Lesson plan

WLIO

WLIO (channel 8) is a television station in Lima, Ohio, United States, affiliated with NBC and Fox. It is owned by Gray Media alongside WOHL-CD (channel 35), which broadcasts ABC and CBS. The two stations (and two repeaters)—which all operate under the collective banner of "Your Hometown Stations"—share studios on Rice Avenue northwest of downtown; WLIO's transmitter is located on Saint Clair Avenue north of downtown. WLIO began broadcasting as WLOK-TV on ultra high frequency (UHF) channel 73 in 1953. It was co-owned with WLOK radio. In 1954, the WLOK stations were bought by the WIMA stations, with WLOK radio being shut down; the following year, WLOK-TV became WIMA-TV and moved to channel 35, for which WIMA had previously filed. In 1971, the radio and television stations were split, with channel 35 changing its call sign to WLIO before being sold to Block Communications. The station was Lima's only major network affiliate into the 1990s and its primary source of local news and television advertising. In 2009, Block acquired WOHL and the Fox, ABC, and CBS affiliations in the market; WLIO changed major channel numbers to 8 and began broadcasting NBC and Fox, while WOHL became the ABC and CBS affiliate. The news department produces local newscasts which are aired on all four subchannels. Gray Media purchased Block's television stations in 2026.

Back to article

Article summary

WLIO (channel 8) is a television station in Lima, Ohio, United States, affiliated with NBC and Fox. It is owned by Gray Media alongside WOHL-CD (channel 35), which broadcasts ABC and CBS. The two stations (and two repeaters)—which all operate under the collective banner of "Your Hometown Stations"—share studios on Rice Avenue northwest of downtown; WLIO's transmitter is located on Saint Clair Avenue north of downtown. WLIO began broadcasting as WLOK-TV on ultra high frequency (UHF) channel 73 in 1953. It was co-owned with WLOK radio. In 1954, the WLOK stations were bought by the WIMA stations, with WLOK radio being shut down; the following year, WLOK-TV became WIMA-TV and moved to channel 35, for which WIMA had previously filed. In 1971, the radio and television stations were split, with channel 35 changing its call sign to WLIO before being sold to Block Communications. The station was Lima's only major network affiliate into the 1990s and its primary source of local news and television advertising. In 2009, Block acquired WOHL and the Fox, ABC, and CBS affiliations in the market; WLIO changed major channel numbers to 8 and began broadcasting NBC and Fox, while WOHL became the ABC and CBS affiliate. The news department produces local newscasts which are aired on all four subchannels. Gray Media purchased Block's television stations in 2026.

Key claims

  1. date of death: 1954-07-30 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of death: 1995 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of death is "1954-07-30". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of death is "1995". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1374440372

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.