MISSISSIPPI

-JACKSON-

WLBT NEWS

WLBT-TV/Channel 3.1 (NBC)

Ownership: Gray Media

WJTV 12 NEWS

WJTV/Channel 12.1 (CBS)

WJTV 12 NEWS

WJTV/Channel 12.2 (The CW)

Ownership: Nexstar Media Group

16 WAPT NEWS

WAPT/Channel 16.1 (ABC)

16 WAPT NEWS AT NINE

WAPT/Channel 16.2 (MeTV)

Ownership: Hearst Television

FOX 40 NEWS

WDBD/Channel 40.1 (Fox)

Ownership: American Spirit Media

(SSA with WLBT-TV; newscasts produced by WLBT-TV)

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-TUPELO/COLUMBUS-

WCBI NEWS

WCBI-TV/Channel 4.1 (CBS)

WCBI NEWS

WCBI-TV/Channel 4.2 (Fox)

Ownership: Morris Multimedia

WTVA 9 NEWS

WTVA/Channel 9.1 (NBC)

WTVA 9 NEWS

WTVA/Channel 9.2 (ABC)

Ownership: Allen Media Group, pending to Gray Media

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-BILOXI-

WLOX NEWS

WLOX-TV/Channel 13.1 (ABC)

WLOX NEWS

WLOX-TV/Channel 13.2 (CBS)

Ownership: Gray Media

WXXV NEWS 25

WXXV/Channel 25.1 (Fox)

WXXV NEWS 25

WXXV/Channel 25.2 (NBC)

Ownership: Morris Multimedia

-LAUREL/HATTIESBURG-

WDAM 7 NEWS

WDAM-TV/Channel 7.1 (NBC)

WDAM 7 NEWS

WDAM-TV/Channel 7.2 (ABC)

Ownership: Gray Media

WJTV 12 NEWS

WHLT/Channel 22.1 (CBS)

WJTV 12 NEWS

WHLT/Channel 22.2 (The CW)

Ownership: Nexstar Media Group

(Semi-satellite of WJTV)

FOX 23 NEWS AT NINE

WHPM-LD/Channel 23.1 (Fox)

Ownership: Waypoint Media

(Produced by NewsHub)

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-MERIDIAN-

WTOK NEWS 11

WLBT NEWS

WTOK-TV/Channel 11.1 (ABC)

Ownership: Gray Media

(Simulcast of WLBT-TV midday news and partial simulcast of 10pm news)

TWIN STATES NEWS

WMDN/Channel 24.1 (CBS)

Ownership: Big Horn Broadcasting

(LMA with WGBC; newscasts produced by NewsHub)

TWIN STATES NEWS

WGBC/Channel 30.1 (Fox)

TWIN STATES NEWS

WGBC/Channel 30.2 (NBC)

Ownership: Coastal Television

(LMA with WMDN; newscasts produced by NewsHub)

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-GREENWOOD/GREENVILLE-

THE DELTA NEWS

WABG-TV/Channel 6.1 (ABC)

THE DELTA NEWS

WABG-TV/Channel 6.2 (Fox)

Ownership: Deltavision Media

THE DELTA NEWS

WXVT-LD/Channel 17.1 (CBS)

Ownership: Deltavision Media

(Sister station of WABG-TV)

THE DELTA NEWS

WNBD-LD/Channel 33.1 (NBC)

Ownership: Deltavision Media

(Sister station of WABG-TV)

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Past Newscast Branding:

WLBT/Channel 3

Jackson

"TV-3 News"

"NewsCenter 3"

Past Call Letters: WJBT (1953)

Past Ownership/License: Lamar Life Insurance Company (1953-71); Communications Improvement Incorporated (1971-80), TV-3 Inc. (1980-84), Civic Communications (1984-2000), Cosmos Broadcasting (2000-2006)

WCBI/Channel 4

Columbus/Tupelo

"News 4"

Past Ownership: Imes Communications

WABG/Channel 6

Greenwood/Greenville

"Newscope 6"

"Action News"

"Dateline 6 News"

"Channel 6 NewsCenter"

"Channel 6 News"

"NewsCenter 6"

"NewsWatch 6" (-1997)

"6 Eyewitness News" (1997-2000)

"WABG-TV 6 News" (2000-2004)

"ABC 6 News" (2004-2016)

(News department merged with WXVT)

Past Affiliation: CBS (1959)

Past Ownership: Cy N. Bahakel (-2007), Commonwealth Broadcasting (2007-2015)

WDAM/Channel 7

Laurel/Hattiesburg

"News 7" (-2015)

Past Channel Number: 9 (1956-59)

Past Ownership: David A. Madison (1956-), South Mississippi Broadcasting, Service Broadcasting (-1978), Beacon Communications (1978-90), Federal Broadcasting (1990-97)

WTME-LD/Channel 7.1

Bruce

"Channel 7 News"

DEFUNCT

Past Call Letters: W07BN (1982-2020), WYMP-LD (2020-2022)

