West Tennessee (September 21, 1979)

[Bluenoser]

from Jackson Sun via Newspapers.com

JACKSON
2 HBO
3 WREG-CBS Memphis
4 WSM-NBC Nashville
5 WMC-NBC Memphis
6 JCA-TV Local Origination/Music/Weather
7 CBN
8 WTBS Atlanta
9 WTVF-CBS Nashville
10 WNGE-ABC Nashville
11 WKNO-PBS Memphis/WLJT-PBS Lexington (both were listed as ch 11)
12 WBBJ-ABC Jackson
13 WHBQ-ABC Memphis

ATWOOD/TREZAVANT
2 KFVS-CBS Cape Girardeau
4 WSM-NBC Nashville
5 WMC-NBC Memphis
6 WPSD-NBC Paducah
8 WBBJ-ABC Jackson
9 WREG-CBS Memphis
11 WLJT-PBS Lexington
13 WHBQ-ABC Memphis

BRUCETON/HOLLOW RIVER
2 WNGE-ABC Nashville
4 WSM-NBC Nashville
5 WTVF-CBS Nashville
6 WPSD-NBC Paducah
7 WBBJ-ABC Jackson
11 WLJT-PBS Lexington
12 KFVS-CBS Cape Girardeau

CAMDEN
2 WNGE-ABC Nashville
3 WREG-CBS Memphis
4 WSM-NBC Nashville
5 WTVF-CBS Nashville
6 WPSD-NBC Paducah
7 WBBJ-ABC Jackson
10 Local Origination
12 KFVS-CBS Cape Girardeau
13 WHBQ-ABC Memphis

DYER/RUTHFIELD/KENTON
2 CBN
3 WREG-CBS Memphis
4 HBO
5 WMC-NBC Memphis
7 WBBJ-ABC Jackson
8 WPTY Memphis
9 WTBS Atlanta
10 WKNO-PBS Memphis
11 Music/Weather
12 KFVS-CBS Cape Girardeau
13 WHBQ-ABC Memphis

GLEASON
2 KFVS-CBS Cape Girardeau
4 WSM-NBC Nashville
5 WTVF-CBS Nashville
6 WPSD-NBC Paducah
7 WBBJ-ABC Jackson
8 WNGE-ABC Nashville
11 WLJT-PBS Lexington
13 WHBQ-ABC Memphia

GREENFIELD/SHARON
2 KFVS-CBS Cape Girardeau
3 HBO
5 WMC-NBC Memphis
6 WPSD-NBC Paducah
7 WBBJ-ABC Jackson
9 WREG-CBS Memphis
11 WLJT-PBS Lexington
13 WHBQ-ABC Memphis

HENDERSON
2 WLJT-PBS Lexington
3 WREG-CBS Memphis
4 Music/Weather
5 HBO
6 WMC-NBC Memphis
8 WTBS Atlanta
9 WBBJ-ABC Jackson
10 WKNO-PBS Memphis
13 WHBQ-ABC Memphis

HUMBOLDT
2 Local Origination
3 WREG-CBS Memphis
4 WSM-NBC Nashville
5 WMC-NBC Memphis
6 WPSD-NBC Paducah
8 WBBJ-ABC Jackson
9 WPTY Memphis
10 WKNO-PBS Memphis
13 WHBQ-ABC Memphis

:LEXINGTON
2 WTBS Atlanta
3 WREG-CBS Memphis
4 WSM-NBC Nashville
5 HBO
6 WTVF-CBS Nashville
7 WBBJ-ABC Jackson
8 WNGE-ABC Nashville
9 Local Origination
10 Music/Weather
11 WLJT-PBS Lexington
12 WMC-NBC Memphis
13 WHBQ-ABC Memphis

MARTIN
2 WPSD-NBC Paducah
3 WREG-CBS Memphis
4 WSM-NBC Nashville
5 WTVF-CBS Nashville
7 WBBJ-ABC Jackson
8 WTBS Atlanta
9 Music/Weather
10 WMC-NBC Memphis
11 WLJT-PBS Lexington
12 KFVS-CBS Cape Girardeau
13 WHBQ-ABC Memphis

MILAN
2 WBBJ-ABC Jackson
3 WREG-CBS Memphis
4 WSM-NBC Nashville
5 HBO
7 Local Origination
9 CBN
10 WKNO-PBS Memphis/WMC-NBC Memphis
12 KFVS-CBS Cape Girardeau
13 WHBQ-ABC Memphis

McKENZIE/HUNTINGDON
2 Music/Weather
3 WREG-CBS Memphis
4 WSM-NBC Nashville
5 WTVF-CBS Nashville
6 WPSD-NBC Paducah
7 WBBJ-ABC Jackson
8 WNGE-ABC Nashville
9 (Huntingdon only) WTBS Atlanta
10 WMC-NBC Memphis
11 WLJT-PBS Lexington
12 KFVS-CBS Cape Giradeau
13 WHBQ-ABC Memphis

PARSONS
2 WNGE-ABC Nashville
3 WREG-CBS Memphis
4 WSM-NBC Nashville
5 WTVF-CBS Nashville
6 Local Origination
9 WBBJ-ABC Jackson
10 WLJT-PBS Lexington
13 Music/Weather

SAVANNAH
2 WLJT-PBS Lexington
3 WREG-CBS Memphis
4 WSM-NBC Nashville
5 HBO
6 Music/Weather
7 WBBJ-ABC Jackson
8 WNGE-ABC Nashville
9 WTVA-NBC Tupelo
10 WMC-NBC Memphis
11 WTVF-CBS Nashville
12 CBN
13 WHBQ-ABC Memphis

SELMER/ADAMSVILLE
2 WTVA-NBC Tupelo
3 WREG-CBS Memphis
4 WPTY Memphis
5 WMC-NBC Memphis
6 WHBQ-ABC Memphis
7 WBBJ-ABC Jackson
9 Local Origination/Music/Weather
11 WLJT-PBS Lexington

TRENTON
2 HBO
3 WREG-CBS Memphis
4 WSM-NBC Nashville
5 WMC-NBC Memphis
6 WPSD-NBC Paducah
9 WBBJ-ABC Jackson
10 WKNO-PBS Memphis
12 KFVS-CBS Cape Girardeau
13 WHBQ-ABC Memphis

ALAMO/BELLS/MAURY CITY (areas outside Jackson were in alphabetical order, except this one, which was at the end)
2 Local Origination
3 WREG-CBS Memphis
4 WSM-NBC Nashville
5 WMC-NBC Memphis
6 WPSD-NBC Paducah
7 Music/Weather
8 WBBJ-ABC Jackson
9 WPTY Memphis
10 WKNO-PBS Memphis
11 WLJT-PBS Lexington
12 WTBS Atlanta
13 WHBQ-ABC Memphis

 

[Mr Tony]

11 WKNO-PBS Memphis/WLJT-PBS Lexington (both were listed as ch 11

From 1968-1981 WLJT was basically a satellite station of WKNO so that might be why

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/WLJT-DT