NEWSCHANNEL

'NewsChannel' (sometimes written as 'Newschannel' or 'News Channel') is a popular name of local television station newscasts in the United States.
The name became popular in the 1990s, along with "24-Hour News Sources", meaning television stations would broadcast news updates every hour.

Contents

Stations that use or have used the NewsChannel name

The News Music Package

See also

External links

Stations that use or have used the NewsChannel name

'DMA#'	'DMA Name'	'Station'	'Affiliation'	'Currently Uses'	'Other Notes'
1	New York City	WNBC	NBC	Yes	Identifies as "NewsChannel 4 HD." Has used the "NewsChannel 4" name since 1995, "HD" was added onto "NewsChannel 4" in 2006 when the station began broadcasting newscasts in high-definition.
3	Chicago	WMAQ-TV	NBC	No	Has identified as "NBC 5 News" since 2000
4	Philadelphia	WMGM-TV	NBC	Yes	Serves South Jersey
5	San Francisco, San Jose, & Oakland, California	KNTV	NBC	No	Identified as "News Channel 11" from 1995-2001 while still affiliated with ABC & secondarily affiliated with The WB, has identified as "NBC 11 News" since 2002. KNTV served the San Jose/Silicon Valley exclusively, thus "The San Jose NewsChannel" slogan.
12	Tampa & St. Petersburg, Florida	WFLA-TV	NBC	Yes	Has identified as "News Channel 8" since 1992
14	Seattle, Washington	KIRO-TV	CBS	No	Identified as "KIRO News Channel 7" from January 1993-1997, has identified as "KIRO 7 Eyewitness News" since 1997
15	Phoenix, Arizona	KTVK-TV	Independent	No	First station to use "NewsChannel" title. Used from 1986 until 1996, and again from 2003 to 2004. Has identified as various names since 2004.
17	Cleveland, Ohio	WEWS-TV	ABC	Yes	Has identified as "News Channel 5" since 1990
19	Orlando, Florida	WESH	NBC	No	Identified as "News Channel 2" from 1996-2005, has identified as "WESH 2 News" since 2005
21	St. Louis, Missouri	KSDK, formerly KSD	NBC	Yes	Has identified as "News Channel 5" since 1989
23	Portland, Oregon	KGW	NBC	Yes	Has identified as "Northwest News Channel 8" since 1994
24	Baltimore, Maryland	WMAR-TV	ABC	No	Identified as "News Channel 2" from 1992-1998, has identified as "ABC 2 News" since April 2002
25	Indianapolis, Indiana	WTHR	NBC	No	Identified as "News Channel 13" from 1991-1994, currently identifies as "Eyewitness News 13"
27	Charlotte, North Carolina	WBTV	CBS	No	Has identified as "WBTV News 3" since 2000
28	Hartford & New Haven, Connecticut	WTNH	ABC	Yes	Has identified as "News Channel 8" since 1996
29	Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina	WTVD	ABC	No	Identified as "NewsChannel 11" (and later "NewsChannel 11 ABC") from 1993-2000. Currently identifies as "ABC 11 Eyewitness News"
30	Nashville, Tennessee	WTVF	CBS	Yes
31	Kansas City, Missouri	WDAF-TV	FOX	No	Currently identifies as "FOX 4 News"
32	Columbus, Ohio	WCMH-TV	NBC	No	Currently identifies as "NBC 4 News"
33	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	WTMJ-TV	NBC	No	Currently identifies as "Today's TMJ4"/"Live at _____"
34	Cincinnati, Ohio	WLWT	NBC	No	Has identified as "News 5" since 2004
36	Greenville/Spartanburg, South Carolina/Asheville, North Carolina	WSPA-TV	CBS	Yes
