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  • newschannel15
  • Jun 30
  • 7 min read

Updated: Nov 3

-DETROIT-


FOX 2 NEWS

WJBK/Channel 2.1 (Fox)

Ownership: Fox Television Stations


LOCAL 4 NEWS

WDIV-TV/Channel 4.1 (NBC)

Ownership: Graham Media Group


7 NEWS DETROIT

WXYZ-TV/Channel 7.1 (ABC)

Ownership: Scripps

(Sister station of WMYD)


7 NEWS DETROIT

WMYD/Channel 20.1 (Independent)

Ownership: Scripps

(Sister station of WXYZ-TV; newscasts produced by WXYZ-TV)


CBS NEWS DETROIT

WKBD-TV/Channel 50.1 (The CW)

Ownership: Paramount Skydance Corp.

(Sister station of WWJ-TV; newscasts produced by WWJ-TV)


CBS NEWS DETROIT

WWJ-TV/Channel 62.1 (CBS)

Ownership: Paramount Skydance Corp.

(Sister station of WKBD-TV)


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-GRAND RAPIDS/KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK-


NEWSCHANNEL 3

WWMT/Channel 3.1 (CBS)

NEWSCHANNEL 3

WWMT/Channel 3.2 (Independent)

Ownership: Scripps


NEWS 8

WOOD-TV/Channel 8.1 (NBC)

Ownership: Nexstar Media Group

(Sister station of WOTV and WXSP-CD)


13 ON YOUR SIDE

WZZM/Channel 13.1 (ABC)

Ownership: Tegna; pending to Nexstar Media Group


NEWS 8

WXSP-CD/Channel 15.1 (My Network TV)

Ownership: Nexstar Media Group

(Sister station of WOOD-TV; newscasts produced by WOOD-TV)


FOX 17 NEWS

WXMI/Channel 17.1 (Fox)

Ownership: Scripps


NEWS 8

WOTV/Channel 41.1 (ABC)

NEWS 8

WOTV/Channel 41.2 (The CW)

Ownership: Nexstar Media Group

(Sister station of WOOD-TV; simulcast of WOOD-TV newscasts)


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-FLINT/SAGINAW/BAY CITY/CLIO-


WNEM-TV 5 NEWS

WNEM-TV/Channel 5.1 (CBS)

WNEM-TV 5 NEWS AT TEN

WNEM-TV/Channel 5.2 (My Network TV)

Ownership: Gray Media


ABC 12 NEWS

WJRT-TV/Channel 12.1 (ABC)

Ownership: Allen Media Group


MID-MICHIGAN NOW

WEYI-TV/Channel 25.1 (NBC)

Ownership: Howard Stirk Holdings, pending to Sinclair

(LMA with WSMH)


MID-MICHIGAN NOW

WSMH/Channel 66.1 (Fox)

Ownership: Sinclair Broadcast Group

(LMA with WEYI-TV)


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-LANSING-


6 NEWS

WLNS-TV/Channel 6.1 (CBS)

Ownership: Nexstar Media Group


NEWS 10

WILX-TV/Channel 10.1 (NBC)

Ownership: Gray Media


FOX 47 NEWS

WSYM-TV/Channel 47.1 (Fox)

FOX 47 NEWS

WSYM-TV/Channel 47.2 (Independent)

Ownership: Scripps, pending to Gray Media


6 NEWS

WLAJ/Channel 53.1 (ABC)

Ownership: Mission Broadcasting

(SSA with WLNS-TV; simulcast of WLNS-TV newscasts)


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-TRAVERSE CITY/CADILLAC/SAULT STE. MARIE-


UP NORTH LIVE NEWS

WTOM-TV/Channel 4.1 (NBC)

Ownership: Sinclair Broadcast Group

(Satellite of WPBN-TV)


UP NORTH LIVE NEWS

WPBN-TV/Channel 7.1 (NBC)

