# WFND-LD

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**WFND-LD** (channel 19) is a [low-power television station](/source/Low-power_television_station) licensed to [Findlay, Ohio](/source/Findlay,_Ohio), United States. It is owned by [Gray Media](/source/Gray_Media) alongside [Toledo](/source/Toledo,_Ohio)-based [ABC](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company)/[CW](/source/The_CW) affiliate [WTVG](/source/WTVG) (channel 13). Engineering operations and monitoring are performed from the studios of [sister station](/source/Sister_station) [WLIO](/source/WLIO) on Rice Avenue in [Lima](/source/Lima,_Ohio).

## History

In 2004, the station was acquired from low-power broadcasting giant [Equity Broadcasting](/source/Equity_Broadcasting) by Metro Video Productions of Lima. Five years later, the station was purchased by [Block Communications](/source/Block_Communications) of Toledo.[2]

On January 8, 2013, the station made a flash cut to digital channel 22, and is operating with 15 [kilowatts](/source/Kilowatt) of power from a site located at 3800 North County Road 220 in [Allen Township](/source/Allen_Township,_Hancock_County,_Ohio), north of the [Whirlpool](/source/Whirlpool_Corporation) plant.

On June 11, 2018, the station completed its [construction permit](/source/Construction_permit) to move from channel 22 to channel 19. The programming for WFND is now the [Buckeye Cable Sports Network](/source/Buckeye_Cable_Sports_Network) in HD.

On August 1, 2025, [Gray Media](/source/Gray_Media) announced it would acquire all of Block's broadcast television stations, including WFND-LD, for $80 million.[3][1] The sale was approved by the FCC on May 6, 2026,[4] and completed the same day.[5]

## References

1. Miller, Mark K. (August 20, 2025). ["Station Trading Roundup: 3 Deals, $81,315,000"](https://tvnewscheck.com/business/article/station-trading-roundup-3-deals-81315000/). *TV News Check*. Retrieved September 1, 2025.

1. ["Phipps flips Lima low-power cluster"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090601041600/http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/tv_deals/11550.html). *Television Business Report*. November 29, 2008. Archived from [the original](http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/tv_deals/11550.html) on June 1, 2009. Retrieved December 1, 2008.

1. Miller, Mark K. (August 1, 2025). ["Gray Media Buying Block Stations For $80M"](https://tvnewscheck.com/business/article/gray-media-buying-block-stations-for-80m/). *TV News Check*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20250806170719/https://tvnewscheck.com/business/article/gray-media-buying-block-stations-for-80m/) August 6, 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 3, 2025.

1. ["FCC letter"](https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-441A1.pdf). *fcc.gov*. May 6, 2026. Retrieved May 7, 2026.

1. ["Notification of Consummation"](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/views/public/consummationDraftCopy?displayType=html&appKey=25076ff39e0203dc019e03d61364022d&id=25076ff39e0203dc019e03d61364022d&goBack=N). *Licensing and Management System*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission). May 7, 2026. Retrieved May 10, 2026.

## External links

- [Official website](https://wfnd-findlay.com/)

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