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16 WAPT News is the news service of WAPT, a television station in Jackson, Mississippi, affiliated with ABC. Owned by Hearst Television, the station signed on in October 1970 as Jackson's third commercial station, with studios on Channel 16 Way in southwest Jackson.

WAPT Newscasts

16 WAPT News broadcasts live on weekdays at 4:30 a.m. and at 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m., with Saturday editions at 6 a.m., 8 a.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. and Sunday editions at 6 a.m., 8 a.m., 5:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.

The station's community output includes the Alyce Clarke Awards and the recognition of scholar athletes in its scholarship programmes.

Weather and traffic updates supplement the newscasts, with breaking news alerts available by email subscription.

From Insurance Company to Hearst, 1970-1997

WAPT was founded in October 1970 by the Jackson-based American Public Life Insurance Company and was acquired by Argyle Television in 1995, which merged with Hearst in 1997.

Long rated Jackson's third news station, it became more competitive in local news under Hearst ownership, and its fourth subchannel became Jackson's new CBS affiliate on 1 August 2026.

Today WAPT streams its newscasts live on wapt.com and through the Uplynk platform, with bulletins archived on the official 16 WAPT News Jackson YouTube channel.

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