Ownership: Sinclair Broadcast Group

(LMA with WGTU)


UP NORTH LIVE NEWS

UP NORTH LIVE UNSCRIPTED

WGTQ/Channel 8.1 (ABC)

Ownership: Cunningham Broadcasting, pending to Sinclair

(Satellite of WGTU)

(LMA with WPBN-TV; newscasts produced by WPBN-TV)


9 & 10 NEWS

WWTV/Channel 9.1 (CBS)

Ownership: Heritage Broadcasting Company

(SSA with WFQX-TV)


9 & 10 NEWS

WWUP/Channel 10.1 (CBS)

Ownership: Heritage Broadcasting Company

(Satellite of WWTV)


UP NORTH LIVE NEWS

UP NORTH LIVE UNSCRIPTED

WGTU/Channel 29.1 (ABC)

Ownership: Cunningham Broadcasting, pending to Sinclair

(LMA with WPBN-TV; newscasts produced by WPBN-TV)


9 & 10 NEWS

WFQX-TV/Channel 32.1 (Fox)

Ownership: Cadillac Telecasting

(SSA with WWTV; newscasts produced by WWTV)


9 & 10 NEWS

WFUP/Channel 45.1 (Fox)

Ownership: Cadillac Telecasting

(Satellite of WFQX-TV)


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-MARQUETTE/ESCANABA/ISHPEMING-


MY UP NEWS

WJMN-TV/Channel 3.1 (ABC)

MY UP NEWS

WJMN-TV/Channel 3.3 (My Network TV)

Ownership: Sullivan's Landing LLC

(SSA with WBUP)


TV-6 NEWS

WLUC-TV/Channel 6.1 (NBC)

TV-6 NEWS

WLUC-TV/Channel 6.2 (Fox)

Ownership: Gray Media


MY UP NEWS

WBUP/Channel 10.1 (ABC)

Ownership: Morgan Murphy Media

(SSA with WJMN-TV)


PUBLIC EYE NEWS

WNMU-TV/Channel 13.1 (PBS)

Ownership: Northern Michigan University


WZMQ 19 NEWS

WZMQ/Channel 19.2 (CBS)

Ownership: Lilly Broadcasting


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-ALPENA-


UP NORTH LIVE NEWS

WBKB-TV/Channel 11.1 (CBS)

UP NORTH LIVE NEWS

WBKB-TV/Channel 11.2 (NBC)

UP NORTH LIVE NEWS

WBKB-TV/Channel 11.3 (ABC)

Ownership: Morgan Murphy Media

(Simulcast of WPBN-TV newscasts; local news cut-ins)


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Past Newscast Branding:


WJBK/Channel 2

Detroit

"The News"

"The Standard News"

"TV-2 Eyewitness News" (-1977)

"TV-2 News" (1977-78)

"TV-2 Eyewitness NewsCenter" (1978-)

"Channel 2 Eyewitness News" (1980s)

"TV-2 Eyewitness News" (1980s-96)

"Fox 2 Eyewitness News" (1996-97)

Past Affiliation: CBS (1948-1994)

Past Ownership: Storer Broadcasting, Gillet, New World


WJMN/Channel 3

Escanaba

"Eyewitness News" (-2001)

"NewsChannel 3"/"NewsChannel 5" (2001-2004)

"CBS 3 News"/"CBS 5 News" (2004-2007)

"Channel 3 News"/"Channel 5 News" (2007-2012)

DEFUNCT; unrelated to current newscast

"Local 3 News" (2012-2024)

Past Affiliation: NBC (1969-83), ABC (1983-92), CBS (1992-1/21/22)

Past Ownership: WFRV Television, CBS, Liberty Media (-2011)


WWMT/Channel 3

Kalamazoo

"Channel 3 News"

"Total Information News"

"Newswatch 3"

"NewsActive 3" (1970s-85)

"News Source 3" (1985-88)

"News 3" (1988-2006)

Past Call Letters: WKZO (6/1/50-1985)

