WTOK-TV
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WTOK-TV is the ABC affiliate for Meridian, Mississippi. The station is owned by Gray Television. WTOK also operates the market's first full FOX affiliate on digital sub channel 49.2.
History
The station began broadcasting on September 27, 1953 as the second television station in Mississippi. It started as an affiliate of both ABC and CBS. It also served as a partial FOX affiliate in the mid 1990s, carrying NFL broadcasts as well as selected FOX programming in late night time-slots. WTOK has always led the eastern Mississippi market in ratings; none of the other stations, all on UHF frequencies, have even come close. During 1991 until 1993, WTOK had once again been Meridian's only Big 3 station. Since 2005, it has been the only station in the area to air local news.
Newscasts
Weekday programs
- Good Morning Meridian (6:00 - 7:00 AM), hosted by Andrea Williams, with Charles Daniels giving weather updates. The show is rebroadcast from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM on Fox Meridian.
- Newscenter 11 Live at Five (5:00 PM - 5:30 PM) - Anchored by Wade Phillips. Josh Johnson provides weather forecasts.
- Newscenter 11 at Six (6:00 PM - 6:30 PM) - Anchored by John Johnson and Tom Daniels. Josh Johnson provides weather forecasts and Lindsey Hall gives the sports report.
- Newscenter 11 at Ten (10:00 PM - 10:35 PM) - Same format as the 6:00 PM newscast. Newscenter 11 at Ten is rebroadcast on Fox Meridian (DT 49.2) from Midnight to 12:30 AM.
Weekend programs
- On The Record (5:30 PM - 6:00 PM) - Sunday only interview program. It is also broadcast Sunday morning at 9:00 AM on Fox Meridian and on WFFX-AM Fox Sports 1450 AM on Sunday mornings.
- Newscenter 11 at Six (6:00 PM - 6:30 PM) - Anchored by Reneé LaSalle. Renny Vandewege provides weather forecasts, and Heather Cook gives the sports report. The 6:00 PM newscast only airs on Saturdays.
- Newscenter 11 at Ten (10:00 PM - 10:35 PM) - Same format as 6:00 PM newscast on Saturday. Airs Saturday and Sunday evenings. Newscenter 11 at Ten is rebroadcast on Fox Meridian at Midnight.
Fox Meridian
In early 2006, WTOK began transmitting "Fox Meridian," a separate Fox affiliate on Digital 49.2 as well as on area cable systems. Fox Meridian replaced Fox Net, as well as its predecessor WDBB-17, at the time a Fox affiliate out of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. "Fox Meridian" airs syndicated program similar to other Fox affiliates, as well as rebroadcasts of Good Morning Meridian and Newscenter 11 at Ten. Overnight, it airs outdoors programming from The Sportsman's Channel.The CW
In 2006, Gray Television [signed a deal] to put The CW on four digital subchannels. The CW will air on WTOK-DT 49.3 when the network signs on the air in September 2006.External Links
| Broadcast television in the Meridian market [(Nielsen DMA #184)] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| WTOK 11 (ABC/FOX/''The CW) - WMAW 14 (PBS/MPB) - WMDN 24 (CBS) - WGBC 30 (NBC) - WUFX 35 (WB) - WIIQ 41 (PBS/APT) - W47CG 47 (TBN) | |||
| WXXV 25 () - WLOV 27 () - WDBD 40 () - WNTZ 48 () - WTOK-DT 49.2 () | |
| See also: , , , , , and stations in Mississippi | |
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