Nexstar’s CW affiliate in L.A. will debut the weekday broadcast next month. It will be anchored by Pedro Rivera and Cher Calvin along with meteorologist Vera Jimenez.
WDRB Adding Hour Newscast Weekdays At 5
United Communications Corp.’s CBS affiliate WWNY Watertown, N.Y. (DMA 178), said today it will launch a 5 p.m. newscast First at 5 in early 2018. The new broadcast will air live […]
WWSI Launches New Weekday News Next Week
Telemundo-owned WWSI Philadelphia (DMA 4) will introduce a new half-hour weekday newscast on Monday, Sept. 26, at 5 p.m. Iris Delgado will anchor Noticiero Telemundo62 a las 5 PM. “We are thrilled […]
WFLD To Debut 5 P.M. News On July 5
On the heels of NBC-owned WMAQ Chicago announcing the launch of a 4 p.m. Monday-through-Friday newscast comes word that Fox-owned WFLD is ready to pull the trigger on a 5 p.m. weekday newscast. It’s been talked about for years, but insiders say it finally will happen this summer.
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WZZM To Launch 5 P.M. Newscast
The Grand Rapids, Mich., ABC affil will debut the broadcast on Sept. 8. Juliet Dragos and Nick LaFave will co-anchor.
WGN Adding 5 P.M. Weekend Newscast
The new broadcast will debut July 12 on the Tribune-owned Chicago CW affiliate.
ABC affiliate WJCL Savannah, Ga. (DMA 92) is again expanding its local news, adding weekday broadcasts at 5 and 5:30 p.m. The station is owned by LIN Media, which in […]
The new broadcast will debut on the Sinclair-owned ABC affiliate in West Virginia on Jan. 13. Judge Judy will move to the 4-5 p.m. timeslot.
WFXT Adding An Hour Of News At 5 P.M.
Fox25 News at 5:00 will debut in Boston on Oct. 7 and will be anchored by Maria Stephanos, Mark Ockerbloom and Chief Meteorologist Kevin Lemanowicz.
WMTW Portland Adding 5 P.M. Newscast
Starting Sept. 9, The Hearst-owned ABC affiliate will offer a 5 p.m. broadcast. It will include anchor Tracy Sabol and meteorologist Roger Griswold.
Beginning June 18, the CBS affiliate will scrap its 4 p.m. We Are Austin Live show and, at the same time, revive its 5 p.m. newscast, which was nixed about three years ago.
The early news in Charm City is going to get more competitive starting April 9 when Sinclair’s Fox affiliate introduces a newscast at 5 p.m. anchored by the station’s first-string team of Jeff Barnd and Jennifer Gilbert.
The Los Angeles Fox O&O begins its new hour weekday broadcast on Monday, Sept. 12.
Tribune’s CW affiliate jumps into New York’s 5 p.m. news race next Monday, and the folks there aren’t shooting for the entire audience in the hour — just a piece of it. That’s because, given the competition, a small piece will give the station a respectable performance in a tough time slot.
Tribune’s New York CW affiliate is expanding its weekday news coverage by adding a 5 p.m. newscast starting in early September. A source says the new, one-hour broadcast will target women.
