MICHIGAN
- 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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