List of television stations in Mississippi

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

## Full-power stations

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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

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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

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* 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

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Area served  | City of license  | VC  | RF  | Callsign  | Network  | Notes

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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-LD | MeTV |
Cleveland | 17  | 17  | WXVT-LD | CBS |
Greenville | 19  | 19  | W19EF-D | Silent  |
Grenada | 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

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

## Translators

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Area served  | City of license  | VC  | RF  | Callsign  | Translating  | Network  | Notes

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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

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

## See also

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

## References

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

## Bibliography

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* "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

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* "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

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