WLOO
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| HAAT | 582 m (1,909 ft) |
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| Transmitter coordinates | 32°12′49.9″N 90°22′56.5″W / 32.213861°N 90.382361°W |
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Public license information | |
| Website | www |
WLOO (channel 35) is a
History
The station signed on September 29, 2003, as WUFX, airing an analog signal on UHF channel 35. The station was Jackson's second Fox affiliate; until its launch, there was no over-the-air affiliate in the area because WDBD had dropped the network in favor of The WB almost two years earlier in October 2001. During the previous 23 months, Fox programming was made available on cable in Jackson via Foxnet, although cable providers in the Natchez area carried WNTZ-TV from Alexandria, Louisiana instead. Throughout its Fox affiliation, WUFX carried the branding "Fox 35" and used the slogan "Fox For You".
Channel 35 would have officially begun broadcasting at 11 a.m. on September 7 in time for the start of the
In early 2006, it was announced The WB and UPN would merge to form The CW. At the same time, News Corporation (owner of Fox) made public that another new network called MyNetworkTV would be launching as well. UPN affiliate WRBJ was announced as the new station for The CW while WUFX would join MyNetworkTV. In advance of the switch to MyNetworkTV, WUFX and WDBD swapped affiliations. On July 3, 2006, the station temporarily picked up The WB but began identifying itself on-air as "My 35" in anticipation of joining the new network. After joining MyNetworkTV, it continued carrying WB programming in a secondary nature until that network shut down on September 17. Meanwhile, WDBD rejoined Fox and adopted the branding "Fox 40". WUFX and WDBD were sold by Jackson Television to Roundtable Broadcasting in early 2010. However, the latter's licensee listing with the FCC still says Jackson Television.
Vicksburg Broadcasting filed to sell WUFX and WBMS-CA to American Spirit Media in July 2012. As American Spirit also acquired WDBD and WXMS-LP from Roundtable Broadcasting, the WUFX license was then sold for $1 to Tougaloo College, though American Spirit provides sales services to the station under a joint sales agreement. Gray Television, owner of WLBT, provides certain services to the American Spirit stations under a shared services agreement.[2] Tougaloo intends to use WUFX to teach its students about the operation of television stations.[3] On November 13, the transaction was consummated.[4] On April 15, 2013, the call letters were changed to WLOO.[5]
News operation
In April 2010, WDBD began producing a weeknight half-hour newscast on WUFX, called Fox 40 News at 10 on My 35, which competed against long-standing news broadcasts seen on the market's big three affiliates. After American Spirit Media completed its acquisition of WDBD and entered into the shared services agreement with WLBT, the Fox station's news department was shut down. Production of WDBD's newscasts was assumed by WLBT on November 12, 2012, with all of the news programming retained except for the 10 p.m. show on WUFX since it would compete with WLBT.
Technical information
Subchannels
The station's signal is
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35.1 | 720p | 16:9 |
WLOO-HD | Main WLOO programming / MyNetworkTV |
| 35.2 | 480i | H&I | Heroes & Icons | |
| 35.3 | StartTV | Start TV | ||
| 35.4 | Decades | Catchy Comedy | ||
| 35.5 | ThisTV | This TV | ||
| 35.6 | Movies | Movies! |
Analog-to-digital conversion
WLOO (as WUFX) shut down its analog signal, over
WUFX was granted an original
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLOO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Seyler, Dave (August 1, 2012). "TV dealings in the Jackson MS market". Television Business Report. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- ^ "Tougaloo College to acquire Vicksburg-based TV station". The Clarion-Ledger. Associated Press. August 2, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- ^ "Application Search Details".
- ^ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WLOO
- ^ List of Digital Full-Power Stations