WLMB

WLMB
Toledo, Ohio United States

Slogan	Toledo's Christian Station
Channels	Digital: 5 (VHF) Virtual: 40 (PSIP)
Affiliations	religious independent, FamilyNet, Worship
Owner	Dominion Broadcasting, Inc.
Founded	October 19, 1998 (1998-10-19)
Call letters' meaning	W LaMB (of God)
Former channel number(s)	40 (UHF analog, 1998-2009)
Former affiliations	PAX (select programs only)
Transmitter power	10 kW (digital)
Height	155 m (digital)
Facility ID	17076
Transmitter coordinates	41°44′41″N 84°1′6″W / 41.74472°N 84.01833°W / 41.74472; -84.01833
Website	www.wlmb.com

WLMB channel 40 (digital 5) is an independent, Christian/family oriented TV station licensed to Toledo, Ohio, and serving the NW Ohio/SE Michigan area. 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 19, 1998.^[1]

WLMB's lineup features religious and children's shows in the mornings, classic TV series^[2] afternoons and early evenings, and more religious programming during primetime and overnights. Some of these programs are provided to WLMB from FamilyNet and The Worship Network.^[3]

WLMB was an affiliate of Pax from 2000 to 2002, but they only carried selected original and religious programming, plus weather reports.

WLMB is owned and operated by Dominion Broadcasting, which is not related to Dominion Media, owners of WWJS-CD in the Louisville, Kentucky area.

Awards and honors

Four-time National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) Television Station of the Year Award winner (2003, 2004, 2007, 2010)
Seven-time NRB People's Choice Award winner (for various programs)
2010 Bronze Telly Award for Commercial Production (for an ad for a NW Ohio furniture store)^[4]

WLMB logo prior to 2013

References

↑ "WLMB history". WLMB. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
↑ "WLMB schedule". WLMB. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
↑ "WLMB affiliations". WLMB. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
↑ "WLMB awards". WLMB. Retrieved 2014-04-30.

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Television in the Northwest Ohio area, including Toledo, Port Clinton, Findlay and the Lake Erie Islands

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Local stations	WTOL (11.1 CBS, 11.2 Me-TV, 11.3 Grit) WTVG (13.1 ABC, 13.2 CW, 13.3 WN) WNWO (24.1 NBC, 24.2 Retro TV, 24.3 Comet) WGTE (30.1 PBS, 30.2 Family, 30.3 Create/OH Ch.) WUPW (36.1 Fox, 36.2 Bounce TV, 36.3 Escape) W38DH_Analog (38 HSN) WLMB (40.1 FN/Worship) WMNT-CD (48.1 MNTV, 48.2 ANT, 48.3 This TV, 48.4 Cozi TV) WDTJ-LD (68.1 Daystar)

Adjacent stations	WFND-LD (22.1 Youtoo/Daystar, Findlay) WDFM-LP_Analog (26 Ind, Defiance) WBGU-TV (27.1 PBS, 27.2 PBS Kids, 27.3 Create) WGGN (52.1 Religious, Sandusky, 52.2 WGGN-FM)

Cable-only stations	Buckeye Cable Sports Network Fox Sports Detroit Fox Sports Ohio The Ohio Channel MGTV STO

Defunct stations	WT05 (Ind/WB/CW, cable-only) W09CG 9 (TBN) W21BF 21 (The WB) WBTL-LP 34 (HSN)

Ohio broadcast television Charleston/Huntington, West Virginia Cincinnati Cleveland/Akron Columbus Dayton Ft. Wayne, Indiana Lima Marietta/Parkersburg, West Virginia Steubenville/Wheeling, West Virginia Toledo Youngstown Zanesville Michigan broadcast television areas by city Alpena Detroit Duluth, MN Flint–Saginaw–Bay City Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo Green Bay, WI Lansing/Jackson Marquette Northern Michigan South Bend, IN Toledo, OH

Other television stations in the state of Ohio

Independent	WGCT-CD 8 (Columbus) WMFD-TV 12 (Mansfield) WDEM-CD 17 (Columbus) W23BZ-D 23.1 (Columbus) WOTH-CD 25 (Cincinnati) WDFM-LP 26 (Defiance) WVTX-CD 28 (Bridgeport) WTLW 44 (Lima)

Home shopping	WRAP-LP 32 (Infomercials, Cleveland) W38DH 38 (HSN, Toledo)

America One	WMNO-CD 22 (Marion) WFND-LD 22 (Findlay, also Daystar)

Religious	W09CG (TBN, Findlay) W17AY (TBN, Seaman) WDLI-TV 17 (TBN, Canton/Akron/Cleveland) WDTJ-LP 22 (Daystar, Toledo) WWRD-LP 32 (RTV, Centerville) WOCB-CD 39/WXCB-CA 42 (independent, Marion-Delaware) WLMB 40 (FamilyNet/Worship, Toledo) WJOS-LD 45 (FamilyNet, Pomeroy) WRLM 47 (TCT, Canton) WSFJ-TV 51 (TBN, Newark/Columbus) WGGN-TV 52 (Sandusky) WCDN-LD 53 (Daystar, Cleveland)

Foreign-language	W23BZ-D 23.2 (Azteca, Columbus) WCSN-LD 32 (32.1 Mexicanal, 32.3 Dalmar TV, Columbus) WCPX-LP 48 (Mexicanal, Columbus) WQHS-DT 61 (Univision, Cleveland)

Misc.	W16OD-D 16/ WAOH-CD 29 (Retro TV) WSSS-LP 25 (MTV2, Steubenville) WIVN-LP 29 / WIVM-LD 39 (Retro TV, Canton/Newcomerstown)

See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Ohio

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