MCEN

(channel 13) is a television station in New Donk City, Mushroom Kingdom, serving as the market's outlet for the Central Television Network. It is owned and operated by the network's Central Networks Corporation division alongside multicultural independent outlet MNDM-TV (channel 43). Both stations share studios and offices have been located in the Daily News Building on East 42nd Street in Midtown New Donk. The station's transmitter is located at the New Donk City Hall.
Channel 13 began operations on July 16, 1967 and has been owned and operated by the network from the very start. Despite two ownership changes: Capitol States Communications bought out Central and merged with the network in 1984, the combined company Capitol States/Central was then sold to Quebecor in 1986. As such, the station did not heavily preempt network programming unlike its local competitors or its sister stations.
==Programming==
MCEN has long presented events such as the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade, the National Puerto Rican Day Parade, the Columbus Day Parade, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and the Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting. They have sponsored an annual two-day Health & Fitness Expo Fair at MetLife Stadium every summer. The station has sponsored a Food Drive together with local retailer Stop & Shop named "Feeding Our Families" which has been held on the second Saturday in April since 2017. Beginning in 1995, they were the exclusive local English-language carrier of the annual New Donk City Marathon. From 2012 to 2014, the station along with the New Donk Daily News (which also had partnerships with Mount Goomba Health System, Live Well New Donk and Popular Community Bank (Popular Tips).
===News operation===
MCEN presently broadcasts 56 hours, 20 minutes of locally produced newscasts each week (with 4 hours, 40 minutes each weekday; 5 hours, 20 minutes on Saturdays and 5 hours, 40 minutes on Sundays); in regards to the number of hours devoted to news programming, it is the one of (if not) the highest newscast output in the New York City TV market.
====Music history====
*News ticker (1958-1971)
*Cool Hand Luke: Tar Sequence - Lalo Schifrin (1971-1976)
*Production Music: Tabloid - NBC Background Music Library (1976-1979)
*It's All Right Here - Peters Communications (1979-1985)
*Spirit (of Texas) - TM Productions (1985-1989)
*KATC 1986 News Theme (1987-1994; only used on morning newscasts and Day One cut-ins)
*WNEV News Theme - Michael Randall Music (1989-1991)
*Advantage - Gari Media Group (1991-1992)
*Newswire - 615 Music (1992-present)
==Gallery==
MCEN news open.png|Current news open, used since 2018.
==Technical information==
===Subchannels===
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
Channel	Video	Aspect	Short name	Programing
13.1 	1080p	16:9 	MCEN 	Main MCEN programming / Central
13.2 	1080p	16:9 	NWLD 	NWLD New Donk
13.3 	1080p	16:9 	FDC 	Free Documentary Channel
13.4 	480i 	16:9 	AVG 	Avant Garde Network
13.5 	480i 	16:9 	 	TBD
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Category:Channel 13
Category:New Donk City
Category:Mushroom Kingdom
Category:Central Television Network
Category:Central owned and operated stations
Category:Central affiliates
Category:The Pierre Péladeau Company
Category:NewsWorld network affiliates
Category:Avant Garde Network affiliates
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1967