WIVM-LD,

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39 ( UHF digital channel 34), is a low-powered

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to Canton, Ohio, United States. WIVN-LD (virtual channel 29 and VHF digital channel 5) and WIVD-LD (virtual and UHF digital channel 26) in Newcomerstown, and WIVX-LD (virtual and VHF digital channel 13) in

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are

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of WIVM-LD. The stations are owned by Image Video Teleproductions, and

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all programming on all channels. WIVM-LD is carried by Spectrum Cable on channel 989 in Stark County and on Massillon Cable, channel 21 and 128. WIVN-LD is carried by Spectrum Cable on channel 15 & channel 989 in Tuscarawas,

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& Carroll Counties. In the Newcomerstown area, WIVN-LD is now channel 96 on Spectrum Cable.

History

WIVX-LD signed on October 6, 2008. The station was licensed to Loudonville, Ohio, and can be seen now in Akron on digital VHF channel 13. WIVX-LD, originally W65AH, was purchased from Ohio University, and simulcasts WIVM programming. Image Video purchased another Ohio University station, W69AO (channel 69 in

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), at the same time. Prior to joining Retro TV in May 2009, they aired

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programming. All five stations are locally owned and operated. Every weekday morning, the stations carry a television simulcast of the morning drive radio show of Canton station WHBC/1480.

Digital channels

The stations' digital signals are

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: WIVX-LD digital channel 13 is now transmitting in Akron. WIVM converted to digital channel 39 in Canton/Akron in 2011 and to RF channel 34 (virtual channel 39) in 2020. WIVN-LD 29 flash cut to digital broadcasting on December 21, 2010 on channel 29, and was licensed to VHF digital channel 5 effective June 28, 2021. WIVD moved from digital channel 22 to RF channel 26 (virtual channel 26) in 2019. W69AO has converted to digital on channel 27, as W27DG-D.

References

External links

WIVM and WIVN-TV
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