38	West Palm Beach, Florida	WPTV	NBC	Yes
39	Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo, Michigan	WWMT	CBS	Yes	Has identified as "NewsChannel 3" since January 2007.
42	Norfolk, Virginia	WTKR	CBS	Yes	Identified as "NewsChannel 3" from 1995 until 2003 and 2007-present, and "Your NewsChannel 3" from 2003 until 2007
46	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	KFOR-TV	NBC	Yes	Has identified as "Oklahoma's News Channel 4" since 1993
47	Greensboro/High Point, North Carolina/Winston-Salem, North Carolina	WGHP	FOX	No	Identified as "The Piedmont Newschannel" in the late 80s and 90s. Currently identifies as "FOX 8 News", unrelated to WXII
		WXII-TV	NBC	No	Has identified as "WXII 12 News" since 2004, unrelated to WGHP
51	Providence, Rhode Island/New Bedford, Massachusetts	WJAR	NBC	No	Currently identifies as "NBC 10 News"
54	New Orleans	WDSU	NBC	Yes	Has been identifying itself as "WDSU NewsChannel 6" since Hearst-Argyle Television purchased the station in 1997.
56	Albany, New York	WNYT	NBC	Yes
58	Knoxville, Tennessee	WVLT-TV	CBS	No
59	Mobile, Alabama	WPMI-TV	NBC	No	Currently identifies as "NBC 15 News"
61	Richmond, Virginia	WTVR-TV	CBS	No	Currently identifies as "CBS 6 News"
62	Tulsa, Oklahoma	KTUL	ABC	Yes
		KJRH	NBC	No	Has identified as "Channel 2 News" since 2002, Unrelated to KTUL
63	Lexington, Kentucky	WTVQ-TV	ABC	No	Has identified as "Action News 36" since 2004
65	Charleston/Huntington, West Virginia	WSAZ-TV	NBC	Yes	Has identified as "WSAZ NewsChannel 3" since early 1990s
66	Flint/Saginaw, Michigan	WJRT-TV	ABC	No	Currently identifies as "ABC 12 News"
67	Wichita, Kansas	KSNW	NBC	No	Currently identifies as "KSN News"
68	Roanoke/Lynchburg, Virginia	WSLS-TV	NBC	No	Currently identifies as "WSLS 10 On Your Side"
69	Green Bay, Wisconsin	WFRV-TV	CBS	No	Identified as "CBS 5 News" from 2003-2007. Currently identifies as "Channel 5 News".
73	Des Moines, Iowa	KCCI-TV	CBS	Yes
74	Portland, Maine	WGME-TV	CBS	No	Identified as "NewsChannel 13" from April 15, 1991 to Late 1998.Currently identifies as "News 13"
78	Rochester, New York	WROC-TV	CBS	No	Currently identifies as "News 8 Now"
79	Syracuse, New York	WSYR-TV	ABC	Yes
80	Paducah, KY, Cape Girardeau, MO, Harrisburg, IL	WPSD-TV (Paducah)	NBC	Yes	Adopted the name "NewsChannel 6" circa 1990 after decades as "News Beat 6"
81.	Shreveport, Louisiana	KTAL	NBC	No	Adopted the name "NewsChannel 6" in 2001; currently identifies as "KTAL News" since 2006
82	Springfield/Decatur, Illinois	WICD/WICS	ABC	Yes
84	Huntsville/Decatur, Alabama	WHNT-TV	CBS	Yes
86	Chattanooga, Tennessee	WTVC	ABC	Yes
87	Jackson, Mississippi	WJTV	CBS	Yes
88	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	KGAN	CBS	No	Has identified as "CBS 2 News" since 2004
90	Burlington, Vermont-Plattsburgh, New York	WPTZ	NBC	Yes
	White River Junction, Vermont-Lebanon, New Hampshire	WNNE	NBC	Yes	Simulcast of WPTZ newscasts rebranded as "News Channel 31"
92	Tri-Cities, VA/TN	WJHL-TV	CBS	Yes
95	Waco, Texas	KWTX-TV	CBS	No	Currently identifies as "News 10"
96	Moline, Illinois	WQAD-TV	ABC	Yes	Live, Local, Latebreaking, News Channel 8
