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WLOO is the MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station for Jackson, Mississippi that is licensed to Vicksburg/Tougaloo. It broadcasts a standard definition digital signal on UHF channel 41 (or virtual channel 35.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter on Thigpen Road in Raymond. The station can also be seen on Cable ONE channel 9 and Comcast channel 11. Owned by Tougaloo College, WLOO has a joint sales agreement (JSA) with American Spirit Media-owned Fox affiliate WDBD. WLOO's station, studio and operations are located in South Jackson off of Highway 18. WLOO is operated and controlled by Tougaloo College Formed LLC Board 2 Rivers Communications, General Manager and Management Staff. Syndicated programming on this outlet includes ''The Office'', ''30 Rock'', ''Family Feud'', and ''America's Court with Judge Ross'' among others. ==History== The station signed-on September 29, 2003 as WUFX, airing an analog signal on UHF channel 35. The station was Jackson's second Fox affiliate; until its launch, there was no over-the-air affiliate in the area because WDBD had dropped the network in favor of The WB almost two years earlier in October 2001. Throughout its Fox affiliation, WUFX was known on-air as "Fox 35" and used the slogan "Fox For You". Channel 35 would have officially begun broadcasting at 11 in the morning on September 7 in time for the start of the 2003 NFL season. However, two members of the tower construction crew had shots fired at them at the station's analog transmitter site in Edwards on August 31. As a result, all work was halted for 22 days while the Hinds County Sheriff's Department conducted an investigation. Deputies eventually decided it was safe for the construction crew to resume work on WUFX's transmitter and even provided on-site security until its completion. In early-2006, it was announced The WB and UPN would merge to form The CW. At the same time, News Corporation (owner of Fox) made public another new network called MyNetworkTV would be launching as well. UPN affiliate WRBJ was announced as the new station for The CW while WUFX would join MyNetworkTV. In advance of the switch to MyNetworkTV, WUFX and WDBD swapped affiliations. On July 3, 2006, the station temporarily picked up The WB but began identifying itself on-air as "My 35" in anticipation of joining the new network. After joining MyNetworkTV, it continued carrying WB programming in a secondary nature until that network shut down September 17. Meanwhile, WDBD rejoined Fox and became known on-air as "Fox 40". WUFX and WDBD were sold by Jackson Television to Roundtable Broadcasting in early 2010. However, the latter's licensee listing with the FCC still says Jackson Television. Vicksburg Broadcasting filed to sell WUFX and WBMS-CA to American Spirit Media in July 2012. As American Spirit also acquired WDBD and WXMS-LP from Roundtable Broadcasting, the WUFX license was then sold for $1 to Tougaloo College, though American Spirit provides sales services to the station under a joint sales agreement. Raycom Media, owner of WLBT, provides certain services to the American Spirit stations under a shared services agreement. Tougaloo intends to use WUFX to teach its students about the operation of television stations. On November 13, the transaction was consummated.〔http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1524273〕 On April 15, 2013, the call letters were changed to WLOO. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「WLOO」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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