WNHO-LD

WNHO-LD, virtual channel 44 (UHF digital channel 35), is a low-powered religious/secular independent television station licensed to Defiance, Ohio, United States. It is a translator of Lima-licensed WTLW (channel 44), which is owned by American Christian Television Services. WNHO-LD's transmitter is located in Sherwood, Ohio; its parent station maintains studios near Elida, northwest of Lima. WNHO-LD's broadcast area includes most of Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding and Williams counties.

WNHO-LD
(translator of WTLW,
Lima, Ohio)
Defiance, Ohio
United States
ChannelsDigital: 35 (UHF)
Virtual: 44 (PSIP)
Brandingsee WTLW
Slogansee WTLW
Programming
Affiliations44.1: Religious Independent
44.2: WOSN
Ownership
OwnerAmerican Christian Television Services, Inc.
WTLW
History
First air date
March 2, 1992 (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 ID73389
ClassLD
ERP15 kW
HAAT87.7 m (288 ft)
Transmitter coordinates41°17′32.7″N 84°32′1.7″W
Links
Public license information

(
translator of WTLW,
Lima, Ohio)
Profile
LMS
Websitewtlw.com

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.

History

Lankenau Small Media Network, which owned WDFM FM 98.1, established WNHO-LD on March 2, 1992, on channel 19 as W19BN. IN March 1997, its calls changed to WDFM-LP.

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

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.

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]

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[6]
44.1720p16:9WTLWSimulcast of WTLW
44.2WOSN_DTSimulcast of WTLW-DT2 / WOSN

References

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