UHF channel 19; as it had been granted its original construction permit after the Federal Communications Commission finalized the digital television allotment plan on April 21, 1997, WMQF did not receive a companion channel for a digital station. Since the channel was then owned by Equity Media Holdings, the company told the FCC it was not able to convert WMQF and most of its stations to digital in time for the transition. After being sold to MMMRC, WZMQ made its flash-cut to digital shortly before the June 2009 transition cutoff, transmitting two subchannels that were at low-power due to Equity-era transmitter neglect. References External links Television channels and stations established in 2003 2003 establishments in Michigan MeTV affiliates CBS network affiliates Heroes & Icons affiliates Court TV affiliates Start TV affiliates TrueReal affiliates Ion Television affiliates Dabl affiliates Marquette County, Michigan ZMQ