WLNM-LD

WLNM-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 27, is a low-powered television station licensed to Lansing, Michigan, United States. It is a translator of Onondaga-licensed NBC affiliate WILX-TV (channel 10) which is owned by Gray Television. WLNM-LD's transmitter is located on River Street along the Red Cedar River southeast of Lansing; its parent station maintains studios on American Road (near I-96) in the city.

WLNM-LD
Translator of WILX-TV, Onondaga, Michigan
Lansing, Michigan
United States
ChannelsDigital: 27 (UHF)
(to move to 29 (UHF))
Virtual: 27 (PSIP)
Brandingsee WILX-TV
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerGray Television
(Gray Television Licensee, LLC)
History
FoundedNovember 25, 1986 (1986-11-25)
First air dateApril 19, 1991 (1991-04-19)
Former call signs
  • W69BJ (1991–2003)
  • W27CN (2003–2009)
  • W27CN-D (2009–2016)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog:
  • 69 (UHF, 1991–2003)
  • 27 (UHF, 2003–2009)
Former affiliations
  • (As translator of WAQP:)
  • TBN/TCT (1991–2007)
  • TCT only (2007–2020)
Call sign meaningW-LaNsing, Michigan
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID67779
ClassLD
ERP8.5 kW
15 kW (CP)
HAAT93.4 m (306 ft)
Transmitter coordinates42°43′25″N 84°32′51.7″W
Links
Public license informationProfile
LMS
Websitewww.wilx.com

History

WLNM-LD first signed-on the air in 1991 as W69BJ on channel 69, as a translator of Saginaw-based WAQP (channel 49), a station owned by Tri-State Christian Television (TCT). The station relocated to channel 27 as W27CN in November 2003.

The station was an owned-and-operated transmitter of TCT, which also carried many programs from Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). In 2007, TCT discontinued carriage of TBN programming, instead relying on productions of its own programs and direct carriage of programs from other ministries.

In July 2009, the station's digital transmitter was put into service with a flash-cut, ending its analog service and adding a -D suffix to its callsign at that time. The station's callsign changed to the lettered WLNM-LD on February 8, 2016.

On February 14, 2020, TCT agreed to sell WLNM-LD to Gray Television for $175,000;[2] the sale, which was completed on May 1,[3] includes a lease agreement allowing TCT to continue carrying a subchannel on the station for five years after closing.[4] WLNM-LD has since operated as a translator of WILX-TV, allowing homes with issues receiving WILX-TV's VHF signal or only a UHF antenna to receive WILX-TV in some form. Its TCT subchannel was also added to WILX's main channel, providing full-market coverage of the network over-the-air.

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[1]
27.11080i16:9WILX-DTSimulcast of WILX-TV / NBC
27.2480iWILX-HISimulcast of WILX-DT2 / Heroes & Icons
27.3CIRCLESimulcast of WILX-DT3 / Circle
27.4IONSimulcast of WILX-DT4 / Ion Television
27.54:3WILX-ATSimulcast of WILX-DT5 / Antenna TV
27.616:9JUSTICESimulcast of WILX-DT6 / True Crime Network
27.74:3TCTSimulcast of WILX-DT7 / TCT

References
  1. "RabbitEars TV Query for WLNM". Rabbit Ears.info. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  2. "Application for Transfer of Control of a Corporate Licensee or Permittee, or for Assignment of License or Permit of TV or FM Translator Station or Low-Power Television Station". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. February 14, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  3. Consummation Notice
  4. Digital Sub-Channel Lease Agreement


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