WCMN-LD (channel 13) is a low-power television station licensed to both St. Cloud and Sartell, Minnesota, United States, which primarily broadcasts religious programming. Owned by StarCom,

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, the station maintains a transmitter on Julep Road (off State Highway 23) in Waite Park, Minnesota.

History

Channel 13 began as K13VS in 1992; it was affiliated with the Main Street TV network and was the first new TV venture in St. Cloud since KXLI channel 41 started in 1982. While it also aired several local shows, it was hindered by a lack of visibility on cable systems. By 1994, the station was purchasing time on a local cable channel to make its weekday evening shows, including a local newscast available to cable homes. StarCom sold three radio stations to

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in 2000 so it could purchase and develop channel 13, which had become WCMN-LP in 1996. It returned to the air on August 20, 2001, airing All News Channel with local inserts. When ANC folded in 2002, the station switched to America One and then The Sportsman Channel. On January 4, 2022, the station filed a license to cover application for digital facilities, stating that it is broadcasting in the ATSC 3.0 format, making it the first such station in Minnesota. It had operated in

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channel 13 until the FCC-mandated shutdown of analog LPTV stations on July 13, 2021, and did not construct an ATSC 1.0 facility. The station was licensed for digital operation effective September 21, 2022, changing its call sign to WCMN-LD.

References

Low-power television stations in the United States Religious television stations in the United States Television stations in Minnesota Television channels and stations established in 1992 1992 establishments in Minnesota ATSC 3.0 television stations St. Cloud, Minnesota {{Minnesota-tv-station-stub