EYEWITNESS NEWS

'''Eyewitness News''' is a local television newscast format, widely used in different markets across the United States. It is also the name of a very popular music package offered by Gari Communications.

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History

Stations that use or have used the ''Eyewitness News'' format or name

Eyewitness News: Music Package (ABC O&O News Collection)

See also

External links

History

The earliest known use of the ''Eyewitness News'' name in American television was in 1959, when Cleveland, Ohio station KYW-TV launched the nation's first half-hour newscast. The name was then adopted for use by Westinghouse Broadcasting's other television stations for its local newscasts. (After NBC was ordered back to Cleveland in 1965, at which time they renamed the station WKYC-TV, the ''Eyewitness News'' name left that city until WEWS-TV adopted it for its newscasts in the 1970s.)
After KYW-TV moved to Philadelphia in 1965, its then-news director, Al Primo, created the ''Eyewitness News'' format. The reporter would be the "eyewitness" to the anchor in the studio and the viewer at home.
He used the cue "007" from the 1963 film ''From Russia with Love'' as the theme. The format quickly became a hit in Philadelphia and allowed KYW to surge past longtime leader WCAU-TV for first place, a position it kept on and off until the late 1970s. Rival WFIL-TV (now WPVI-TV) developed the ''Action News'' format to compete with it.
KYW-TV used the name and format until 1991 and readopted it in 1998. All five major stations owned by Westinghouse prior to its 1996 acquisition of CBS (KYW-TV, KPIX in San Francisco, WJZ-TV in Baltimore, WBZ-TV in Boston and KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh) have used ''Eyewitness News'' as their newscast titles at some point in time (the former two still do to this day).
In 1968, Primo moved to WABC-TV in New York City and took the Eyewitness News concept there with him, choosing music from the 1967 film ''Cool Hand Luke'' -- the "Tar Sequence" cue (composed by Lalo Schifrin) -- as the theme. However, he added a new twist at WABC -- chatter among the anchors, which came to be known as "happy talk". WABC has kept the name and format since then, and has been the highest-rated station in New York for much of that time.
The format, as tweaked by WABC, was copied by many other stations in the United States, with most other stations owned and operated by ABC using the ''Cool Hand Luke'' theme. Ironically, WPVI, which developed the ''Action News'' format, is now an ABC owned-and-operated station.
In addition, the title was used in Canada on Edmonton's CFRN (a CTV affiliate). Spanish-language Telemundo's owned stations also have their own version of ''Eyewitness News'', called ''Noticias de Primera Plana'' (''Headline News'', a concept translation in Spanish of ''Eyewitness News''). In Mexico during the 1970s and 1980s, Televisa's local newscasts also used the ''Eyewitness News'' format, also called ''Noticias de Primera Plana''. In some middle-sized markets of Latin America, such as Peru's America TV, they also used the ''Noticias de Primera Plana'' but sometimes simply as ''Primera Plana'' (in the Peruvian case, they used KNBC/WRC-TV's ''NewsCenter Signature'' by Michael Randall).
In Australia, Network Ten branded its newscasts ''Eyewitness News'' or ''Ten Eyewitness News'' on all five of its capital city stations, including Sydney's TEN-10 and Melbourne's ATV-10, from the late 1970s until 1995 (excepting a couple of name changes). Regional affiliates, including CTC-7 Canberra (''Ten Capital Eyewitness News'') and TNQ-10 Townsville, also used the ''Eyewitness News'' name.

