W38DH
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W38DH is the local Home Shopping Network
affiliate for Toledo, Ohio
. The station was founded on December 5, 1990. It broadcasts on channel 38. The station was originally broadcast as W64BM on Channel 64. It gained its current channel and call-sign on August 11, 2005.
The station has seen a number of network affiliations in its 17-year history. First, it was an affiliate of Home Shopping Spree
and The Box. By November 2000, it had switched to become an affiliate of MTV2
. By 2006, it had reverted back to America's Store
. After America's Store on April 3, 2007, W38DH began broadcasting programming from HSN
.
W38DH's signal covers most of the Toledo area quite adequately, which is not always seen regarding a low-power station
.
The station has been granted a construction permit to convert to digital on channel 23. Coverage should expand to Monroe and Dundee, Michigan
Home Shopping Network
Home Shopping Network or HSN began in 1977 as a 24-hour/7 day a week home shopping television network televised via cable, satellite, and some terrestrial channels in the Philippines. HSN can also be shopped online at hsn.com...
affiliate for Toledo, Ohio
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
. The station was founded on December 5, 1990. It broadcasts on channel 38. The station was originally broadcast as W64BM on Channel 64. It gained its current channel and call-sign on August 11, 2005.
The station has seen a number of network affiliations in its 17-year history. First, it was an affiliate of Home Shopping Spree
America's Store
America's Store was a US shopping television network. It was the spin-off channel to the Home Shopping Network . On April 3, 2007, America's Store ceased broadcasting permanently....
and The Box. By November 2000, it had switched to become an affiliate of MTV2
MTV2
MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to analogue cable lineups across the nation...
. By 2006, it had reverted back to America's Store
America's Store
America's Store was a US shopping television network. It was the spin-off channel to the Home Shopping Network . On April 3, 2007, America's Store ceased broadcasting permanently....
. After America's Store on April 3, 2007, W38DH began broadcasting programming from HSN
Home Shopping Network
Home Shopping Network or HSN began in 1977 as a 24-hour/7 day a week home shopping television network televised via cable, satellite, and some terrestrial channels in the Philippines. HSN can also be shopped online at hsn.com...
.
W38DH's signal covers most of the Toledo area quite adequately, which is not always seen regarding a low-power station
Low-power broadcasting
Low-power broadcasting is electronic broadcasting at very low power and low cost, to a small community area.The terms "low-power broadcasting" and "micropower broadcasting" should not be used interchangeably, because the markets are not the same...
.
The station has been granted a construction permit to convert to digital on channel 23. Coverage should expand to Monroe and Dundee, Michigan