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| City | Lake City, Michigan |
| Channels | |
| Branding | WMNN 26 Cadillac |
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| History | |
| Founded | December 13, 2010[1] |
First air date | February 27, 2011 (14 years ago) (2011-02-27)[1] |
Former channel number(s) | Digital: 14 (UHF, 2011–2016) |
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Call sign meaning | Michigan News Network |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 184267 |
| ERP | 15 kW |
| HAAT | 171.3 m (562 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 44°14′26.8″N85°18′59.8″W / 44.240778°N 85.316611°W /44.240778; -85.316611 |
| Translator(s) | WXII-LD 30.2 (UHF)Cedar |
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Public license information | LMS |
| Website | michigan |
WMNN-LD (channel 26) is alow-power television station licensed toLake City, Michigan, United States, serving theCadillac–Traverse City area as an affiliate of the home shopping networkShopHQ. It is owned byBridge Media Networks alongside dualMyNetworkTV/Cozi TV affiliateWXII-LD (channel 12). The two stations share studios on West 13th Street in Cadillac; WMNN-LD's transmitter is located offM-55 east of the city.
WMNN-LD served as theflagship station of the 24/7 headline news serviceNewsNet until the network shut down in August 2024.
WMNN's primary channel features a newswheel format, similar to whatCNN Headline News initially used. The primary channel's format helped form the basis of NewsNet.
On weekdays, the station's rolling news programming is divided into five separate titles:NewsNet Mornings (morning news),Midday Edition (early and mid afternoon news),Continuing Coverage (late afternoon news),Evening Edition (early evening and prime time news), andNightside Edition (overnight news). Meanwhile, weekend news coverage is branded asWeekend Edition.
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 every day.
On December 9, 2019, coinciding with the new look of the national NewsNet service and a new studio, MI News 26 was rebranded asNewsNet Northern Michigan.
On September 14, 2021, an uninterrupted national feed of the NewsNet service, absent of any locally produced content, was added to the second subchannel of co-owned WXII-LD, coinciding with the launch of that station's digital operations. Programming on WXII-LD2 is very similar to WMNN-LD1, except that it airs the national feed of NewsNet instead of the locally produced NewsNet Northern Michigan feed.[3]
On January 13, 2022, Freelancer Television Broadcasting's portfolio, including NewsNet, WMNN-LD, and WXII-LD, were sold to investorManoj Bhargava, with Eric Wotila retaining 10% ownership in the new company Bridge News, LLC.[4] Under the terms of the deal, Bridge News would operate the stations via atime brokerage agreement with Freelancer Television Broadcasting.[5] The sale was consummated on March 24. NewsNet suspended all operations as of August 3, 2024. The station switched to ShopHQ programming.
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 theCherry-T Ball Drop inTraverse City onNew Year's Eve.
During severe weather, the station broadcasts live cut-ins if necessary. Pre-taped weather segments sometimes alert viewers to monitor thenews ticker at the bottom of the screen or to check the station's website for information.
WMNN-LD became an alternate affiliate ofThe CW on February 25, 2023, when it began carrying the network's coverage ofLIV Golf[6] due toWFQX-TV owner Cadillac Telecasting Company's refusal to air the Saudi-owned tour on its second digital subchannel which carriesThe CW Plus.[citation needed]
Originally "26 TV Classics", "TV 26" features classic TV shows likeBonanza,The Lone Ranger,Jack Benny, classic cartoons and more.[7] On March 9, 2015, WMNN became anAntenna TV affiliate.[8]
Cinema 26 featured a selection of "classic movies" and independent films. From August 23, 2011, to January 1, 2012, Cinema 26 was replaced byUniversal Sports.[9] 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 byLaff on January 4, 2016.
The station's signal ismultiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 26.1 | 720p | 16:9 | ShopHQ | ShopHQ |
| 26.2 | 480i | Funroad | FunRoads TV | |
| 26.1 | 720p | ShopHQ | ShopHQ | |
| 26.4 | Cozi | MyNetworkTV /Cozi TV (WXII-LD) | ||
| 26.5 | 480i | Buzzr | Buzzr | |
| 26.6 | Antenna | Antenna TV |