Stations that use or have used the ''Eyewitness News'' format or name

'DMA#' 'DMA Name' 'Station' 'Affiliation' 'Currently Uses' 'Other Notes' 1. New York City WABC-TV ABC Yes Originally identified as just "Eyewitness News" then as "Channel 7 Eyewitness News" beginning in 1984; was identified as "ABC7 Eyewitness News" from 1999 - 2003 before reverting back to "Channel 7 Eyewitness News" and sometimes just "Eyewitness News" 2. Los Angeles KABC-TV ABC Yes Identified as "Channel 7 Eyewitness News" from 1970-1996, has identified as "ABC7 Eyewitness News" since 1997; additional HD branding only seen in graphics since 2005 3. Chicago WLS-TV ABC No Identified as "Eyewitness News" from late 1960s-1996, has identified as "ABC7 News" since 1996 4. Philadelphia KYW-TV CBS, formerly NBC YesThe "Eyewitness News" format was originally introduced at this station in 1965; Dropped name from 1991 to use different names for different dayparts; rebranded as "News 3" in 1994 and back to the title in 1998. 5. San Francisco Bay Area KPIX-TV CBS Yes Currently identifies as "CBS 5 Eyewitness News" KGO-TV ABC No Currently identifies as "ABC7 News HD" which follows the ''Eyewitness News'' format though not in branding 6. Dallas / Fort Worth, Texas WFAA ABC, formerly NBC (secondary) No Has identified as "News 8" since 1978; unrelated to KDFW KDFW FOX, formerly CBS No Identified as "Eyewitness News" from 1975-1978, has identified as "FOX4 News" since 1997; unrelated to WFAA 7. Boston WBZ-TV CBS, formerly NBC No Used from the late 1960s-1994. Has identified as "WBZ News" since 2007 8. Washington, D.C. WUSA-TV CBS No Previously identified as "Channel 9 Eyewitness News", currently identifies as "9 News Now" 9. Atlanta WXIA, formerly WQXI-TV NBC, formerly ABC No Has identified as "11 Alive News" since 1976 WAGA-TV FOX, formerly CBS No Used from 1980s-1998, has identified as "FOX5 News" since 1998 10. Houston KTRK-TV ABC Yes Has identified as "13 Eyewitness News" since 1-1-1973 11. Detroit WJBK-TV FOX, formerly CBS No Currently identifies as "FOX2 News", unrelated to WWJ WWJ-TV CBS, formerly Independent No Newscast defunct, unrelated to WJBK 12. Tampa / St. Petersburg, Florida WTVT-TV FOX, formerly CBS No Used from 1989-1997; Currently identifies as "FOX13 News" WTSP, formerly WLCY-TV CBS, formerly ABC No Used from late-1960s to 1978; Currently identifies as "Tampa Bay's 10 News" WTOG-TV UPN No Used from late-1970s to late-1980s; No longer has a newscast 13. Phoenix KTVK-TV Independent, formerly ABC No Used from 1980-1983. Currently identifies as "NewsChannel 3" KPHO-TV CBS, formerly Independent No Used in the 1970s; currently identifies as "CBS 5 News"; unrelated to KTVK 14. Seattle KIRO-TV CBS Yes News Programming known as "KIRO 7 Eyewitness News" 15. Minneapolis-St. Paul KSTP-TV ABC, formerly NBC Yes Mid-1970s to present. Currently identifies as "5 Eyewitness News" KMSP-TV FOX, formerly ABC No Used from 1969-1973. Currently identifies as "FOX9 News" 16. Miami WPLG-TV ABC No Used from 1983-2002. Currently identifies as "Local 10 News," unrelated to WCIX/WFOR WFOR-TV, formerly WCIX-TV CBS No Used when it was an independent station, currently