WUPT-CA
WUPT-CA (analog channel 25) was a low-power, Class A television station licensed to Crystal Falls, Michigan, United States, which served the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan as an affiliate of UPN. The station was owned by Western Upper Peninsula Television.
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| City | Crystal Falls, Michigan |
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| Affiliations | Defunct |
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| Owner | Western Upper Peninsula Television |
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| Founded | January 18, 1980 |
First air date | December 10, 1980 |
Last air date | July 2003 (license canceled on October 27, 2003) |
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Former channel number(s) | Analog: 49 (UHF, 1980–October 2001) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 14654 |
| Class | CA |
| ERP | 1.12 kW |
| Translator(s) | WUPT-LP ch.43 (UHF, Republic, Michigan) |
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WUPT-CA 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, and began broadcasting on December 10 of that same year. 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 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) canceled the station's license on October 27, 2003.
External links
- "Facility Technical Data for WUPT-CA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.