WWMT

Updated 04-May-2020.

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Kalamazoo News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | WWMTCW: WMMT CW 7 Kalamazoo provides original CW entertainment programming and other shows for Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, Battle Creek, South Haven, Paw Paw, Portage, Otsego, Three Rivers, Sturgis, Constantine, Coldwater, Albion, Wyoming, Hudsonville, Allendale, Byron Center, Hudsonville, Grand Haven, Oshtemo, Plainwell, Allegan, Holland, Saugatuck, Holland, Wayland, Kentwood, Middleville, Hastings, Marshall, Muskegon, Sparta, Rockford, Belding, Greeneville, Ionia, Cedar Springs and their surrounding areas.

Kalamazoo News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | WWMT: WWMT-TV Newschannel 3 provides local news, weather forecasts, notices of events and entertainment programming for Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, Battle Creek, South Haven, Paw Paw, Portage, Otsego, Texas Township, Oshtemo, Plainwell, Allegan, Holland, Saugatuck, Holland, Wayland, Kentwood, Middleville, Hastings, Marshall, Three Rivers, Sturgis, Constantine, Coldwater, Albion, Wyoming, Hudsonville, Allendale, Byron Center, Hudsonville, Grand Haven, Muskegon, Sparta, Rockford, Belding, Greenville, Ionia, Cedar Springs and their surrounding areas.

My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: WWMT, virtual channel 3, is a dual CBS/CW-affiliated television station licensed to Kalamazoo, Michigan . the station is licensed to the Grand Rapids–Kalamazoor–Battle Creek the station carried programming from all four networks of the time: CBS, NBC, ABC and DuMont . it has always been a primary CBS affiliate owing to its radio sister’s longtime affiliation with the CBS Radio Network in 1960, Fetzer built a new transmitter near the northern edge of Gun Lake . channel 3 activated its new tower, the FCC collapsed west Michigan into one large television market . WKZO then shared ABC channel 3 frequently preempted prime time CBS programming for Tigers baseball games . in 1985, Fetzer retired and began selling off his vast broadcasting empire . the holdings included WWTV in Cadillac, Michigan and KOL “we’re west Michigan television” is the second longest-tenured CBS affiliate in Michigan . in 2005, a company-wide consolidation of operations at Freedom’s stations resulted in the move of WLAJ’ WLAJ and WWMT join Fox affiliate WSMH in Flint as two of three Sinclair-owned television properties in the state of Michigan . on may 8, 2017, Sinclair entered into an agreement to acquire Chicago-based Tribune Media the termination of the Sinclair sale agreement places uncertainty for the future of Standard Media’s purchases of WXMI and the other six Tribune- and Sinclair-operated stations included in the deal . the termination places uncertainty about the future the station’s digital signal moved from its pre-transition VHF channel 2 to channel 8 . the station has been a solid runner-up, first to WZZM and later WOTV/WOOD-TV the station operates a bureau on Michigan Avenue West in downtown Battle Creek . veteran news anchor Tom VanHowe fills-in for Jeff McAtee . he was on active duty serving as a commander with the in November 2008, VanHowe extended his contract to continue on WWMT until at least June 2009 . he continued to co-anchor the station’s 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m. newscasts on weeknight Known as Newschannel 3 Live at 10 on The CW 7, this program currently airs for 30 minutes . it features a separate title opening, “CW 7” labeled microphones, and a “Newschannel Known as ABC 3 News Update, regional and state coverage was presented in the show . there were also recorded local weather cut-ins seen on that station weekday mornings during Good Morning America . after WLAJ came under on January 19, 2013, WWMT debuted weekend morning newscasts . airing for two hours from 6-8 a.m. on Saturdays and from 7-9 a .m on Sundays.