WHNE-LD
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| Flint, Michigan | |
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| Channels | Digital: 26 (UHF) Virtual: 26.1 (PSIP) |
| Affiliations | 26.1 RTV 26.2 Jewelry TV 26.3 America One 26.4 Tuff TV 26.5 "Classic" |
| Owner | Tait Broadcasting LLC (Tait Broadcasting, LLC) |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Former callsigns | W52CU (1996–2004) Never signed on WHNE-LP 2005-2010 |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 32 (2005-2010) |
| Former affiliations | UATV (2005–2006) |
| Transmitter power | 35.4 kW (analog) 15 kW (digital) |
WHNE-LD is a low-power television station in Flint, Michigan, broadcasting locally on channel 26 as an affiliate of the Retro Television Network and America One. The station was owned by Thomas Tait, then was sold to Tait Broadcasting LLC, and had its transmitter is located outside Clio with a highly direction signal pointed south reaching parts of Flint.
The station was originally owned by P&P Cable Holdings subsidiary NTN/Saginaw, and licensed in Pinconning (60 miles north of Flint) to broadcast there on channel 52. In late 2005, Tait acquired WHNE (which never signed on from Pinconning) 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 it's 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 it's 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 the Canadian government.
On December 28, 2011, the station returned to the air, broadcasting from a transmitter tower near Holly, Michigan at the East Holly Road and Interstate 75 (Exit 98) interchange, on UHF 26, and with a PSIP of 26.1 along with 4 sub channels. The current configuration has a directional antenna pattern mainly towards Flint.
It was after the station had it's second construction permit and was nearly built and ready to go on the air that the Canadian government switched CHWI-DT-60 in Windsor, Ontario to channel 26. 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, Ontario. The only channel found to use was channel 20, that was formerly used by WMYD-TV in Detroit. For WHNE-LD to use channel 20, it would need to move the the same tower as WMYD-TV, now on channel 21 to avoid interference with them.
The station has filed an application to relocate its transmitter to Oak Park and broadcast on channel 20 (the frequency formerly used by WMYD), focusing on the Metro Detroit area.[1] Its application to move its broadcast facilities to Oak Park on UHF 20 remains active.
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