widely believed that digital signals would travel further than analog signals, Delta College anticipated this would make up for the main WDCQ signal's shortfall on the Thumb. When each analog station was assigned a digital channel, WDCQ-TV in University Center was assigned channel 18 while WDCP-TV in Bad Axe was assigned channel 15 for digital. For practicality and monetary reasons, school officials opted to activate only channel 15, from a location that was close enough to the Tri-Cities to provide city-grade coverage to the area. Accordingly, on November 28, 2003; the two stations switched callsigns, with channel 19 becoming WDCP-TV, and channel 35 becoming WDCQ-TV.
-WDCQ-TV discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over [[Ultra high frequency|UHF]] channel 35, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States [[Digital television transition in the United States|transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts]] under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 15,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |title=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds |format=PDF |access-date=2012-03-24}}</ref> using [[Program and System Information Protocol|PSIP]] to display the station's [[virtual channel]] as channel 19—reflecting the analog channel position of WDCP. Even though FCC regulations regarding PSIP would usually mandate that WDCQ use "35" as its virtual channel, Delta College sought and received permission to use "19" instead. This is because most of its viewers live in the Flint/Tri-Cities area and had watched the station on channel 19 for almost half a century. However, WDCQ-TV is on channel 35 for [[DirecTV]] customers in its market.
+WDCQ-TV discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over [[UHF]] channel 35, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States [[Digital television transition in the United States|transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts]] under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 15,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |title=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds |format=PDF |access-date=March 24, 2012}}</ref> using [[virtual channel]] 19—reflecting the analog channel position of WDCP. Even though FCC regulations would usually mandate that WDCQ use "35" as its virtual channel, Delta College sought and received permission to use "19" instead. This is because most of its viewers live in the Flint–Tri-Cities area and had watched the station on channel 19 for almost half a century. However, WDCQ-TV is on channel 35 for [[DirecTV]] customers in its market.
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 *{{Official website|https://www.deltabroadcasting.org/}}
-*{{TVQ|WDCQ}}
-*{{BIA|WDCQ|TV|TV}}
 {{Flint-Saginaw-Bay City TV}}
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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Wdcq-Tv}}
+[[Category:1964 establishments in Michigan]]
 [[Category:PBS member stations]]
+[[Category:Saginaw Intermediate School District]]
 [[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1964]]
 [[Category:Television stations in Flint, Michigan|DCQ-TV]]
-[[Category:1964 establishments in Michigan]]
-[[Category:Saginaw Intermediate School District]]

v t e Broadcast television in the Mid-Michigan region
This region includes the following cities: Flint Saginaw Bay City Midland Mount Pleasant Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Full power	WNEM-TV 5 (.1 CBS, .2 MNTV, .3 Cozi, .4 Ion, .5 Court, .6 The365) WJRT-TV 12 (.1 ABC, .2 MeTV, .3 Grio, .4 Start, .5 H&I, .6 Bounce, .7 MeToons) WCMU-TV 14 (.1 PBS, .2 Kids, .3 Create, .4 MLC) WDCQ-TV 19 (.1 PBS, .2 World, .3 Create, .4 Kids, .5 MLC) WEYI-TV 25 (.1/46.2 NBC, .2 CW, .3 TBD, .4 Dabl, 46.1 CW) WAQP 49 (.1 TCT, .2 SBN, .4 Laff, .5 Mystery, .6 Grit, .7 Ion+, .8 Ads, .10 Crime, .11 Get) WSMH 66 (46.3 Charge!, .1 Fox, .2 ANT, .3 Comet, .4 Nest)
Low-power	WXON-LD 9 (.1 Retro, .2 Ace, .3 JTV, .4 Rev'n, .5 FAM, .6 QVC, .7 Heartland) WFFC-LD 17 (.1 Ads, .2 L&C, .3 Outlaw, .4 LC, .5 Buzzr, .6 beIN Sports Xtra) W24DL-D 24 (.1 3ABN, .2 Proclaim!, .3 D2D, .4 Latino, .5 3ABN Radio, .6 Latino Radio, .7 Radio 74) W35DQ-D 24 (.1 NTD, .2 Ads, .3 MtrSpt1, .4 Outlaw, .5 LX, .6 Oxygen)
ATSC 3.0	WBSF (5.1 CBS, 12.1 ABC, 25.1 NBC, 46.1 CW, 66.1 Fox)
Cable channels	Bally Sports Detroit
Defunct	WTAC-TV 16 (ABC) WUWB-LD 20 (.1 Court, .2 Bounce, .3 Movies!, .4 Catchy, .5 This) WCMZ-TV 28 (.1 PBS (HD), .2 PBS Kids (SD), .3 Create) WFKB-LD 38 (.1 Grit, .2 Mystery, .3 Laff, .4 GetTV) WXON-LP 54 (Ind.)
Michigan broadcast television areas by city Alpena Detroit Flint/Tri-Cities Grand Rapids/Battle Creek Lansing/Jackson Marquette Northern Michigan

v t e PBS member stations in the state of Michigan
CMU Public Television	WCML 6 (Alpena) WCMU 14 (Mt. Pleasant) WCMW 21 (Manistee) WCMV 27 (Cadillac)
Other stations	Michigan Channel (Ann Arbor) WNMU 13 (Marquette) WDCQ 19 (Bad Axe) WKAR 23 (East Lansing) WGVU 35 / WGVK 52 (Grand Rapids / Kalamazoo) WTVS 56 (Detroit)
See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Michigan