Traverse City, Michigan

Traverse City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. (For regional information, see the article on Northern Michigan.) As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 14,532. It is the county seat of Grand Traverse County6. Tourism is a leading industry. It is the self-proclaimed Cherry Capital of the World. Besides cherries, the surrounding countryside produces grapes and is one of the centers of wine production in the state.

Media

Newspapers

The Traverse City Record-Eagle is a daily morning newspaper circulated in 13 counties in northwest lower Michigan. It is the only newspaper in northern Michigan to produce a Sunday edition. It is owned by Ottaway Newspapers Inc., the community newspaper subsidiary of Dow Jones & Co.

Related Topics:
Ottaway Newspapers Inc - Dow Jones & Co

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Daily editions of the Detroit Free Press, Detroit News, and Grand Rapids Press also are available on newsstands throughout the region.

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Detroit Free Press - Detroit News - Grand Rapids Press

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Northern Express Weekly is the largest weekly newspaper in Northern Michigan, with distribution of up to 30,000 copies in 13 counties. It is owned and published by George Foster and Robert Downes.

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Television

Traverse City has two television stations licensed directly to the city:

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• Channel 7: WPBN, NBC
• Channel 29: WGTU, ABC

In addition, the city has a rebroadcast transmitter of Mount Pleasant's PBS affiliate WCMU, operating on channel 46.

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Mount Pleasant - PBS - WCMU

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Stations licensed to Cadillac can also be viewed in the area:

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• Channel 9: WWTV, CBS
• Channel 33: WFQX, FOX

Cable television service is provided within Traverse City and many outlying communities by Charter Communications Inc. Public access programming is provided on channel 2.

Related Topics:
Cable television - Charter Communications Inc - Public access

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