WUPT-CA
WUPT-CA, UHF analog channel 25, was a low-powered, Class A UPN-affiliated television station serving Upper Michigan that was licensed to Crystal Falls.
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Marquette, Michigan United States | |
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City | Crystal Falls, Michigan |
Channels | Analog: 25 (UHF) |
Programming | |
Affiliations | Defunct |
Ownership | |
Owner | Western Upper Peninsula Television |
History | |
Founded | January 18, 1980 |
Last air date | July 2003 (license cancelled on October 27, 2003) |
Former call signs | W49AF (1980−1996) WUPT-LP (1996−2001) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 49 (UHF, 1980-October 2001) |
Outdoor Channel (until March 2000) UPN (1995−January 2000 and January 2001−May 2003) AIN (March 2000−September 2001) America One (September 2001−July 2003) UATV (May−July 2003) | |
Call sign meaning | Western Upper Peninsula Television (licensee) W United Paramount Television (former affiliation) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 14654 |
Class | CA |
ERP | 1.12 kW |
Translator(s) | WUPT-LP ch.43 (UHF, Republic, Michigan) |
The station also had a translator in Republic with the callsign WUPT-LP, broadcasting on analog channel 43.
History
The station was founded on January 18, 1980. It granted Class A status on March 8, 2001, and moved to channel 25 in October of that year. The station became a UPN affiliate when the network launched on January 16, 1995. The station removed UPN programming in January 2000, while carrying the Outdoor Channel until March 1 when it switched to AIN. UPN programming returned to the station in January 2001, while later switching to America One in September of that year.
When WUPT moved its UPN affiliation to Fox affiliate WMQF (as a secondary affiliation) on May 9, 2003, it switched to UATV and signed off in July. The FCC canceled the station's license on October 27, 2003.
External links/References
- Screengrabs from the late WUPT
- Michiguide: WUPT
- DWUPT in the FCC TV station database