identifies as "CBS 4 News," unrelated to WPLG 17. Cleveland WEWS-TV ABC No Used from 1970-1990, has identified as "NewsChannel 5" since 1990 KYW-TV, now WKYC-TV NBC NoThe first station to use the "Eyewitness News" name, in 1959 Used from 1959-1965, currently identifies as "Channel 3 News," unrelated to WEWS 19. Orlando, Florida WFTV-TV ABC Yes Currently identifies as "Channel 9 Eyewitness News" WRDQ-TV Independent Yes WFTV produces newscasts identified as ''Eyewitness News This Morning'' and ''Eyewitness News at 10PM''. 20. Sacramento KXTV-TV ABC, formerly CBS No Previously identified as "Eyewitness News", currently identifies as "News 10" 21. St. Louis, Missouri KSDK-TV NBC No Used for a very long time, about 2 decades. Has identified as "NewsChannel 5" since 1989 22. Pittsburgh KDKA-TV CBS No Currently identifies as "KDKA-TV News" 24. Baltimore, Maryland WJZ-TV CBS , formerly ABC Yes Currently identifies as "Eyewitness News" 25. Indianapolis WTHR-TV (formerly WLWI-TV) NBC, formerly ABC Yes Currently identifies as "Channel 13 Eyewitness News" 26. Charlotte, North Carolina WSOC-TV ABC, formerly NBC Yes Currently identifies as "Channel 9 Eyewitness News" 27. San Diego, California KNSD-TV, formerly KCST-TV NBC, formerly ABC No Used for a time in the 1970s, currently identifies as "NBC 7/39 News" [1] 28. Hartford / New Haven, Connecticut WFSB-TV CBS Yes Currently identifies as "Channel 3 Eyewitness News" 29. Raleigh / Durham, North Carolina WTVD-TV ABC, formerly CBS Yes Currently identifies as "ABC 11 Eyewitness News;" produces 'Eyewitness News at 10 on CW22' for WLFL 30. Nashville, Tennessee WTVF-TV CBS No Used from the early 70's all the way to 1989. Currently identifies as "NewsChannel 5" 31. Kansas City KCTV CBS No Used "Eyewitness News" branding from 1960s-1980s, currently identifies as "KCTV 5 News" 32. Columbus, Ohio WBNS-TV CBS No Eyewitness News until 2007, 10 TV Eyewitness News 1977-2007, reidentified as 10TV News HD beginning April 2, 2007 33. Cincinnati, Ohio WLWT-TV NBC No Identified as "Eyewitness News 5" from 1998-2004, has been re-identified as "News 5" since 2004, unrelated to WKRC WKRC CBS, formerly ABC No Identified as "Eyewitness 12 News" until 1992, currently identifies as "Local 12 News", unrelated to WLWT 34. Milwaukee, Wisconsin WISN-TV ABC No Was used during their CBS days (pre-1978), currently identifies as "12 News"; unrelated to WITI WITI-TV FOX, formerly CBS No Identified as "TV-6 Eyewitness News" from mid-1980s until 1990, currently identifies as "FOX 6 News"; unrelated to WISN 35. Salt Lake City, Utah KSL-TV NBC , formerly CBS Yes Currently identities as "KSL 5 Eyewitness News HD" 36. Greenville / Spartanburg, South Carolina WSPA-TV CBS No Currently identifies as "NewsChannel 7" 37. San Antonio, Texas KENS-TV CBS Yes Identified as "Eyewitness News" until 1998, has identified as "KENS 5 Eyewitness News" since 1998 38. West Palm Beach, Florida WPBF-TV ABC No Identified as "Eyewitness News 25" until 2004, has identified as "WPBF News 25" since 2004; unrelated to WPEC WPEC-TV CBS, formerly ABC No Previously identified as "Eyewitness News", currently identifies as "News 12"; unrelated to WPBF 