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You can find our broadcasts across WJMN-TV, WBUP-TV and CW5 or streaming online 24/7. -About WBUP/WBKP-

WBUP (Channel 10) is a television station that serves the central and western Upper Peninsula. WBUP first went on the air in October, 1996 as WBKP from Calumet. WBUP was constructed in 2001 and the station moved from their original home in Calumet to their new home in Marquette. WBUP’s transmit

ter is located at WNMUs tower, 25 miles west of Marquette in Ely Township. WBKP channel 5 still remains in to serve the western U.P, simulcasting both ABC and CW programming. The stations over the air signal can be received across Lake Superior in Thunder Bay, Ontario and the surrounding area.

-History-

Although WBUP signed on in January 2003, the station dates back to the original sign on of WBKP on October 28, 1996. (Monday Night Football was their first televised program.) In 1997, the station began airing weekday newscasts at 6pm and 11pm, with Dick Reynolds as news anchor. Shortly thereafter, in August 1997, the station set up a repeater station in Marquette, W28BX. The low power repeater’s over-the-air signal was very weak and could only be picked up in the city of Marquette and Negaunee. In 2001, the station moved its studios from their old home in Calumet, to the Marquette Mall. In January 2003, the station replaced its low-power repeater with WBUP, and the stations took the branding ABC 5 & 10. In January 2004, original owner Tom Scanlan sold both WBKP and WBUP to Lake Superior Community Broadcasting, a company owned by Stephen Marks of Maryland. Shortly afterward, a new newscast, UGN News debuted, originating from WBUP and sister station WBKB-TV in Alpena, featuring news from the entire Upper Peninsula and northern Michigan regions. Eventually the combined news cast was cancelled and WBUP began airing it’s own locally produced news again. In June of 2009, WBUP/WBKP relocated it’s facilities from the old Marquette Mall to a new location owned by the station in Ishpeming, in the former Miracle Mall building. A week later, WBUP and WBKP switched to all digital broadcasting. Through the major benefit of digital broadcasting, WBUP and WBKP was able to bring CW programming to the viewers of WBUP Channel 10, and ABC programming back to viewers of WBKP Channel 5.

12/11/2025

Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be immediately released from immigration detention

Developer Curt Spaulding is working on the project. A former MDOC officer who retired and began operating a restaurant i...
12/11/2025

Developer Curt Spaulding is working on the project. A former MDOC officer who retired and began operating a restaurant in Escanaba, he did something similar when he turned the space above his business into three apartments.

ESCANABA, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) — A vacant and "functionally obsolete" building will find new purpose as a restaurant space and one-bedroom apartment thanks to a state grant, announced Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Lake Superior Community Partnership CEO Christopher Germain said, "This project reflects the strong momentum we’re seein...
12/11/2025

Lake Superior Community Partnership CEO Christopher Germain said, "This project reflects the strong momentum we’re seeing in new development and housing across Marquette County."

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) — Eleven apartment units are coming to Marquette's Washington Street in the vacant Northern Hydroponics building, announced Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Snowfall into Friday, then polar temps. Details & those numbers here:
12/11/2025

Snowfall into Friday, then polar temps. Details & those numbers here:

Eastside of the U.P. gets the most attention from lake effect snow showers today, maybe accumulating up to 3 inches. Temps are still below normal with 20° highs while lows

12/11/2025

Winter activities on turkeygeddon.

On Saturday, December 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the church is opening its doors for their second annual Christmas Store...
12/11/2025

On Saturday, December 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the church is opening its doors for their second annual Christmas Store. Folks can come in, get the items they need to make holidays brighter, and even have those gift wrapped for free.

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) — As many different organizations provide ways of helping people in need this time of year, Anchor Church in downtown Marquette basically lets people through Santa’s workshop

12/11/2025

🙌 There is an account called the “House of Ludington Employees and Residents Relief Fund” at First Bank in Escanaba accepting donations for relief efforts. bit.ly/MyUPHofL

12/11/2025

| Judge Rahilly has been pulled from the bench in Mackinac County over texts calling the prosecutor a "f****** moron," among other things.

