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| City | Crystal Falls, Michigan |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Western Upper Peninsula Television, Inc. |
| History | |
| Founded | January 18, 1980 |
First air date | December 10, 1980; 44 years ago (1980-12-10) |
Last air date | July 2003; 21 years ago (2003-7) (license canceled on October 27, 2003) |
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Former channel number(s) | Analog: 49 (UHF, 1980–October 2001) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 14654 |
| Class | CA |
| ERP | 1.12 kW |
| Translator(s) | WUPT-LP 43Republic, MI |
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WUPT-CA (channel 25) was alow-power,Class A television station licensed toCrystal Falls, Michigan, United States, which served the westernUpper Peninsula of Michigan as an affiliate ofUPN. The station was owned by Western Upper Peninsula Television.
WUPT-CA also had atranslator inRepublic with the callsignWUPT-LP, broadcasting on channel 43.
The station was founded on January 18, 1980, and began broadcasting on December 10 of that same year. It was granted Class A status on March 8, 2001, and moved to channel 25 in October of that year. The station became a UPN affiliate when the network launched on January 16, 1995. The station removed UPN programming in January 2000, while carrying theOutdoor Channel until March 1 when it switched toAIN. UPN programming returned to the station in January 2001, while later switching toAmerica One in September of that year.
When WUPT moved its UPN affiliation toFox affiliateWMQF (as a secondary affiliation) on May 9, 2003, it switched toUATV and signed off in July. TheFederal Communications Commission (FCC) canceled the station's license on October 27, 2003.
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