WTOK-DT2
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| Meridian, Mississippi United States | |
|---|---|
| Branding |
myTOK2 (general) NewsCenter 11 |
| Channels |
Digital: WTOK-DT 11.2 (VHF) (to move to 13.2 (VHF)) Virtual: 11.2 (PSIP) |
| Affiliations |
MyNetworkTV (primary 2009–present; secondary 2006–2009) Jewelry Television (overnight)[1] |
| Owner |
Gray Television (Gray Television Licensee, LLC) |
| First air date | 2006 |
| Call letters' meaning | see WTOK |
| Former affiliations |
Fox (primary, 2006–2009) The Sportsman Channel (overnight, 2006–2009) |
| Transmitter power |
90 kW 104 kW (CP) |
| Height |
160 m (525 ft) 159.1 m (522 ft) (CP) |
| Class | DT |
| Facility ID | 4686 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 32°19′39″N 88°41′28″W / 32.32750°N 88.69111°W |
WTOK-DT2 is a MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station-affiliated television station licensed to Meridian, Mississippi, United States. Known on-air as myTOK2, it is a second digital subchannel of ABC affiliate WTOK-TV (channel 11) that is owned by Gray Television. Over the air, it broadcasts a 16:9 widescreen standard definition digital signal on virtual and VHF channel 11.2 from a transmitter south of Meridian on Crestview Circle (along MS 145/Roebuck Drive) in unincorporated Lauderdale County. The station can also be seen on Comcast Xfinity channel 2. WTOK-DT2's parent station maintains studios at 815 23rd Avenue in Meridian's Mid-Town section.
History
The station signed-on in early 2006 as the market's first locally based Fox affiliate. Known on-air as "Fox Meridian", it could also be seen on Comcast channel 10 and in high definition on digital channel 434. WTOK had previously served as a partial Fox affiliate in the mid-1990s carrying NFL broadcasts as well as selected Fox programming in late night time-slots. Otherwise, access to the network was provided through its national service Foxnet and WDBB in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on cable.
Starting September 5, 2006, it began airing programming from Fox's new sister programming service MyNetworkTV. Shows from that service aired Monday through Saturday nights from 9 until 11 in a delayed arrangement. After NBC affiliate WGBC (channel 30) acquired the area's Fox affiliation in late 2008, WTOK-DT2 became known as "myTOK2" to reflect the station's shift to a primary MyNetworkTV affiliation. At this point, overnight programming from The Sportsman Channel was dropped and Jewelry Television took its place. It also moved from Comcast channel 10 to channel 2 and surrendered the digital channel 434 allotment to WGBC.
In October 2017, the over-the-air feed of "myTOK2" was upgraded into a 16:9 widescreen standard definition picture format; it could not be upgraded into 720p HD, most likely due to bandwidth limitations prohibiting WTOK from transmitting all three of their feeds in HD simultaneously.[2] "myTOK2" had previously been offered in 480i 4:3 standard definition.
Programming
Syndicated programming on WTOK-DT2 includes Family Guy, Two and a Half Men, Friends and Family Feud among others. Overnight, it airs paid programming from Jewelry Television.
Newscasts
WTOK-DT2 does not currently offer any live newscasts produced by its parent station (such as in prime time at 9). There is, however, a repeat of Good Morning Meridian from 7:30 until 9 on weekday mornings. Every morning at Midnight, there is a rebroadcast of the previous night's edition of NewsCenter 11 at 10.