Daniel H. Overmyer

Daniel Harrison Overmyer (December 6, 1924 – July 24, 2012) was an American businessman and warehouse mogul. During the height of his career, Overmyer was referred to as "the king of warehousing."

Overmyer founded and operated the D. H. Overmyer Warehouse Company, which included over 350 warehouses and 32 million square feet of space in North America and Europe. In June 1964, Overmyer established the D. H. Overmyer Communications Company, Inc. to construct several ultrahigh frequency television stations. WDHO-TV, channel 24 began service to Toledo, Ohio, on May 3, 1966. In July 1966, the Overmyer Network was announced to create a fourth television network competing with ABC, CBS and NBC. In March 1967, control of the Overmyer Network passed to new owners who changed the name to the United Network before broadcasting started on May 1, 1967. The network was unsuccessful and ceased operation after one month, with the last broadcast occurring on May 31.

Overmyer’s acquisition of five more permits to construct TV stations and transferring their control to another party was the subject of a congressional investigation and hearings in 1968; the inquiry resulted in significant changes to the rules and policies of the Federal Communications Commission regulating the sale of broadcast stations. Because of information revealed during the hearings, the Federal Communications Commission held proceedings from 1970 to 1980 to examine the validity of Overmyer's expenses submitted in his applications for transfer of the permits, which affected his character qualification to remain a broadcast station licensee of WDHO-TV.