WMKG-LP
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| WMKG-LP | |
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| Muskegon, Michigan | |
| Channels | 38 (UHF) analog |
| Affiliations | FamilyNet/The Sportsman Channel |
| Owner | Kelley Enterprises |
| Founded | April 1, 1990 |
| Call letters meaning | W Muskegon (may also be derived from the IATA airport code MKG of nearby Muskegon County Airport) |
| Former callsigns | W40AK (1989-1995) |
| Former affiliations | UATV (to May 2006) |
| Transmitter Power | 33.8 kW/57 m(analog) |
| Website | webshore.net/wmkg |
WMKG-LP is a low-powered television station on channel 38 for Muskegon, Michigan. Its studio is located on Airline Road in the suburb Norton Shores, Michigan near the junction of I-96 and US 31. It is affiliated with the FamilyNet network.
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[edit] History
WMKG was founded by Bud Kelley and his family in 1989 as W40AK. It first went on the air on April 1, 1990. It originally broadcast on channel 40. The call letters were changed in 1995. It moved to channel 38 in 2004. In September 2006, Comcast cable dropped the station from its analog channel lineup to allocate more bandwith for video on demand services. [1] Currently, the station is available only on digital cable.
[edit] News
No local news program, although it had one for most of its history at 5:30pm.
[edit] Original programming
- "Dial A Bargain"
- "Muskegon Today"
- "Table Talk"
- "The Doorstop Nation"
- "TV BINGO"
[edit] Ownership
Kelley Enterprises is the sole owner of WMKG.
[edit] External links
| Broadcast television in the Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo-Battle Creek/Muskegon area (Nielsen DMA #39) |
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WWMT 3 (CBS - The CW on DT2) - WOOD 8 (NBC) - WZZM 13 (ABC) - WXSP 15 (MNTV) - WXMI 17 (Fox) - WUHQ 29 (A1/MTV3) - WGVU 35 / WGVK 52 (PBS) - WUHO 36 (Ind.) - WMKG 38 (FN/Sportsman) - WOTV 41 (ABC) - WZPX 43 (ION) - W48CL 48 (3ABN) - WTLJ 54 (TBN) - WLLA 64 (FN) |
| DMA 11: Detroit | WDWO-CA 18 / W27CJ 27* (TCT) • WUDT-CA 23 (UNI) • WLPC-LP 26 (FN) • WPXD 31* / W48AV 48 (ION) • W33BY 33 (IND) • WADL 38* (IND / JTV / WORD) • W66BV 66 (TBN) |
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| DMA 39: Grand Rapids - Battle Creek - Kalamazoo | WUHQ-LP 29 (A1 / MTV3) • WUHO-LP 36 (IND) • WMKG-LP 38* (FN) • WZPX 43 (ION) • WTLJ 54* (TBN) • WLLA 64 (FN) |
| DMA 66: Flint - Saginaw - Bay City - Midland | WHNE-LP 32 (A1) • W46CR 46 (3ABN) • WAQP 49 (TBN / TCT) • WXON-LP 54 / W09CK 9 (IND) |
| DMA 112: Lansing - Jackson | W27CN 27 (TBN / TCT) |
| DMA 113: Traverse City - Cadillac - Sault Ste. Marie | WLLZ-LP 12 (A1) |
| DMA 178: Marquette - Escanaba | WDHS 8* (EWTN) |
| DMA 39: Alpena | W18BT 18 (TBN) |
| Footnotes | *These stations are licensed outside of the core cities. |
| Check these other Michigan Stations | ABC, CBS, The CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC and PBS |
| Check these other Ontario Stations | CBC, CTV, Global, SRC and Other |
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