WHLT

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WHLT
(satellite of WJTV,
Jackson, Mississippi)
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Hattiesburg / Laurel, Mississippi
Branding CBS 22
News Channel 12
Slogan Where the News Come First
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 the few local stations broadcasting in Hattiesburg. Most TV viewers watch stations from Biloxi and New Orleans.

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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 2000 due to low ratings.

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

WDAM 7 (NBC)/(The Tube on DT2) - WHLT 22 (CBS) - W45AA 45 / 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.

Corporate Directors: J. Stewart Bryan, III (COB) | Marshall N. Morton | O. Reid Ashe, Jr. | John A. Schauss | Diana F. Cantor | Charles A. Davis | Thompson L. Rankin | Rodney A. Smolla | Walter E. Williams | Coleman Wortham, III | H. Graham Woodlief, Jr. | James A. Zimmerman | Neal F. Fondren | Stephen Y. Dickinson | George L. Mahoney | Lou Anne J. Nabhan | John A. Schauss | James F. Woodward

Newspapers: Bristol Herald Courier | Danville Register & Bee | Dothan Eagle | Eden Daily News | Enterprise Legder | Florence Morning News | Hernando Today | Hickory Daily Record | Highlands Today | Independent Tribune | Jackson County Floridan | Manassas Journal Messenger | Opelika-Auburn News | Potomac News | Richmond Times-Dispatch | Statesville Record & Landmark | The Daily Progress | The McDowell News | The News & Advance (Lynchburg) | The News Herald | The News Virginian | The Reidsville Review | The Tampa Tribune | Winston-Salem Journal

ABC Network Affiliates: WJBF | WMBB | WTVQ

CBS Network Affiliates: WBTW | WHLT | WJHL | WJTV | WKRG | WNEG | WNCT | WRBL | WSPA

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

MyNetworkTV Affiliates: WBTW-DT2 | WSAV-DT2

NBC Network Affiliates: KALB | WCBD | WCMH | WFLA | WJAR | WNCN | WSAV | WSLS | WVTM

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

Annual Revenue: $80.2 million USD (FY 2004) | Employees: Unknown at this time. | Stock Symbol: NYSE: MEG | Website: www.mediageneral.com


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