WLQP-LP

WLQP-LP
Lima, Ohio
United States
Branding ABC Lima (general)
Your News Now (newscasts)
Slogan Your Hometown Lima Stations
Channels Analog: 25 (UHF)
Digital: WOHL-CD 35 (UHF)
Affiliations ABC
Owner Block Communications
(West Central Ohio Broadcasting, Inc.)
Founded May 28, 1996 (1996-05-28)
Call letters' meaning Lima Quality Programming
Sister station(s) WLMO-LP, WOHL-CD, WLIO
Former callsigns W18BP (1996–1999)
Former channel number(s) 18 (1996–2009)
Former affiliations Fox (1996–1999, as repeater of WOHL-CA)
UPN (1999–2006)
America One (secondary)
Transmitter power 7.5 kW
9 kW (WOHL-CD)
Height 187 m
168 m (WOHL-CD)
Facility ID 21476
68549 (WOHL-CD)
Transmitter coordinates 40°44′51″N 84°7′54.5″W / 40.74750°N 84.131806°W / 40.74750; -84.131806
40°38′3″N 84°12′29″W / 40.63417°N 84.20806°W / 40.63417; -84.20806 (WOHL-CD)
Website www.hometownstations.com

WLQP-LP is the ABC-affiliated television station for Northwestern Ohio that is licensed to Lima. It broadcasts a low-powered analog signal on UHF channel 25 from a transmitter on Rice Avenue in the city. WLQP can also be seen on Time Warner channel 12. Owned by Block Communications, the station is sister to NBC affiliate WLIO, digital Class A station WOHL-CD (which carries the same programming as WLQP), and low-powered CBS affiliate WLMO-LP. All of the stations share studios on Rice Avenue northwest of downtown.

History

The station's previous logo.

The station signed-on May 28, 1996 with the calls W18BP as a full-time repeater of sister station WOHL-CA (now WOHL-CD). It aired an analog signal on UHF channel 18. The channel was spun off in 1999 and became a UPN affiliate in 1999 with the calls WLQP-LP.

In 2006, UPN merged with The WB to form The CW Television Network and chose as its Lima affiliate WB 100+ station "WBOH", operated by then-rival NBC affiliate WLIO. At the same time, Fox, the network with which WOHL-CA, WLQP-LP's sister station, was affiliated, was forming MyNetworkTV for UPN and WB affiliates that were not chosen. Metro Video Productions, both stations' owners, opted to pursue the MyNetworkTV affiliation on behalf of WOHL-CA and signed an affiliation deal for WLQP-LP with ABC. The deal took effect on September 1, restoring ABC to the Lima area for the first time since WLIO dropped its secondary ABC affiliation in 1982. At one point, WLQP carried America One on secondary basis that was shared with WLMO. In 2006, WLQP-LP applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to perform a "flash-cut" of its signal to digital. However, in mid-2009, the station decided instead to apply for a displacement low-power digital station on UHF channel 45 with the calls WLQP-LD.[1] On June 8, 2010, the FCC granted WLQP a construction permit for their new digital signal.[2] On September 28, 2009, WLMO terminated their analog operations and programming was shifted to WOHL-CD.

On November 29, 2008, it was announced that Metro Video Productions would sell its stations to West Central Ohio Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Block Communications (owner of WLIO).[3] While Block assumed control of the station's operations after the sale's completion, it was initially stated that the company would not consolidate WLQP's facilities on South Central Avenue with WLIO.[4] It has since been stated that some consolidation would take place with this station moving to WLIO's studios on Rice Avenue.[5]

On September 28, 2009, WLQP terminated its analog operations [6][7] and programming was shifted to WOHL-CD. Fox and MyNetworkTV programming which had been seen on that channel continues to be aired on WLIO-DT2 as well as Time Warner channel 9 and in high definition on digital channel 709. To avoid automatic license termination, on June 10, 2010, the FCC granted WLQP special temporary authority to restore analog service on WOHL's former analog allotment on channel 25 because of interference with NBC affiliate WISE-TV in Fort Wayne, Indiana which is currently operating its digital signal on channel 18.[8] WLQP's analog signal was restored on September 13.[9] WLQP's previous logo looks similar to Medford, Oregon's KDRV which is also an ABC affiliate. However, neither station is related to the other.

Programming

Syndicated programming on WLQP includes: The Office, Judge Judy, and Judge Mathis.

Newscasts

WOHL simulcasts WLIO's weekday morning, weeknight 6 and 11 o'clock newscasts.

References

  1. ↑ https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101340694&formid=346&fac_num=21476
  2. ↑ http://licensing.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/pubacc/Auth_Files/1340694.pdf
  3. ↑ "Phipps flips Lima low-power cluster". Television Business Report. November 29, 2008. Retrieved December 1, 2008.
  4. ↑ Sowinski, Greg (December 2, 2008). "WLIO owner buys Fox affiliate, other stations for $2.4 million". The Lima News. Retrieved December 2, 2008.
  5. ↑ Linkhorn, Tyrel (February 6, 2009). "Sale of WOHL to WLIO parent company complete". The Lima News. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
  6. ↑ https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101336229&formid=910&fac_num=21476
  7. ↑ http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1359104&Service=TX&Form_id=910&Facility_id=21476
  8. ↑ https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101336232&formid=911&fac_num=21476
  9. ↑ http://wlio.net/index.php?entry=entry100913-153749
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