39. Grand Rapids, Michigan WZZM-TV ABC No Previously identified as "Eyewitness News 13, currently identifies as "WZZM 13 News" 41. Harrisburg / Lancaster / York, Pennsylvania WHP-TV CBS No Previously dentified as "Eyewitness News 21", currently identifies as "WHP CBS 21 News" WLYH-TV UPN No No longer carries a newscast; sister station to WHP 42. Norfolk, Virginia WTKR-TV CBS No Identified as "Channel 3 Eyewitness News" from 1992 until 1994. Currently identifies as "Your NewsChannel 3", unrelated to WAVY WAVY-TV NBC No Identified as "Area 10" or "Channel 10 Eyewitness News" from 1969-1982. Has identified as "WAVY News 10" since 1989, unrelated to WTKR 43. Las Vegas, Nevada KLAS-TV CBS Yes Currently identifies as "Channel 8 Eyewitness News HD" 44. Memphis, Tennessee WHBQ-TV FOX, formerly ABC No Currently identifies as "Fox 13 News"; unrelated to WPTY WPTY-TV ABC Yes unrelated to WHBQ, currently identifies as "Eyewitness News" or "Eyewitness News Everywhere", news department shared with WLMT 45. Albuquerque, New Mexico KOB-TV NBC Yes Identified as "Channel 4 Eyewitness News" until 1996, has identified as "Eyewitness News 4" since 1996 46. Oklahoma City KOCO-TV ABC Yes Has identified as "Eyewitness News 5" since 1998. Previously identified as "Channel 5 Eyewitness News" from 1974 to 1977. KWTV CBS No Currently identifies as NEWS 9. Used "Eyewitness News" title from 1966 to 1971. 47. Greensboro / Winston-Salem / High Point, North Carolina WGHP FOX, formerly ABC No Currently identifies as "FOX8 News" 48. Louisville, Kentucky WLKY-TV CBS, formerly ABC No Currently identifies as "Newschannel 32." 49. Buffalo, New York WKBW-TV ABC No Used from 1972 to 2003. Currently identifies as "7 News" 50. Jacksonville, Florida WJXT-TV Independent, formerly CBS No Identified as "Eyewitness News" until 2002, has identified as "Channel 4 News" since 2002 51. Providence, Rhode Island WPRI-TV CBS Yes Identified as "Channel 12 Eyewitness News" from 1989-1996, has identified as "Eyewitness News" since 2002, produces "Eyewitness News: First on FOX" for WNAC 52. Austin, Texas KEYE-TV CBS No Cleverly branded itself 'K-Eye'witness News with its callsign; currently identifies as "CBS 42 KEYE News" 53. Scranton / Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania WBRE-TV NBC No Identified as "28 Eyewitness News" until 2004, has identified as "WBRE News" since 2004 54. New Orleans WWL-TV CBS Yes Currently identifies as "Channel 4 Eyewitness News" 55. Fresno, California KGPE-TV CBS No Currently identifies as "CBS 47 On Your Side News" 56. Albany, New York WTEN-TV ABC No Identified as "10 Eyewitness News" from 1986-1995, identified as "News 10" since 1995 57. Little Rock, Arkansas KARK-TV NBC No Currently identifies as "KARK 4 News" 58. Dayton, Ohio WDTN-TV NBC, formerly ABC No Currently identifies as "2 News" 60. Knoxville, Tennessee WATE-TV ABC, formerly NBC No Used various versions of the "Eyewitness News" moniker until 2001, currently identifies as "WATE 6 News" 61. Richmond, Virginia WRIC-TV (formerly WXEX) ABC No Currently identifies as "8 News" 62. Tulsa, Oklahoma KOTV-TV CBS No Currently identifies as "The News on 6". Used "Eyewitness News" title 1978 to 1986. 