WMMT serves as Kalamazoo's local affiliate for the national television network CBS. The station is registered as Channel Three in the city's viewing area. Freedom Communications owns and operates WMMT and has its headquarters in Irvine, California. Locally, Freedom Communications also owns the CW television network station based in Battle Creek, Michigan. WWMT has a secondary news office in Battle Creek in addition to its primary business offices in Kalamazoo. The station's signal is fully digital and operates at 100 kilowatts of power. A high-definition version of the station is also available. For the local community, the station maintains a calendar of upcoming events on its website. WMMT also offers an internship program for area students interested in broadcasting careers.
WGVK is Channel 52 on the basic television station lineup for the greater Kalamazoo Area. The station is an affiliate of the national Public Broadcasting System. Grand Valley State University owns and operates WGVK as well as WGVU, which is registered in the city of Grand Rapids, where the university is based. Both WGVK and WGVU are accessible to viewers in Kalamazoo, and the stations have identical programming. WGVU and WGVK have a combined total of more than 2.4 million viewers.
As a public broadcasting station, WGVK does not sell airtime to advertisers and has no television commercials. The station relies on contributions and donations from viewers and corporations to fund its operations. WGVK aired its first programming in 1984. With a fully digital signal, the station operates at 44.7 kilowatts of power.
WLLA is an independent television station registered through Kalamazoo. The station offers Christian programming and is locally owned by a nonprofit organization. On the Kalamazoo basic television line-up, the station appears as number 64. Due to the Christian programming and the channel's offerings of shows for children, WLLA is commonly nicknamed "Family Television." Alternately, the station is known by "WLLA-TV 64." The station's programming schedule varies each month and includes both locally-produced and national shows and specials. Also featured are syndicated television shows, such as vintage westerns like "Bonanza" and sitcoms like "Ozzie and Harriet." WLLA sells advertising time and airs commercials between its programs. The station has a fully digital signal and operates at 2510 kilowatts of power.