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WZZM, VHF digital channel 13, is an ABC-affiliated television station located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. The station is owned by Tegna. WZZM maintains studios on 3 Mile Road NW in Walker (with a Grand Rapids address), and its transmitter is located in Grant.
The station's transmitter is about 40 miles (64 km) north of other stations in the Grand Rapids market, and its over-the-air signal is unavailable in the two southwestern tiers of Michigan as a result. Since April 2009, however, WZZM has been available on most cable providers in Southwest Michigan, even though Battle Creek-based WOTV (channel 41) serves as the ABC affiliate for that part of the Grand Rapids market. Until then, viewers outside of the reach of WZZM's signal relied on out-of-market stations from South Bend, Indiana or Lansing to view syndicated programs carried by WZZM.
A local group known as West Michigan Telecasters received a construction permit to operate a television station on VHF channel 9 in 1961. However, later that year, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revised the channel positions in the area, resulting in the VHF channel 13 allocation moving from Cadillac to Grand Rapids.WWTV in Cadillac, then on channel 13, was required to move to channel 9 as a result of the action.
Grand Rapids is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan, and the largest city in West Michigan. It is located on the Grand River about 30 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 1,005,648, and the combined statistical area of Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland had a population of 1,321,557. Grand Rapids is the county seat of Kent County, Michigan.
A historic furniture-manufacturing center, Grand Rapids is still home to five of the world's leading office furniture companies, and is nicknamed Furniture City. Its more common modern nickname of River City refers to the landmark river for which it was named. The city and surrounding communities are economically diverse, based in the health care, information technology, automotive, aviation, and consumer goods manufacturing industries, among others.
Grand Rapids is the hometown of U.S. President Gerald Ford, who is buried with his wife Betty on the grounds of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in the city.
3 months after surgery to repair a massive rotator cuff tear, her doctor and therapist say long time WZZM TV anchor Juliet Dragos is ready to return to work. Juliet had surgery on January 13, 2015. She has been the primary anchor of the WZZM TV news since April, 1991.
Weeknight newscast from one of the two ABC affiliates serving the Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo/Battle Creek, MI television market. Some commercials were edited. The news open was clipped at the start on the source tape. Posted for educational and historical purposes only. All material is under the copyright of their original holders. No copyright infringement is intended.
King of Newaygo was a 10-part investigative series that aired on WZZM-TV in November 1980. It focused on questionable deals and conflicts of interest involving a ruthless real estate broker and public officials--including a judge, prosecutor and state police commander. The opening segment features video of the broker's assaults on WZZM's reporters and photographers, part of his effort to intimidate the station. The broker was later convicted of both misdemeanor assault (for attacking reporter Mark Lagerkvist) and felony assault with an auto (for hitting reporter Jim Riekse). Jim Riekse passed away on August 12, 2009.
Weeknight newscast from one of the two ABC affiliates in the Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo/Battle Creek, Michigan TV market (WOTV being the other). Commercials were edited. The original over-the-air analog signal strength of WZZM-TV (due to the location of the station transmitter and 'short-spacing' issues with channel 13 in Toledo, OH) were the main reasons this area has two ABC affiliates. The other, seperately owned ABC affiliate, WUHQ (now WOTV) signed on in 1971 from Battle Creek and helped fill in the gap for ABC network coverage. Today, both ABC affiliates are available on local cable/satellite providers. Posted for educational and historical purposes only. All material is under the copyright of their original holders. No copyright infringement is intended.
The guys talk about a really fun event that our news partners WZZM are having on Friday, and they're super upset that they haven't been invited to be a part of their games. The guys have a lot of love for the ZZM crew, and just want to bring their usual tasteful, restrained, serious viewpoint to the ZZM newlywed game. Oh, and to the person who emailed that Free Beer is Hillary Clinton in the commentary argument, just know that was hurtful, and Free Beer is still sad. If you're new, Subscribe! → https://www.youtube.com/user/979GRD?sub_confirmation=1 Go here → http://www.wgrd.com Like us → https://www.facebook.com/979GRD Follow us → https://twitter.com/WGRD Get our newsletter → http://wgrd.com/newsletter/ For any licensing requests please contact grandrapids.youtube@townsquaremedia.com
WZZM 13 Cell Phone story. What happens when a cell phone goes off on set.
WZZM-TV 13 News Special Report airing June 10, 1998 which rebroadcasted reporting of a line of severe thunderstorms producing strong straight-line winds during the night of May 31, 1998 which resulted in millions of dollars in damage to communities in Western Michigan. (With commercials).
Waverland performs "Jukebox Bay" Live on WZZM 13 News channel in Grand Rapid, MI in preparation for their Venetian Festival performance on July 18th, 2009.
Today on Segment 16, the guys watch some videos from WZZM, where they spend a lot of time trying to scare each other. Hilarity ensues. If you're new, Subscribe! → https://www.youtube.com/user/979GRD?sub_confirmation=1 Go here → http://www.wgrd.com Like us → https://www.facebook.com/979GRD Follow us → https://twitter.com/WGRD Get our newsletter → http://wgrd.com/newsletter/ For any licensing requests please contact grandrapids.youtube@townsquaremedia.com
Introducing the tallest member of the WZZM 13 Morning Team.
Today on Segment 16, the guys talk sports, players, and Free Beer's buying of more sports team gear. They want him to embarrass himself with teams he doesn't like, having him wear their gear like he's a fan. Then they talk about ways to all dress to annoy WZZM for when they do their news hit every morning. Stripes, super bright orange shirts? If you're new, Subscribe! → https://www.youtube.com/user/979GRD?sub_confirmation=1 Go here → http://www.wgrd.com Like us → https://www.facebook.com/979GRD Follow us → https://twitter.com/WGRD Get our newsletter → http://wgrd.com/newsletter/ For any licensing requests please contact grandrapids.youtube@townsquaremedia.com
6 pm Tuesday, November 17, 2015 newscast segment.
you don't get to tell your heart how to feel
it does what it wants when it wants to
all that you can do is pray that it lands in the hands of somebody true!
and you don't get to tell your heart where to stay
no it will not obey cause it knows the truth
let's not confuse it! you try to prove it wrong
but the heart has a mind of its own
chorus:
you can't run from the place that you belong
cause if you run, you'll be feeling so alone
before you know, you'll be picking up the phone
cause the heart has a mind of its own!
can't fight that burning in your chest
you can't fight, feeling such a mess
your hear decides, but it's you that second guest
cause the heart has a mind of its own!
you don't get to fall at the perfect time
for someone love is ending, for someone else is just beginning
someone is gotta cry, someone needs to know why
but the heart tells no lies!
and you don't get to tell your heart when it heels
when it breaks like rock through shatter glass
all you can ask is that the pain moves fast
one day this too, shall last!
by know i hope you know, it has a mind of its own!
chorus:
you can't run from the place that you belong
cause if you run, you'll be feeling so alone
before you know, you'll be picking up the phone
cause the heart has a mind of its own!
can't fight that burning in your chest
you can't fight, feeling such a mess
your hear decides, but it's you that second guest
cause the heart has a mind of its own!
it's so real, can't you see it?
is the heart that really means it
and the heart won't let you lie,
it won't let love be defeated!
sometimes is inconvenient,
but the real truth is you need it
cause the mind will leave you lonely
chorus:
you can't run from the place that you belong
cause if you run, you'll be feeling so alone
before you know, you'll be picking up the phone
cause the heart has a mind of its own!
can't fight that burning in your chest
you can't fight, feeling such a mess
your hear decides, but it's you that second guest