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Overview
WXMI brings FOX to Grand Rapids, Michigan, and is one of the full-power stations serving the Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI market.
On screen it is channel 17, though WXMI actually transmits on RF channel 19. Digital TVs map the two automatically after a channel scan. The station's subchannels add Bounce TV, Ion Plus, GETV, QVC and MovieSphere Gold. WXMI also transmits in ATSC 3.0, the NextGen TV standard, which newer sets can receive.
WXMI channel lineup
| Channel | Programming |
|---|---|
| 17.1 | FOX |
| 17.2 | Independent |
| 17.3 | Bounce TV |
| 17.4 | Ion Plus |
| 17.5 | GETV |
| 17.6 | QVC |
| 17.7 | MovieSphere Gold |
The FCC license is held by Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC. WXMI has been on the air since 1982. The current call sign has been in place since August 1983.
FCC records list the station's main studio at 3117 Plaza Drive, NE in Grand Rapids, MI. Schedules and local news are on its website, www.fox17online.com.
In its 2025 children's television report to the FCC, WXMI listed educational programs including Xploration Super Animals, Xploration Outer Space and Xploration Awesome Planet.
Station facts
- Call sign
- WXMI
- Network
- FOX (subchannels: Bounce TV, Ion Plus, GETV, QVC, MovieSphere Gold)
- Virtual channel
- 17
- RF channel
- 19
- City of license
- Grand Rapids, Michigan
- TV market
- Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI
- Licensee
- Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC
- On the air since
- 1982
- Call sign since
- August 1983
- Studio address
- 3117 Plaza Drive, NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525
- ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)
- Yes
- FCC facility ID
- 68433
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- www.fox17online.com
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WXMI at a glance
- Network
- FOX
- Channel
- 17 (RF 19)
- Licensed to
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Subchannels
- Independent, Bounce TV, Ion Plus, GETV, QVC
- TV market
- Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI
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