Past Ownership: John E. Fetzer (6/1/50-85), Busse Broadcasting, Granite (-1998), Freedom Communications (1998-2011)


WDIV/Channel 4

Detroit

"WWJ News"

"The Channel 4 News" (-1969)

"News 4" (1969-90s)

"News 4"/"NewsBeat" (1990-2000)

"Local First News" (2000-2005)

Past Call Letters: WWDT, WWJ

Past Ownership: Detroit Evening News


WTOM/Channel 4

Cheboygan

"Newswatch 7 & 4"

"NewsChannel 7 & 4"

"7 & 4 News"

Past Ownership: Midwest Broadcasting (1980), US Tobacco (1980-86), Beam Communications (1986-90), Federal Broadcast Company (1990-99), Raycom (1999-2006), Barrington Broadcasting (2006-2013)

(Satellite of WPBN)


WBKP/Channel 5

Calumet/Marquette

"Action 5 News" (1996-2001)

"ABC News 10" (2001-3/28/02)

DEFUNCT

"UGN News" (-2007)

DEFUNCT; simulcast ended with WBUP when WBKP became a separate CW affiliate

"UGN News at Ten" (-2010)

"CW 5 News Now" (2007-2020)

Past Affiliation: ABC (1996-2007)

Past Ownership: Scanlan Communications, Stephen Marks (-2023)


WNEM/Channel 5

Saginaw/Bay City/Flint

"Top of the News"/"Five-Star Final"

"WNEM-TV 5 News"

"News 5" (1980s-2000)

"WNEM 5 News" (2000-2002)

Past Affiliation: NBC

Past Ownership: Meredith


WLNS/Channel 6

Lansing

"6-Star Edition"/"6-Star Final"

"6-Star News"

"NewsCenter 6" (-2003)

Past Call Letters: WJIM (1950-84)

Past Ownership: Harold F. Gross (1950-84), Unicom (1984-86), Young Broadcasting, Media General (-2016)


WLUC/Channel 6

Marquette

"WLUC-TV News"

"Total Information Report"

Past Call Letters; WDMJ (1956-64)

Past Affiliation: CBS (1956-92), ABC (1992-95)

Past Ownership: Daily Mining Journal (1956-64), Post Corp. (1964-), Raycom (-2005), Barrington Broadcasting (2006-2014), Sinclair (2014-2016)


WPBN/Channel 7

Traverse City

"Newswatch 7 & 4"

"NewsChannel 7 & 4"

"7 & 4 News"

Past Ownership: Midwest Broadcasting (1954-80), US Tobacco (1980-86), Beam Communications (1986-90), Federal Broadcast Company (1990-99), Raycom (1999-2006), Barrington Broadcasting (2006-2013)


WXYZ/Channel 7

Detroit

"The Big News" (1960s)

"The 11th Hour News" (1960s)

"Channel 7 News" (1960s-69)

"NewsBeat 7" (1969-70)

"Channel 7 News" (1970)

"WXYZ-TV News" (1970-71)

"Bill Bonds with the News" (1971-72)

"Channel 7 Action News" (1972-99)

"7 Action News" (1999-2024)

Past Ownership: ABC


WGTQ/Channel 8

Sault Ste. Marie

"Newsource 29 & 8" (-1984)

DEFUNCT

"Wake Up Call" (1990s-2000)

DEFUNCT; unrelated to current newscast

Past Ownership: Scanlan Communications, Max Media


WOOD/Channel 8

Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo

"News and Events" (1950)

"News Round-up"

"6pm Report"/"11pm Report" (1970s)

"News in Action" (1970s)

"NewsCenter 8" (1970s-80s)

"News 8"

"24 Hour News 8" (-2022)

Past Call Letters: WLAV, WOOD, WOTV

Past Channel Number: 7

Past Ownership: LIN Media (-2014), Media General (2014-2016)


