WHNE-LD
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Detroit, Michigan United States |
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| City | Detroit, Michigan |
| Channels |
Digital: 20 (UHF) Virtual: 14.1 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | LATV (DT1) Retro TV (DT2) Infomercials (DT3) DIYA TV (DT4) SonLife (DT5) Rev'n(DT6) |
| Owner | Tait Broadcasting LLC |
| First air date | 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)Shop LC (2016-2017) Tuff TV/Gun TV (2012-2016) Jewelry TV (2010-2014) Vibrant TV (Apr-Nov 2016) (DT6) |
| 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.
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.
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