WLEP-LD

Erie, Pennsylvania United States
Channels	Digital: 43 (UHF) Virtual: 9
Programming
Subchannels	(see article)
Affiliations	Defunct
Ownership
Owner	LocusPoint Networks (Locuspoint WMKE Licensee, LLC)
History
First air date	February 18, 2011; 13 years ago (February 18, 2011)
Last air date	February 12, 2019; 5 years ago (February 12, 2019)
Former affiliations	RTV (2011-2015) Silent (2015-2016) Sonlife (2016-2019)
Call sign meaning	Lake Erie, Pennsylvania
Technical information
Facility ID	168177
Class	LD
ERP	12 kW
Transmitter coordinates	42°2′21.3″N 80°3′38.1″W / 42.039250°N 80.060583°W / 42.039250; -80.060583

WLEP-LD, virtual channel 9 (UHF digital channel 43), was a low-powered television station licensed to Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. The station was owned by LocusPoint Networks.

History

The station was owned by KM Communications Inc.,^[1] which sold the station to Hapa Media Properties, LLC in June 2009.^[2] WLEP-LD first went on the air with channels 9.1 and 9.2 on February 18, 2011, and with 9.3 the next day.^[1] In 2015, the station was sold from Hapa Media Properties, LLC to LocusPoint Networks and quietly went dark. In 2016, WLEP-LD resumed broadcasting, becoming an affiliate of the Sonlife Broadcasting Network. As of February 12, 2019, the station has shut down and the license has been returned to the FCC.

Digital channel