- TV ▁in ▁M emph is ▁that ▁November , ▁at ▁which ▁point ▁the ▁station ▁revert ed ▁to ▁being ▁a ▁semi - s at ellite ▁of ▁W L MT ; ▁following ▁that ▁ac quisition ▁( which ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁the ▁station ' s ▁Fox ▁affili ation ), ▁WH B Q - TV ▁began ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁default ▁Fox ▁affili ate ▁for ▁the ▁portion ▁of ▁western ▁Tennessee ▁that ▁W MT U ▁served . ▁To ▁reflect ▁its ▁status ▁as ▁a ▁Jackson ▁station , ▁channel ▁ 1 6 ▁changed ▁its ▁calls ▁to ▁W J K T ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ; ▁around ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁Clear ▁Channel ▁bought ▁it ▁and ▁W L MT ▁out right . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁programming ▁from ▁The ▁W B ▁moved ▁from ▁W PT Y ▁( where ▁it ▁was ▁air ing ▁in ▁a ▁secondary ▁nature ▁during ▁late ▁night ▁time ▁sl ots ) ▁to ▁W L MT / W J K T ▁where ▁it ▁also ▁a ired ▁out ▁of ▁pattern . ▁The ▁station ' s ▁Jackson ▁office , ▁shared ▁with ▁local ▁production ▁company ▁Total Re ach ▁Television , ▁was ▁dam aged ▁that ▁May ▁after ▁a ▁torn ado ▁struck ▁the ▁dow nt own ▁Jackson ▁area . ▁O wn ed ▁by ▁Clear ▁Channel ▁Television , ▁the ▁local ▁office ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁facility ▁on ▁Radio ▁Road ▁in ▁Jackson ▁shared ▁with ▁Jackson ' s ▁Clear ▁Channel ▁Radio ▁cluster ▁( which ▁were ▁later ▁sold ▁to ▁Fore ver ▁Communic ations ). ▁ ▁On ▁January