Tegna Fox affiliate WTIC Hartford, Conn., announced today that it will debut a one-hour local newscast, Fox61 News at 6PM, on Monday, Oct. 10. The new broadcast will be anchored by Jenn […]
Sinclair-owned Fox affiliate WBFF Baltimore (DMA 26) has promoted reporter Mary Bubala to main evening news anchor effective Wednesday, Nov. 27. Bubala will co-anchor every evening newscast with current anchor […]
Tribune-owned CW affiliate WGN Chicago will move a step closer to around-the-clock news with the launch next month of a one-hour newscast at 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. The addition will bring “Chicago’s Very Own” to a record 70½ hours of news each week, plus news produced throughout the day for its CLTV cable channel.
WIVB In Tight Battle With WGRZ At 6 P.M.
WCIA Expands 6 P.M. Newscast To An Hour
The Nexstar CBS affiliate in Champaign, Ill., will air weekdays from 6 to 7 p.m. starting April 6.
Exclusives
KMSP Minneapolis Debuts New 6 P.M. Newscast
Fox-owned KMSP Minneapolis (DMA 15) introduced a new 6 p.m. newscast this week. Fox 9 News at 6 is anchored by Randy Meier, Kelcey Carlson and Chief Meteorologist Ian Leonard. […]
WNYW Launches Reformatted 6 P.M. News
The Fox affiliate will launch the new half-hour broadcast on Sept. 14. It will boost the station’s news output to nine hours each weekday.
WMAR Goes In-Depth To Shake Up 6 P.M.
Yesterday, the Scripps Baltimore ABC affiliate debuted its new ABC2 In Focus that it hopes will be an attractive alternative to the competiton. The half-hour newscast is more “in-depth” than “investigative,” featuring fewer but lengthier stories than typically appear on traditional newscasts.