63. Lexington, Kentucky WTVQ-TV ABC No Used variant "TVQ Eyewitness News" for several years. Currently identifies as "Action News 36" 64. Fort Myers, Florida WBBH-TV NBC No Currently identifies as "NBC 2 News" 65. Charleston, West Virginia WCHS-TV ABC Yes Used a lowercase "e" logo from 2002-2005 and identified as "Eyewitness News" since 2002 without using the channel number (8) in their news title. 66. Flint, Michigan WEYI-TV NBC, formerly CBS No Used ''Eyewitness News'' name in parts of the 1970s and 1980s; Used variant ''WEYI-witness News'' in early-1990s; Currently identifies as ''NewsCenter 25'' 67. Hutchinson / Wichita, Kansas KWCH-TV CBS Yes Identified as ''Eyewitness News'' 1983-1995 and then ''Channel 12 Eyewitness News'' from 1995-2001. Has identified as ''KWCH 12 Eyewitness News'' since 2001 68. Roanoke, Virginia WSLS-TV NBC No Used during 1960s and 1980s. Currently identifies as "WSLS 10 On Your Side" 69. Green Bay, Wisconsin WFRV-TV CBS, formerly ABC No Identified as "Channel 5 Eyewitness News" until 2001, currently identifies as "CBS 5 News" 70. Tucson, Arizona KVOA-TV NBC No Was Eyewitness News at least since the early 1970s, became Eyewitness News 4 in 1999. Changed to "News 4" in February 2006 71. Toledo, Ohio WTOL-TV CBS No Currently identifies as "WTOL News 11" 72. Honolulu, Hawaii KHON-TV Fox, formerly NBC No Currently identifies as "KHON 2 News" 73. Des Moines, Iowa WOI-TV ABC No Identified as "Channel 5 Eyewitness News" from 2001 to 2006, currently identifies as "ABC5 News" 74. Portland, Maine WMTW-TV ABC No Currently identifies as "News 8 WMTW" WCSH-TV NBC No Identified as "WCSH Eyewitness News" in the 1970s; currently identifies as "News Center 6" 77. Spokane, Washington / Coeur d'Alene, Idaho KHQ-TV NBC No Currently identifies as "KHQ-6 Local News" 78. Rochester, New York WHEC NBC, formerly CBS No Currently identifies as "News 10 NBC" 79. Syracuse, New York WTVH CBS No Identified as "Eyewitness News 5" from 1999-2002, currently identifies as "CBS 5 News" 83. Columbia, South Carolina WOLO-TV ABC No Currently identifies as "ABC Columbia News" 84 Huntsville, Alabama WAAY-TV ABC formerly NBC No Used from the 1970s up until the late 1990s. Currently Identifies as WAAY 31 News. 86. Chattanooga, Tennessee WRCB-TV NBC Yes Currently identifies as "Channel 3 Eyewitness News" 87. Jackson, Mississippi WAPT-TV ABC No Used "Eyewitness News 16" in the early- through mid-1990s. Has identified its newscasts as "16 WAPT News" since the late-1990s. 88. South Bend, Indiana WSBT-TV CBS No Currently identifies as "News 22" 94. Colorado Springs/Pueblo, Colorado KOAA-TV NBC No Identified as Eyewitness News until 1998, currently identified as "News First" 96. Rock Island, Illinois (Quad Cities) WHBF-TV CBS No Used the same imaging/graphics as sister station WOI-TV, Identified themselves as Channel 4 Eyewitness News from 2002-2007, currently identifies as "CBS 4 News", unrelated to WQAD WQAD-TV ABC No Identified as Eyewitness News from 1975 to 1978, currently branded as "NewsChannel 8", unrelated to WHBF 101. Evansville, Indiana WTVW-TV Fox formerly ABC No Used from the ABC days. Currently Identifies as Fox 7 News. 104. Lincoln, Nebraska KLKN-TV ABC Yes Uses similar imaging/graphics as sister stations WOI-TV, WHBF-TV, and KCAU-TV, currently identifies as Channel 8 Eyewitness News 105. