WTOK-TV was fortunate enough to gain that license, and consequently became the only station to serve the Meridian area until WHTV started in 1968 (however, that station went off the air in 1970, for a year and a half) WMAW (a Mississippi Public Broadcasting station) would not sign on until 1972. This created a "doughnut" in East Central Mississippi where there was only one VHF license available. H&C then sold WTOK to United Broadcasting, who also owned KARK-TV in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1984.Īlthough most media markets were allocated two VHF commercial channels and one VHF noncommercial channel, what would become of the Meridian media market was sandwiched between Columbus–Tupelo (channels 2, 4, and 9) to the north, Jackson (channel 3 and later channel 12) to the west, Hattiesburg– Laurel (channel 9, later 7) and Mobile (channels 3, 5, and 10) to the south, and Birmingham (channels 6, 10, and 13) and Montgomery (channels 8 and 12) to the east. In 1983, the Hobbys reorganized their broadcast holdings as H&C Communications after they sold off the Houston Post. Wright also owned The Meridian Star, and was forced to sell channel 11 to the Hobby family of Houston in 1981 as a result of FCC action six years earlier prohibiting cross-ownership between a town's only newspaper and TV station. ABC had become the highest-rated network in the nation by this time and wanted a station that would clear all of its programming. It became an exclusive ABC affiliate on April 1, 1980, sending CBS to WHTV when WTVA's owners decided to convert it into a separate station. DuMont folded in 1955 and NBC went to WHTV (channel 24, now WMDN) when that station resumed broadcasting in 1972 (via its status as a satellite of Tupelo's WTWV, now WTVA). WTOK started as a primary CBS affiliate but carried programming from ABC, NBC, and DuMont as well. WJTV in Jackson had started broadcasting in January of that year on a UHF frequency. Wright, and its first program was a football game between Dartmouth and Holy Cross. WTOK was originally owned by Southern Television Corporation founded by Robert F. WTOK-TV began broadcasting on Septem as the second television station in Mississippi and the first on the VHF band. The station is owned by Gray Television, and maintains studios on 23rd Avenue in Meridian's Mid-Town section its transmitter is located on Crestview Circle (along MS 145/Roebuck Drive) in unincorporated Lauderdale County, south of the city. If you’re interested in a different station or stream, use the search box at the top of the page.WTOK-TV (channel 11) is a television station in Meridian, Mississippi, United States, affiliated with ABC, MyNetworkTV and The CW Plus. Location: Meridian, Mississippi, United States You can watch the station online via the WTOK 11 live stream and its collection of videos, updated regularly. In addition to being known as WTOK 11 Meridian ABC, it’s also called simply by its FCC call sign WTOK. It’s a local news and entertainment station that broadcasts local news, weather, traffic, sports, and entertainment television. Radiation Center-above Mean Sea Level (RCAMSL) More Facts About WTOK 11 Meridian ABC Live WTOK-TV
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