List of television stations in Mississippi

This is a list of broadcast television stations that are licensed in the U.S. state of Mississippi.

Full-power stations

VC refers to the station's PSIP virtual channel. RF refers to the station's physical RF channel.

Area served	City of license	VC	RF	Callsign	Network	Notes
Biloxi		13	32	WLOX	ABC	CBS on 13.2, Bounce TV on 13.3, True Crime Network on 13.4
		19	16	WMAH-TV	PBS	satellite of WMPN-TV ch. 29 Jackson PBS Kids on 19.2, Create on 19.3, WMAO-FM on 19.4
Biloxi	Gulfport	25	25	WXXV-TV	Fox	NBC on 25.2, CW on 25.3
Booneville		12	9	WMAE-TV	PBS	satellite of WMPN-TV ch. 29 Jackson PBS Kids on 12.2, Create on 12.3, WMAE-FM on 12.4
Bude		17	18	WMAU-TV	PBS	satellite of WMPN-TV ch. 29 Jackson PBS Kids on 17.2, Create on 17.3, WAMU-FM on 17.4
Greenwood		6	32	WABG-TV	ABC	Fox on 6.2
Greenwood	Greenville	15	15	WFXW	TCT	Ion on 15.2
Greenwood		23	25	WMAO-TV	PBS	satellite of WMPN-TV ch. 29 Jackson PBS Kids on 23.2, Create on 23.3, WMAO-FM on 23.4
Hattiesburg	Laurel	7	7	WDAM-TV	NBC	ABC on 7.2, Bounce TV on 7.3, True Crime Network on 7.4, Circle on 7.5, Grit on 7.6
Hattiesburg		22	22	WHLT	CBS	semi-satellite of WJTV ch. 12 Jackson CW on 22.2, Ion on 22.3, Ion Mystery on 22.4
Jackson	Jackson	3	30 [1]	WLBT	NBC	Bounce TV on 3.2, Circle on 3.3, Laff on 3.4, Ion Mystery on 3.5, Dabl on 3.6
Jackson		12	12	WJTV	CBS	CW on 12.2, Ion on 12.3, Court TV on 12.4
		16	21	WAPT	ABC	MeTV on 16.2
		23	23	WWJX	The Walk TV
		29	20	WMPN-TV	PBS	PBS Kids on 29.2, Create on 29.3, WMPN-FM on 29.4
Jackson	Magee	34	34	WRBJ-TV	TBN	Merit Street Media on 34.2, TBN Inspire on 34.3, Smile on 34.4, Positiv on 34.5
	Vicksburg	35	36	WLOO	MyNet	H&I on 35.2, Start TV on 35.3, Catchy Comedy on 35.4, MeTV Toons on 35.5, Movies! on 35.6
Jackson		40	14	WDBD	Fox	Antenna TV on 40.2, Grit on 40.3, True Crime Network on 40.4
Meridian		11	13	WTOK-TV	ABC	MyNet on 11.2, CW on 11.3, Ion on 11.4, Circle on 11.5
		14	28	WMAW-TV	PBS	satellite of WMPN-TV ch. 29 Jackson PBS Kids on 14.2, Create on 14.3, WMAW-FM on 14.4
		24	24	WMDN	CBS	Bounce TV on 24.2, MeTV on 24.3, Grit on 24.4, Laff on 24.5, Ion Mystery on 24.6, Defy TV on 24.7, Scripps News on 24.8
		30	31	WGBC	Fox	NBC on 30.2
Natchez		48	15	WNTZ-TV	Fox/MyNet	Bounce on 48.2, Ion Mystery on 48.3, Laff on 48.4
Oxford		18	36	WMAV-TV	PBS	satellite of WMPN-TV ch. 29 Jackson PBS Kids on 18.2, Create on 18.4, WMAV-FM on 18.5
Tupelo/Columbus	Mississippi State	2	8	WMAB-TV	PBS	satellite of WMPN-TV ch. 29 Jackson PBS Kids on 2.2, Create on 2.3, WMAO-FM on 2.4
	Columbus	4	27	WCBI-TV	CBS	Fox on 4.2, MyNet on 4.3
	Tupelo	9	11	WTVA	NBC	ABC on 9.2, Ion on 9.3
	West Point	27	16	WLOV-TV	CW	MeTV on 27.2, Ion Plus on 27.3
	Tupelo	49	17	WEPH	CTN	CTN Lifestyle on 49.2, CTNi on 49.3, CTN on 49.4
~Memphis, TN	Holly Springs	40	26	WBUY-TV	TBN	Hillsong Channel on 40.2, Smile on 40.3, Enlace on 40.4, Positiv on 40.5
	Senatobia	34	23	WWTW	ACME Classics TV

