WLNS-TV

WLNS-TV
Lansing–Jackson, Michigan; United States;
City	Lansing, Michigan
Channels	Digital: 14 (UHF), shared with WLAJ; Virtual: 6;
Branding	WLNS 6; 6 News
Programming
Affiliations	CBS
Ownership
Owner	Nexstar Media Group; (Nexstar Media Inc.);
Sister stations	WLAJ
History
First air date	May 1, 1950
Former call signs	WJIM-TV (1950-1984)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 6 (VHF, 1950–2009); Digital: 59 (UHF, 2001–2009), 36 (UHF, 2009–2018), 25 (UHF, 2018–2020);
Former affiliations	All secondary:; DuMont (1950–1955); ABC (1950–1958); NBC (1950–1959);
Call sign meaning	Lansing
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	74420
ERP	950 kW
HAAT	289.8 m (951 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	42°41′19″N 84°22′35″W / 42.68861°N 84.37639°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.wlns.com

WLNS-TV (channel 6) is a television station in Lansing, Michigan, United States, affiliated with CBS. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group, which provides certain services to dual ABC/CW+ affiliate WLAJ (channel 53) under a shared services agreement (SSA) with Mission Broadcasting. WLNS-TV and WLAJ share studios on East Saginaw Street in Lansing's Eastside section; through a channel sharing agreement, the stations transmit using WLAJ's spectrum from a tower on Van Atta Road in Okemos, Michigan.