Past Ownership: Bruce Independent Television (1982-2020), 5GTV, LLC (2020-2022)

WTVA/Channel 9

Tupelo

"The News"

"TV-9 News"

"9 Alive News"

"WTVA News"

"WTVA News 9" (-2009)

Past Call Letters: WTWV (1957-79)

Past Ownership: Spain Family (1957-2014), USA TV Holdings, LLC (2016-2019), Allen Media Group (2019-2025)

WTOK/Channel 11

Meridian

"Eleven News"

"The NewsCenter"

"NewsCenter 11" (-2021)

Past Affiliation: CBS (1953-80), ABC (Secondary, 1953-80), NBC (1953-72), DuMont (1953-55)

Past Ownership: Southern Television Corp. (1953-81), H&C Communications (1981-84), United Broadcasting (1984-88), Benedek Broadcasting (1988-2002)

WJTV/Channel 12

Jackson

"Newscene" (1970s)

"NewsCenter 12" (1970s-80s)

"WJTV-The NewsCenter" (1980s-90s)

"JTV 12 News"

"NewsChannel 12"

Past Channel Number: 25 (1953-55)

Past Affiliation: ABC (Secondary), DuMont (Secondary)

Past Ownership: Capitol Broadcasting Company, News Press & Gazette, Ellis Communications, Media General (-2016)

WSLI/Channel 12

Jackson

UNKNOWN

DARK. Station merged with WJTV

Past Affiliation: ABC (1953-55)

WLOX/Channel 13

Biloxi/Gulfport

"NewsLine 13"

"Newswatch 13" (1980s-99)

Past Ownership: Cosmos, Raycom

WFXW/Channel 15

Greenville

"NewsCenter 15"

"Delta News 15"

"WXVT Delta News"

"The Delta News" (-2017)

Past Call Letters: WXVT (-2017), DARK

Past Ownership: Saga Communications (-2012), H3 Communications (2012-2015)

WAPT/Channel 16

Jackson

"WAPT News" (1970-75)

"Action News 16" (1975-82)

"The News on WAPT" (1982-89)

"Channel 16 News" (1989-93)

"Eyewitness News" (1993-97)

Past Ownership: American Public Life Insurance, Northstar TV Group, Argyle TV

WHLT/Channel 22

Hattiesburg

"NewsCenter 22"

"22 News"

DEFUNCT

"JTV 12 News"

(simulcast of WJTV News)

"22 Daily News" (1999-2001)

DEFUNCT

"CBS 22 News"

Past Ownership: Ellis Communications, Media General (-2016)

WMDN/Channel 24

Meridian

"News Source 24"

"Action News 24" (-1990)

DEFUNCT

"24/30 News"

"WMDN News" (-6/2005)

DEFUNCT

Past Call Letters: WHTV (1968-70), DARK (1970-72), WHTV (1972-86), WTZH (1986-90), DARK (1990-94)

Past Affiliation: CBS/ABC Secondary (1968-70), DARK (1970-72), NBC/ABC Secondary (1972-80, as satellite of WTWV/WTVA); CBS (1980-91), DARK (1991-94)

Past Ownership: Walker/Britton (1968-70); Frank Spain (1972-2008),

WXXV/Channel 25

Biloxi/Gulfport

"Mississippi News Tonight" (1980s-91)

DEFUNCT; produced by WDBD

"Fox 25 News at Nine" (1998-2001)

DEFUNCT, unrelated to current newscast

WLOV/Channel 27

Tupelo

"Fox 27 News at Nine" (1999-2001)

"WLOV News 27" (2001-2004)

(Produced by WTVA)

Past Call Letters: WVSB

Past Affiliation: ABC

WGBC/Channel 30

Meridian

"WGBC News 30"

DEFUNCT

"24/30 News"

DEFUNCT; former simulcast of WMDN news

"Fox 30 News at Nine" (-2017)

Past Call Letters: WCOC (1953), DARK (1953-82), WLBM (1982-91)

Past Ownership: Crystal Oil Company (1953), TV-3 Inc. (1980-84), Civic Communications (1984-91), Global Communications (1991-2008)

WNBD-LD/Channel 33.1

Grenada/Greenwood

"NBC Region 33 News" (-2016)

Past Ownership: Commonwealth Broadcasting

WLOO/Channel 35

Vicksburg/Jackson

"Fox 40 News at Ten" (-2012)

DEFUNCT, produced by WDBD

Past Call Letters: WUFX (2003-2013)

Past Affiliation: Fox (2003-2006), The WB (2006)

Past Ownership: Vicksburg Broadcasting (-2012)

WDBD/Channel 40

Jackson

"Mississippi News Tonight" (1980s-91)

DEFUNCT, unrelated to current newscast

Past Affiliation: Independent (1984-88), Fox (1988-2003), WB (2003-2006)

Past Ownership: Pegasus Broadcasting, Roundtable Broadcasting (-2012)