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina WBTW-TV CBS No Currently identifies as "News 13" 106. Fort Wayne, Indiana WPTA ABC No Currently identifies as "Indiana's NewsCenter on 21 Alive" 107. Greenville, North Carolina WITN-TV NBC No Used variant EyeWITNess News for several years. Currently identifies as "WITN 7 News", unrelated to WNCT WNCT-TV CBS Yes Identified as "Eyewitness News 9" since 1998. Unrelated to WITN 108. Tallahassee, Florida WCTV-TV CBS Yes Currently identifies as "Eyewitness News" 111. Tyler, Texas KYTX CBS Yes Identifies itself as "CBS 19 Eyewitness News" 114. Augusta, Georgia WRDW-TV CBS No Currently identifies as "News 12" 118. Boise, Idaho KBCI-TV CBS Yes Re-adopted brand as "CBS 2 Eyewitness News" in Feb. 07 119. Fargo, North Dakota KXJB-TV CBS No Currently identifies as "KX 4 News", news department shared with KVLY-TV 120. Eugene, Oregon KEZI-TV ABC No Currently identifies as "9 News" 121. Macon, Georgia WMAZ-TV CBS Yes Currently identifies as "13 WMAZ Eyewitness News" 123. Lafayette, Louisiana KLFY CBS Yes "Eyewitness News" is used to identify the 6 & 10 p.m. newscasts 125. Bakersfield, California KBAK CBS formerly ABC Yes Currently Identifies itself as "29 Eyewitness News" since 1992 KBFX-CA FOX Yes Currently airs "Eyewitness News on FOX 58" produced by sister station KBAK-TV 129. Corpus Christi, Texas KIII ABC No Identified itself as "3 Eyewitness News" (1977-2000) Currently Identifies as "3 News" 133. Rockford, Illinois WREX-TV NBC, formerly ABC No Currently identifies as "13 News" 136. Wilmington, North Carolina WWAY ABC No Currently identifies as "NewsChannel 3" 137. Duluth, Minnesota WDIO ABC Yes 138. Topeka, Kansas KTKA ABC No Identified as "49 Eyewitness News" before local news was dropped in '02, bought by new owners and brought back news in '06 & currently identifies as "49 News" 141. Medford / Klamath Falls, Oregon KOBI/KOTI NBC, formerly CBS No Currently identifies as "NBC 5 News"(KOBI)/"NBC 2 News"(KOTI) 143. Sioux City, Iowa KCAU-TV ABC Yes Uses similar imaging/graphics as sister stations WOI-TV, WHBF-TV, and KLKN, currently idenitfies as Channel 9 Eyewitness News 145. Lubbock, Texas KCBD NBC No Currently identifies as "Newschannel 11". Used "Eyewitness News" title during 1970s and early 1980s. 146. Wichita Falls, Texas / Lawton, Oklahoma KAUZ-TV CBS No Currently identifies as "Newschannel 6". Used title "Channel 6 Eyewitness News" 1974 to 1988. 151. Terre Haute, Indiana WTWO NBC No Currently identifies as "NewsChannel 2" 152. Bangor, Maine WVII-TV ABC No Currently identifies as "ABC 7 News" 156. Panama City, Florida WMBB-TV ABC, formerly NBC No Currently identifies as "News 13" 157. Binghamton, New York WIVT ABC No Currently identifies as "NewsChannel 34" 174. Jackson, Tennessee WBBJ ABC Yes Currently identifies as "7 Eyewitness News" 178. Marquette, Michigan WJMN-TV CBS, formerly ABC No Satellite of WFRV-TV 189. Eureka KIEM-TV NBC No Currently identifies as "NewsChannel 3"

