WLNM-LD

WILX-TV translator in Lansing, Michigan

42°43′25″N 84°32′51.7″W / 42.72361°N 84.547694°W / 42.72361; -84.547694
  • 42°42′6.9″N 84°24′47.8″W / 42.701917°N 84.413278°W / 42.701917; -84.413278 (CP)
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    WLNM-LD (channel 29) is a low-power television station in 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.

    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 the 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.

    Subchannels

    The station's signal is multiplexed:

    Subchannels of WLNM-LD[5]
    Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
    29.1 1080i 16:9 WILX-DT NBC (WILX-TV)
    29.2 480i MeTV MeTV (WILX-DT2)
    29.3 startTV Start TV
    29.4 Story Story Television
    29.5 MOVIES! Movies!
    29.6 Catchy Catchy Comedy
    29.7 TCT TCT
      Simulcast of subchannels of another station

    References

    1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLNM-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
    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". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. May 5, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
    4. ^ Digital Sub-Channel Lease Agreement
    5. ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for WLNM". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved June 30, 2020.

    External links

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    Local stations
    WLNS-TV 6 (.1 CBS)
    WILX-TV 10 (.1 NBC, .2 MeTV, .3 H&I, .4 Ion, .5 The365, .6 Crime, .7 Outlaw)
    WKAR-TV 23 (.1 PBS, .2 World, .3 Create, .4 PBS Kids)
    WLNM-LD 29 (.1 NBC, .2 MeTV, .3 Start, .4 Story, .5 Movies!, .6 Catchy, .7 TCT)
    WSYM-TV 47 (.1 Fox, .2 Grit, .3 Bounce, .4 MNT, .5 Court, .6 Mystery, .7 Scripps News)
    WLAJ 53 (.1 ABC, .2 CW+)
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    1WPBN's signal is rebroadcast on WTOM; WGTU's signal is rebroadcast on WGTQ; both WGTU and WGTQ carry WPBN's programming on a digital subchannel.

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    • 1 Owned by American Spirit Media; Gray operates these stations through an SSA.
    • 2 Owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting; Gray operates these stations through an SSA.
    • 3 Owned by Tegna Inc.; Gray operates these stations through an SSA.
    • 4 Owned by Gray; E. W. Scripps Company operates this station through an SSA.
    • 5 Owned by Tougaloo College and operated by American Spirit Media through a JSA; Gray provides limited engineering support through an SSA.
    • 6 Owned by Branson Visitors TV; Gray holds a 50.1% interest in this company.
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