What’s On 26.1: MI News 26

MI News 26 broadcasts local news 24/7 both to Charter digital cable subscribers throughout northern Michigan and to antenna TV viewers in Wexford, Missaukee and Osceola counties.

MI News 26 (Charter Digital Cable Channel 73/HD Channel 789 and antenna Channel 26.1) brings you local news, information and weather around the clock in a news wheel format. Tune in any time for the latest from around your community. Catch MI News Mornings with Kayla Kiley, from 4am until 11am every day, midday news with Eric Wotila from 11am until 6pm daily, and your evening news each day from 6pm until 4am.

To receive MI News 26 and our other channels over the air, you just need an amplified antenna and a digital TV or converter box. If you’re currently receiving TV using an antenna, you should be able to pick up MI News 26 by rescanning your TV or converter box. You may need to re-scan a couple times, adjusting your antenna between scans, if your TV has trouble finding our station.

For more information on receiving TV for free via antenna, click here.

12 Responses to “What’s On 26.1: MI News 26”

  1. Paul LaRocque January 8, 2011 at 12:43 pm

    Well, I have you bookmarked. I hope this takes off because I will enjoy the video news a lot more than reading the paper on line. I am in Kuwait so the format is really a nice, fresh look at good old Cadillac!! Good Luck!!

    Sincerely,
    Paul

  2. Wayne January 24, 2011 at 4:50 pm

    Well, a mutal friend sent me information on how to VOTE FOR MI NEWS 26, done did it, right then. I was unaware you were still on the air, lost you about a year ago. Go, Go.
    friend Wayne

  3. Cindy at Pioneer MI February 4, 2011 at 5:08 pm

    Just read about this in the LC paper. We are SO excited! Congrats to you!! This is quite the accomplishment for one so young. Let us know if we can help you in any way.

    Best wishes to the station, Cindy at Pioneer

  4. Alan February 25, 2011 at 8:11 pm

    Just tossing this out there, but seeing Saturday Morning Cartoons again (If that’s an option) seems they’ve all but disappeared from regular TV for infomercials and news programs!

  5. Scott Forbes March 17, 2011 at 10:18 pm

    I think you have found a niche.

    Love your passion, we will be watching from Lake City

    Congratulations, Scott Forbes

  6. Eric March 18, 2011 at 8:43 pm

    You need to boost your signal so I can get here in SE Mason County or talk to Carr Telephone to see if they will add you to their lineup as a local channel.

  7. Nancy & Ham, Harrison, MI March 21, 2011 at 7:22 pm

    We really enjoy the TV classics and some of the movies. These are the things we grew up with. We will be happy when you can publish a regular schedule.

  8. Paula March 26, 2011 at 3:41 pm

    I’ve enjoyed your classic TV, such as the Beverly Hillbillies, cartoons etc, I just wondered if you have a TV guide that will let me know what is on daily? I believe you have a great station, and think that many of the elderly would love these channels. But like my parents I don’t know how many are aware of them. We just recently found them ourselves, Thank you for decent programing!!

  9. Roly December 18, 2011 at 6:58 pm

    what’s the news wheel schedule format for MI News 26?

  10. Eric Wotila December 20, 2011 at 12:48 am

    Roly,

    The wheel for MI News 26 is approximately as follows:

    At the top of each half hour, we air an approximately seven minute block of local news headlines, an initial weather forecast, and a rotation of community event information.

    This block is followed by in-depth weather around 11 minutes past the half hour, and Paula Jasper’s “Around our Area” features around 14 minutes past the half hour.

    Another brief look at weather airs after Around our Area — approximately 19 minutes past the half hour; it’s followed by “Interact.”

    Interact is followed by one of Vic McCarty’s feature stories at about 22 minutes past each half hour, and the half-hour wheel wraps up with a sports update and/or a look at pets up for adoption at local animal shelters (depending on the day and day part).

    Hope this helps!

    Eric Wotila
    General Manager, MI News 26

  11. Casey Gabalis February 9, 2013 at 9:44 pm

    Hello,

    Is there any way where you guys can increase your transmitter power from 425 watts? I live ~ 40 miles from Cadillac, and I know that 425 watts can go only to Lake City, but the Traverse City-Cadillac DMA is much larger than that, and you guys have no plans to get carried on Dish Netowkr, or DirecTV, and I would love to see Ch. 26.

  12. Eric Wotila February 9, 2013 at 10:05 pm

    Casey,

    We’re looking into the logistics of increasing our transmitter power. That said, we’re classified as a “Low Power” station, so even if we were to increase to the maximum transmitter power this classification allows, it still may be difficult to pull us in from 40 miles away.

    Regarding Dish Network and DirecTV, we have every intention of getting carried on these service providers. We’re continuing talks with both companies, and every piece of subscriber or potential subscriber feedback the receive certainly helps our argument. Check out this page for some tips on how to request our station: http://www.minews26.com/content/?p=22259

    Thanks for your interest in our station. Have a great evening!

    Eric Wotila
    General Manager, MI News 26

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