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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.

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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.

10/20/2025

Chilly temperatures and more rain and wind is in the weather forecast for the Upper Peninsula this week.

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WILDCATS WIN!!! 🔰🏈 NMU Football snaps a 28-game losing streak, winning for the first time since 2022, beating Roosevel...
10/18/2025

WILDCATS WIN!!! 🔰🏈 NMU Football snaps a 28-game losing streak, winning for the first time since 2022, beating Roosevelt University, 42-21.

Visit My UP Sports Zone for more. myupnow.com/sports

"No Kings II" protests take shape in Ironwood, Iron Mountain, Escanaba, Houghton, Crystal Falls, St. Ignace, Sault Ste. ...
10/18/2025

"No Kings II" protests take shape in Ironwood, Iron Mountain, Escanaba, Houghton, Crystal Falls, St. Ignace, Sault Ste. Marie and Marquette today.

Some conservative politicians have condemned the protests as "Hate America" rallies, while others say that it represents a "patriotic" fight for First Amendment rights. bit.ly/MyUPNoKings2

Here are a few aerial pics at the size of the "No Kings 2" demonstration on US41 today in Marquette. Today, more than 2,...
10/18/2025

Here are a few aerial pics at the size of the "No Kings 2" demonstration on US41 today in Marquette.

Today, more than 2,500 protests are expected to take place across all 50 states, exceeding June events by approximately 450 events. These gatherings form the second wave of "No Kings" protests, aimed at rejecting what organizers characterize as an "authoritarian" agenda under President Trump.

Read more at 🔗 bit.ly/MyUPNoKings2.

“Any other rumors circulating right now are just speculation,” said an MSP spokesperson following the vague confirmation...
10/18/2025

“Any other rumors circulating right now are just speculation,” said an MSP spokesperson following the vague confirmation.

SENEY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJMN/WBUP) — Investigators blocked off acres of wilderness just miles from the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in hopes of finding human remains. For the majority of the

10/18/2025

Mild to warm temperatures today with low rain chances. Cooler temperatures Saturday night and Sunday with rain showers and wind.

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10/18/2025

🔗 bit.ly/MyUPMNA MNA nurses at Aspirus Iron River held a rally following unsuccessful contract negotiations last week. The nurses are advocating for a "fair contract," expressing concerns over ongoing "cuts in care" at U.P. hospitals.

10/18/2025

| “We were thinking it was Jimmy Hoffa that was back there, you know? Who else can you think of, that’s missing, that could justify that kind of expense?”

SENEY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJMN/WBUP) — Investigators blocked off acres of wilderness just miles from the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in hopes of finding human remains. For the majority of the week-long search, personnel told people it was a training exercise.

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President Donald Trump said Friday he commuted the sentence of former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who is serving more than ...
10/18/2025

President Donald Trump said Friday he commuted the sentence of former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who is serving more than seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraud and identity theft charges.

Santos admitted last year to deceiving donors and stealing the identities of 11 people to make donations to his campaign.

| 'URGENT' FROM NMU: 5 students report being slipped unknown drugs at local bars, parties
10/18/2025

| 'URGENT' FROM NMU: 5 students report being slipped unknown drugs at local bars, parties

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WJMN/WBUP) — An email from administration to Northern Michigan University students warns nearly half a dozen students have reported having unknown drugs slipped into their drinks.

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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.