Eyewitness News: Music Package (ABC O&O News Collection)

'Eyewitness News' is also the name of a syndicated news music package, composed by Frank Gari of Gari Communications.
Since 1968, WABC-TV and ABC's other large market owned-and-operated stations, eg. WLS-TV in Chicago, KABC-TV in Los Angeles and KGO-TV in San Francisco, had used the "Cool Hand Luke" theme on their newscasts. In 1983, they started using ''News Series 2000'', an updated version of the original Schifrin theme, composed by Frank Gari, that had been originally commissioned by WLS-TV in Chicago.
However, in 1993, Schifrin raised his royalties for using ''Cool Hand Luke'' and its variations to a level that effectively priced the theme out of the local news market. As a result, Gari was commissioned by WABC to compose a new music package called '''Eyewitness News'''. This new package, based slightly on ''Cool Hand Luke'', has been updated several times. WABC currently uses the ''Series 4'' version, which was specifically updated for the station in 1999.
Besides being used in America, the ''Eyewitness News'' music package has also been picked up for use overseas. Hong Kong Cable News has been using it for its morning newscast, and POP TV in Slovenia has been using it for its main newscasts.
A station using the Eyewitness News ''music package'' might not necessarily use the Eyewitness News ''title'' for its newscasts, and vice versa. For example, WXYZ in Detroit uses the music package, but uses the Action News format and branding, and in 2006 KGO-TV started using the Eyewitness News package but brands its newscasts as ''ABC 7 News HD''.
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In 2005, Gari Communications renamed the Eyewitness News-New Generation news package to the 'ABC O&O News Collection', as the packages are now only commissable by ABC owned-and-operated stations and affiliates. Despite this, many still refer to the package as '''Eyewitness News'''.
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| 'DMA#'
| 'DMA Name'
| 'Station'
| 'Affiliation'
| 'Years Used'
| 'Other Notes'
|-
| 1.
| New York City, New York
| WABC-TV, formerly WJZ
| ABC
| 1993-present
| First station to commission Series 1 in 1993 & Series 4 in 1999, will debut Series 7 in 2007
|-
| 2.
| Los Angeles, California
| KABC-TV, formerly KECA
| ABC
| 1995-present
| First station to commission Series 2 in 1995 & Series 6 (New Generation) in 2006
|-
| 5.
| San Francisco, California
| KGO-TV
| ABC
| 2006-present
| Commissioned Series 6
|-
|
|
| KBWB, Formerly KOFY
| ABC (secondary) Formerly WB
| 2007-present
| 9pm newscasts produced by KGO
|-
| 8.
| Washington, DC
| WJLA-TV, formerly WMAL
| ABC, formerly CBS
| 2006-present
| Commissioned Series 6
|-
| 10.
| Houston, Texas
| KTRK-TV, formerly KXYZ
| ABC
| 1995-present
| Commissioned Series 1 & 2 in 1995, Series 6 (New Generation in 2006)
|-
| 11.
| Detroit, Michigan
| WKBD-TV
| The CW, formerly UPN
| 2002-2004
| Aired a rebroadcast of WXYZ’s 7 Action News
|-
|
|
| WXYZ-TV
| ABC
| 2001-present
| Commissioned Series 2
|-
| 12.
| Saint Petersburg, Florida & Tampa, Florida
| WFTS-TV
| ABC
| 2007-present
| Commissioned Series 6
|-
| 13.
| Phoenix, Arizona
| KNXV-TV
| ABC, formerly Independent, then FOX
| 2007-present
| Commissioned Series 2
|-
| 17.
| Cleveland, Ohio
| WEWS-TV
| ABC, formerly CBS
| 2007-present
| Commissioned Series 6 after starting high definition broadcasts
|-
| 18.
| Denver, Colorado
| KMGH-TV, formerly KLZ
| ABC, formerly CBS
| 1995-1997 & 2006-present
| Commissioned Series 1 in 1995 after the 3-way affiliation change with KCNC & KUSA, & Series 6 in 2006.
|-
| 19.
| Orlando, Florida
| WFTV-TV, formerly WLOF
| ABC
| 1995-1997 & 2006-present
| Commissioned Series 1 in 1995 & Series 6 in 2006
|-
|
|
| WRDQ
| ABC (secondary)
| 2007-present
| Newscasts produced by WFTV
|-
| 21.
| St. Louis, Missouri
