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| | station_logo = WLNS 2015 logo.png | | station_logo = WLNS 2015 logo.png | ||
| | station_slogan = ''Here for You'' | | station_slogan = ''Here for You'' | ||
| | station_branding = |
| station_branding = WLNS 6<ref name=rei/> | ||
| | digital = 36 (])<br>]: 6 (]) | | digital = 36 (])<br>]: 6 (]) | ||
| | subchannels = {{ubl|'''.1:''' ] ] WLNS-HD|'''.2''': off air|'''.3''': 480i ION<ref name=rei/>}} | | subchannels = {{ubl|'''.1:''' ] ] WLNS-HD|'''.2''': off air|'''.3''': 480i ION<ref name=rei/>}} | ||
| | other_chs = | | other_chs = | ||
| | affiliations = '''.1''' ] |
| affiliations = {{ubl|'''.1''' ]|'''.3''': ]<ref name=rei>{{cite web|title=Digital TV Market Listing for WLNS|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WLNS|website=Rabbit Ears.info|accessdate=March 6, 2018}}</ref>}} | ||
| | network = | | network = | ||
| | owner = ] | | owner = ] | ||
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| | sister_stations = ]<ref name=rei/> | | sister_stations = ]<ref name=rei/> | ||
| | former_callsigns = WJIM-TV (1950-1984)<ref name=mg /> | | former_callsigns = WJIM-TV (1950-1984)<ref name=mg /> | ||
| | former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog''':|6 (], |
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog''':|6 (], 1950–2009)|'''Digital''':<br>59 (UHF, 2001–2009)}} | ||
| | former_affiliations = {{ubl|'''Secondary''':|] ( |
| former_affiliations = {{ubl|'''Secondary''':|] (1950–1955)|] (1950–1958)|] (1950–1959)|'''.2:'''| ] (2011–2012)| ] (2012–2015)|] (2016–2018)}} | ||
| | effective_radiated_power = 984 ] | | effective_radiated_power = 984 ] | ||
| | HAAT = 288 m | | HAAT = 288 m | ||
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| '''WLNS-TV''' is the ]-] ] for the ] ] of ]. ] to ], it broadcasts a ] ] signal on ] channel 36 (or ] 6.1 via ]) from a transmitter on Van Atta Road in ]. The station is owned by ], which also operates ]/] affiliate ], channel 53 (owned by Shield Media, ]) through ] and ] agreements. The two stations share studios on East Saginaw Street (along ]/]/]) in Lansing's ] section. | '''WLNS-TV''' is the ]-] ] for the ] ] of ]. ] to ], it broadcasts a ] ] signal on ] channel 36 (or ] 6.1 via ]) from a transmitter on Van Atta Road in ]. The station is owned by ], which also operates ]/] affiliate ], channel 53 (owned by Shield Media, ]) through ] and ] agreements. The two stations share studios on East Saginaw Street (along ]/]/]) in Lansing's ] section. | ||
| For many years, WLNS' programming was seen on a ] analog ], W67AJ channel 67, in ] (which is also part of the Detroit market). This translator was owned by ] in ]. W67AJ's license was canceled in January 2007 by the FCC.<ref></ref> | For many years, WLNS' programming was seen on a ] analog ], W67AJ channel 67, in ] (which is also part of the Detroit market). This translator was owned by ] in ]. W67AJ's license was canceled in January 2007 by the FCC.<ref></ref> | ||
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| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| ===WJIM-TV=== | ===WJIM-TV=== | ||
| The station signed-on ] as '''WJIM-TV''' and was owned by Harold F. Gross along with ] (1240 AM). It is ]'s second-oldest television station outside ] (behind ] in ]).<ref name=mg>{{cite web|title=WLNS-TV Channel 6 Lansing|url=http://www.michiguide.com/dials/tv/wlns.html|website=Station Listings|publisher=michiguide.com|accessdate=October 30, 2015}}</ref> Gross had started WJIM, the |
The station signed-on ] as '''WJIM-TV''' and was owned by Harold F. Gross along with ] (1240 AM). It is ]'s second-oldest television station outside ] (behind ] in ]).<ref name=mg>{{cite web|title=WLNS-TV Channel 6 Lansing|url=http://www.michiguide.com/dials/tv/wlns.html|website=Station Listings|publisher=michiguide.com|accessdate=October 30, 2015}}</ref> Gross had started WJIM, the oldest continually operated commercial ] in Lansing, in 1934; both stations were named after his son Jim. According to local legend, Gross won the original radio license in a card game. | ||
