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WNEM-DT2 
Bay City / Saginaw /
Midland / Flint, MichiganBranding My 5 (general)
TV 5 NewsChannels Digital: WNEM-DT 22.2 (UHF) Affiliations MyNetworkTV Owner Meredith Corporation Founded September 5, 2006 Call letters' meaning see WNEM Former affiliations ESPN Plus (2008) Transmitter power 1,000 kW (digital) Height 275.3 m (digital) Facility ID 41221 (digital) Transmitter coordinates 43°28′14.6″N 83°50′35.6″W / 43.470722°N 83.843222°W (digital) Website My 5 WNEM-DT2 is the MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station for the Flint/Tri-Cities market in Michigan. It is a second digital subchannel of CBS affiliate WNEM-TV that is owned by the Meredith Corporation. Over-the-air, the station broadcasts a digital signal on UHF channel 22.2 from a transmitter on Becker Road in Robin Glen-Indiantown. WNEM-DT2's parent station has studios on North Franklin Street in Downtown Saginaw. Syndicated programming on the station includes: TMZ on TV and Access Hollywood.
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History
WNEM-DT2's origins began on January 24, 2006 when UPN and The WB announced that they would cease broadcasting and merge. The new combined network would be called The CW. The letters would represent the first initial of its corporate parents, CBS (the parent company of UPN) and the Warner Bros. unit of Time Warner. On February 22, News Corporation announced that it would start up another new network called MyNetworkTV.
This new network, which would be sister to Fox, would be operated by FOX Television Stations and its syndication division, Twentieth Television. MyNetworkTV was created to give UPN and WB stations, not mentioned as becoming CW affiliates, another option besides becoming independent and to compete against The CW. It was later revealed that WB affiliate WBSF would become The CW affiliate for the region. After that, WNEM released plans to create a new second digital subchannel to become the area's MyNetworkTV affiliate. In August 2006, WNEM unveiled a new logo and branding for the digital subchannel named "My 5". There is no separate web address for WNEM-DT2 at the moment but there is a separate page on the WNEM website.
Programming
Programming on WNEM-DT2 consists of prime time MyNetworkTV programming and syndicated shows.
Guiding Light, a now-defunct CBS soap opera dropped by WNEM in 1996, returned to the market on "My 5"; as a result, all CBS programs are now cleared in the Mid-Michigan area. When Guiding Light was replaced by Let's Make a Deal on October 5, 2009, WNEM opted to show that program on DT2 instead of its main channel.
The station airs Fearless Music on Saturday nights at Midnight. It also carries Big Time Wrestling on early Saturday and Sunday mornings at 2. In 2008, WNEM-DT2 also aired live Central Michigan University Chippewas football games from ESPN's regional sports syndicator, ESPN Plus. When it launched, "My 5" replaced Detroit's NBC affiliate WDIV on Flint-area Comcast systems and Detroit's WKBD on Tri-Cities Charter systems. The station is also seen on Charter systems in the Alpena market also replacing WKBD. However, the main WNEM channel is not seen on that system due to WBKB-TV which is based in Alpena. Until some point in 2008, WNEM-DT2 had been the nearest MyNetworkTV affiliate for the Northern Michigan market (Traverse City and Cadillac). Access to the station was only offered on Charter systems in areas of the Alpena market that overlapped with the northern Michigan DMA. WLLZ-LP in Traverse City has since added MyNetworkTV.
On weekday mornings, WNEM-DT2 airs the nationally syndicated morning show The Daily Buzz from 6 to 9.
The Daily Buzz
(Weekday mornings 6 to 9)- News:
- Andy Campbell
- Kia Malone
- Brandi Williams
- Weather:
Local
On Sunday mornings during the NFL regular season, My 5 airs The Ford Lions Report, the Detroit Lions' official pre-game show.
Newscasts
Until late May 2011, it broadcasted a weeknight 4 o'clock newscast which was streamed live on its website. This competed with the 4 p.m. broadcasts on ABC affiliate WJRT. It re-airs WNEM's local public affairs show called Better Mid-Michigan weeknights at 6. WNEM-DT2 also rebroadcasts the main channel's weeknight 6 o'clock news at 7.
