L J T ). ▁It ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁M T ▁Communic ations ▁and ▁a ired ▁on ▁U H F ▁analog ▁channel ▁ 1 6 . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁area ' s ▁first ▁independent ▁station ▁and ▁joined ▁Fox ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁After ▁M T ▁Broadcast ing ▁bought ▁W CA Y ▁in ▁Nash ville ▁( ren aming ▁it ▁W X MT ) ▁and ▁WM K W ▁in ▁M emph is ▁( now ▁W L MT ), ▁W MT U ▁began ▁mostly ▁sim ul cast ing ▁WM K W / W L MT . ▁ ▁W J WT ▁became ▁W MT U ▁on ▁January ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁and ▁during ▁that ▁year ▁Fox ▁pulled ▁its ▁affili ation ▁from ▁W L MT ▁and ▁gave ▁it ▁to ▁W PT Y - TV ▁( now ▁W AT N - TV ). ▁However , ▁W MT U ▁retained ▁its ▁Fox ▁affili ation , ▁though ▁outside ▁of ▁network ▁programming ▁the ▁two ▁stations ▁continued ▁to ▁sim ul cast . ▁When ▁Clear ▁Channel ▁Communic ations ▁( now ▁i He art Media ) ▁began ▁programming ▁W L MT ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁L MA ▁included ▁W MT U ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁stations ▁became ▁char ter ▁UP N ▁affili ates ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁However , ▁W MT U ▁remained ▁a ▁primary ▁Fox ▁affili ate ▁until ▁the ▁network ' s ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁WH B Q