WLMB

WLMB, virtual channel 40 (VHF digital channel 5), is a religious independent television station licensed to Toledo, Ohio, United States, serving northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan. The station is owned by Dominion Broadcasting. WLMB's studios are located on Capital Commons Drive in Toledo, and its transmitter is located in Jasper, Michigan.

WLMB
Toledo, Ohio
United States
ChannelsDigital: 5 (VHF)
(applied for 35 (UHF)[1])
Virtual: 40 (PSIP)
SloganToledo's Christian Station
Programming
Affiliations40.1: Religious Independent
40.2: RadiantTV (flagship station)
Ownership
OwnerDominion Broadcasting, Inc.
History
First air date
October 19, 1998 (1998-10-19)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
40 (UHF, 1998–2009)
Pax (per program, 2000–2002)
FamilyNet
Worship
Call sign meaning
W LaMB (of God)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID17076
ClassDT
ERP10 kW
375 kW (application)[1]
HAAT155 m (509 ft)
169.7 m (557 ft) (application)[1]
Transmitter coordinates41°44′41″N 84°1′6″W
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
Websitewww.wlmb.com

History

The station's first call sign was issued as WXAE-TV on July 17, 1992. It adopted its current call sign on May 17, 1994. However, the station did not commence broadcasting until October 19, 1998.[2]

WLMB was an affiliate of Pax from 2000 to 2002, but the station only carried selected original and religious programming.

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[3]
40.11080i16:9WLMB DTMain WLMB programming
40.2480i4:3WLMB-2RadiantTV

Programming

WLMB's lineup features religious programming in the mornings and early afternoons, classic TV series in the late afternoons and early evenings, more religious shows during prime time, overnights and all day on Sunday, children's shows on Saturday mornings and infomercials on Saturday afternoons.[4]

Radiant TV

Radiant TV is the brand for WLMB's overnight music block, consisting of nature scenes set to Christian music in a format similar to the now-discontinued Worship Network.[5][6] WLMB syndicates Radiant TV to other Christian television networks, making it available nationwide.[7]

Awards and honors
  • Four-time National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) Television Station of the Year Award winner (2003, 2004, 2007, 2010)
  • Seven-time NRB People's Choice Award winner (for various programs)
  • 2010 Bronze Telly Award for Commercial Production (for an ad for a NW Ohio furniture store)[8]
WLMB logo prior to 2013

References
  1. "Channel Substitution/Community of License Change". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. November 27, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  2. "WLMB history". WLMB. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  3. RabbitEars TV Query for WLMB
  4. "Monthly Schedule". WLMB.com. Dominion Broadcasting. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  5. https://www.wlmb.com/radianttv/
  6. https://radianttv.com/about/
  7. https://radianttv.com/wheretowatch/
  8. "WLMB awards". WLMB. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
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