Metro Video Productions
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Metro Video Productions is a video production company in Lima, Ohio
. Established in 1993 by Greg Phipps, Metro broke into the television market with its acquisition of low-power television stations WOHL-CA
and WLQP-LP
in Lima, Ohio
. In 2004, Metro acquired three additional stations: WFND-LP
in Findlay, Ohio
, WLMO-LP
in Lima, Ohio
, and WBKA-CA in Bucyrus, Ohio
.
Greg Phipps currently serves as the director of the Community Broadcasters Association
.
In 2008, Metro Video Productions sold its television stations. WBKA was sold to Studio 51 Multi-Media Productions that April; the remaining stations were announced to be sold to West Central Ohio Broadcasting, Inc. on November 29 with the deal closing on February 5, 2009. One of the latter company's heads, Allan J. Block, is the chairman of Block Communications
.
Lima, Ohio
Lima is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in northwestern Ohio along Interstate 75 approximately north of Dayton and south-southwest of Toledo....
. Established in 1993 by Greg Phipps, Metro broke into the television market with its acquisition of low-power television stations WOHL-CA
WOHL-CA
WOHL-CD is the Class A ABC-affiliated television station for Northwest Ohio licensed to Lima. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 35 from a transmitter at its studios on Rice Avenue in the city. The station can also be seen on Time Warner Cable channel 12...
and WLQP-LP
WLQP-LP
WLQP-LP is the ABC-affiliated television station for Northwestern Ohio that is licensed to Lima. It broadcasts a low-powered analog signal on UHF channel 25 from a transmitter on Rice Avenue in the city. WLQP can also be seen on Time Warner channel 12...
in Lima, Ohio
Lima, Ohio
Lima is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in northwestern Ohio along Interstate 75 approximately north of Dayton and south-southwest of Toledo....
. In 2004, Metro acquired three additional stations: WFND-LP
WFND-LP
WFND-LP is a low-power television station in Findlay, Ohio, serving the Toledo market as an America One affiliate on Channel 22. WFND-LP also airs programming from the Daystar Television Network...
in Findlay, Ohio
Findlay, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 38,967 people, 15,905 households, and 10,004 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,266.3 people per square mile . There were 17,152 housing units at an average density of 997.6 per square mile...
, WLMO-LP
WLMO-LP
WLMO-LP is the CBS-afifliated television station for Northwestern Ohio that is licensed to Lima. It broadcasts a low-powered analog signal on UHF channel 38 from a transmitter on Rice Avenue in the city. The station can also be seen on Time Warner channel 11...
in Lima, Ohio
Lima, Ohio
Lima is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in northwestern Ohio along Interstate 75 approximately north of Dayton and south-southwest of Toledo....
, and WBKA-CA in Bucyrus, Ohio
Bucyrus, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,224 people, 5,559 households, and 3,552 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,812.0 people per square mile . There were 5,955 housing units at an average density of 816.0 per square mile...
.
Greg Phipps currently serves as the director of the Community Broadcasters Association
Community Broadcasters Association
The Community Broadcasters Association was a trade organization representing low-power broadcasting interests, including LPTV and Class A television stations, in the United States of America...
.
In 2008, Metro Video Productions sold its television stations. WBKA was sold to Studio 51 Multi-Media Productions that April; the remaining stations were announced to be sold to West Central Ohio Broadcasting, Inc. on November 29 with the deal closing on February 5, 2009. One of the latter company's heads, Allan J. Block, is the chairman of Block Communications
Block Communications
Block Communications is a privately held holding company of various assets, mainly in the print and broadcast media, based in Toledo, Ohio. The company was founded in 1900 in New York City when Paul Block, a German immigrant who came to the United States fifteen years prior, formed an ad...
.