WNHO-LD

Last updated
WNHO-LD
Channels
Brandingsee WLMA
Programming
Affiliations44.1: Independent
44.2: Religious Ind.
44.3: WOSN
Ownership
OwnerAmerican Christian Television Services, Inc.
WLMA
History
First air date
March 2, 1992(31 years ago) (1992-03-02)
Former call signs
W19BN (1992–1997)
WDFM-LP (1997–2018)
Independent (1992–2019)
Call sign meaning
Northwest Ohio's Hometown Television
Technical information
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 73389
Class LD
ERP 15 kW
HAAT 87.7 m (288 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 41°17′32.7″N84°32′1.7″W / 41.292417°N 84.533806°W / 41.292417; -84.533806
Links
Public license information
LMS
Website wnho.tv

WNHO-LD (channel 44) is a low-power independent television station in Defiance, Ohio, United States. Owned by American Christian Television Services, it is sister to Lima-licensed religious/secular independent station WLMA (channel 44). The two stations share studios near Elida, northwest of Lima; WNHO-LD's transmitter is located in Sherwood, Ohio. WNHO-LD's broadcast area includes most of Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding and Williams counties.

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Until 2018, the station was operated by iHeartMedia's WDFM radio at 98.1 FM. Its schedule consisted primarily of syndicated programming with a variety of topics including gardening, motorsports, agriculture, home improvement, and personal health.

Despite its low-power status, WNHO-LD has been determined to be a "must-carry" station by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), making it available on all local cable systems in addition to its over-the-air coverage.[ citation needed ]

History

Lankenau Small Media Network, which owned WDFM radio, established WNHO-LD on March 2, 1992, on channel 19 as W19BN. In March 1997, its calls changed to WDFM-LP.[ citation needed ]

In December 1998, Jacor Broadcasting, which would later merge with Clear Channel, acquired WDFM and WDFM-LP from Lankenau.[ citation needed ]

WDFM-LP later moved its frequency from channel 19 to channel 26 to make way for the digital signal of Fort Wayne's WISE-TV, which broadcasts its digital signal on channel 18.[ citation needed ]

On April 20, 2007, Clear Channel entered into an agreement to sell its entire television stations group to Newport Television. [1] However, WDFM-LP was not included in the sale, as it was operated directly by the radio station, instead of the television group.

In July 2018, iHeartMedia filed to donate WDFM-LP to American Christian Television Services (the owners of WTLW in Lima, Ohio) under the condition that the WDFM call letters be changed to something "mutually agreeable" to both parties. [2] [3] The transfer was complete on October 5, 2018, at which point the station's call sign was changed to WNHO-LP. [4]

In early 2019, WTLW announced plans to upgrade WNHO-LP to a digital station and move its broadcast channel to 35. WNHO-LD signed on the air on October 4, 2019. [5]

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WNHO-LD [6]
Channel Res. Aspect Short nameProgramming
44.1 720p 16:9 WNHOSyndicated and community programming
44.2 720p16:9WLMA WLMA (religious/secular)
44.3 WOSN_DTWOSN (WLMA-DT2)
  Simulcast of subchannels of another station

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References

  1. ↑ "Clear Channel Agrees to Sell Television Station Group to Providence Equity Partners" (Press release). Clear Channel Communications. April 20, 2007. Archived from the original on April 25, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2014– via Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Holy Toledo! An iHeart Act Of Defiance | Radio & Television Business Report". Radio & Television Business Report. 23 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "iHeart's Low Power "TV 26" WDFM-LP In Defiance Donates Station To Lima's American Christian Television Services". Mercer County Outlook. 25 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "CDBS Print". licensing.fcc.gov.
  5. ↑ "The New WNHO, TV26 Announces Re-Scan Date | WNHO".
  6. ↑ RabbitEars TV Query for WNHO-LD
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