WSSM

City

Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan

Broadcast area

Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada

Channels

Digital: 21 (UHF)
Virtual: 48

Branding

Fox 48
Fox 48 News

Slogan

Share the Spirit of Sault Ste. Marie

Programming

Affiliations

48.1: Fox
48.2: RBN (O&O)

Ownership

Owner

JD Broadcasting Properties

History

First air date

September 15, 1952

Former callsigns

'WSMM-TV (1952-2022)

Former channel number(s)

Analog: 48 (UHF, 1952-2009)

Former affiliations

Primary:
CBC (1952-1977)
Independent (1977-1986)
Secondary:
CTV (1961-1977)
UPN (1995-2006)
The WB (1995-2006)
The CW (2006-2009)

Callsign meaning

W S ault Ste. Marie

Technical information

Licensing authority

FCC

Facility ID

754544

Repeater(s)

CKCY (47) - Sault Ste, Marie, ON

Links

Website

fox48saultstemarie.com

WSSM (channel 48) is a television stations serving the neighboring cities of Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States and Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, affiliated with Fox. Owned by the JD Broadcasting Properties.

News/Station Presentation[]

Newscast Titles[]

The Sault Ste. Marie Report (1961-1973)
WSMM News (1973-1982)
48 News (1982-1995)
Fox 48 News (2009–present)

Gallery[]

Logos[]

News logos[]

News opens[]

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Television stations in Sault Ste. Marie (USA-Canada)

WSTE 5 (CEN) _{(satellite of WGTU Cadillac)} WSUE 6 (CBS) WFIK 9 (CTV) WNNS 11 (New Line) _{(satellite of WNNM Cadillac)} CFIK 14 (CTV, Sault Ste. Marie, ON) WIVS 17 (Global) WYSS 22 (ABC) WSMM 23 (MGM) WBKD 25 (Radio-Canada) WSOO 28 (MyNetworkTV) CBTI 29 (CBC, Sault Ste. Marie, ON) WJDX 31 (NBC) CBKD 33 (Radio-Canada, Sault Ste. Marie, ON) WBTI 40 (CBC) WCMU 44 (PBS) WSSM 48 (Fox) CIVS 56 (Global, Sault Ste. Marie, ON)
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affiliates	KAQY • KARB-TV • KARN-TV • KARS-TV • KBAN • KBH-TV • KFYV • KGVL • KINY • KIXT • KJBS • KLTP-TV • KLVY • KORN • KTCM • TXYZ • WCHE • WDAN-TV • WGRV • WKHY • WNPC¹ • WPLF⁴ • WRXP-CD • WWCT

affiliates	BCDN • BCHR • BHBF • BNTN • BSSY • KAGG⁴ • KBRI-TV • KDFT • KEYT • KLVE • KMEE-TV • KNLS • KNVA • KQJA • KRNF • WBOI • WHNF • WJTB • WSLA • WWNF

affiliates	BWYG • KCWV-LD • KELA • KLTP-DT2 • KXCN • MSCS • WDEF • WGTU / WSTE • WMEZ-TV • WRXP-CD2 • WTHL • WWCP • WXNE-TV

affiliates	KBCY-LD • KCTL-TV • KEYT-DT2 • KJI-TV • KLSR-TV • KMEE-DT2 • KQJA-DT2 • WHNF-DT2 • KNVA-DT2 • WTVA⁴

affiliates	RXEST-LD • KNVA-CD3 • WAZC-LD

affiliates	BSTE • KFGV⁴ • KFNV-TV⁴ • KGLX • KGXF-LD • KLRJ • KQJA-DT3 • KTAM • MFXD • WBID • WBRT-TV¹ • WFIW • WKYX • WPFX-TV • WPKG⁵ • WQYZ • WSSM • WXAF • WXFX⁴

Independent stations	KRCF-DT • LDPC-TV • WIRI • WVCN

affiliates	KFNV-TV (secondary) • KMEE-DT3 • KNPY³ • RXGVL-LD

affiliates	BEJH • BGAU • BLIA • BRDN • BTVX • KCPM • KEAU-TV • KTCC-TV • LAXI • WAKD • WGXQ • WKDM • WQGU

affiliates	KNVA-DT3 • WTCO • WTDM-LD

affiliate	KNVA-CD2

affiliates	KNVA-CD • WUNC

affiliate	KIAH • KRTS²

Other stations	BLMN (BMBN)

Cable channels	Amity Park Cable News Channel • Cambridge Cable News Channel

Notes ¹Owned by PolyGram Broadcasting, while JDBP operates the station through an LMA/JSA/SSA. ²Owned by Mac Broadcasting, while JDBP operates the station through an SSA. ³Owned by Lockwood Broadcast Group, while JDBP operates the station through a JSA/SSA. ⁴Owned by KT Broadcasting, while JDBP operates the stations through an SSA. ⁵Owned by Swift Television Group, while JDBP operates the station through an SSA