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WFND-LD
CityFindlay, Ohio (applied to move to Toledo, Ohio)
Channels
Programming
AffiliationsBuckeye Cable Sports Network
Ownership
Owner
WTVG
History
FoundedJanuary 24, 1990
First air date
February 20, 1992 (1992-02-20)
Former call signs
  • W47BD (1990-1997)
  • WFND-LP (1997-2013)
Former channel numbers
  • Analog: 47 (UHF, 1992-2003), 22 (UHF, 2003-2013)
  • Digital: 22 (UHF, 2013-2018)
Call sign meaning
Findlay
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
21475
ClassLD
ERP15 kW
HAAT
  • 102 m (335 ft)
  • 241.3 m (792 ft) (application)
Transmitter coordinates
Links
Public license information
LMS
Websitewfnd-findlay.com

WFND-LD (channel 19) is a low-power television station licensed to Findlay, Ohio, United States. It is owned by Gray Media alongside Toledo-based ABC/CW affiliate WTVG (channel 13). Engineering operations and monitoring are performed from the studios of sister station WLIO on Rice Avenue in Lima.

History

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In 2004, the station was acquired from low-power broadcasting giant Equity Broadcasting by Metro Video Productions of Lima. Five years later, the station was purchased by Block Communications of Toledo.[3]

On January 8, 2013, the station made a flash cut to digital channel 22, and is operating with 15 kilowatts of power from a site located at 3800 North County Road 220 in Allen Township, north of the Whirlpool plant.

On June 11, 2018, the station completed its construction permit to move from channel 22 to channel 19. The programming for WFND is now the Buckeye Cable Sports Network in HD.

On August 1, 2025, Gray Media announced it would acquire all of Block's broadcast television stations, including WFND-LD, for $80 million.[4][1] The sale was approved by the FCC on May 6, 2026,[5] and completed the same day.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Miller, Mark K. (August 20, 2025). "Station Trading Roundup: 3 Deals, $81,315,000". TV News Check. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFND-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Phipps flips Lima low-power cluster". Television Business Report. November 29, 2008. Archived from the original on June 1, 2009. Retrieved December 1, 2008.
  4. ^ Miller, Mark K. (August 1, 2025). "Gray Media Buying Block Stations For $80M". TV News Check. Archived from the original on August 6, 2025. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  5. ^ "FCC letter" (PDF). fcc.gov. May 6, 2026. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
  6. ^ "Notification of Consummation". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. May 7, 2026. Retrieved May 10, 2026.
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