WHLT

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WHLT (satellite of WJTV, Jackson, Mississippi)

Hattiesburg / Laurel, Mississippi
Branding	CBS 22 News Channel 12
Slogan	Your Very Own
Channels	22 (UHF) analog, 58 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	CBS
Owner	Media General
Founded	June 27, 1987
Call letters meaning	W Hattiesburg & Laurel Television
Website	www.whlt.com/

WHLT is the CBS affiliate for Hattiesburg, Laurel and southern Mississippi. It is owned by Media General and is generally a satellite of Jackson's WJTV with local ads and station identification messages.

It is one of three local stations broadcasting in Hattiesburg. Its transmitter is located near the suburb of Petal.

[edit] History

WHLT signed on June 27, 1987 as a satellite of WJTV, as a way to expand its coverage area into southern Mississippi, while taking advantage of local advertising and, news opportunities. In 1997, Media General acquired both WJTV and WHLT (as well as Savannah's WSAV-TV) from Raycom Media in a swap for Richmond's WTVR-TV. [1] [2]

WHLT's news gathering efforts were mainly simulcasts of WJTV's newscasts, however it tried various attempts at establishing its own news department. The latest attempt, "22 Daily News", which had the same branding and slogan (It's About Time.) to the "42 Daily News" product at then-sister station WIAT in Birmingham, Alabama, ended in March of 2001 due to low ratings.

[edit] See also

WJTV

Former anchors include Blaine Stewart, who now reports at WTKR-TV (CBS) in Norfolk/Virginia Beach, VA, and Mia Butler who hosts TBS's "Movie and a Makeover".

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Broadcast television in the Hattiesburg / Laurel market (Nielsen DMA #165)

WDAM 7 (NBC)/(The Tube on DT2)/(WX+ on DT3) - WHLT 22 (CBS) - WHPM-LP 30 (Lifesat) - W47BP 47 (PBS/MPB)
Biloxi/Gulfport Market Broadcast Television Serving Hattiesburg/Laurel:
WLOX 13 (ABC) - WMAH 19 (PBS/MPB) - WXXV 25 (Fox)

CBS Network Affiliates in the state of Mississippi

WCBI 4 (Columbus) - WJTV 12 (Jackson) - WXVT 15 (Greenville) - WHLT 22 (Hattiesburg) - WMDN 24 (Meridian)
See also: ABC, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS and Other stations in Mississippi

Media General, Inc.

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ABC Network Affiliates: WJBF | WMBB | WTVQ

CW Network Affiliates: WCBD-DT2 | WCWJ | WNCT-DT2 | WYCW

MyNetworkTV Affiliates: WBTW-DT2 | WSAV-DT2

Websites: TBO.com | TriCities.com | SCNow.com

Other Assets: Atlee Park | Blockdot | Boxerjam Media | Professional Communications Systems

Annual Revenue: $80.2 million USD (FY 2004) | Employees: approximately 7,900 | Stock Symbol: NYSE: MEG | Website: www.mediageneral.com