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{{Short description|Television station in Defiance, Ohio}}
{{distinguish|WHNO}}
{{More citations needed|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox television station
| callsign            = WNHO-LD
| above               = Defunct; served as [[broadcast relay station#Broadcast translators|translator]] of [[WLMA (TV)|WLMA]], [[Lima, Ohio]]
| logo                =
| branding            = see [[WLMA (TV)|WLMA]]
| digital             = 35 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
| virtual             = 44
| affiliations        = {{ubl|'''[[WLMA (TV)|44.1]]:''' [[Religious broadcasting|Religious]] [[Independent station|Ind.]]|'''44.2:''' WOSN}}
| airdate             = {{start date|1992|3|2}}
| last_airdate        = {{ubl|{{end date|2024|8|1}}|({{age in years and days|1992|3|2|2024|8|1}})}}
| country             = United States
| location            = [[Defiance, Ohio]]
| callsign_meaning    = Northwest Ohio's Hometown Television
| former_callsigns    = {{ubl|W19BN (1992–1997)|WDFM-LP (1997–2018)}}
| owner               = American Christian Television Services, Inc.
| licensee            = 
| former_affiliations = Secular independent (1992–2019)
| sister_stations     = [[WLMA (TV)|WLMA]]
| erp                 = 15 [[Kilowatt|kW]]
| haat                = {{convert|87.7|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| coordinates         = {{coord|41|17|32.7|N|84|32|1.7|W|type:landmark}}
| class               = [[Low-power broadcasting#Television|LD]]
| facility_id         = 73389
}}

'''WNHO-LD''' (channel 44) was a [[low-power broadcasting#Television|low-power television station]] in [[Defiance, Ohio]], United States. It was a [[broadcast relay station#Broadcast translators|translator]] of [[Lima, Ohio|Lima]]-based [[Religious broadcasting|religious]]/[[secularity|secular]] [[independent station]] [[WLMA (TV)|WLMA]] (channel 44) which is owned by American Christian Television Services. WNHO-LD's transmitter was located in [[Sherwood, Defiance County, Ohio|Sherwood, Ohio]]; its parent station maintains studios near [[Elida, Ohio|Elida]], northwest of Lima. WNHO-LD's [[broadcast range|broadcast area]] includes most of [[Defiance County, Ohio|Defiance]], [[Fulton County, Ohio|Fulton]], [[Henry County, Ohio|Henry]], [[Paulding County, Ohio|Paulding]] and [[Williams County, Ohio|Williams]] counties.

Until 2018, the station was operated by [[iHeartMedia]]'s [[WDFM (FM)|WDFM]] radio at 98.1 FM. Its schedule consisted primarily of [[broadcast syndication|syndicated]] programming with a variety of topics including gardening, motorsports, agriculture, home improvement, and personal health.

==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|date=February 2020}}

In December 1998, Jacor Broadcasting, which would later merge with Clear Channel, acquired WDFM and WDFM-LP from Lankenau.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

WDFM-LP later moved its frequency from channel 19 to channel 26 to make way for the digital signal of [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]]'s [[WISE-TV]], which broadcasts its digital signal on channel 18.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

On April 20, 2007, Clear Channel entered into an agreement to sell its entire television stations group to [[Newport Television]].<ref name="Clear Channel Television">{{cite press release|title=Clear Channel Agrees to Sell Television Station Group to Providence Equity Partners |publisher=[[Clear Channel Communications]] |url=http://www.clearchannel.com/Corporate/PressRelease.aspx?PressReleaseID=1943 |date=April 20, 2007 |access-date=September 20, 2014 |via=[[Wayback Machine]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070425161056/http://www.clearchannel.com/Corporate/PressRelease.aspx?PressReleaseID=1943 |archive-date=April 25, 2007}}</ref> 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, what was now iHeartMedia filed to donate WDFM-LP to American Christian Television Services (the owners of WTLW, now [[WLMA (TV)|WLMA]] in [[Lima, Ohio]]), with a requirement that ACTS switch the call letters.<ref>{{cite web |title=Holy Toledo! An iHeart Act Of Defiance {{!}} Radio & Television Business Report |url=https://www.rbr.com/holy-toledo-an-iheart-act-of-defiance/ |website=Radio & Television Business Report |date=23 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=iHeart's Low Power "TV 26" WDFM-LP In Defiance Donates Station To Lima's American Christian Television Services |url=https://mercercountyoutlook.net/2018/07/25/ihearts-low-power-tv-26-wdfm-lp-in-defiance-donates-station-to-limas-american-christian-television-services/ |website=Mercer County Outlook |date=25 July 2018}}</ref> The transfer was complete on October 5, 2018, at which point the station's call sign was changed to WNHO-LP.<ref>{{cite web |title=CDBS Print |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101794002&formid=905&fac_num=73389 |website=licensing.fcc.gov}}</ref> ACTS acquired the station to provide a UHF repeater of WTLW, which broadcast on physical channel 4 and struggled with full-market over-the-air penetration due to being on a low-[[VHF]] frequency.

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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wnho.tv/2019/09/25/the-new-wnho-tv26-announces-re-scan-date/|title=The New WNHO, TV26 Announces Re-Scan Date &#124; WNHO}}</ref>

On August 1, 2024, WNHO ended operations, as WLMB prepares to re-locate onto UHF physical channel 35, effectively making WNHO-LD superfluous.

==Technical information==

===Subchannels===
The station's signal was [[multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Subchannels of WNHO-LD<ref>[http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WNHO-LD#station RabbitEars TV Query for WNHO-LD]</ref>
! scope = "col" | [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! scope = "col" | [[Display resolution|Res.]]
! scope = "col" | [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! scope = "col" | Short name
! scope = "col" | Programming
|- style="background-color: #E6FFF7;"
! scope = "row" | [[WLMA (TV)|44.1]] 
| rowspan="2"|720p || rowspan="2"|16:9 || WLMA || [[WLMA (TV)|WLMA]] (religious/secular)
|- style="background-color: #E6FFF7;"
! scope = "row" | [[WLMA (TV)|44.2]] 
| WOSN_DT || West Ohio Sports Network (simulcast of WLMA-DT2)
|}
{{legend|#E6FFF7|Simulcast of subchannels of another station}}

==Previous logo==
[[File:WDFM-LP.jpg|150px]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.michiguide.com/dials/rad-d/wdfm.html Michiguide: WDFM info, with reference to WDFM-LP]

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