| WJIM-TV originally aired an analog signal on ] channel 6 from a transmitter from the top of a bank in Downtown Lansing before moving to its current location on Saginaw Street (known as "the country house") in 1953. Gross was skeptical of the success of television, so the new facility was designed as a motel complete with a pool in case the station did not catch on. As it turned out, the pool had very little use except for the occasional employee party. | WJIM-TV originally aired an analog signal on ] channel 6 from a transmitter from the top of a bank in Downtown Lansing before moving to its current location on Saginaw Street (known as "the country house") in 1953. Gross was skeptical of the success of television, so the new facility was designed as a motel complete with a pool in case the station did not catch on. As it turned out, the pool had very little use except for the occasional employee party. | ||
| WJIM-TV originally carried programming from all four networks: ], ], ], and ]; although it was, and always has been, a primary CBS affiliate. ABC disappeared from the schedule in 1958 when ] signed-on from ].<ref name=mg /> DuMont programming disappeared when the network ceased operations in 1956.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} NBC disappeared from the schedule in 1959 when ] signed-on. Thus, at the start of the fall 1959 |
WJIM-TV originally carried programming from all four networks: ], ], ], and ]; although it was, and always has been, a primary CBS affiliate. ABC disappeared from the schedule in 1958 when ] signed-on from ].<ref name=mg /> DuMont programming disappeared when the network ceased operations in 1956.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} NBC disappeared from the schedule in 1959 when ] signed-on. Thus, at the start of the fall 1959 television season, WJIM-TV was broadcasting only CBS.<ref name=mg /> | ||
| The local chapter of the ] challenged the station's license in 1973 on allegations Gross prevented a number of prominent political figures from appearing on WJIM-TV |
The local chapter of the ] challenged the station's license in 1973 on allegations Gross prevented a number of prominent political figures from appearing on WJIM-TV.<ref></ref> A ] (FCC) judge ordered the license revoked in 1981. WJIM kept its license when the initial revocation was reversed by FCC in 1982. The ACLU would eventually agree to a cash settlement in 1984.<ref name=mg /> | ||
| ===WLNS=== | ===WLNS=== | ||
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| WLNS-TV shut down its analog signal, over ] channel 6, on June 12, 2009, as part of the ]. The station digital signal relocated from its pre-transition ] channel 59 to UHF channel 36, using ] to display WLNS-TV's ] as 6 on digital television receivers.<ref name="rei" /> | WLNS-TV shut down its analog signal, over ] channel 6, on June 12, 2009, as part of the ]. The station digital signal relocated from its pre-transition ] channel 59 to UHF channel 36, using ] to display WLNS-TV's ] as 6 on digital television receivers.<ref name="rei" /> | ||
| Young filed for ] ] protection in early-2009.<ref>, from televisionbroadcast.com, posted 3/4/2009</ref> The company was subsequently taken over by its secured lenders and outsourced most of its operations to ]. WLNS was not part of the management agreement because Gray already owned WILX. Young merged with Media General in November 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Media General, Young Now Officially One|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/71928/media-general-young-now-officially-one|accessdate=November 12, 2013|newspaper=TVNewsCheck|date=November 12, 2013}}</ref> | Young filed for ] ] protection in early-2009.<ref>, from televisionbroadcast.com, posted 3/4/2009</ref> The company was subsequently taken over by its secured lenders and outsourced most of its operations to ]. WLNS was not part of the management agreement because Gray already owned WILX. Young merged with Media General in November 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Media General, Young Now Officially One|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/71928/media-general-young-now-officially-one|accessdate=November 12, 2013|newspaper=TVNewsCheck|date=November 12, 2013}}</ref> | ||
