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WAPT

WAPT (channel 16) is a television station in Jackson, Mississippi, United States, affiliated with ABC and CBS. The station is owned by Hearst Television and maintains studios and transmitter facilities on Channel 16 Way (off MS 18) in southwest Jackson.

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Owner
Hearst Television · (Jackson Hearst Television Inc.)
Affiliations
16.1: ABC · 16.4: CBS · for others, see § Subchannels
Branding
16 WAPT · MeTV Jackson (16.2)
Call sign meaning
"American Public Television"; station was founded by American Public Life Insurance Company
Channels
Digital: 21 (UHF) · Virtual: 16
ERP
1,000 kW

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WAPT

Nodes53
Edges52
Triples136
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.037736
Components1

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WAPT

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related to Early years · 36
WAPT → ABC, Alabama, American Public Life, American Public Life Insurance, At, Birmingham, By March, Camden, CBS, Central America, Company, FCC, However, In, Its, Jackson, Jackson's, Jackson-based, John MacLendon, MacLendon
related to Argyle/Hearst ownership · 26
WAPT → After, Although Arthur, Argyle, Argyle Television, Argyle Television II, Argyle's, Associated Press, Because, Borat, Borat's, Bulgarian, Dharma Arthur, Hearst Corporation, Hearst Corporation's, Hearst Television, Hearst-Argyle Television, How, In, In August, January
related to News operation · 22
WAPT → Argyle, At, Bell-Flynt, Bert Case, Bob Noonan, Cal Adams, Dick Thames, In, Jackson, Mississippi, News, Northstar, November, September, Stephanie Bell-Flynt, Two, VHF, WAPT's, With, WJTV
related to Price and Northstar Television Group ownership · 19
WAPT → ABC, Appleton, Clay, Clay's, Dick Appleton, For, He, Jackson, January, Northstar Television Group, NYPD Blue, Price, Price Communications, September, Stuart Kellogg, The, Thomson Newspapers, TV, Two
related to Analog-to-digital conversion · 7
WAPT → As, Broadcasters, June, National Association, SAFER Act, The, UHF
related to Subchannels · 6
WAPT → Channel, Jackson, MS, The, WAPT's, Way
Affiliations · 3
WAPT → 16.1: ABC, 16.4: CBS, for others, see § Subchannels
Branding · 2
WAPT → 16 WAPT, MeTV Jackson (16.2)
Channels · 2
WAPT → Digital: 21 (UHF), Virtual: 16
Owner · 2
WAPT → (Jackson Hearst Television Inc.), Hearst Television

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station television news jackson hearst channel 16 wjtv abc cbs public company wlbt group argyle american life stations acquired insurance

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WAPTAffiliations16.1: ABC1.00infobox
WAPTAffiliations16.4: CBS1.00infobox
WAPTAffiliationsfor others, see § Subchannels1.00infobox
WAPTBranding16 WAPT1.00infobox
WAPTBrandingMeTV Jackson (16.2)1.00infobox
WAPTCall sign meaning"American Public Television"; station was founded by American Public Life Insurance Company1.00infobox
WAPTChannelsDigital: 21 (UHF)1.00infobox
WAPTChannelsVirtual: 161.00infobox
WAPTERP1,000 kW1.00infobox
WAPTFacility ID497121.00infobox
WAPTFirst air dateOctober 3, 1970 (1970-10-03)1.00infobox
WAPTFormer channel numbersAnalog: 16 (UHF, 1970–2009)1.00infobox
WAPTHAAT332 m (1,089 ft)1.00infobox
WAPTLicensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
WAPTOwnerHearst Television1.00infobox
WAPTOwner(Jackson Hearst Television Inc.)1.00infobox
WAPTPublic license informationPublic file1.00infobox
WAPTPublic license informationLMS1.00infobox
WAPTTransmitter coordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
WAPTWebsitewww.wapt.com1.00infobox

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