Digital Television
Because it was granted an original digital 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. On June 12, 2009, at the end of the conversion period for full-service stations, WMQF was required to turn off its analog signal and turn on its digital signal (an operation called a "flash-cut"). Since the channel was then owned by Equity Media Holdings, the company told the FCC it would not be 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 some transmitter problems. WZMQ would eventually move to full-power broadcasting and since May 2011 transmits its digital signal in the following manner:
| Channel | Network |
|---|---|
| 19.1 | Me-TV |
| 19.2 | MyNetworkTV (prime time) This TV (other hours) |
| 19.3 | Antenna TV |
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