fɔːɹ sˈɛvɹəl wˈiːks ˈæftɚwɚd, stˈæf fɹʌmðə dᵻfˈʌŋkt mˌɪsɪsˈɪpi nˈuːz tənˈaɪt nˈuːzkæst mˈuːvd tə dˈʌbəljˌuːlˈʌv tə pɹədˈuːs ɐ lˈoʊkəl nˈuːzkæst bᵻfˌoːɹ dˌʌbəljˌuːtˌiːvˌiːˈeɪ tˈʊk ˌoʊvɚ nˈuːzkæst ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz ɪn mˈeɪ.
For several weeks afterward, staff from the defunct Mississippi News Tonight newscast moved to WLOV to produce a local newscast before WTVA took over newscast operations in May.