WLAJ

WLAJ

Lansing–Jackson, Michigan United States
City	Lansing, Michigan
Channels	Digital: 14 (UHF), shared with WLNS-TV Virtual: 53
Branding	ABC 53 Lansing CW5 (on DT2)
Programming
Affiliations	53.1: ABC 53.2: CW+
Ownership
Owner	Mission Broadcasting, Inc.
Operator	Nexstar Media Group via SSA
Sister stations	WLNS-TV
History
Founded	March 8, 1982
First air date	October 13, 1990 (33 years ago) (1990-10-13)
Former call signs	WLAJ-TV (1982–1990)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 53 (UHF, 1990–2009) Digital: 51 (UHF, 2004–2015), 25 (UHF, 2015–2020)
Call sign meaning	Lansing and Jackson
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	36533
ERP	950 kW
HAAT	289.8 m (951 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	42°41′19″N 84°22′35″W / 42.68861°N 84.37639°W / 42.68861; -84.37639
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.wlns.com/my-abc-is-wlaj/

WLAJ (channel 53) is a television station in Lansing, Michigan, United States, affiliated with ABC and The CW Plus. It is owned by Mission Broadcasting, which maintains a shared services agreement (SSA) with Nexstar Media Group, owner of CBS affiliate WLNS-TV (channel 6), for the provision of certain services. WLAJ and WLNS-TV share studios on East Saginaw Street in Lansing's Eastside section; through a channel sharing agreement, the stations transmit using WLAJ's spectrum from a tower on Van Atta Road in Okemos, Michigan. There is no separate website for WLAJ; instead, it is integrated with that of sister station WLNS-TV.