WAMS-LD

callsign	WAMS-LD
above	Translator of WOHL-CD, Lima, Ohio‡R1R‡
digital	29 (UHF)
virtual	35
branding	see WOHL-CD
affiliations	35.1: ABC 35.2: CBS
founded	September 22, 1998
location	Minster–New Bremen, Ohio
country	United States
former callsigns	W65DP (1998–2002) WLMO-LP (2002–2018) WAMS-LP (2018–2020)
former channel numbers	Analog: 65 (UHF, 1998–2002), 38 (UHF, 2002–2009 and 2010−2020)
owner	Block Communications (sale to Gray Media pending)
licensee	West Central Ohio Broadcasting, Inc.
former affiliations	Fox (via WOHL, 1998–2002) America One (secondary)
sister stations	WPNM-LD, WOHL-CD, WLIO
erp	15 kW
haat	83.2 m
coordinates	40.38867°N, -84.35733°W
facility id	70612
licensing authority	FCC
website	https://www.hometownstations.com/

WAMS-LD (channel 35) is a low-power television station licensed to both Minster and New Bremen, Ohio, United States. It is a translator of Lima-based Class A dual ABC/CBS affiliate WOHL-CD (channel 35) which is owned by Block Communications, and is also sister to full-power dual NBC/Fox affiliate WLIO (channel 8). WAMS-LD's transmitter is located off SR 119 east of Minster; its parent station shares studios with WLIO on Rice Avenue northwest of downtown Lima.

History

The station signed on September 22, 1998, with the calls W65DP. It aired an analog signal on UHF channel 65 and was a full-time translator of WOHL-LP (now WOHL-CD). The channel was spun off in 2002 and became a CBS affiliate with the calls WLMO-LP while moving to UHF channel 38. This aired from a transmitter west of Cridersville in Auglaize County.

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