WAMS-LD's transmitter is located off SR 119 east of Minster; its parent station shares studios with WLIO on Rice Avenue northwest of downtown Lima.

The company initially refused to carry the station on its Lima system due to the presence of both WHIO-TV and WBNS-TV, the latter of which would replace WTOL-TV on most cable providers in the area.

On November 29, 2008, it was announced that Metro Video Productions would sell its stations (including WLMO) to West Central Ohio Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Block Communications (owner of WLIO).

[5] While Block assumed control of the station's operations after the sale's completion, it was initially stated that the company would not consolidate WLMO's facilities on South Central Avenue with WLIO.

[8] On June 10, to avoid automatic license termination, the FCC granted WLMO special temporary authority to restore analog service on channel 38.