WGMU-LP
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WGMU-CA channel 39 is a low-powered UPN affiliate based in Burlington, Vermont and is owned by Equity Broadcasting. Equity operates WGMU via satellite from its headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas.
On cable, WGMU can be seen on Adelphia Burlington channel 7 and Charter Plattsburgh channel 18. It is not seen on Videotron in Montreal. The nearest WGMU transmitter to Montreal, channel 52 in St. Albans, barely reaches the city.
History
WGMU originally signed on the air in 1994 as W39IN, which identified themselves on-air as "WWIN". In 1995 it joined The WB and changed its call letters to WBVT. In 1998 The WB moved over to WFFF and WBVT picked up the UPN affiliation from WWBI-LP.
In 2004, WBVT's previous owners were experiencing financial problems, which led them to cede control of the station to Equity (which would buy it outright in February 2005). During the times of financial trouble and, later, the transition to Equity ownership, there were plenty of technical problems on the station, even to a point where they would be off the air for days at a time. During this dark period, some area cable systems (including Adelphia Burlington) temporarily replaced WBVT with Boston's WSBK.
In 2005, once the station was in Equity's hands and back in shape, it changed calls again to WGMU to distinguish itself as a UPN station and to reflect the fact that it was no longer a WB affiliate.
In January 2006, both UPN and The WB announced that they will merge into a new network, The CW It was also announced the following February that News Corporation would launch My Network TV. WGMU will become an affiliate of My Network TV [1].
Outlying translators
- W17CI Claremont, NH
- W19BR Monkton
- W52CD St. Albans
- W54CV Barre
- W61CE Rutland
Transmitter Failure Hotline
With Equity operating the station from Little Rock and no one watching the transmitters back in Vermont, WGMU is very vulnerable to technical difficulties. As a result, Equity has a special hotline to report transmitter failures and other technical difficulties involving its equipment. If you see WGMU leaves the air prematurely, call 1-866-823-8828, toll-free.