WDFM-LP

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = WDFM-LP
station_
station_slogan = Community Television for Northwest Ohio
station_branding = TV 26
analog = 26 (UHF)
digital = no
affiliations = independent
founded = 1992
location = Defiance, Ohio
callsign_meaning = W Defiance FM
"(after its sister radio station)"
former_callsigns = W19BN (1992-1997)
owner = Clear Channel Communications
"(Citicasters Licenses)"
former_affiliations = none| effective_radiated_power = 7.5 kW
HAAT = 182 m
coordinates = coord|41|17|29.0|N|84|32|15.0|W|type:landmark
class = Translator station
facility_id = 73389
homepage = http://www.tv26.net

WDFM-LP is a low-power television station (LPTV) licensed to serve Defiance, Ohio in the Toledo DMA. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications.

WDFM-LP is operated by Clear Channel's WDFM radio (98.1 MHz). The station broadcasts from a broadcast antenna tower located in Sherwood, Ohio.

Programming on WDFM-LP is basically local programming, with spotlights of people, places, events and businesses in Defiance, Fulton, Williams and Henry Counties under the "All Around..." banner, along with local advertising. WDFM-LP's signal carries to most of the five Ohio counties of Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding and Williams Counties. WDFM-LP also carries weather reports and radar, provided by Fort Wayne's "Indiana's NewsCenter".

It has also been determined to be a "must-carry" station by the FCC which means its signal is on all local cable systems in addition to its over-the-air coverage.

History

Lankenau Small Media Network, who owned WDFM-FM 98.1, established WDFM-LP in 1992 on channel 19, as W19BN. In March 1997, its calls would change to WDFM-LP.

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

WDFM-LP would later move 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 19.

On April 20, 2007, Clear Channel entered into an agreement to sell its entire television stations group to Newport 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=2007-04-20|accessdate=2007-04-20] However, WDFM-LP was not included in the sale, as it was operated directly by the radio station, instead of Clear Channel's television group. This, in effect, made WDFM-LP the only remaining television station in the Clear Channel family.

References

External links

* [http://www.tv26.net/ TV26]
* [http://www.michiguide.com/dials/rad-d/wdfm.html Michiguide: WDFM-FM info, with reference to WDFM-LP]
*TVQ|WDFM-LP