city detroit michigan branding whne tv digital 14 detroit channels digital 20 uhf virtual 14.1 psip subchannels latv lc dt1 retro tv dt2 infomercials dt3 the action channel gun tv dt4 sonlife dt5 vibrant tv dt6 owner tait broadcasting llc first air date 2005 2005 call letters meaning tribute to whne fm honey fm call letters former callsigns w52cu 1996 2004 never signed on whne lp 2005 2010 former channel number s analog 52 1996 2004 never signed on 32 uhf 2005 2010 digital virtual 26.1 psip 2010 2014 digital 26 uhf 2010 2015 former affiliations uatv 2005 2006 soul of the south network 2010 2014 diya tv 2010 2014 jewelry tv 2010 2014 dt5 corner store 2010 2015 transmitter power 15 kw class low power licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website http www.whnetv.com whne ld channel 14 is a low power television station licensed to detroit michigan . with its transmitter and studio offices located in oak park michigan . contents 1 history 2 digital television 2.1 digital channels 3 references 4 external links history edit the station was originally owned by p & p cable holdings as w52cu and was licensed to pinconning . p & p sold many of its stations and construction permits to ntn saginaw w52cu was one of these . w52cu never signed on in pinconning . in late 2005 tait acquired w52cu and relocated the station to flint where it signed on as whne lp on channel 32 . the whne calls were originally used on radio in the detroit area ; first from 1973 to 1978 on what is now wcsx 94.7 fm ; later from 2002 to 2004 on today s wlby am 1290 in saline . both stations played an oldies format . it is known that former owner p & p generally resurrects calls of michigan radio and tv stations for their low powered stations . until may 2006 whne was affiliated with urban america television ; whne switched to america one after uatv suspended operations . in 2010 the station relocated to a digital signal on channel 26 as whne ld now located at its new tower location . the directional antenna was designed to protect low power wlpc lp operating on channel 26 in detroit . wlpc lp had a construction permit to move to digital channel 40 . after receiving the construction permit for its new tower site on channel 26 whne ld found that it could increase power and applied for additional power which was granted after approval from the fcc and its canadian counterpart the crtc . on december 28 2011 the station returned to the air broadcasting from a transmitter tower near holly at the east holly road and interstate 75 exit 98 interchange on uhf 26 and with a psip of 26.1 along with four sub channels . the transmitter had a directional antenna pattern mainly to the northwest towards flint and the southeast towards pontiac with its reception area covering both cities . it was after the station had its second construction permit and was nearly built and ready to go on the air that the crtc switched chwi dt 60 in windsor ontario to channel 26 . 1 this left whne ld no other choice but to apply for a different channel to avoid any co channel interference with chwi dt 60 in windsor . the only channel found to use was channel 20 which was previously occupied by the analog signal of wmyd tv in detroit now on channel 21 . therefore the station has filed an application to relocate its transmitter to wmyd s tower in oak park and to broadcast on channel 20 focusing on the metro detroit area . 2 its application to move its broadcast facilities to oak park on uhf 20 remains active . on march 27 2012 the station was granted a construction permit to move to uhf channel 20 in oak park at 15 kw . in order to avoid a potential psip virtual channel conflict with chwi dt 60 the station applied to the fcc to use 14 for its virtual channel on april 30 2014 . on sunday september 21 2014 the station returned to the air for testing at its new oak park facility transmitting signal that covers much of the metro detroit area and nearby portions of windsor and essex county . while the station is still currently licensed to flint its broadcast area from oak park does not include that city . from september 21 2014 until sometime in 2015 whne ld was an affiliate of soul of the south network on 14.1 . however it was removed from the station and from most of its other affiliates when the network filed for bankruptcy in 2015 and couldn t pay most of its affiliates . on november 22 2015 the station added sonlife to 14.5 . until then it was a simulcast