WFND-LD
Television station in Findlay, Ohio
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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.
- Gray Media[1]
- (Gray Television Licensee, LLC)
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| City | Findlay, Ohio (applied to move to Toledo, Ohio) |
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| Affiliations | Buckeye Cable Sports Network |
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| History | |
| Founded | January 24, 1990 |
First air date | February 20, 1992 |
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Call sign meaning | Findlay |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| 21475 | |
| Class | LD |
| ERP | 15 kW |
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Public license information | LMS |
| Website | wfnd-findlay |
History
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]
