WMSN-TV

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WMSN-TV

Madison, Wisconsin
Branding	FOX 47
Slogan	Your City/Your Source
Channels	47 (UHF) analog, 11 (VHF) digital
Affiliations	Fox
Owner	Sinclair Broadcasting Group
Founded	1983 [1]
Call letters meaning	W MadiSoN (airport code for Madison's Dane County Airport/Truax Field)
Former affiliations	Independent (1983-1986)
Website	www.fox47.com

WMSN-TV is a FOX station in Madison, Wisconsin. It is a typical Fox station, running primarily first run and off-network syndicated shows along with Fox programming, and a 9:00 p.m. newscast. The station is owned by the Sinclair Broadcasting Group. Its transmitter is located in Madison.

WMSN began as an independent station before becoming affiliated with Fox; WKOW Television, Inc. manages and directs FOX 47 News at Nine.

WMSN is located on Big Sky Drive, the site of the former Big Sky Drive-In Theater. For several years, WMSN broadcast "Big Sky Theater" on Saturday nights, featuring classic movies, mostly westerns, from the drive-in era.

Sinclair and Fox recently finalized a six-year affiliation contract extension for Sinclair's 19 Fox affiliates, including WMSM. WMSN's affiliation contract now expires in March 2012.^{[citation needed]}

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Broadcast television in the Madison / Janesville / Beloit market (Nielsen DMA #85)

WISC 3 (CBS) (MNTV on DT2) - WMTV 15 (NBC) (WX on DT2) - WHA 21 (PBS/WPT) (Create on DT2) - W23BW 23 (3ABN) - WKOW 27 (ABC) - W38CT 38 / W65EE 65 (TBN) - WMSN 47 (Fox) - WWRS 52 (TBN) - WBUW 57 (The CW)
Local cable television channels
WYOU 4 (Public Access) - My Madison TV (MNTV, also WISC-DT 3.2) - MMSD 10/19 (MMSD) - City 12 (City Government)

Fox Network Affiliates in the state of Wisconsin

WITI 6 (Milwaukee) - WLUK 11 (Green Bay) - WLAX 25/WEUX 48 (La Crosse/Eau Claire) - WMSN 47 (Madison) - WFXS 55 (Wittenburg/Wausau)
See also: ABC, CW, CBS, MNTV, NBC, PBS and Other stations in Wisconsin

Sinclair Broadcast Group

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CBS Network Affiliates: KGAN | WGME

NBC Network Affiliate: WTWC

¹Sinclair operates this station owned by Tennessee Broadcasting under an outsourcing agreement.

²These stations are nominally owned by Cunningham Broadcasting and operated by Sinclair under local marketing agreements. However, Sinclair effectively owns Cunningham because it controls nearly all of Cunningham's stock.

³This station is involved in a "news-share" agreement with Cox Enterprises-owned WPXI.

⁴Sinclair has ownership interests in these stations, but management capabilities belong to Nexstar Broadcasting Group.

⁵Sinclair operates these stations, which are owned by local independent or private companies, with the execption of WTTA where Sinclair CEO David Smith is the station's majority owner.

⁶This station is involved in a "news share" with Meredith Corporation-owned WNEM-TV

⁷This station is involved in a "news share" with Sunbelt Communications Company-owned KVBC

⁸This station is involved in a "news share" with Disney/ABC-owned WTVD.

⁹This station is involved in a "news share" with Gannett-owned WGRZ.

Annual Revenue: $1.24 billion USD (2004) | Employees: Unknown at this time. | Stock Symbol: NASDAQ: SBGI | Website: www.sbgi.net

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