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[td][/td] [td]'''WOTV''' (channel 41) is a [[television station]] licensed to [[Battle Creek, Michigan]], United States, affiliated with [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] and owned by [[Nexstar Media Group]]. Its second subchannel serves as an [[owned-and-operated station]] of [[The CW]] as Nexstar owns a majority stake in the network. WOTV is [[sister station|sister]] to [[Grand Rapids]]βlicensed [[NBC]] affiliate [[WOOD-TV]] (channel 8) and [[Class A television service|Class A]] [[MyNetworkTV]] affiliate [[WXSP-CD]] (channel 15). The stations share studios on College Avenue Southeast in Grand Rapids; WOTV's transmitter is located on South Norris Road in [[Orangeville Township, Michigan|Orangeville Township]]. WOTV brands itself as '''ABC 4 West Michigan''', based on its channel 4 position on most area [[cable television|cable]] systems.[/td]
[td]'''WOTV''' (channel 41) is a [[television station]] licensed to [[Battle Creek, Michigan]], United States, affiliated with [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] and owned by [[Nexstar Media Group]]. Its second subchannel serves as an [[owned-and-operated station]] of [[The CW]] as Nexstar owns a majority stake in the network. WOTV is [[sister station|sister]] to [[Grand Rapids]]βlicensed [[NBC]] affiliate [[WOOD-TV]] (channel 8) and [[Class A television service|Class A]] [[MyNetworkTV]] affiliate [[WXSP-CD]] (channel 15). The stations share studios on College Avenue Southeast in Grand Rapids; WOTV's transmitter is located on South Norris Road in [[Orangeville Township, Michigan|Orangeville Township]] sharing facilities with [[WZPX-TV]] as of 2019. WOTV brands itself as '''ABC 4 West Michigan''', based on its channel 4 position on most area [[cable television|cable]] systems.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Channel 41's existence in Battle Creek is owed to the northerly location of the transmitter of Grand Rapidsβbased [[WZZM]] (channel 13), which signed on in 1962 as a late insertion into the market. Because WZZM's transmitter is north of Grand Rapids in [[Grant, Michigan|Grant]], its signal does not reach Battle Creek, [[Kalamazoo]], or other areas in the southern portion of the market. A group of local businessmen known as Channel 41, Inc., won the construction permit for channel 41 in 1970 after a predecessor unsuccessfully tried to sell out to WZZM; WUHQ-TV signed on in 1971 from studios in the former headquarters building of [[Fort Custer Training Center|Fort Custer]] and has been an ABC affiliate since it began, creating a rare split affiliation. The station's attempts at local news programming were low-rated and inconsistent, with many changes in timing and strategy.[/td]
[td]Channel 41's existence in Battle Creek is owed to the northerly location of the transmitter of Grand Rapidsβbased [[WZZM]] (channel 13), which signed on in 1962 as a late insertion into the market. Because WZZM's transmitter is north of Grand Rapids in [[Grant, Michigan|Grant]], its signal does not reach Battle Creek, [[Kalamazoo]], or other areas in the southern portion of the market. A group of local businessmen known as Channel 41, Inc., won the construction permit for channel 41 in 1970 after a predecessor unsuccessfully tried to sell out to WZZM; WUHQ-TV signed on in 1971 from studios in the former headquarters building of [[Fort Custer Training Center|Fort Custer]] and has been an ABC affiliate since it began, creating a rare split affiliation. The station's attempts at local news programming were low-rated and inconsistent, with many changes in timing and strategy.[/td]
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[td][/td] [td]'''WOTV''' (channel 41) is a [[television station]] licensed to [[Battle Creek, Michigan]], United States, affiliated with [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] and owned by [[Nexstar Media Group]]. Its second subchannel serves as an [[owned-and-operated station]] of [[The CW]] as Nexstar owns a majority stake in the network. WOTV is [[sister station|sister]] to [[Grand Rapids]]βlicensed [[NBC]] affiliate [[WOOD-TV]] (channel 8) and [[Class A television service|Class A]] [[MyNetworkTV]] affiliate [[WXSP-CD]] (channel 15). The stations share studios on College Avenue Southeast in Grand Rapids; WOTV's transmitter is located on South Norris Road in [[Orangeville Township, Michigan|Orangeville Township]]. WOTV brands itself as '''ABC 4 West Michigan''', based on its channel 4 position on most area [[cable television|cable]] systems.[/td]
[td]'''WOTV''' (channel 41) is a [[television station]] licensed to [[Battle Creek, Michigan]], United States, affiliated with [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] and owned by [[Nexstar Media Group]]. Its second subchannel serves as an [[owned-and-operated station]] of [[The CW]] as Nexstar owns a majority stake in the network. WOTV is [[sister station|sister]] to [[Grand Rapids]]βlicensed [[NBC]] affiliate [[WOOD-TV]] (channel 8) and [[Class A television service|Class A]] [[MyNetworkTV]] affiliate [[WXSP-CD]] (channel 15). The stations share studios on College Avenue Southeast in Grand Rapids; WOTV's transmitter is located on South Norris Road in [[Orangeville Township, Michigan|Orangeville Township]] sharing facilities with [[WZPX-TV]] as of 2019. WOTV brands itself as '''ABC 4 West Michigan''', based on its channel 4 position on most area [[cable television|cable]] systems.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Channel 41's existence in Battle Creek is owed to the northerly location of the transmitter of Grand Rapidsβbased [[WZZM]] (channel 13), which signed on in 1962 as a late insertion into the market. Because WZZM's transmitter is north of Grand Rapids in [[Grant, Michigan|Grant]], its signal does not reach Battle Creek, [[Kalamazoo]], or other areas in the southern portion of the market. A group of local businessmen known as Channel 41, Inc., won the construction permit for channel 41 in 1970 after a predecessor unsuccessfully tried to sell out to WZZM; WUHQ-TV signed on in 1971 from studios in the former headquarters building of [[Fort Custer Training Center|Fort Custer]] and has been an ABC affiliate since it began, creating a rare split affiliation. The station's attempts at local news programming were low-rated and inconsistent, with many changes in timing and strategy.[/td]
[td]Channel 41's existence in Battle Creek is owed to the northerly location of the transmitter of Grand Rapidsβbased [[WZZM]] (channel 13), which signed on in 1962 as a late insertion into the market. Because WZZM's transmitter is north of Grand Rapids in [[Grant, Michigan|Grant]], its signal does not reach Battle Creek, [[Kalamazoo]], or other areas in the southern portion of the market. A group of local businessmen known as Channel 41, Inc., won the construction permit for channel 41 in 1970 after a predecessor unsuccessfully tried to sell out to WZZM; WUHQ-TV signed on in 1971 from studios in the former headquarters building of [[Fort Custer Training Center|Fort Custer]] and has been an ABC affiliate since it began, creating a rare split affiliation. The station's attempts at local news programming were low-rated and inconsistent, with many changes in timing and strategy.[/td]
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