WSMH

WSMH, (branded Fox 66), is the Fox-affiliated television station for the Flint/Tri-Cities market that is licensed to Flint. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 16 from a 245 kilowatt, 365.5 metres (1,199 ft) high transmitter on Amman Rd (near Gary Rd) near St. Charles, Michigan. Owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, it also operates NBC affiliate WEYI-TV (owned by Howard Stirk Holdings) and CW affiliate WBSF (owned by Cunningham Broadcasting). The station has studios on West Pierson Road in Mount Morris Township (though with a Flint address). Originally launched as an independent station in March 1985, it has been affiliated with Fox since the network's launch on October 9, 1986.

History

The station was assigned the call letters of WSMH on September 27, 1984. WSMH signed on in March 1985 as an independent station. A fire at the transmitter in April 1985 forced the station to go off the air for about 1 month until repairs could be effected. On October 9, 1986, it became a charter Fox affiliate. Sinclair Broadcast Group bought the station in 1996. From 1990 to 1997, WSMH was the Mid-Michigan provider of the now defunct syndication package Disney Afternoon.