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WOHZ-CD
CityMansfield, Ohio
Channels
BrandingWOHZ TV20
Ownership
OwnerMid-State Television, Inc.
WMFD-TV, WVNO-FM, WRGM, W257CV
History
FoundedOctober 31, 1989
First air date
1989
Former call signs
W50BE (1989-1995)
WOHZ-LP (1995-2005)
WOHZ-CA (2005-2015)
Former channel number(s)
50 (1989-2015)
41 (2015-2019)
Call sign meaning
OHio Z
Technical information
Facility ID41892
ClassClass A
ERP15kw 9.2kw
HAAT532.6 meters
Transmitter coordinates40°45′50″N 82°37′2.7″W / 40.76389°N 82.617417°W / 40.76389; -82.617417
Translator(s)68.2 WMFD-DT
Links
WebsiteWMFD's Website

WOHZ-CD is a Class A television station located in Mansfield, Ohio broadcasting a digital TV signal on Channel 20. Its signal is also offered to digital cable viewers in the Mansfield area.

WOHZ-CD offers local weather information, local advertising and an audio simulcast of co-owned WVNO-FM 106.1, along with various local sports events, public affairs and educational/informational programs.

The station is owned by Mid-State Television, Inc. headed by Gunther Meisse, who along with WVNO, also owns television station WMFD-TV and radio station WRGM (AM) 1440 / 106.7 FM.

WOHZ-CD is simulcast on WMFD-TV's 68.2 as a subchannel. It also broadcasts from the same tower as WMFD-TV.

WOHZ-CD was founded in 1989 as W50BE, but gained the call-sign of WOHZ-LP in late 1995, before being upgraded to a Class A station as WOHZ-CA. The station was licensed for digital operation on February 26, 2015, assuming the call sign WOHZ-CD.

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