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A fire destroyed the transmitter site for WCML 91.7FM and WCML-TV Channel 6 on Feb. 28, 2024. On Thursday, the foundation for a temporary building to house new broadcast equipment was laid at the transmitter site in Atlanta, Michigan.
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The modern study of the starvation was sparked by the liberation of concentration camp survivors. U.S. and British soldiers rushed to feed them — and yet they sometimes perished. -
The new rules also broaden the interpretation of Title IX to cover pregnant, gay and transgender students. They do not address whether schools can ban trans athletes from women's and girls' teams. -
Mikael Petrosyan of Children's National Hospital says gun violence against children is preventable. -
During his decades-long career, MacNeil reported on the Kennedy assassination, the Cuban missile crisis and the fall of the Berlin Wall. He died April 12. Originally broadcast in 1986 and 1995.
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Accelerator pedals on the new Cybertrucks can get stuck, a potentially dangerous production flaw. The reason why they're so sticky is soap. -
Israel and Iran seem to be downplaying the attack, the latest in a series of retaliatory strikes between the two. Analysts say that could be a sign of the de-escalation world leaders are calling for. -
Twenty-six hotels that already have permits can move forward, but after that a hotel can only be built if one shuts down. Tourists spent about 20.7 million nights in Amsterdam hotels last year. -
Israel has launched a strike against Iran, a U.S. official tells NPR. Taylor Swift's highly anticipated "Tortured Poets Department" is here. -
The tech giant fired 28 employees who took part in a protest over the company's Project Nimbus contract with the Israeli government. One fired worker tells her story. -
Alvin Bragg, Manhattan's District Attorney, has great friends and determined critics -
In other news, the WNBA draft was haute, a star system is hot and a Nike uniform was deemed neither haute nor hot. -
The federal government is investing billions to bolster school safety and mental health resources to combat gun violence. But some sense a disconnect between those programs and what students need.
Mark Brown
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WCMU
WCML-FM 91.7 and WCML-TV Channel 6 are off the air indefinitely following a fire at our Atlanta, MI transmitter site. Click to learn more, including alternate ways to watch and listen.
