WNHO-LD
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HAAT | 87.7 m (288 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°17′32.7″N 84°32′1.7″W / 41.292417°N 84.533806°W |
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Public license information | LMS |
Website | wnho |
WNHO-LD (channel 44) is a
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.[2] 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.[3][4] The transfer was complete on October 5, 2018, at which point the station's call sign was changed to WNHO-LP.[5]
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.[6]
Technical information
Subchannels
The station's digital signal is
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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44.1 | 720p | 16:9 |
WNHO | Syndicated and community programming |
44.2 | 720p | 16:9 | WLMA | WLMA (religious/secular) |
44.3 | WOSN_DT | WOSN (WLMA-DT2) |
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References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WNHO-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- Clear Channel Communications. April 20, 2007. Archived from the original on April 25, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2014 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Holy Toledo! An iHeart Act Of Defiance | Radio & Television Business Report". Radio & Television Business Report. 23 July 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "CDBS Print". licensing.fcc.gov.
- ^ "The New WNHO, TV26 Announces Re-Scan Date | WNHO".
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WNHO-LD