WMKG-LP

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WMKG-LP
Muskegon, Michigan
Channels	Analog: 38 (UHF) Digital: 49 (UHF) (CP)
Affiliations	FamilyNet/The Sportsman Channel
Owner	Kelley Enterprises (sale pending)
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. Owned by Kelley Enterprises, it is affiliated with the FamilyNet network and The Sportsman Channel.

1 History
2 News
3 Original programming
4 Station for sale
5 External links

[edit] History

WMKG-LP 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 og channel lineup to allocate more bandwidth 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] Station for sale

In October 2007, Kelley Enterprises has put the station up for sale, including the license and equipment, citing that the owner is retiring and has plans to move south. However, the owners are selling the station in an unorthodox method -- using eBay. The minimum price for the station is $700,000, using the "Buy it Now" feature. The transaction, however, will still require FCC approval, as with all other station purchases. ([2],[3])

[edit] External links

v • d • e

Broadcast television in the Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo-Battle Creek/Muskegon area (Nielsen DMA #39)

WWMT 3 (CBS - The CW on DT2) - WOOD 8 (NBC) - WZZM 13 (ABC, The AccuWeather Channel on DT2) - WXSP 15 (MNTV) - WXMI 17 (Fox) - WUHQ 29 (Retro Jams) - WGVU 35 / WGVK 52 (PBS) - WUHO 36 (Ind.) - WMKG 38 (FN/Sportsman) - WOTV 41 (ABC) - WZPX 43 (ION) - W48CL 48 (3ABN) - WTLJ 54 (TCT) - WLLA 64 (FN)

Local Cable Television Channels
FSN Detroit

Significantly Viewed Out-of-Market Broadcast Stations
Reception may vary by geographical location
Traverse City/Cadillac: WPBN 7 (NBC) - WWTV 9 (CBS) - WFQX 33 (FOX) | Lansing: WLNS 6 (CBS) - WILX 10 (NBC) - WKAR 23 (PBS) - WSYM 47 (Fox) |
Mid-Michigan: WJRT 12 (ABC) - WCMU 14 (PBS) | South Bend: WNDU 16 (NBC) - WSBT 22 (CBS) - WSJV 28 (Fox) - WNIT 34 (PBS) - WHME 46 (LeSEA)

v • d • e Other Television Stations in the state of Michigan

DMA 11: Detroit	WDWO-CA 18 / ¹ W27CJ 27 (TCT) • WUDT-CA 23 (UNI) • WLPC-LP 26 (FN) • ¹ WPXD 31 / W48AV 48 (ION) • W33BY 33 (IND) • ¹ WADL 38 (IND / JTV / WORD) • W66BV 66 (TBN)

DMA 39: Grand Rapids - Battle Creek - Kalamazoo	WUHQ-LP 29 (Retro Jams) • WUHO-LP 36 (IND) • ¹ WMKG-LP 38 (FN) • WZPX 43 (ION) • ¹ WTLJ 54 (TCT) • WLLA 64 (FN)

DMA 66: Flint - Saginaw - Bay City - Midland	WHNE-LP 32 (A1) • W42DI 42 (3ABN) • WAQP 49 (TCT) • WXON-LP 54 / W09CK 9 (IND)

DMA 87: South Bend - Elkhart	¹WYGN-LP 12 (3ABN)

DMA 112: Lansing - Jackson	W27CN 27 (TCT)

DMA 113: Traverse City - Cadillac - Sault Ste. Marie	WLLZ-LP 12 (A1/TSC)

DMA 178: Marquette - Escanaba	¹ WDHS 8 (Infomercials)

DMA 208: Alpena	W18BT 18 (TBN)

¹ These stations are licensed outside of the core cities.

See Also: CBS, The CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS and Other stations in Michigan