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WXII-LD
WXII-LD (channel 12) is a low-power television station in Cedar, Michigan, United States, serving the Traverse City–Cadillac area with programming from MyNetworkTV and Cozi TV. Owned by Bridge Media Networks, it is sister to Lake City-licensed NEWSnet owned-and-operated station WMNN-LD (channel 26). Both stations share studios on West 13th Street in Cadillac, while WXII-LD's transmitter is located west of downtown Traverse City near Harris and Cedar Run roads. Despite having a digital signal of its own, WXII-LD is only 1.5 kW whereas WMNN-LD is 15 kW, so WXII-LD is simulcast over WMNN-LD's twelfth digital subchannel (UHF channel 17.12 or virtual channel 26.12) to expand its over-the-air reach. History On December 12, 1996, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a construction permit for a low-power television station on UHF channel 51 in Pinconning, Michigan with the call sign W51CS. In 2001, the permit was moved to VHF channel 12 in Traverse City un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WMNN-LD
WMNN-LD (channel 26) is a low-power television station licensed to Lake City, Michigan, United States, serving the Cadillac–Traverse City area as the East Coast flagship of the 24/7 headline news service NEWSnet. It is owned and operated by Bridge Media Networks alongside dual MyNetworkTV/ Cozi TV affiliate WXII-LD (channel 12). Both stations share studios on West 13th Street in Cadillac, while WMNN-LD's transmitter is located off M-55 east of the city. Programming NEWSnet Northern Michigan (26.1) WMNN's primary channel features a newswheel format, similar to what CNN Headline News 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'' (ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NewsNet
NewsNet (stylized as NEWSnet) is an American news-oriented free-to-air television network and newscast production company owned by Bridge News, LLC, which itself is owned by Bridge Media Networks. The network is structured to broadcast a tightly-formatted 30-minute newswheel 24 hours a day, incorporating freshly-updated information that covers various areas of interest (such as national news, sports, entertainment, weather and business). Breaking news stories are updated constantly as they develop and new information becomes available. In addition to being carried on digital subchannels of affiliated television stations, NewsNet also distributes its programming through a livestream that is available on its website, as well as its mobile app in areas where it does not have a terrestrial TV affiliate. The network also provides an optional turnkey local news production service (''Custom Newsroom Solutions'') for stations that do not maintain their own local news departments to pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manoj Bhargava
Manoj Bhargava (born 1953) is an Indian Americans, Indian American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder and CEO of Innovations Ventures LLC (Doing business as, dba Living Essentials LLC), the company known for producing the 5-hour Energy drink. By 2012 the brand had grown to do an estimated $1 billion in sales. In 2015, Bhargava pledged 99% of his net worth to improving the well-being of the world's less fortunate. Early life and education Bhargava was born in Lucknow, India in 1953, and in 1967, moved with his family to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Bhargava's father attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business in pursuit of a doctorate degree. Bhargava won a math scholarship to an "elite private academy" called The Hill School, and after high school graduation attended Princeton University for one year in 1972. Career After college, Bhargava returned to India and spent the next 12 years tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urban America Television
Urban America Television (UATV) was an over-the-air television broadcast network in the United States targeted towards Black Americans. According to the company's website, the network had 70 affiliate stations. UATV claimed to have had a reach of 22 million households in the United States. It was a successor to the earlier American Independent Television network and began broadcasting December 3, 2001. Created and developed by Fred Hutton (among others) the early programming featured independent produced programs, along with 1930s and 1940s public domain race films. The company was the only minority-certified television network with the National Minority Supplier Development Council. Programming The network aired some original programming, along with films and older sitcoms and dramas. Some programming was also syndicated in markets without UATV stations, but most of its affiliate base was in densely populated metropolitan areas. Ceasing of operations According to its filings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sportsman Channel
Sportsman Channel is an American sports-oriented digital cable and satellite television network owned by the Outdoor Sportsman Group subsidiary of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment. The channel is dedicated to programming about outdoor sports, including hunting, shooting and fishing. As of February 2015, Sportsman Channel is available to approximately 34.1 million pay television households (29.3% of households with at least one television set) in the United States. History The channel was launched on April 1, 2003, and was founded by Muskego, Wisconsin businessmen C. Michael Cooley and Todd D. Hansen. In June 2007, the channel was purchased by the InterMedia Outdoor Holdings group, a division of private equity group InterMedia Partners. In March 2009, Sportsman Channel appointed InterMedia Outdoor Executive Vice President Willy Burkhardt as the channel's president. Then, in 2014, Sportsman Channel & its parent company, InterMedia Outdoor Holdings, were acquired by Kroenke Sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
