WHLT

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WHLT (satellite of WJTV, Jackson, Mississippi)
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.

[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 anchors at Media General sister station WRBL (Columbus, GA) and Mia Butler who hosts TBS's "Movie and a Makeover"

[edit] External links

• WJTV website
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WHLT