WUPT-CA

WUPT-CA

Crystal Falls/Marquette, Michigan United States
City	Crystal Falls, Michigan
Channels	Analog: 25 (UHF)
Programming
Affiliations	Defunct
Ownership
Owner	Western Upper Peninsula Television
History
Founded	January 18, 1980 (1980-01-18)
Last air date	July 2003 (2003-07) (license canceled on October 27, 2003)
Former call signs	W49AF (1980−1996) WUPT-LP (1996−2001)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 49 (UHF, 1980–October 2001)
Former affiliations	Outdoor Channel (until March 2000) UPN (1995−January 2000 and January 2001−May 2003) AIN (March 2000−September 2001) America One (September 2001−July 2003) UATV (May−July 2003)
Call sign meaning	Western Upper Peninsula Television (licensee) United Paramount Television (former affiliation)
Technical information
Facility ID	14654
Class	CA
ERP	1.12 kW
Translator(s)	WUPT-LP ch.43 (UHF, Republic, Michigan)

WUPT-CA (analog channel 25) was a low-power, Class A television station licensed to Crystal Falls, Michigan, United States, which served the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan as an affiliate of UPN. The station was owned by Western Upper Peninsula Television.

WUPT-CA also had a translator in Republic with the callsign WUPT-LP, broadcasting on analog channel 43.

History

The station was founded on January 18, 1980. It granted Class A status on March 8, 2001, and moved to channel 25 in October of that year. The station became a UPN affiliate when the network launched on January 16, 1995. The station removed UPN programming in January 2000, while carrying the Outdoor Channel until March 1 when it switched to AIN. UPN programming returned to the station in January 2001, while later switching to America One in September of that year.

When WUPT moved its UPN affiliation to Fox affiliate WMQF (as a secondary affiliation) on May 9, 2003, it switched to UATV and signed off in July. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) canceled the station's license on October 27, 2003.

External links

• Screengrabs from the late WUPT
• Michiguide: WUPT