WLIO
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HAAT | 170 m (558 ft) |
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Transmitter coordinates | 40°46′31.6″N 84°7′14.2″W / 40.775444°N 84.120611°W |
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Website | www |
WLIO, virtual and VHF digital channel 8, is a dual NBC/Fox-affiliated television station licensed to Lima, Ohio, United States. Owned by Block Communications, it is a sister station to low-powered, Class A dual ABC/CBS affiliate WOHL-CD (channel 35). The two stations share studios on Rice Avenue northwest of downtown; WLIO's transmitter is located on Saint Clair Avenue north of downtown.
History
The station signed on April 18, 1953, with the calls WLOK-TV. It aired an analog signal on
It would eventually lose secondary affiliations with DuMont in 1956, CBS in 1972, and ABC in 1982.In 1952,
The WIMA stations were split up in 1971, with the radio stations going to Lima Broadcasting Corporation, while WIMA-TV went to Lima Communications Corporation (despite the similarity in names, the two companies were unrelated), owned by the
From late 1998 until September 18, 2006, WLIO operated cable-only
On November 29, 2008, it was announced Metro Video Productions would sell its stations (WLQP-LP, WLMO-LP, and WOHL-CA in Lima, as well as WFND-LP in Findlay) to a Block Communications subsidiary, West Central Ohio Broadcasting.[5] While Block assumed control of those station's operations after the sale's completion on February 5, 2009, it was initially stated the company would not close the WLQP/WLMO/WOHL facilities on South Central Avenue and consolidate them with WLIO.[6] It has since been stated some consolidation would take place with the stations moving to WLIO's studios on Rice Avenue.[7]
WLIO became digital-exclusive on June 12, 2009 after shutting down its analog signal on UHF channel 35. This cleared the way for WOHL-CA (channel 25) to change to digital on channel 35. The call letters were changed to WOHL-CD. On July 13, 2009, WLIO-DT2 became a primary Fox and secondary MyNetworkTV affiliate essentially becoming a second outlet in Lima for the two networks. WOHL-CA shut down its analog signal July 31, 2009. On September 28, 2009, WLQP terminated its analog operations and ABC programming was shifted to WOHL.[8][9] Primary Fox and secondary MyNetworkTV programming seen on that station continued to be aired on WLIO-DT2 and cable.
Previously, WLIO-DT used
Digital television
Digital channels
The station's digital signal is
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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8.1 | 720p | 16:9 |
WLIONBC | Main WLIO programming / NBC |
8.2 | WLIOFOX | WLIODT2 / Fox & MyNetworkTV |
Programming
Syndicated programming on WLIO-DT1 includes Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune, Judge Judy, Entertainment Tonight, and Dr. Phil among others. Syndicated programming on WLIO-DT2 includes The People's Court, The Big Bang Theory, Maury, and Modern Family among others.
News operation
WLIO airs a one-hour morning broadcast at 6 a.m., which is simulcast on WOHL 35.1. WOHL-CD simulcasts WLIO news weeknights at 6 and 11 p.m. on both 35.1 (ABC) and 35.2 (CBS).
Weeknights WLIO produces two half-hour newscasts (at 5 and 10) on 8.2. As 8.2 airs news at 5 p.m., it doesn't air on 8.1, which is a deviation from what has become common for
8.1 airs local news on weekend evenings, but unlike weekdays doesn't simulcast it on any of their sister stations or air any news on 8.2.[13]
Past on-air staff
See also
- Channel 8 digital TV stations in the United States
- Channel 8 virtual TV stations in the United States
References
- ^ a b About Us | Site | hometownstations.com
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLIO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ FCC History Cards for WLIO. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ http://www.wlio.org "radio daze"
- ^ "Phipps flips Lima low-power cluster". Television Business Report. November 29, 2008. Archived from the original on June 1, 2009. Retrieved December 1, 2008.
- ^ Sowinski, Greg (December 2, 2008). "WLIO owner buys Fox affiliate, other stations for $2.4 million". The Lima News. Archived from the original on December 6, 2008. Retrieved December 2, 2008.
- ^ Linkhorn, Tyrel (February 6, 2009). "Sale of WOHL to WLIO parent company complete". The Lima News. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
- ^ "CDBS Print".
- ^ "Application View ... Redirecting".
- ^ "Assignment of Major Channel Number Values for Terrestrial Broadcast in the U.S.". ATSC Standard: Program and System Information Protocol for Terrestrial Broadcast and Cable (Revision C) With Amendment No. 1 (PDF). ATSC. 9 May 2006.
- ^ "Stations Not Mapping to Analog Channel". RabbitEars.
- ^ "RabbitEars.Info". www.rabbitears.info.
- ^ Program schedule - Hometown Stations.com
External links
- HometownStations.com - Official website