| Following the other Young stations that launched ] in late November 2010, WLNS added that network to its .2 subchannel in the first quarter of 2011.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Country Network Adds Four Young Broadcasting Stations|url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/84118/the-country-network-adds-four-young-broadcasting-s|accessdate=October 30, 2015|work=All Access|publisher=All Access Music Group|date=November 22, 2010}}</ref> On January 30, 2012, WLNS changed its .2 affiliation to the ] along with 7 other Young stations.<ref name=bc6>{{cite news|last1=Malone|first1=Michael|title=Young Broadcasting Stations Look to Live Well|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/local-tv/young-broadcasting-stations-look-live-well/43287|accessdate=December 9, 2014|work=Broadcasting & Cable|publisher=NewBay Media, LLC|date=January 24, 2012}}</ref> | Following the other Young stations that launched ] in late November 2010, WLNS added that network to its .2 subchannel in the first quarter of 2011.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Country Network Adds Four Young Broadcasting Stations|url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/84118/the-country-network-adds-four-young-broadcasting-s|accessdate=October 30, 2015|work=All Access|publisher=All Access Music Group|date=November 22, 2010}}</ref> On January 30, 2012, WLNS changed its .2 affiliation to the ] along with 7 other Young stations.<ref name=bc6>{{cite news|last1=Malone|first1=Michael|title=Young Broadcasting Stations Look to Live Well|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/local-tv/young-broadcasting-stations-look-live-well/43287|accessdate=December 9, 2014|work=Broadcasting & Cable|publisher=NewBay Media, LLC|date=January 24, 2012}}</ref> | ||
| Media General added to 20 of its |
Media General added ] to to 20 of its stations' subchannels, including WLNS, in a roll out that started on February 1, 2016.<ref>{{cite news|title=GetTV Inks Distribution Pact With Media General {{!}} Multichannel|url=http://www.multichannel.com/news/retransmission-consent/gettv-inks-distribution-pact-media-general/397002|accessdate=March 6, 2018|work=Multichannel News|publisher=NewBay Media|date=February 1, 2016|language=en}}</ref> | ||
| Media General merged with Nexstar in January 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=FCC Approves Nexstar’s $4.6B Acquisition Of Media General|url=http://deadline.com/2017/01/fcc-approves-nexstar-4-6b-acquisition-media-general-1201883297/|website=Deadline.com}}</ref> | |||
| ==Programming== | ==Programming== | ||
| WLNS carries syndicated programming in time periods not programmed by CBS on its main channel |
WLNS carries syndicated programming in time periods not programmed by CBS on its main channel. During the 2015–2016 television season, this included a two-hour afternoon pair of talk shows, '']'' and '']''. In the ], the station broadcast the show business and pop culture programs '']'' and '']''. An additional syndicated show carried by the station was '']''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hughes|first1=Mike|title=TV landscape contains endless variety|url=http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/entertainment/television/2015/10/04/tv-landscape-contains-endless-variety/73195992/|accessdate=December 4, 2015|work=Lansing State Journal|publisher=Gannett|date=October 4, 2015}}</ref> | ||
| ===News operation=== | ===News operation=== | ||
| Traditionally, WLNS had been the most watched television station in Central Michigan regularly beating rival WILX in ]. Sometime in the early 2000s, however, WILX overtook WLNS for the first time. | |||
| ⚫ | In July 2011, WLNS began airing all of its news programming from a temporary set in the station's breakroom while a new one was constructed in preparation for its own launch of HD news programing. The brand new set debuted on August 26, 2011 during the 5 p.m. newscast while HD newscasts debuted during the 5 p.m. show on October 26, 2011. | ||
| Traditionally, WLNS had been the most watched television station in Central Michigan regularly beating rival WILX in ]. Sometime in the early-2000s, however, the NBC outlet overtook WLNS for the first time and has maintained a narrow (if not consistent) lead ever since then. Throughout its history, WLAJ has made three attempts to offer Lansing a third option of local newscasts but none of them have ever made any headway in the ratings and/or gained consistent viewership. This is due in part because it was the area's last ]-affiliated station to launch and compete against well established news departments at WLNS and WILX. Since its weekday noon show was canceled in the late-1990s, WILX has not offered a newscast during the midday hours resulting in WLNS having the only local news program seen in the time slot. | |||
