WLOV-TV

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = WLOV-TV
station_
station_slogan =
station_branding = Fox 27
analog = 27 (UHF)
digital = 16 (UHF)
other_chs =
affiliations = Fox
network =
founded =
airdate = May 29, 1983
location = West Point/Tupelo/Columbus, Mississippi
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = WVSB-TV (1983-1991)
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Lingard Broadcasting Corporation
"(LMA with WTVA, Inc.)"
licensee =
sister_stations = WKDH, WTVA
former_affiliations = Primary:
ABC (1983-1995)
Secondary:
Fox (1991-1995)
effective_radiated_power = 2000 kW (analog)
390 kW (digital)
HAAT = 512 m (analog)
508.9 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = 37732
coordinates = coord|33|47|39.3|N|89|5|16|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage = [http://www.wlov.com/ www.wlov.com]

WLOV-TV is the Fox network affiliate for the Columbus/Tupelo/West Point, Mississippi television market. The station broadcasts on UHF channel 27, with a digital signal on channel 16. It is legally owned by the Lingard Broadcasting Corporation, but is controlled by the Spain family, owners of area NBC affiliate WTVA, through a local marketing agreement. The TV logo states digital channel 16 but over-the-air reception is on remapped channel 27-1.

The station's general manager is Jennifer Dennington.

From its inception as WVSB-TV in 1983 until August 1994, WLOV was an ABC affiliate. WLOV was a dual ABC/Fox affiliate until the ABC contract ended. During this brief overlap, ABC programming aired during the day and during prime time. The Fox primetime lineup aired during the late night hours. On October 10, 1995, WLOV began using the Fox 27 moniker when ABC was dropped by the station and became a full-time Fox affiliate. ABC wouldn't return over the air to northern Mississippi until WKDH signed on from Houston in 2001.

Newscast titles

Weekday programs

* "WLOV News at Nine" - Anchored by Kalisha Whitman. Dick Rice provides "TrueView" weather forecasts and Marlin Williams gives a look at the day's sports. Airs every day except Saturday.

Weekend programs

* "West Point of View" - Variety and special events program hosted by Terry Smith. Airs Sunday evenings at 10 p.m.

Current Personalities

* Danielle Rotolo
* John Dolusic
* Dick Rice, chief meteorologist
* Craig Ford
* Marlin Williams, sports director
* Robert Byers
* Julee Brown
* Wayne Hereford, reporter
* Susan Parker, reporter
* Kalisha Whitman,anchor/reporter

Past Personalities

* Wendy Allen, former news anchor; became weekend anchor for Central Florida News 13 in 2004, dismissed/quit in December 2006.
* James Hull, former reporter and substitute anchor
* Matt Wyatt, former weekend sports anchor and Southern Sportsman reporter, now sports information director for Northeast Mississippi Community College
* Scott Agner, former weekend meteorologist, dismissed/quit in July 2007.
* Chad Flowers, former weekend sports anchor, quit in June 2007.

Affiliated stations

WTVA, Inc., the parent company that controls and manages WTVA, also controls and manages Fox affiliate WLOV-TV and ABC affiliate WKDH. WTVA, Inc. manages the other two stations through an LMA, or local marketing agreement. Each station has its own station manager and owner, in accordance with FCC policy.

External links

* [http://www.wlov.com/ WLOV-TV official website]
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