WMLW-TV

WMLW-TV

Racine–Milwaukee, Wisconsin United States
City	Racine, Wisconsin
Channels	Digital: 17 (UHF), shared with WBME-CD Virtual: 49
Branding	The M
Programming
Affiliations	49.1: Independent for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Weigel Broadcasting (TV-49, Inc.)
Sister stations	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)
Former affiliations	HSN (1990–1995, 1996–2001) The Military Channel (1995–1996) Shop at Home (2001–2008) Jewelry Television (2006–2008) MeTV (2008–2012)
Call sign meaning	Milwaukee
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	68545
ERP	15 kW
HAAT	316.4 m (1,038 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	43°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	Public file LMS
Website	cbs58.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.