| KTVI-TV, formerly WTVI
| FOX, formerly ABC
| 1995-1998
| KTVI commissioned Series 1 after the affiliation switch with KDNL.
|-
| 25.
| Indianapolis, Indiana
| WRTV-TV, formerly WFBM
| ABC
| 2004-present
| Commissioned Series 4 in 2004 & Series 6 in 2006
|-
| 27.
| San Diego, California
| KGTV, formerly KOGO
| ABC, formerly NBC
| 2006-present
| Commissioned Series 6
|-
| 29.
| Raleigh, North Carolina & Durham, North Carolina
| WTVD-TV
| ABC, formerly CBS
| 1995-present
| Commissioned Series 1 in 1995, Series 2, Series 4, & Series 6 in 2006
|-
|
|
| WLFL-TV
| The CW, formerly The WB
| 2006-present
| 10pm newscasts produced by WTVD
|-
| 43.
| Las Vegas, Nevada
| KTNV-TV, formerly KSHO
| ABC
| 2003-present
| Commissioned Series 1 & 5 in 2003 & Series 6 in 2006
|-
| 51.
| New Bedford, Massachusetts & Providence, Rhode Island
| WNAC-TV, formerly WSTG
| FOX, formerly ABC
| 2002-2004
| Newscast produced by sister station WPRI
|-
|
|
| WPRI-TV, formerly WPRO
| CBS, formerly ABC
| 2002-2004
| Commissioned Series 1 & 4
|-
| 58.
| Dayton, Ohio
| WDTN-TV, formerly WLWD
| NBC, formerly ABC
| 2002-2004
| WDTN commissioned Series 2 before the affiliation switch with WKEF & the ownership change from Hearst-Argyle to LIN TV.
|-
| 62.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
| KTUL, formerly KTVX
| ABC
| 2006-present
| Commissioned Series 6
|-
| 66.
| Flint, Michigan
| WJRT-TV
| ABC
| 1997-present
| Commissioned Series 1 in 1997 & Series 6 in 2006
|-
| 69.
| Green Bay, Wisconsin
| WBAY-TV
| ABC, formerly CBS
| 2006-present
| Commissioned Series 6 after a licensing dispute with Stephen Arnold, the producer of their previous theme, "Counterpoint".
|-
| 71.
| Toledo, Ohio
| WTVG-TV, formerly WSPD
| ABC
| 1997-present
| Commissioned Series 1 in 1997, Series 4 in 1999, Series 5 in 2005, & Series 6 in 2006
|-
| 70.
| Tucson, Arizona
| KVOA-TV
| NBC
| 1999-2007
| Commissioned Series 1 & Series 4 in 1999
|-
| 73.
| Des Moines, Iowa
| WOI-TV
| ABC
| 2006-present
| Commissioned Series 6
|-
| 85.
| Madison, Wisconsin
| WMTV-TV
| NBC, formerly ABC
| 1999-present
| Commissioned Series 4, The only NBC Station that currently use this package
|-
| 89.
| Cedar Rapids, Iowa
| KGAN-TV, formerly WMT
| CBS
| 1996-2004
| Commissioned Series 1
|-
| 90.
| Burlington, Vermont
| WVNY-TV
| ABC
| 1999-2003
|
|-
| 97.
| Savannah, Georgia
| WJCL-TV
| ABC, formerly NBC
| 2005-present
|
|-
| 100.
| Charleston, South Carolina
| WCIV
| ABC, formerly NBC
| 2007-present
| Commissioned Series 6
|-
| 101.
| Evansville, Indiana
| WTVW-TV
| Fox, formerly ABC
| 2004 & 2005
| Commissioned Series 1 & 4
|-
| 104.
| Lincoln, Nebraska
| KLKN, formerly KCAN
| ABC
| 2007-present
| Commissioned Series 6
|-
| 111.
| Tyler-Longview, Texas
| KLTV
| ABC
| 2007-present
| Commissioned Series 6
|-
| 125.
| Salinas, California
| KION-TV, formerly KMST
| CBS, formerly UPN
| 1996-2005
| Commissioned Series 3 & 5
|-
| 126.
| Bakersfield, California
| KERO-TV
| ABC, formerly NBC, then CBS
| 2007-present
|
|-
| 143.
| Sioux City, Iowa
| KCAU-TV, formerly KVTV
| ABC, formerly NBC
| 2006-Present
| Commissioned Series 6
|-
| 147
| Lubbock, TX
| KLBK
| CBS
| 2007-Present
| KLBK is owned and operated by Nexstar Broadcasting Group
|-
| 154.
| Anchorage, Alaska
| KIMO
| ABC
| 1996-present
| Flagship station of "Alaska's Superstation" network
|-
| 182.
| Charlottesville, Virginia
| WVAW-LP
| ABC
| 2006-present
| Commissioned Series 6
|-
| 188.
| Lafayette, Indiana
| WLFI-TV
| CBS
| 1996-2000
| Commissioned Series 3
|}

See also

★ Action News

★ NewsCenter

★ NewsChannel

★ NewsWatch

External links

★ TV Newscast Titles - listings of other stations that have used the Eyewitness News name

★ CBS3 Eyewitness News Team - unofficial site documenting the development of Eyewitness News at KYW-TV

★ SouthernMedia's NMSA - listing of American stations that have used Eyewitness News: the news music package