WMLW-TV

WMLW-TV
CityRacine, Wisconsin
Channels
BrandingThe M
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WDJT-TV, WBME-CD, WYTU-LD
History
First air date
January 27, 1990 (34 years ago) (1990-01-27)
Former call signs
  • WJJA (1990–2008)
  • WBME-TV (2008–2012)
Former channel number(s)
  • Digital: 48 (UHF, until 2018), 24 (UHF, 2018–2019)
Call sign meaning
Milwaukee
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID68545
ERP15 kW
HAAT316.4 m (1,038 ft)
Transmitter coordinates43°6′42″N 87°55′50″W / 43.11167°N 87.93056°W / 43.11167; -87.93056
Translator(s)WDJT-TV 58.3 Milwaukee
Links
Public license information
Websitecbs58.com/wmlw

WMLW-TV (channel 49) is an independent television station licensed to Racine, Wisconsin, United States, serving the Milwaukee area. It is owned by Weigel Broadcasting alongside CBS affiliate WDJT-TV (channel 58) and two low-power stations: Telemundo affiliate WYTU-LD (channel 63, which is simulcast over WMLW-TV's fourth digital subchannel) and Class A MeTV owned-and-operated station WBME-CD (channel 41, which WDJT-TV simulcasts on its second digital subchannel). The stations share studios in the Renaissance Center office complex on South 60th Street in West Allis; WMLW-TV's transmitter is located in Milwaukee's Lincoln Park.

Even though WMLW-TV is licensed as a full-power station, it shares spectrum with WBME-CD, whose broadcasting radius does not reach all of southeastern Wisconsin. Therefore, the station is simulcast in 16:9 widescreen standard definition on WDJT-TV's third digital subchannel to reach the entire market. This relay signal can be seen on channel 58.3 from the same Lincoln Park transmitter facility.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMLW-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.