WFSB Hartford To Debut 4:30 P.M. Newscast

Meredith Broadcasting’s CBS affiliate WFSB Hartford, Conn. (DMA 33), is launching a new half-hour newscast at 4:30 p.m. beginning Sept. 9.

The station said the expanded local news programming “highlights WFSB’s commitment to providing Connecticut with more local news and local content than ever before.”

Eyewitness News at 4:30 PM will feature anchors Erin Connolly and Mark Zinni plus meteorologist Mark Dixon.

“With the addition of Eyewitness News at 4:30, WFSB is better positioned to provide local news that our viewers want at the times they want it,” said WFSB President-GM Dana Neves. “This newscast furthers our commitment to leading the way with local news and weather on all platforms.”

“Eyewitness News at 4:30 will be broadcast and streamed live from the WFSB newsroom” said Executive News Director Keith Connors. “This will allow us to be on top of the latest breaking news along with up-to-the minute Early Warning weather and in-depth coverage of all the news that matters to Connecticut viewers.”

Eyewitness News at 4:30PM will change WFSB’s current program schedule as follows:

Effective Sept. 9, The Dr. Oz Show will move to 3 p.m. (from 4), Better Connecticut will move to 4, followed by the all new Eyewitness News at 4:30PM.