TV 5 News at 6 (Weeknights 7pm to 7:30pm, repeat)
- Anchors:
- Sam Merrill
- Katie O'Mara
- Weather:
- Darrin Bradley
- Sports:
- Scot Johnson
My5 "5th Quarter" High School Football Highlights Show (Fridays 11:35 pm to 12:00 am)
- Anchors:
- Scot Johnson
- Jason Fielder
- Darryl Sellers
- Reporters:
- Wesley Goheen
- Steve Duncan
Broadcast television in the Mid-Michigan region, including Flint, Saginaw, Bay City and Midland Local stations WNEM (5.1 CBS, 5.2 MNTV) · WJRT (12.1 ABC, 12.2 LW, 12.3 AccuWX) · WEYI (25.1 NBC, 25.2 WBSF/CW) · WHNE-LD (26.1 RTV/A1) · W46CR / W42DI 42 (3ABN) · WBSF (46.1 CW, 46.2 WEYI/NBC) · WAQP (49.1 TCT, 49.2 TCT HD, 49.3 TCT Family, 49.4 La Fuente) · WXON-LP 54 (Ind) · WSMH (66.1 Fox, 66.2 TheCoolTV, 66.3 The Country Network)
Public television Cable channels Adjacent locals Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television Detroit, MI/Windsor, ON: WJBK (2.1 Fox) · WDIV (4.1 NBC, 4.2 This TV) · WXYZ (7.1 ABC, 7.2 Live Well) · CBET (9.1 CBC) · WMYD (20.1 MNTV HD, 20.2 MNTV) · WPXD (31.1 ION, 31.2 qubo, 31.3 ION Life) · WKBD (50.1 CW)
Lansing: WLNS (6.1 CBS) · WKAR (23.1 PBS HD, 23.2 PBS, 19.3 Create, 19.4 PBS World) · WSYM (47.1 Fox HD, 47.2 Fox)
Grand Rapids: WOOD (8.1 NBC, 8.2 WXSP/MNTV, 8.3 WX) · WZZM (13.1 ABC, 13.2 AccuWX)
Other areas: CBMT 6 (CBC; Montreal) · WWTV (9.1 CBS, 9.2 WFQX/Fox; Cadillac) · WBKB (11.1 CBS, 11.2 Fox/MNTV; Alpena)Defunct stations Michigan Broadcast television areas by city: Alpena · Detroit · Duluth, MN · Flint-Saginaw-Bay City · Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo · Green Bay, WI · Lansing/Jackson · Marquette · Northern Michigan · South Bend, IN · Toledo, OH
MyNetworkTV Network Affiliates in the state of Michigan WNEM 5.2 (Bay City) - WLLZ-LP 12 (Traverse City) - WBKB 11.2 (Alpena) - WXSP-CA 15 (Grand Rapids) - WHTV 18 (Jackson) - WZMQ 19.2 (Marquette) - WMYD 20 (Detroit)
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, ION, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS and Other stations in MichiganCorporate staff Steven M. Cappaert · Tom Harty · Paul Karpowicz · William T. Kerr · Stephen M. Lacy · Joseph H. Ceryanec · John S. ZieserMagazines American Baby · American Patchwork & Quilting · Better Homes and Gardens (Diabetic Living · Heart-Healthy) · EatingWell · Every Day with Rachael Ray · Family Circle · Fitness · Ladies' Home Journal · Living the Country Life · Midwest Living · More · Parents · Scrapbooks etc. · Siempre Mujer · Ser Padres · Successful Farming · Traditional Home · WoodCBS affiliates Fox affiliates NBC affiliates MyNetworkTV affiliates Independent stations WPCH2Radio stations Television series Better1Digital subchannel is an affiliate of My Network TV.
2Meredith will operate this station owned by Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner).Annual Revenue: $1.6 billion USD (2006) · Employees: 3160 (2006) · Stock Symbol: NYSE: MDP · Website: meredith.comCategories:- MyNetworkTV affiliates
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