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1997-2000 2000-2003 2003-2004 2004-2011 2011-2014 2014-present
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WDHO-TV[]

1966–1973[]

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Overmyer Broadcasting founded the station on May 3, 1966 as WDHO-TV (for Daniel H. Overmyer). Logically, WDHO should have signed on either as a full-time ABC or NBC station. However, the Federal Communications Commission had just required all-channel tuning two years earlier. As a result, even though Toledo was big enough to support three full network affiliates, NBC opted to retain its secondary affiliations with WSPD-TV (channel 13, now WTVG) and CBS affiliate WTOL (channel 11), and have WIMA-TV (now WLIO) in Lima cover the southern part of the Toledo market. ABC opted to retain its primary affiliation with WSPD-TV. Instead, WDHO signed on as the unlikely flagship of the Overmyer Network, very soon renamed the United Network (no relation to Chris-Craft Industries' United Television division or UPN), which began operations one year later on May 1, 1967.

WDHO then became Toledo's first independent station, carrying syndicated and local programming plus any network shows WSPD-TV and WTOL turned down. Finally, in 1969, WDHO persuaded ABC to move all its programming there. However, outside circumstances stunted any progress WDHO tried to make against their VHF competition. Its fortunes were hampered by the easy availability of then-ABC O&O station WXYZ-TV from Detroit over-the-air and on some cable systems in the Toledo market, which provided northwest Ohio ABC viewers with a higher-quality signal than WDHO could hope to have. WEWS-TV in Cleveland and WPTA in Fort Wayne, Indiana also transmitted Grade B signals in parts of the area.

As a result, channel 24 spent most of its tenure as an ABC affiliate in the ratings basement. The station also struggled financially as well.

1973–1979[]

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1979–1986[]

WNWO-TV 1983

Overmyer Broadcasting declared bankruptcy during the 1980s. WDHO was seized by the Bank of Boston (now part of Bank of America) in 1982. The Bank of Boston sold the station through bankruptcy to a local group, Toledo Television Investors, Ltd. for $19.6 million in 1986.

WNWO-TV[]

1986-1995[]

1986–1988[]

WNWO-TV 1986

Under new owners, channel 24 changed its call letters to the current WNWO-TV on June 1, 1986. However, the change in call letters did not bring a change in the station's fortunes, and channel 24 remained the third station in what was essentially a two-station market.

1988–1992[]

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1992–1995[]

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1995–1997[]

WNWO (1995)

On October 28, 1995, WNWO switched to NBC, and WTVG moved to ABC.

Ironically, since it was the result of an unsolicited offer, the network swap increased WNWO's value. Toledo Television Investors then sold WNWO to Malrite Communications Group in 1996, which merged with Raycom Media in 1998. However, that company owned Fox affiliate WUPW at the time and had to sell it because the FCC did not allow duopolies at the time.

1997–2000[]

WNWO 1
Designer:  Television by Design
Typography:  FF Meta
Bank Gothic
Launched:  1997

2000–2002[]

Nbc24

2002–2004[]

WNWO 03
Designer:  Raycom Design Group
Typography:  Futura (logo)
Frutiger (graphics)
Launched:  2003

2004–2011[]

WNWO 04

WNWO was once again put up for sale in 2005 after Raycom announced that it would acquire the Liberty Corporation, owner of WTOL. Raycom couldn't keep both stations because the FCC does not allow one person to own two of the four largest stations in a market. Raycom chose to keep WTOL because of CBS' and even more so WTOL's higher ratings at the time. On March 27, 2006, the company announced that Barrington Broadcasting would be acquiring 12 Raycom stations, including WNWO. The group deal was finalized on August 11. As a result, WNWO joined Marquette's WLUC-TV, Saginaw's WEYI-TV, and Northern Michigan's WPBN-TV / WTOM-TV as part of Barrington's family of stations serving Michigan. (Coincidentally, Raycom would regain control of WUPW in 2012 through a shared services agreement with WTOL.)

2011–2014 (primary), 2014–2015 (secondary)[]

WNWO (2011)
Designer:  Image Flow
Typography:  Eurostile Extended
Myriad (graphics)
Launched:  July 2011

On February 28, 2013, Barrington Broadcasting announced the sale of its entire group, including WNWO-TV, to Sinclair Broadcast Group. The sale was completed on November 25.

2014–present[]

WNWO 2014

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