WMDN
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| WMDN | |
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| Meridian, Mississippi | |
| Branding | WMDN |
| Slogan | Everybody's Watching |
| Channels | 24 (UHF) analog, 26 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | CBS |
| Owner | WMDN, Inc. |
| Founded | 1968, as WHTV |
| Call letters meaning | W MeriDiaN |
| Former affiliations | FOX (NFL only) |
| Website | www.wmdntv.com |
WMDN is the CBS affiliate for Meridian, Mississippi. WMDN, Inc., the owner of the station, is controlled by the Spain family, owners of WTVA in Tupelo, in the state's northeastern quadrant. The station originally signed on the air in 1968 as WHTV; little is known about its early years. In 1986, WHTV changed call letters to WTZH. WTZH went bankrupt in the early 1990s, leaving eastern Mississippi (and portions of western Alabama) without a CBS affiliate. During the gap, Hattiesburg's WHLT and occasionally Selma, Alabama's WAKA were carried by Comcast to provide CBS programming to cable subscribers. CBS finally returned to broadcasting over the air in the region when WMDN took to the air on February 2, 1994. Its transmitter is located in Meridian.
Historical note: The call letters WMDN were originally used for Midland, Michigan's first radio station (owned by the city's newspaper, the Midland Daily News) that went on the air in 1948 at 1490 kHZ, and continued to use those call letters until July 1971.
[edit] Newscasts
WMDN originally aired news programs Monday-Friday at 6 and 10 p.m. Originally the broadcast was called "24/30 News," since the broadcast was simulcast on NBC affiliate WGBC as part of a local marketing agreement. The title changed to "WMDN News" when the broadcast was dropped from WGBC's lineup. WMDN also aired a morning newscast from 6-7 a.m. weekdays for a short time. All news broadcasts ended on June 30, 2005.
[edit] Programming
In addition to CBS network programming, WMDN airs a variety of syndicated programming including Dr. Phil, Ellen, Entertainment Tonight, and Judge Mathis. Weekend syndicated programming includes Everybody Hates Chris from UPN, It's Showtime at the Apollo, and reruns of Alias.
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