WLIO
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WLIO, NBC Lima, is the NBC television affiliate in Lima, Ohio. It broadcasts its analog signal on UHF channel 35, and its digital signal on VHF channel 8. Its transmitter is located in Lima. WLIO is the only full power, non cable station in Lima.
WLIO also operates local cable-only WB affiliate, WBOH, WB3.
Starting in September 2006, WLIO will carry The CW on its digital subchannel DT2.
History
The station was founded on April 18, 1953, as WLOK-TV, broadcasting on UHF channel 73. On April 24, 1955, its call letters were changed to WIMA-TV, and it was moved to UHF channel 35. (TV channels 70 through 83 have since been reserved for uses other than television broadcasting.) On February 1, 1972, the call letters were changed to present day WLIO. It is currently owned by Block Communications.External links
| Broadcast television in the Lima, Ohio market [(Nielsen DMA #185)]''' | ||
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| WLQP-LP 18 (UPN/ABC, eff. 9/2006) - WOHL-CA 25 (FOX/''MNTV sec., eff. 9/2006) - WBGU 27 (PBS) - WLIO 35 (NBC/CW on DT2, eff. 9/2006) - WLMO-LP 38 (CBS) - WTLW 44 (i) | ||
| Local Cable Television Channels | ||
| WBOH 3 (The WB/The CW) | ||
| Out-of-market Broadcast television available on cable: | ||
| WHIO 7 (CBS, Dayton) - WBNS 10 (CBS, Columbus) - WTVG 13 (ABC, Toledo) | ||
| See also: Broadcast television stations in the , , , , and Markets | ||
| '''NBC Network Affiliates in the state of Ohio | |
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| WDTN 2 () - WKYC 3 () - WCMH 4 () - WLWT 5 () - WTOV 9 () - WHIZ 18 () - WFMJ 21 () - WNWO 24 () - WLIO 35 () | |
| See also: , , , , , and stations in Ohio | |
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