The final minutes, recorded with a VCR of WCMZ-TV, the PBS station serving Flint, MI for nearly 38 years which went off the air permanently at 11:59:59 p.m. on April 23, 2018. This was recorded off Comcast/Xfinity.
It wasn't just that. Not only were they no longer authorized to broadcast, but the channel they were on, was an analog frequency, and telephone networks use those same frequencies. Simply put, they wanted more space for phone systems, and so they bought this station's channel frequency.
They can always have the option to "channel share" with an another local broadcaster, but the CMU decided not to do so, due to adequate PBS coverage from nearby cities
how ironic this is to find. I was one of the Master Control operators (6 of us in the control room in Flint) that watched WFUM hand off to WCMU in January of 2010. And then this....an incredible waste it seems, but...its the way of the world.
@Mark Schnabel WDCQ provides the strongest PBS signal to Flint. d1qbemlbhjecig.cloudfront.net/prod/filer_public/wdcq-bento-live-pbs/7840015b54_coverage_full-size.jpg
"WCMZ-TV Flint, Michigan is owned and operated by Central Michigan University. As a result of the Federal Communications Spectrum Auction, the station will cease broadcasting at 11:59:59pm, April 23, 2018. To our viewers, thank you for your support."
Gary Flinn That's nice I suppose, someone I know considers the loss of even providing the main station to Flint on Comcast as the ultimate F U to Flint.
This link should answer your question. Tahquamenon Falls was presented on WCMU's Destination Michigan TV series. www.michigan.org/property/tahquamenon-falls-state-park
Prediction: we are going to see more of this as TV markets consolidate. Local advertising is no longer as significant as it used to be, and consolidation of markets will allow even more broadband to be sold at auction. Combine two TV markets (let us say South Bend and Fort Wayne, both of which could share a broadcast tower about halfway between them), and perhaps five TV signals vanish with few people knowing the difference.
What's sad is even though every local TV station is owned by mega corporations, each station has their own personality with different people running them. Now that it's dying make this even more depressing.
That was recorded off a VCR. The HD version recorded over the air is at ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gmY-UFHOYqQ.html and the DVR stopped recording when it lost the signal.
WCMZ died due to the same reason TV as a medium is dying as a whole. i cant watch tvnz rn due to my home not having the right area to watch the good programing. but i can watch the old and new right here. on YT
Connecticut Public Television/PBS Kids Transformation System Cue (2000) 4 years before the 2004 CPTV Logo was used 2 years after the PBS Kids Fishbowl and Snowglobe system cues were released.
3:11 the music that plays here isn’t like the “hey, don’t be sad.” Or eerie music that is sometimes used when there is technical difficulties, It sounds more like “something is happening and we need your help” music. Like, villain introduction music.
Just because I used a VCR to record it? The DVR was used to record the over the air HD PBS sign off as well as the Comcast Create sign off. Another VCR was used to record the PBS Kids sign off.
Central Michigan University went after the money when they sold the bandwidth to wireless services. Maybe Delta College Public Media will set up a Flint repeater station for those having trouble picking up the WDCQ signal with an antenna.
The HD version is at ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gmY-UFHOYqQ.html and the DVR stopped recording when the transmitter was shut down.
"This station will cease broadcasting, effective Monday, April 23 at 11:59 p.m. WCMZ-TV's license was sold to the F.C.C. to free up broadcast spectrum space for wireless and mobile broadband services. For additional information, go to WCMG.ORG/WCMZ-TV."
