WLBT
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| Branding | WLBT 3; WLBT News |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WDBD, WLOO | |
| History | |
First air date |
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Former call signs | WJBT (1953–1954) |
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Call sign meaning | Lamar Broadcast Television (former owner) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 68542 |
| ERP | 535 kW |
| HAAT | 624 m (2,047 ft) |
| 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 |
WLBT (channel 3) is a television station in Jackson, Mississippi, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by Gray Media, which also operates American Spirit Media–owned Fox affiliate WDBD (channel 40) and Vicksburg-licensed MyNetworkTV outlet WLOO (channel 35) under shared services agreements (SSAs). WLOO's license is owned by Tougaloo College, with American Spirit actually operating the station through a separate joint sales agreement (JSA); in turn, Gray provides WLOO with limited engineering support. The three stations share studios on South Jefferson Street in downtown Jackson; WLBT's transmitter is located on Thigpen Road southeast of Raymond, Mississippi.
Originally a pro-segregationist station, in 1969, it became the first station stripped of its right to broadcast for failing to serve the public interest. It was then relaunched under different ownership, becoming a pioneer in racial equality among Southern broadcasters.