WLIO LIMA, OH

Display Channel	Physical Channel	Video	Audio	Call Sign	Network/Programming	Hours	Nickname	Notes
08-1	8.3	720p	DD5.1	WLIONBC	NBC		"NBC Lima"
08-2	8.4	720p	DD5.1	WLIOFOX	FOX	(01a-11p)	"Fox Lima"
08-2	8.4	720p	DD5.1	WLIOFOX	MyN	(11p-01a)	"My TV Lima"

Licensing

FAC-ID: 37503

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 8

LIMA, OH

0000035788 (25076f91667cad180166c03994763689) - App
0000079203 (25076ff36c24ffca016c292fc3fd0420) - App

558' 40 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 21.6 kW)
(8.85 kW + 6.55 dB gain = 40 kW ERP)
56.3 mile contour / 9968.8 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,215,198
558' AGL; 1399' AMSL; (1307644)
1.25° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] ERI ATW6V5-ETPX-8H
NAD83: N 40° 46' 31.6", W 84° 7' 14.2" (40.775444, -84.120611)

Streams

TSID: 2283 (0x08EB)
Bitrate Allocation: Variable

Digital Channel	Display Channel	Call Sign	Src ID	PMT PID	Video	Dimensions	Aspect Ratio	Video PID	Video (Mbps)	PCR PID	Audio Type	Audio PID	Audio Bitrate
8.3	08-1	WLIONBC	1	0x0030	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0031	7.45Mbps	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	448kbps
8.4	08-2	WLIOFOX	2	0x0040	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0041	9.9Mbps	0x0041	DD5.1	0x0044	448kbps

TSReader Data: HTML Export (09/16/2025)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Gray Television
Licensee:	LIMA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
Sisters:	WFND-LD, WPNM-CD, WOHL-CD, WAMS-CD
Analog Sign-on:	April 18, 1953 (73)
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 35. Digital channel 8.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 8. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 8.
Last Analog:
Channel 35 :	541' 661 kW ND

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	WLIO	W LIma Ohio

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