WMNN-LD (channel 26) is a

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licensed to

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area as an affiliate of the home shopping network

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. It is owned by Bridge Media Networks alongside dual

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affiliate WXII-LD (channel 12). The two stations share studios on West 13th Street in Cadillac; WMNN-LD's transmitter is located off M-55 east of the city. WMNN-LD served as the

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of the 24/7 headline news service NewsNet until the network shut down in August 2024.

Programming

NewsNet Northern Michigan (26.1)

WMNN's primary channel features a newswheel format, similar to what

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initially used. The primary channel's format helped form the basis of NewsNet. On weekdays, the station's rolling news programming is divided into five separate titles: ''NewsNet Mornings'' (morning news), ''Midday Edition'' (early and mid afternoon news), ''Continuing Coverage'' (late afternoon news), ''Evening Edition'' (early evening and prime time news), and ''Nightside Edition'' (overnight news). Meanwhile, weekend news coverage is branded as ''Weekend Edition''. In May 2016, the station reformatted, getting rid of pre-recorded anchors. The news wheel now features an eight-minute segment of news updated twice every day. On December 9, 2019, coinciding with the new look of the national NewsNet service and a new studio, MI News 26 was rebranded as NewsNet Northern Michigan. On September 14, 2021, an uninterrupted national feed of the NewsNet service, absent of any locally produced content, was added to the second subchannel of co-owned WXII-LD, coinciding with the launch of that station's digital operations. Programming on WXII-LD2 is very similar to WMNN-LD1, except that it airs the national feed of NewsNet instead of the locally produced NewsNet Northern Michigan feed. On January 13, 2022, Freelancer Television Broadcasting's portfolio, including NewsNet, WMNN-LD, and WXII-LD, were sold to investor Manoj Bhargava, with Eric Wotila retaining 10% ownership in the new company Bridge News, LLC. Under the terms of the deal, Bridge News would operate the stations via a time brokerage agreement with Freelancer Television Broadcasting. The sale was consummated on March 24. NewsNet suspended all operations as of August 3, 2024. The station switched to ShopHQ programming.

Live news coverage

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. During severe weather, the station broadcasts live cut-ins if necessary. Pre-taped weather segments sometimes alert viewers to monitor the

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at the bottom of the screen or to check the station's website for information.

Non-news programming

WMNN-LD became an alternate affiliate of

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on February 25, 2023, when it began carrying the network's coverage of

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due to WFQX-TV owner Cadillac Telecasting Company's refusal to air the Saudi-owned tour on its second digital subchannel which carries

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TV 26 (26.2)

Originally "26 TV Classics", "TV 26" features classic TV shows like ''Bonanza'', ''The Lone Ranger'', ''Jack Benny'', classic cartoons and more. On March 9, 2015, WMNN became an

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affiliate.

Laff 26 (26.3)

Cinema 26 featured a selection of "classic movies" and independent films. From August 23, 2011, to January 1, 2012, Cinema 26 was replaced by Universal Sports. This subchannel reverted to Cinema 26 on January 1, 2012, when Universal Sports became a cable and satellite-only channel. Cinema 26 was replaced again, this time by Laff on January 4, 2016.

Subchannels

The station's signal is

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References

External links

* {{Northern Michigan TV Antenna TV affiliates Buzzr affiliates MNN-LD Television channels and stations established in 2011 MNN-LD