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| On September 12, 2011, ''6 News This Morning'' expanded to two and a half hours and now begins at 4:30 a.m. As a result the '']'' now airs at 4 a.m. locally. On April 1, 2013, WLNS began simulcasting its weeknight 6 and 11 o'clock newscasts on WLAJ. Their morning newscast started simulcasting (from 5 until 7 a.m.) on WLAJ on April 15 and includes separate, recorded cut-ins during ABC's '']''.<ref>http://www.mlive.com/business/jackson-lansing/index.ssf/2013/03/citizen_patriots_media_partner.html</ref><ref>http://www.wlns.com/story/21844014/6-news-to-run-on-abc-station</ref><ref>http://www.mlive.com/business/jackson-lansing/index.ssf/2013/03/citizen_patriots_media_partner.html</ref> In addition to its main studios, WLNS operates a bureau within the '']'' newsroom on South Jackson Street in downtown Jackson. | On September 12, 2011, ''6 News This Morning'' expanded to two and a half hours and now begins at 4:30 a.m. As a result the '']'' now airs at 4 a.m. locally. On April 1, 2013, WLNS began simulcasting its weeknight 6 and 11 o'clock newscasts on WLAJ. Their morning newscast started simulcasting (from 5 until 7 a.m.) on WLAJ on April 15 and includes separate, recorded cut-ins during ABC's '']''.<ref>http://www.mlive.com/business/jackson-lansing/index.ssf/2013/03/citizen_patriots_media_partner.html</ref><ref>http://www.wlns.com/story/21844014/6-news-to-run-on-abc-station</ref><ref>http://www.mlive.com/business/jackson-lansing/index.ssf/2013/03/citizen_patriots_media_partner.html</ref> In addition to its main studios, WLNS operates a bureau within the '']'' newsroom on South Jackson Street in downtown Jackson. | ||
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WLNS-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station for the Central Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Licensed to Lansing, it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 36 (or virtual channel 6.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter on Van Atta Road in Meridian Charter Township. The station is owned by Nexstar Media Group, which also operates ABC/CW affiliate WLAJ, channel 53 (owned by Shield Media, LLC) through joint sales and shared services agreements. The two stations share studios on East Saginaw Street (along U.S. 127/BL I-69/M-43) in Lansing's Eastside section.
For many years, WLNS' programming was seen on a low-powered analog repeater, W67AJ channel 67, in Ann Arbor (which is also part of the Detroit market). This translator was owned by Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti. W67AJ's license was canceled in January 2007 by the FCC.
History
WJIM-TV
The station signed-on May 1, 1950 as WJIM-TV and was owned by Harold F. Gross along with WJIM radio (1240 AM). It is Michigan's second-oldest television station outside Detroit (behind WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids). Gross had started WJIM, the oldest continually operated commercial radio station in Lansing, in 1934; both stations were named after his son Jim. According to local legend, Gross won the original radio license in a card game.
WJIM-TV originally aired an analog signal on VHF channel 6 from a transmitter from the top of a bank in Downtown Lansing before moving to its current location on Saginaw Street (known as "the country house") in 1953. Gross was skeptical of the success of television, so the new facility was designed as a motel complete with a pool in case the station did not catch on. As it turned out, the pool had very little use except for the occasional employee party.
WJIM-TV originally carried programming from all four networks: ABC, DuMont, NBC, and CBS; although it was, and always has been, a primary CBS affiliate. ABC disappeared from the schedule in 1958 when WJRT-TV signed-on from Flint. DuMont programming disappeared when the network ceased operations in 1956. NBC disappeared from the schedule in 1959 when WILX-TV signed-on. Thus, at the start of the fall 1959 television season, WJIM-TV was broadcasting only CBS.
The local chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union challenged the station's license in 1973 on allegations Gross prevented a number of prominent political figures from appearing on WJIM-TV. A Federal Communications Commission (FCC) judge ordered the license revoked in 1981. WJIM kept its license when the initial revocation was reversed by FCC in 1982. The ACLU would eventually agree to a cash settlement in 1984.
