WMAF-TV

WMAF-TV is the ABC affiliate serving Biloxi, Mississippi, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Broadcasting on channel 16, WMAF-TV, is owned and operated by the Mississippi Association for Better Television through the Mississippi Entertainment Television group. Unlike the other stations that are apart of the group, WMAF airs a 6 PM and 10 PM editions of the Newshour due to them being an ABC affiliate. The 6 PM edition is an hour long, while the 10 PM edition is only 35 minutes.

Hurricane Katrina
In 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the Mississippi Gulf Coast and Louisiana. Mississippi Entertainment Television aired an all-day coverage of the Hurricane as it went through the region. WMAF (along with NBC affiliate WBOX) led an 2-day telethon for Hurricane Relief.