WLNM-LD

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WLNM-LD
Translator of WILX-TV, Onondaga, Michigan
WILX-TV.png
Lansing, Michigan
United States
ChannelsDigital: 29 (UHF)
Virtual: 27
Brandingsee WILX-TV
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerGray Television
(Gray Television Licensee, LLC)
History
FoundedNovember 25, 1986; 35 years ago (1986-11-25)
First air date
April 19, 1991 (30 years ago) (1991-04-19)
Former call signs
  • W69BJ (1991–2003)
  • W27CN (2003–2009)
  • W27CN-D (2009–2016)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog:
  • 69 (UHF, 1991–2003)
  • 27 (UHF, 2003–2009)
  • Digital:
  • 27 (UHF, 2009–2020)
Former affiliations
  • (As translator of WAQP:)
  • TBN/TCT (1991–2007)
  • TCT only (2007–2020)
Call sign meaning
W-LaNsing, Michigan
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID67779
ClassLD
ERP15 kW
HAAT93.8 m (308 ft)
Transmitter coordinates42°43′25″N 84°32′51.7″W / 42.72361°N 84.547694°W / 42.72361; -84.547694
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
Websitewww.wilx.com

WLNM-LD, virtual channel 27 (UHF digital channel 29), is a low-powered television station licensed to Lansing, Michigan, United States. It is a translator of Onondaga-licensed NBC affiliate WILX-TV (channel 10) which is owned by Gray Television. WLNM-LD's transmitter is located on River Street along the Red Cedar River southeast of Lansing; its parent station maintains studios on American Road (near I-96) in the city.

History[]

WLNM-LD first signed-on the air in 1991 as W69BJ on channel 69, as a translator of Saginaw-based WAQP (channel 49), a station owned by Tri-State Christian Television (TCT). The station relocated to channel 27 as W27CN in November 2003.

The station was an owned-and-operated transmitter of TCT, which also carried many programs from Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). In 2007, TCT discontinued carriage of TBN programming, instead relying on productions of its own programs and direct carriage of programs from other ministries.

In July 2009, the station's digital transmitter was put into service with a flash-cut, ending its analog service and adding a -D suffix to its callsign at that time. The station's callsign changed to the lettered WLNM-LD on February 8, 2016.

On February 14, 2020, TCT agreed to sell WLNM-LD to Gray Television for $175,000;[2] the sale, which was completed on May 1,[3] includes a lease agreement allowing TCT to continue carrying a subchannel on the station for five years after closing.[4] WLNM-LD has since operated as a translator of WILX-TV, allowing homes with issues receiving WILX-TV's VHF signal or only a UHF antenna to receive WILX-TV in some form. Its TCT subchannel was also added to WILX's main channel, providing full-market coverage of the network over-the-air.

Digital channels[]

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[1]
27.1 1080i 16:9 WILX-DT Simulcast of WILX-TV / NBC
27.2 480i WILX-HI Simulcast of WILX-DT2 / Heroes & Icons
27.3 CIRCLE Simulcast of WILX-DT3 / Circle
27.4 ION Simulcast of WILX-DT4 / Ion Television
27.5 4:3 WILX-AT Simulcast of WILX-DT5 / Antenna TV
27.6 16:9 JUSTICE Simulcast of WILX-DT6 / True Crime Network
27.7 4:3 TCT Simulcast of WILX-DT7 / TCT

References[]

  1. ^ a b "RabbitEars TV Query for WLNM". Rabbit Ears.info. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "Application for Transfer of Control of a Corporate Licensee or Permittee, or for Assignment of License or Permit of TV or FM Translator Station or Low-Power Television Station". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. February 14, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  3. ^ Consummation Notice, CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, 5 May 2020, Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  4. ^ Digital Sub-Channel Lease Agreement

External links[]


Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This article about a television station in Michigan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""