WLNS
The stress of the decade-long licensing dispute made Gross decide to get out of broadcasting. He sold WJIM-TV to Backe Communications in 1984. The station adopted its current call letters, WLNS-TV, on July 16, 1984. Backe's ownership of the station was short-lived; in 1986 it sold WLNS to Young Broadcasting.
WLNS-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 6, on June 12, 2009, as part of the federally mandated transition from analog to digital television. The station digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 59 to UHF channel 36, using PSIP to display WLNS-TV's virtual channel as 6 on digital television receivers.
Young filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in early-2009. The company was subsequently taken over by its secured lenders and outsourced most of its operations to Gray Television. WLNS was not part of the management agreement because Gray already owned WILX. Young merged with Media General in November 2013.
Following the other Young stations that launched the Country Network in late November 2010, WLNS added that network to its .2 subchannel in the first quarter of 2011. On January 30, 2012, WLNS changed its .2 affiliation to the Live Well Network along with 7 other Young stations.
Media General added GetTV to to 20 of its stations' subchannels, including WLNS, in a roll out that started on February 1, 2016.
Media General merged with Nexstar in January 2017.
Programming
WLNS carries syndicated programming in time periods not programmed by CBS on its main channel. During the 2015–2016 television season, this included a two-hour afternoon pair of talk shows, The Meredith Vieira Show and Dr. Phil. In the prime access hour, the station broadcast the show business and pop culture programs Entertainment Tonight and The Insider. An additional syndicated show carried by the station was The Doctors.
News operation
Traditionally, WLNS had been the most watched television station in Central Michigan regularly beating rival WILX in Nielsen ratings. Sometime in the early 2000s, however, WILX overtook WLNS for the first time.
In July 2011, WLNS began airing all of its news programming from a temporary set in the station's breakroom while a new one was constructed in preparation for its own launch of HD news programing. The brand new set debuted on August 26, 2011 during the 5 p.m. newscast while HD newscasts debuted during the 5 p.m. show on October 26, 2011.
On September 12, 2011, 6 News This Morning expanded to two and a half hours and now begins at 4:30 a.m. As a result the CBS Morning News now airs at 4 a.m. locally. On April 1, 2013, WLNS began simulcasting its weeknight 6 and 11 o'clock newscasts on WLAJ. Their morning newscast started simulcasting (from 5 until 7 a.m.) on WLAJ on April 15 and includes separate, recorded cut-ins during ABC's Good Morning America. In addition to its main studios, WLNS operates a bureau within the Jackson Citizen Patriot newsroom on South Jackson Street in downtown Jackson.
References
- REC Broadcast Query | REC Networks
- ^ "WLNS-TV Channel 6 Lansing". Station Listings. michiguide.com. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- Troubling Times - WLNS TV 6 Lansing Jackson Michigan News and Weather - WLNS.COM |
- Cite error: The named reference
reiwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - "Young Files for Chapter 11", from televisionbroadcast.com, posted 3/4/2009
- "Media General, Young Now Officially One". TVNewsCheck. November 12, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
- "The Country Network Adds Four Young Broadcasting Stations". All Access. All Access Music Group. November 22, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- Malone, Michael (January 24, 2012). "Young Broadcasting Stations Look to Live Well". Broadcasting & Cable. NewBay Media, LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
- "GetTV Inks Distribution Pact With Media General | Multichannel". Multichannel News. NewBay Media. February 1, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- "FCC Approves Nexstar's $4.6B Acquisition Of Media General". Deadline.com.
- Hughes, Mike (October 4, 2015). "TV landscape contains endless variety". Lansing State Journal. Gannett. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
- http://www.mlive.com/business/jackson-lansing/index.ssf/2013/03/citizen_patriots_media_partner.html
- http://www.wlns.com/story/21844014/6-news-to-run-on-abc-station
- http://www.mlive.com/business/jackson-lansing/index.ssf/2013/03/citizen_patriots_media_partner.html
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