Defunct full-power stations

• Channel 3: WLBT (original license) - NBC - Jackson (12/19/1953-6/2/1971)
• Channel 12: WSLI-TV - ABC - Jackson (3/15/1954-5/31/1955, merged with WJTV ch. 25)
• Channel 24: WHTV (original incarnation) - CBS/ABC - Meridian (6/10/1968-10/13/1970)
• Channel 30: WCOC-TV - Meridian (12/?/1953-7/30/1954)
• Channel 45: WKDH - ABC - Houston (6/18/2001–8/31/2012)

LPTV stations

Area served	City of license	VC	RF	Callsign	Network	Notes
Biloxi	Pascagoula	7	13	WXVO-LD	Antenna TV	Grit on 7.2, SBN on 7.3, Laff on 7.4, Court TV on 7.5, Court TV Mystery on 7.6
	Purvis	30	30	W30EZ-D	Silent
	Lumberton	32	33	W33EG-D
	Biloxi	51	31	WTBL-LD	MeTV	Cozi TV on 51.2, Weather on 51.3
Greenwood	Clarksdale	5	20	W20DW-D	NBC	Bounce on 5.2, Circle on 5.3, Grit on 5.4, News on 5.5
	Cleveland	8	9	WHCQ-LD	Antenna TV	Bounce on 8.2, Court TV on 8.3, Court TV Mystery on 8.4, Grit on 8.5, Laff on 8.6, Cozi TV on 8.7
	Webb	11	22	WEBB-LP	Silent
	Clarksdale	12	12	WPRQ-LD	Cozi TV
	Grenada	13	13	WMEL-CD	MeTV
	Cleveland	17	17	WXVT-LD	CBS
	Greenville	19	19	W19EF-D	Silent
	Greenwood	33	33	WNBD-LD	NBC
	Clarksdale	34	34	W34ER-D	Silent
Hattiesburg	Laurel	18	18	WLHA-LD	Silent
Hattiesburg		23	23	WHPM-LD	Fox	Antenna TV on 23.2, MyNet/MeTV on 23.3
		42	27	W27EH-D	Silent
Jackson	Vicksburg	26	26	W26BB-D	Silent
Meridian		21	15	WOOK-LD	Telemundo
Tupelo	Starkville	3	3	WCBI-LD	Silent
	Starkville	5	5	W05BV-D	Biz TV
	Bruce	7	14	WTME-LD	Local	Retro TV on 7.2, Heartland on 7.4
	Starkville	22	22	W22EP-D	Silent
	Columbus	25	25	WLMS-LD	Silent
	Columbus	30	30	W30ES-D	Silent
	Booneville	34	34	WHBH-CD	Unity TV
	Fulton	39	24	W24EP-D	Unity TV
Tupelo		40	14	W14EQ-D

Defunct low-power stations

• Channel 8: WBXK-CA - Community Television Network - Jackson (11/22/1988-3/29/2013)

Translators

Area served	City of license	VC	RF	Callsign	Translating	Network	Notes
Columbia		17	29	W29EY-D	WMAU-TV	PBS	satellite of WMPN-TV ch. 29 Jackson PBS Kids on 17.2, Create on 17.3, WAMU-FM on 17.4
Tupelo	Calhoun City	34	26	WMPJ-LD	WTME-LD	Silent

Cable-only stations

• Piedmont CW - The CW - Greenwood
• The Gospel Broadcasting Network - GBN - Olive Branch
• HCN (Hill Country Network) - HCN - New Albany

See also

• Mississippi media
  • List of newspapers in Mississippi
  • List of radio stations in Mississippi
  • Media of locales in Mississippi: Biloxi, Gulfport, Hattiesburg, Jackson

References

1. "All About WLBT". www.wlbt.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2001.

Bibliography

• "United States TV Stations: Mississippi", Yearbook of Radio and Television, New York: Radio Television Daily, 1964, OCLC   7469377 – via Internet Archive
• Will Norton Jr.; et al. (1992). "Two Comparisons of Rural Public Television Viewers and Nonviewers in Northern Mississippi". Journalism Quarterly . 69– via University of Nebraska.

External links

• "State: Mississippi". TV Query Broadcast Station Search. Washington DC: Federal Communications Commission. December 10, 2015.
• "Mississippi: News and Media: Television". DMOZ . AOL. (Directory ceased in 2017)
• Mississippi Association of Broadcasters