News BACK IN JANUARY WE learned that local television station ABC10 had been purchased by Morgan Murphy Media of Madison, Wisconsin. We hadn’t seen or heard much since then… until this week, when we learned Morgan Murphy has also purchased WJMN-TV from Nexstar Broadcasting. Without a lot of specific details ... Continue Reading
Getting Social • WZMQ’s New Beginning • Facebook Fatigue
From Social Distancing to Social Districting… It was just a couple weeks ago that the President announced the end of the pandemic. Granted, we’ve been inching back to normalcy for some time now, but it’s still nice to be given carte biden to shed the cloak of covid, once and for all. Notable in the comeback is ... Continue Reading
Yes, Negaunee! • WJMN Update
There are two ways to look at winter… Winter’s no fun, or, Winter Snow Fun! There’s also a popular meme that says, “If you fail to find joy in the snow, you’ll have less joy, but just as much snow.” In the spirit of finding joy in the snow, downtown Negaunee celebrates the season this weekend with their annual ... Continue Reading
WJMN no longer CBS
NEW INFORMATION AS OF FRIDAY MORNING: WZMQ-TV, also known as MeTV Marquette is the new home of CBS in our market. This information was made available this morning on the WZMQ website. Though the cable guide doesn't yet reflect all these changes, they have apparently gone into effect immediately. Also, in unconfirmed ... Continue Reading
On The News
Ample Coverage There are more than 200 television “markets” in this country. Ranked by size, New York City is #1, as it is in a lot of things. Glendive, Montana holds down the bottom spot at #210, and Marquette comes in at #180. 180 is pretty deep in the lineup to find a market with three stations that air original, ... Continue Reading