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WLMB

WLMB is a religious independent television station in Toledo, Ohio, United States, owned by Dominion Broadcasting. The station's studios are located on Capital Commons Drive in Toledo, and its transmitter is located in Jasper, Michigan.

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WLMB
Channels
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerDominion Broadcasting, Inc.
History
FoundedJuly 17, 1992
First air date
October 18, 1998 (1998-10-18)
Former channel numbers
  • Analog: 40 (UHF, 1998–2009)
  • Digital: 5 (VHF, until 2024)2
Call sign meaning
Lamb (of God)
Technical information3
Licensing authority
FCC
17076
ERP375 kW1
HAAT168 m (551 ft)1
Transmitter coordinates
41°44′41″N 84°1′6″W / 41.74472°N 84.01833°W / 41.74472; -84.01833
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wlmb.com

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

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 18, 1998.4

WLMB was an affiliate of Pax TV/i from 2000 to 2006, but the station only carried selected original and religious programming.

On October 2, 2024, WLMB moved its signal from VHF channel 5 to UHF channel 35.2

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.5

Radiant TV

Radiant TV is the brand for WLMB's second digital subchannel, consisting of nature scenes set to Christian music in a format similar to the now-defunct Worship Network.67 WLMB syndicates Radiant TV to other Christian television networks, making it available nationwide.8

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WLMB9
Channel Res. Short name Programming
40.1 1080i WLMBDT Main WLMB programming
40.2 WLMBDT2 RadiantTV
40.3 480i WLMB+ Additional religious programming
40.4 WLMBkid Children's programming
40.5 WLMBshw Classic secular programming
40.6 COACB TCT (WOCB-CD)
  Simulcast of subchannels of another station
References

References

  1. "Channel Substitution/Community of License Change". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. November 27, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  2. "Channel 35 is HERE!". WLMB.com. October 2, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  3. "Facility Technical Data for WLMB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. "WLMB history". WLMB. Archived from the original on September 11, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  5. "Monthly Schedule". WLMB.com. Dominion Broadcasting. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  6. "RadiantTV".
  7. "About Radiant TV". February 23, 2016.
  8. "Where to Watch". June 8, 2017.
  9. "RabbitEars TV Query for WLMB". RabbitEars. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
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