WLOX

WLOX is the ABC affiliate for Biloxi and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Its transmitter is located near the unincorporated town of McHenry, Mississippi. WLOX began operating on September 15, 1962, the first TV station on Mississippi's Gulf Coast. It was founded by the Love Family, who also owned an AM station with the same callsign. The family sold WLOX-TV to Cosmos Broadcasting (later Liberty Corporation) in 1994. Liberty merged with Raycom Media i... more

WLOX is the ABC affiliate for Biloxi and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Its transmitter is located near the unincorporated town of McHenry, Mississippi. WLOX began operating on September 15, 1962, the first TV station on Mississippi's Gulf Coast. It was founded by the Love Family, who also owned an AM station with the same callsign. The family sold WLOX-TV to Cosmos Broadcasting (later Liberty Corporation) in 1994. Liberty merged with Raycom Media in 2005. Due to ABC having station its affiliate further east in Pensacola, Florida, rather than Mobile, Alabama, WLOX helped fill a void in areas west of Mobile that could not receive ABC programs. Until 1978, WLOX also filled a void in the New Orleans area. In that market, WVUE preempted most of the daytime soap operas on ABC until 1978. WVUE also preempted moderate amounts of other ABC shows. WLOX had a grade B signal in New Orleans, so this enabled viewers in that area to see all of ABC's shows. However, today, most of the New Orleans... less