Station History

Channel 9

Television station WWTV, Channel 13, Cadillac - Traverse City went on the air 1 January 1954 under the ownership of the Spartan Corporation of Jackson MI. On 1 September 1958 we were purchased by The Fetzer Broadcasting Company of Kalamazoo MI. WWTV's building burned to the ground on 24 January 1961. On 15 May 1962 we switched from Channel 13 to Channel 9. In 1979 we were purchased by Wilson Communications and in July 1989 we were purchased by our current owners, Heritage Broadcasting Co of MI. WWTV's primary affiliation is with the CBS Television Network.

WWTV's tower is located at the highest point in Michigan's Lower Peninsula at 1704 feet above sea level. On top of that we have an antenna and tower structure reaching 1290 feet, which makes it one of the tallest structures in the Great Lakes area. We transmit at full power of 316,000 watts visual and 31,600 watts aural.

Channel 10

Television Station WWUP-TV Channel 10, Sault Ste. Marie MI went on the air on 15 June 1962. It is a full time satellite of WWTV. The transmitter is located at Goetzville MI, about 30 miles southeast of Sault Ste. Marie MI. A microwave relay system carries programming from WWTV to Goetzville for retransmission. WWUP-TV transmits 316,000 watts visual and 31,600 watts aural. The combined height of the antenna and tower above ground is 1126 feet which is 1881 feet above sea level.  WWUP-TV transmits in color, stereo, and closed captioned.

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