WZMQ

WZMQ is a television station licensed to Marquette, Michigan and serving the central portion of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Broadcasting on UHF digital channel 19 from a transmitter in Ishpeming, Michigan, WZMQ is owned by MMMRC, LLC, and has affiliation with Me-TV (on channel 19.1), MyNetworkTV and This TV (on channel 19.2 or Charter Cable channel 14) and Antenna TV (on channel 19.3 or Charter channel 320).

History

The station launched on February 2, 2003 as Fox affiliate WMQF. Prior to WMQF's launch, Fox programming was seen in the U.P. on a limited basis—either over-the-air (on WLUC-TV, which had a limited relationship with Fox in the mid-1990s, or through a translator of Green Bay's WLUK-TV) or through Charter Cable systems (which imported either WLUK or Cadillac's WFQX-TV). WMQF also had secondary affiliation with UPN, broadcasting that network's programming during off-network hours. (UPN was previously affiliated with Crystal Falls Class A station WUPT-CA, which folded after losing UPN affiliation to WMQF.) After UPN ended in 2006, WMQF adopted secondary affiliation with MyNetworkTV.