99	El Paso, Texas	KTSM	NBC	Yes
100	Charleston, South Carolina	WCIV	ABC	No	Currently identifies as "ABC 4 News"
101	Evansville, Indiana	WTVW	FOX	No	Has identified as "FOX 7 News" since 2005
102	Youngstown, Ohio	WYTV	ABC	No	Currently identifies as "33 News"
105	Florence/Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	WPDE-TV	ABC	Yes
106	Fort Wayne, Indiana	WANE	CBS	Yes	All newscasts are referred to as "NewsChannel 15." Used since 1992.
107	Greenville/Washington/New Bern, North Carolina	WCTI-TV	ABC	Yes
108	Tallahassee, Florida	WTXL-TV	ABC	No
110	Reno, Nevada	KOLO	ABC	Yes
115	Augusta, Georgia	WJBF	ABC	Yes
122	Santa Barbara/Santa Maria/San Luis Obispo, California	KCOY-TV	CBS	No	Currently identifies as "KCOY CBS 12 News"
124	Lafayette, Louisiana	KATC	ABC	Yes	Has identified as "KATC-TV 3, Acadiana's NewsChannel" since the mid-1990s.
129	Corpus Christi, Texas	KZTV	CBS	No	Identified for as "NewsChannel 10" from 1996-99, Currently identifies as "Action 10 News"
130	Redding & Chico, California	KRCR	ABC	Yes	Identified for as "News Channel 7" since 1995.
136	Wilmington, North Carolina	WWAY	ABC	Yes
137	Duluth, Minnesota	KDLH	CBS	No	Used 1995-2001. Now goes by CBS3 Duluth, and Northland's News Center
144	Lawton, Oklahoma & Wichita Falls, Texas	KAUZ-TV	CBS	Yes
145	Joplin, Missouri & Pittsburg, Kansas	KOAM-TV	CBS	No
149	Palm Springs, California	KESQ-TV	ABC	Yes
153	Mason City, Iowa	KIMT	CBS	Yes
151	Terre Haute, Indiana	WTWO	NBC	Yes	Identified as "NewsChannel 2" from 1993-2006, now identifies as "WTWO NewsChannel" since March 2006
155	Wheeling, West Virginia/Steubenville, Ohio	WTRF-TV	CBS	No	Currently identifies as "7 News"
156	Panama City, Florida	WJHG-TV	NBC	Yes
157	Binghamton, New York	WIVT/WBGH-CA	ABC/NBC	Yes
166	Weston/Clarksburg, West Virginia	WDTV	CBS	Yes	Has identified as "NewsChannel 5" since 2002
167	Yuma, Arizona/El Centro, California	KSWT	CBS	No	Currently identifies as "KSWT News 13"
169	Utica, New York	WKTV	NBC	Yes
		WUTR	ABC	No	Was known as "News Channel 20" from 1998 to 2001, now has no newscast
171	Quincy/Macomb, Illinois/Hannibal, Missouri/Keokuk, Iowa	WGEM-TV	NBC	No	Currently identifies as "WGEM News"
179	Alexandria, Louisiana	KALB-TV	NBC	Yes
186	Grand Junction, Colorado	KREX-TV	CBS	Yes
188	Lafayette, Indiana	WLFI-TV	CBS	Yes	All Newscasts are referred to as "NewsChannel 18" since 2000 when LIN TV acquired WLFI.
195	Cheyenne, Wyoming	KGWN-TV	CBS	Yes
119	Boise, Idaho	KTVB-TV	NBC	Yes
193	Eureka, California	KIEM-TV	NBC	Yes	Currently identifies as "NewsChannel 3"
194	Bend, Oregon	KTVZ-TV	NBC	Yes	Currently identifies as "NewsChannel 21"
197	San Angelo, Texas	KSAN-TV	NBC	No	Currently identifies as "KSAN News"
206	Helena, Montana	KFBB-TV	ABC	Yes

The News Music Package

NewsChannel is also the name of a television news music package composed by Gari Communications in 1983 for WSB-TV in Atlanta (they have not used the NewsChannel name). The package consists of 7 CDs containing 430 cuts centered around at least 20 primary themes.

See also

★ Action News

★ Eyewitness News

★ NewsCenter

★ NewsWatch

External links

★ TV Newscast Titles