The original owner of the station was Southern Television Corporation which was acquired by Robert F. Wright. On UHF technology, WJTV begin its transmission in the specific areas of Jackson in January 1953 and it was holding primary association of CBS network but also carried another market-based programming including NBC, DuMont, and ABC.
WTOK Local News Live:
WHTV announced to get associated with the NBC network during the suspension of DuMont in 1955 from the broadcasting market. ABC programming was exclusively adopted by the station in 1980 and CBS programming was carried out by WHTV after being operated as an independent outlet in the market. Wright announced to sell out the television station to the Hobby family which is based in Houston, Texas in 1981. Fox affiliation was also adopted by WTOK and carried NFL transmission during prime-time slots. Merrill Lynch announced to acquire United Broadcasting in 1988 and later it was sold to Benedek broadcasting.
Viewership of WTOK:
Gray television was announced to acquire most broadcasting television assets of Benedek which was facing financial issues in 2002 and WTOK was also in the deal. Digital transmission of WTOK television station is started on June 12, 2009, and Raycom Media which was based in Alabama and Montgomery bought by Gray television on June 25, 2018, with a total amount of 3.65 million dollars. Some television outlets were decided to merge with WTOK such as WDBD associated with Fox network, WLBT with having NBC affiliation and WLOO was based in Jackson.
News App of Channel 11:
WTOK news app is developed and launched by media owners and can be watched in many United States counties. Some prominent feature of this app is video transmission and live media coverage from the actual ground and recorded by HD cameras. The weather segment and reports, warnings and alerts, traffic plan, and the situation in the area are available in ABC 11 app.
News Team of WTOK:
The news department of WTOK ABC 11 has Pat Peterson in that he served his duties as news director of the station and Sheila McLain. Anchor and reporters of television outlets are Emily Erikson and Tom Williams and the Assignment manager post is adopted by Spencer Murray. The sports director and anchor of the news team is Shahji Adam along Stephen Bowers is the chief meteorologist.
News Channel 11 Weather App:
Weather segments are reported by professional team members of WTOK ABC 11 and meteorologists keep you aware of the storms predictions and heavy rains falls which can be caused by flood situations. Meridian and other designated areas can affect by various tornadoes and serial hurricanes.
First Weather Alert of Meridian:
Dietra McKenzie and Harrison Nix both are highly competent and energetic station weather experts who keep you informed and closely monitor the upcoming events during severe weather conditions. Mobile applications and television newscasting tickers are the sources of first weather alerts from the WTOK ABC 11 team.
Where We Can Watch Live Stream:
Live transmission is considered as a smooth and uninterrupted sequence of broadcasting from the station and WTOK ABC 11 provides you entertainment, news, live talk shows, and sports match in HD definition. Meridian and other communities are facilitated by cable and satellite providers with having subscription plans.
WTOK-TV is originally a virtually based television station that is operated through channel 11 and digitally controlled and watched on very high-frequency channel 13. CW+, My Network TV, and ABC programming are carried out by the station that is a major market-based television network in the area. The transmission license is appointed to the city of Meridian in the United States. The current ownership rights for the station belong to Gray Television and WTOK station facilities are situated in Lauderdale County on 23rd Avenue along with a transmitter tower is based in Roebuck Drive. Comcast Xfinity is the market-based transmission provider on channel 6 on cable connections and HD transmission is served by digital channel 431.
