WLMB (channel 40) is a

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, United States, owned by Dominion Broadcasting. The station's studios are located on Capital Commons Drive in Toledo, and its transmitter is located in Jasper, Michigan.

History

The station's first

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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. WLMB was an affiliate of

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from 2000 to 2002, but the station only carried selected original and religious programming.

Programming

WLMB's lineup features religious programming in the mornings and early afternoons, classic TV series in the late afternoons and early evenings, more religious shows during prime time, overnights and all day on Sunday, children's shows on Saturday mornings and infomercials on Saturday afternoons.

Radiant TV

Radiant TV is the brand for WLMB's overnight music block, consisting of nature scenes set to Christian music in a format similar to the now-discontinued

Worship Network The Worship Network, or Worship, was a broadcast television service that provided alternative Christian worship-themed programming 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The network was based in Nashville, Tennessee, in the United States, and is av ...

. WLMB syndicates Radiant TV to other Christian television networks, making it available nationwide.

Awards and honors

* Four-time

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(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)

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is

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References

External links

* LMB Television channels and stations established in 1998 1998 establishments in Ohio Religious television stations in the United States {{Ohio-tv-station-stub