News Operation
With WMDN's third launch in 1994, local newscasts on weeknights at 6 and 10 were added to the schedule. This was the second attempt to take on longtime dominant WTOK in the ratings. From 1991 until 1994, WGBC aired news during the week that was known as WGBC News 30. Those broadcasts ended after local businessman, Alex Shields, bought majority control of the station. WTOK's continual status as the most watched station in Eastern Mississippi has been a result of being the only VHF station in the area.
With the introduction of a news department, WMDN simulcasted all of its shows on WGBC as a result of the LMA. Therefore, the newscasts were branded as 24/30 News. The title changed to WMDN News when the shows were dropped from WGBC's lineup. WMDN also aired an hour-long weekday morning show at 6 for a short time. All newscasts ended on June 30, 2005 as a result of being unable to gain consistent ratings and viewership. A few years later, WMDN and WGBC began airing local weather cut-ins during the national weekday morning shows.
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“Though news be sad, yet tell them merrily;
If good, thou shamest the music of sweet news
By playing it to me with so sour a face.”
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