WWTV/Channel 9

Cadillac/Traverse City

"Newscene 9 & 10"

"9 & 10 NewsFirst"


WBUP/Channel 10

Marquette

"ABC News 10" (2001-3/28/02)

DEFUNCT, unrelated to current newscast

"UGN News" (-2010)

"ABC 10 News Now" (2010-2020)

"ABC 10 News" (2020-2024)

Past Ownership: Scanlan Communications, Stephen Marks (-2023)


WILX/Channel 10

Lansing

"WILX-TV News"

"Newscene 10"

"TV-10 Action News"

"TV-10 News"

Past Ownership: Adams Broadcasting, Benedek


WWUP/Channel 10

Sault Ste. Marie

"Newscene 9 & 10"

"9 & 10 NewsFirst"


WBKB/Channel 11

Alpena

"NewsCenter 11" (1975-)

"11 Action News" (-2004)

"UGN News" (2004-2008)

"Channel 11 News" (2008-2012)

"WBKB News" (2012-2024)

Past Ownership: Thunder Bay Broadcasting Corp. (1975-82), Stephen Marks (-2023)


WJRT/Channel 12

Flint/Saginaw

"Eyewitness News" (1970s)

"Area 12 News" (1970s)

"Channel 12 News" (1970s-80s)

"TV-12 News" (1980s)

"12 News" (1980s-90s)

"NewsChannel 12" (1990s)

Past Ownership: Goodwill Stations, SJL, Disney (-2011), SJL (2011-2014), Gray (2014-2021)


WZZM/Channel 13

Grand Rapids

"News First"

"Visual News 13" (1960s)

"TV-13 News"

"Area 13 Eyewitness News"

"Eyewitness News 13"

"WZZM 13 News" (-2018)

Past Ownership: Argyle, Gannett/Tegna


WTAC/Channel 16

Flint

"UNKNOWN"

DARK, DEFUNCT (1953-6/54)

Past Affiliation: ABC


WMYD/Channel 20

Detroit

"News Check 20"

DEFUNCT

"My TV 20 News at Ten" (-2010)

DEFUNCT; produced by Independent News Network

"My TV 20 News at Ten" (2010-6/2014)

DEFUNCT; produced by WPTA/Fort Wayne, IN

"7 Action News at Ten" (-2024)

Past Call Letters: WXON (1968-97), WDWB (1997-2006)

Past Channel Number: 62 (1968-72)

Past Affiliation: Independent (1968-95), ON TV (1979-83), WB (1995-9/4/06), My Network TV (9/5/06-2021)

Past Ownership: Granite (1997-2014)


WUDT-CA/Channel 23 (Univision)

Detroit

"Noticiero Univision 23"

DEFUNCT


WEYI/Channel 25

Flint/Bay City

"TV-25 News" (1960s-80s)

"25 News" (1980s-90s)

DEFUNCT

"WEYI-witness News" (1990s)

"NBC 25 News" (1990s-2002)

"NewsCenter 25" (2002-2006)

Past Channel Number: 57

Past Affiliation: CBS

Past Ownership: Rust Craft, RP Companies, Barrington Broadcasting


WMNN-LD/Channel 26.1

Lake City

"MI News 26" (-2019)

Past Call Letters: W14DR-D (2010-)


WGTU/Channel 29

Traverse City

"Newsource 29 & 8" (-1984)

DEFUNCT

"Wake-Up Call" (1990s-2000)

DEFUNCT; unrelated to current newscast

Past Ownership: Scanlan Communications, Max Media


WFQX/Channel 32

Cadillac

"The Ten O'Clock News"

(Simulcast of WKBD 10pm news)

"Northern Michigan's Fox News at Ten"

"Fox 33 News at Ten"

DEFUNCT; unrelated to current newscast

"Fox 2 News"

DEFUNCT; simulcast of WJBK morning and 10:30pm portion of late news

"Fox 33 News" (2007-2009)

"Fox 32 News" (2009-2018)

