WXVT
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| Greenville/Greenwood, Mississippi | |
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| Branding | WXVT (general) Delta News |
| Slogan | More Local News |
| Channels | Digital: 15 (UHF) |
| Subchannels | 15.1 CBS |
| Owner | Saga Communications (Saga Broadcasting, LLC) |
| First air date | November 7, 1980 |
| Call letters' meaning | XV (roman numeral 15) Television |
| Former channel number(s) | 15 (UHF analog, 1980-2009) |
| Transmitter power | 330 kW |
| Height | 269 m |
| Facility ID | 25236 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 33°39′26″N 90°42′18″W / 33.65722°N 90.705°W |
WXVT is the CBS-affiliated television station for the Delta area of Northwestern Mississippi that is licensed to Greenville. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 15 from a transmitter northeast of Shaw. Owned by Saga Communications, the station has studios on East Reed Road in Greenville. Syndicated programming on WXVT includes: Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy!, Divorce Court, and Judge Joe Brown.
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[edit] Digital television
| Channel | Video | Aspect | Programming |
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| 15.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | main WXVT programming / CBS |
[edit] History
Its first broadcast was on November 7, 1980. It has been a CBS affiliate for its entire existence. Before this, WJTV in Jackson had served as the default affiliate. ABC affiliate WABG-TV was actually the area's first affiliate of CBS when it launched back in October 1959. However a few months later, WJTV complained that the channel was encroaching on its service area. This is because WABG's signal reaches the far northern fringes of the Jackson market. Current owner Saga Communications purchased WXVT in 1998.
[edit] Newscasts
WXVT's news department is quite small compared with other big three network stations, even considering the size of the market. It has always been well behind WABG in the ratings. Unlike most CBS affiliates in the Central Time Zone, this station does not air midday news during the week. It also does not offer a full two-hour weekday morning show. WXVT has won numerous Mississippi Associated Press awards including first place for "Best Newscast", "Best Weathercast", "Best Feature Story", "Best Sport Story", and "Best Spot News Story".
[edit] News team[1]
Anchors
- Anne Martin - weekday mornings Delta Daybreak; also assistant news director
- Earl Phelps - weeknights at 6 and 10 p.m.; also news director
- LaMonica Peters - weekend evenings; also weeknight reporter
- Brittany Weiss - weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.; also reporter
Weather team
- Ray Green - chief meteorologist; weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.
- David Wolter - meteorologist; weekend evenings, also weeknight reporter
Sports team
- Stephen Robinson - sports director; weeknights at 6 and 10 p.m.
- Brian Echols - sports anchor; weekend evenings, also sports reporter
Reporters
- Sasha Jones - general assignment reporter; also fill-in anchor
- Woodrow Wilkins - general assignment reporter; also web director
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