WZMQ to renovate Downtown Marquette building for new offices

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Michigan station renovating building to serve as downtown studio

WZMQ, which carries CBS programming on a digital subchannel for the Marquette, Michigan, market, has ... Read More

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WZMQ, which carries CBS programming on a digital subchannel for the Marquette, Michigan, market, has announced it will open a downtown studio and office.

The station is taking over a building at 142 West Washington Street that was formerly an Irish pub-style restaurant.

Plans call for a studio on the second floor along with office space throughout. A new entrance and windows will be added.

 

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WZMQ starts its news operations.

WZMQ in downtown Marquette, on the shore of Lake Superior in the upper peninsula of northern Michigan, starting broadcasting local news on Oct. 3, following a 10-month transformation that turned a 150-year-old building into a 21st century TV studio.




The 150-year-old building is right in the heart of downtown Marquette, and has served many purposes over the years, says Brian Trauring, executive vice president at Lilly Broadcasting, the station’s owner.

From shoe store to restaurant to an Irish tavern, the building was renovated to serve as a TV station starting in January when WZMQ became the CBS affiliate in the market (it also carries MeTV).

 

[DarrenVision]

im curious for two things, why didnt put it on the main 19.1 subchannel also why Paramount excluded Channel 3 to the affiliation deal