Past Call Letters: WGKI (1989-2000)

Past Channel Number: 33 (analog)

Past Ownership: Rockfleet Broadcasting


WADL/Channel 38

Detroit

"WADL News at Nine"/"WADL Midday News" (1/2012-5/2012)

DEFUNCT; produced by Independent News Network

Past Affiliation: Independent (1989-2021)


WMKG-CA/Channel 38

Muskegon

"UNKNOWN" (1990s)

DEFUNCT

Past Channel Number: 40

Past Affiliation: UATV, The Sportsman Channel, FamilyNet


WOTV/Channel 41

Battle Creek/Kalamazoo

"Newsbreak"

"TV-41 News"

"News Check 41"

"41 Early Report"

DEFUNCT

"News 8 on TV-41"

(Produced by WOOD)

"41 News" (-8/2003)

DEFUNCT; unrelated to current newscast simulcast from WOOD

Past Call Letters: WUHQ

Past Ownership: LIN Media (-2014), Media General (2014-2016)


WBSF/Channel 46

Flint/Bay City

"The Seven O'Clock News" (2007-4/08)

DEFUNCT; 7pm newscast produced by WEYI


WKBD/Channel 50

Detroit

"The Ten O'Clock News"

"TV-50 News Scene"

"TV-50 News"

DEFUNCT

"The Ten O'Clock News"

"The Original Ten O'Clock News"

"UPN 50 Ten O'Clock News" (1990s-2002)

"UPN 50 Nightside" (2002-2002)

"UPN Detroit Nightside" (2002-11/29/02)

DEFUNCT

"UPN Detroit Action News" (11/30/02-2004)

DEFUNCT, produced by WXYZ

"First Forecast Mornings" (-2012)

DEFUNCT; produced by WWJ-AM

Past Affiliation: Independent, Fox (1987-95), Independent (1995-95), UPN (1995-9/17/06), The CW (9/18/06-8/31/23)

Past Ownership: Kaiser Broadcasting, Field Communications, Cox


WLAJ/Channel 53

Lansing

"53 NewsBeat" (1990-91)

DEFUNCT

"Channel 7 Action News" (1990s)

DEFUNCT; simulcast of WXYZ/Detroit evening news

"ABC 53 News Now" (1997-2000)

"53 News Express" (2000-2007)

"ABC 3 News" (2007-9/09)

DEFUNCT

WLAJ/Channel 53.2

"ABC 3 News at Ten" (-9/09)

DEFUNCT

"ABC 3 News Update" (-2012)

DEFUNCT; 11pm update produced by WWMT/Kalamazoo, MI. Unrelated to current newscast.

Past Ownership: Joel Ferguson, Granite (-1998), Freedom Communications (1998-2011), Sinclair (2012)


WTOM/Channel 54

Lansing

"UNKNOWN"

DARK, DEFUNCT

Past Call Letters: WILS

Past Affiliation: DuMont


WWJ/Channel 62

Detroit

"Big City News"

DEFUNCT

"62-CBS News at Eleven" (2001-2002)

"62-CBS Eyewitness News at Eleven" (2002-2002)

"CBS Detroit Eyewitness News at Eleven" (2002-11/29/02)

DEFUNCT

"First Forecast Mornings" (-2012)

DEFUNCT; produced by WWJ-AM

Past Call Letters: WGPR

Past Affiliation: Independent (-1995)


WSMH/Channel 66

Flint/Saginaw

"Fox 66 News at Ten" (2002-2006)

DEFUNCT, part of Sinclair Broadcast Group's Hunt Valley, MD-based "NewsCentral" operation, which ceased broadcast on 3/31/06. Unrelated to current newscast.

"TV-5 News at Ten on Fox 66" (2006-2009)

"Fox 66 News at Ten" (2009-2015)

(DEFUNCT; Produced by WNEM)

Past Affiliation: Independent (1985-86)









 
 
 

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