In Rahilly's opinion defending his position, he corroborates rumors into a murky investigation we've been looking into for months.

My UP's Schyler Perkins has the full story: bit.ly/MyUPRahilly2

| Upper Peninsula judge pulled off bench for 'unreasonable hostility' in Mackinac... but not Alger. Why?We continue re...
12/11/2025

| Upper Peninsula judge pulled off bench for 'unreasonable hostility' in Mackinac... but not Alger. Why?

We continue reporting on what happens when years of text messages between two judges are exposed. Meanwhile, we're learning more about the murky criminal investigation into another judge that kicked it all off.

Judge Rahilly was disqualified in Mackinac County while Robert Steinhoff plans to appeal the denial for his similar claim in Alger County.

What to know: bit.ly/MyUPRahilly2

The operation encompasses Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, the St. Mary's River, the Straits of Mackinac and the Georgian B...
12/11/2025

The operation encompasses Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, the St. Mary's River, the Straits of Mackinac and the Georgian Bay.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter SPAR began its largest domestic icebreaking operation on Wednesday, Dec. 10, to prevent newly formed ice from hindering commercial

12/11/2025

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The Community Environmental Monitoring Program (CEMP) agreement is a partnership between Eagle Mine, Superior Watershed ...
12/11/2025

The Community Environmental Monitoring Program (CEMP) agreement is a partnership between Eagle Mine, Superior Watershed Partnership (SWP), and the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC), with CFMC serving as the fund administrator.

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) — The program providing independent monitoring of the Eagle Mine's environmental impacts in the Upper Peninsula has been renewed, announced the Community Foundation of Marquette County (CFMC).

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-About WBUP/WBKP- WBUP (Channel 10) is a television station that serves the central and western Upper Peninsula. WBUP first went on the air in October, 1996 as WBKP from Calumet. WBUP was constructed in 2001 and the station moved from their original home in Calumet to their new home in Marquette. WBUP’s transmitter is located at WNMUs tower, 25 miles west of Marquette in Ely Township. WBKP channel 5 still remains in to serve the western U.P, simulcasting both ABC and CW programming. The stations over the air signal can be received across Lake Superior in Thunder Bay, Ontario and the surrounding area. -History- Although WBUP signed on in January 2003, the station dates back to the original sign on of WBKP on October 28, 1996. (Monday Night Football was their first televised program.) In 1997, the station began airing weekday newscasts at 6pm and 11pm, with Dick Reynolds as news anchor. Shortly thereafter, in August 1997, the station set up a repeater station in Marquette, W28BX. The low power repeater’s over-the-air signal was very weak and could only be picked up in the city of Marquette and Negaunee. In 2001, the station moved its studios from their old home in Calumet, to the Marquette Mall. In January 2003, the station replaced its low-power repeater with WBUP, and the stations took the branding ABC 5 & 10. In January 2004, original owner Tom Scanlan sold both WBKP and WBUP to Lake Superior Community Broadcasting, a company owned by Stephen Marks of Maryland. Shortly afterward, a new newscast, UGN News debuted, originating from WBUP and sister station WBKB-TV in Alpena, featuring news from the entire Upper Peninsula and northern Michigan regions. Eventually the combined news cast was cancelled and WBUP began airing it’s own locally produced news again. In June of 2009, WBUP/WBKP relocated it’s facilities from the old Marquette Mall to a new location owned by the station in Ishpeming, in the former Miracle Mall building. A week later, WBUP and WBKP switched to all digital broadcasting. Through the major benefit of digital broadcasting, WBUP and WBKP was able to bring CW programming to the viewers of WBUP Channel 10, and ABC programming back to viewers of WBKP Channel 5.