WLBT Mississippi is an NBC affiliated entertainment channel based in Jackson, Mississippi. It was founded on 19 December 1953 as WJBT by Lamar Life Insurance Company.
WLBT is the second oldest television station in Jackson’s and Mississippi’s third oldest television station. It was renamed after a few months as WLBT (Lamar Broadcasting Television) on the name of the owner. The channel always affiliated with NBC.
However, WLBT had affiliated with ABC, and in the late 1950s, it was also affiliated with NTA film network. WLBT to TV-3, Inc. purchased the channel on 9 January 1980 by Communications Improvement.
After four years Frank Melton formed Civic Communications and bought WLBT. The channel operated as the low powered satellite from 1982 to 1991, in Meridian, Mississippi from 1982-1991. Melton sold the WLBT in 2000 to Liberty Corporation; they merged in 2006 with Raycom Media who is the recent owner of the channel. From the last 30 years, it is a prominent news channel in Jackson and used the only helicopter for gathering breaking news and traffic reports.
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General Information
| Sr. No | Contents | Details |
| 1 | Launched Date | 19 December , 1953 |
| 2 | Country | Jackson, Mississippi,United States |
| 3 | Branding | WLBT News (newscasts) WLBT 3 (general) |
| 4 | Owner | Raycom Media |
| 5 | Call Letter Meaning | Lamar Broadcast Television |
| 6 | Sister Channels | WLOO WDBD WDAM-TV WLOX |
| 7 | Channels | Digital: 30 (UHF) Virtual: 3 (PSIP) |
| 8 | Sub Channels | 3.1 NBC 3.3 Escape 3.2 Bounce TV |
| 9 | Affiliations | NBC (1970-Present) |
| 10 | Former Affiliations | ABC (1953–1970) |
Programming
WLBT Mississippi News Live broadcast news, political talk shows, comedy series and a wide range of television series for their viewers. Some notable programs of the channel are given below.
| Sr. No | programs | Category |
| 1 | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Comedy talk show |
| 2 | Mad Money | Business/financial news |
| 3 | Inside Edition | Newsmagazine program |
| 4 | Right this minute | News program |
| 5 | Today’s take | Talk show/News |
| 6 | WLBT Noon News | News |
| 7 | Jeopardy! | Game show |
| 8 | Powerless | Fantasy/Romance sitcom |
| 9 | The Voyager With Josh Garcia | Travel documentary |
| 10 | Last Call With Carson Daly | Comedy talk show |
| 11 | Winning Walk | Religious program |
| 12 | EPL Soccer | Sports program |
| 13 | Days of our Lives | Soap Opera |
| 14 | NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt | News program |
| 15 | In Touch Ministries | Religious program |
| 16 | Mid-Day Mississippi | News |
| 17 | Today | News talkshow |
| 18 | Harry | Variety show |
| 19 | Chicago P.D. | Crime/thrill drama |
| 20 | Dateline NBC | Newsmagazine |
| 21 | Grimm | Horror drama |
| 22 | The Wall | Game show |
| 23 | English Premier League Soccer | Sports program |
| 24 | Naturally, Danny Seo | Health /Educational program |
| 25 | WLBT News | news |
| 26 | The voice of Goodwill | Public affairs program |
| 27 | Early Today | News |
| 28 | Meet the press | Political program |
| 29 | Give | Reality show |
| 30 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | C0medy talk show |
| 31 | Entertainment Tonight | Entertainment program |
| 32 | The Doctors | Talk show |
| 33 | Judge Joe Brown | Reality Court Show |
| 34 | Heart of a Champion With Lauren Thompson | Sports |
| 35 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Crime drama |
