Travel east on 15 Mile Road from Gratiot Avenue, just south of Mt. Clemens, Mich., and you’ll come across the broadcast tower and the studios and offices of a television station that debuted on May 20, 1989, under the ownership of a man who owned an automotive parts supply company.
Today, WADL-38, which operates on digital Channel 27, is still a family-run operation — for now. Adell Broadcasting Corp. on May 10 signed off on an agreement to sell the station for millions of dollars. It has yet to close, and the man who today runs Adell believes regulatory approval won’t be approved anytime soon.
In protest, Adell has pulled The CW Network affiliation from the station. There’s a reason why.