of 14.3 . in april 2016 the station launched a website and added latv to 14.1 becoming detroit s only over the air non english television station since wudl ld dropped the tbn enlace usa service on that station s 47.5 subchannel along with all other trinity broadcasting network related networks on other subchannels of that station after regal media sold it to king forward inc. in 2015 . digital television edit digital channels edit the station s digital signal is multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 3 notes 14.1 480i 4 3 whne ld latv liquidation channel airs at night 14.2 retro retro television network 14.3 the bob infomercials 14.4 diya tv the action channel gun tv airs at night as part of the action channel s national feed 14.5 16 9 sonlife sonlife broadcasting network 14.6 4 3 vibrant vibrant tv network 20.2817 20.817 on some tuners no psip on this channel simulcast of 14.6 this subchannel is most likely a technical error references edit broadcasting decision crtc 2010 795 october 27 2010 . fcc application for whne ld rabbitears tv query for whne external links edit query the fcc s tv station database for whne v t e broadcast television in the metro detroit and windsor ontario area reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television all stations are digital except when noted . metro detroit and southeast michigan local stations wjbk 2 .1 fox .2 movies .3 buzzr .4 h & i wdiv tv 4 .1 nbc .2 this .3 metv wxyz tv 7 7.1 abc .2 bounce .3 laff whne ld 14 .1 latv lc .2 retro tv .3 the bob .4 tuff .5 sbn .6 vibrant 20.2817 simulcast of 14.6 shows as 20.817 on some tuners wudl ld 19 .1 tcn .2 sbn .3 lc .4 newsmax .5 qvc east .6 qvc west wmyd 20 .1 mynet .2 ant tv .3 escape wpxd tv 31 .1 ion .2 qubo .3 ion life .4 ion shop .5 qvc over air .6 hsn w33by d 33 .1 ind .2 whpr fm .3 wvie fm .4 dream wadl 38 .1 ind asn newsmax .2 grit .3 gettv .4 cozi wkbd tv 50.1 cw wtvs 56 .1 pbs .2 world .3 create wwj tv 62 .1 cbs .2 decades religious stations whne ld 14.5 sonlife wdwo cd 18 .1 tct sd cor .2 tct hd cor .3 tct family kids wudl ld 19.2 sonlife wudt cd 23.1 daystar wlpc cd 40 .1 impact .2 blank cable only stations fox sports detroit comcast television ctnd catholictv mgtv michigan channel pbs u of m wolv u of m student tv southwestern ontario essex kent lambton counties local stations cbet dt 9.1 cbc chwi dt 16.1 ctv two ciii dt 22 22.1 global chwi dt 60 26.1 ctv two ciii dt 29 29.1 global cico dt 32 32.1 tvo cico dt 59 33.1 tvo cftv dt 34 .1 ind community .2 french spanish comm . .3 first nation comm . .4 town council ckco tv 3 42 analog ctv chch dt 2 51.1 ind cable only stations cblft dt ici radio canada french leafs tv sportsnet ontario tfo ola cogecotv windsor windsor and leamington cogecotv chatham and sarnia atsc m h mobile dtv wjbk 2.1 fox wdiv tv 4.1 nbc wxyz tv 7.3 laff wpxd tv 31.1 ion 31.2 qubo wtvs 56.1 pbs defunct channels wpag tv 20 wjmy tv 20 w48av 48 ion w48av d 48.1 uhf 23 daystar whda lp 27 tct cbeft 35 radio canada french w67aj 67 cbs pass comcast local michigan broadcast television areas by city alpena detroit duluth mn flint saginaw bay city grand rapids kalamazoo green bay wi lansing jackson marquette northern michigan south bend in toledo oh see also list of ontario stations ontario tv media in detroit media in windsor ontario v t e other television stations in the state of michigan detroit 0 1whne ld 14 latv dt1 rtv dt2 infomercials dt3 tuff dt4 sbn dt5 vibrant dt6 wdwo cd 18 tct wudt ld w48av 23 daystar 1 wpxd 31 ion w33by d 33 ind launch tv 1 wadl 38 ind antenna tv word wlpc cd 40 the family channel wudl ld 47 ind grand rapids kalamazoo wuhq ld 29 daystar wuho lp 36 ind 1 wmkg cd 38 the family channel wzpx 43 ion 1 wtlj 54 tct wlla 64 the family channel rtv fn mid michigan w09ck 9 ind w24dl d 24 3abn waqp 49 tct south bend elkhart in 1wygn ld 10 3abn lansing jackson w27cn 27 tct marquette escanaba 1 wdhs 8 intermittent service alpena w18bt 18 unknown 1 these stations are licensed outside of the core cities . see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in michigan retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title whne ld & oldid 744318769 categories television stations in detroittelevision channels and stations established in 1996digital low power stationshidden categories articles with french language external links navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk 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