The channel was spun off in 2002 and became a CBS affiliate with the calls WLMO-LP while moving to UHF channel 38. This aired from a transmitter west of Cridersville in Auglaize County.
In 2002, the channel broke away and became a CBS station with the callsign WLMO-LP, relocating to UHF channel 38. It transmitted from a site west of Cridersville in Auglaize County.