Scripps-owned WTXL Tallahassee, Fla. (DMA 109), is introducint weekend morning news to its lineup beginning Oct. 3. Those newscasts will air live on Saturdays from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. and Sundays from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. “I am excited for the ABC 27 team to help families […]
Randy Ingram, VP-GM of Circle City Broadcasting’s CW affiliate WISH Indianapolis (DMA 25), today announced an expansion of its Saturday 10 p.m. newscast, beginning Nov. 23. “We know viewers’ lives are very busy, especially on the weekend. We’re expanding our coverage, once again, to make it more convenient for them to stay informed with WISH-TV,” said Ingram. “We […]
WVUE’s ‘Morning Edition’ Expands To Weekends
Gray Television’s Fox affiliate WVUE New Orleans (DMA 50) said today it’s expanding its morning news program, Fox 8 Morning Edition, to weekend mornings. The two-hour show will air on both Saturday and Sunday mornings, debuting on Saturday, July 6, at 6 a.m. Sunday’s will see Fox News Sunday move to 8 a.m. WVUE reporter […]
KOIN Expands Weekend News Schedule
KOIN, the Nexstar Media Group-owned CBS affiliate in Portland, Ore. (DMA 25), will expand its weekend early evening newscasts by one half-hour, with additional local news content available online at KOIN.com. Beginning March 11, KOIN’s early evening local newscasts will start at 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, followed by CBS Weekend News at 6:30. […]
Tribune-owned CW affiliate WGN Chicago (DMA 3) is expanding its WGN Saturday Morning News and WGN Sunday Morning News by an hour beginning Sept. 10, changing from its original time of 6-7 a.m. to 7-9. The expanded newscast will be anchored by Sean Lewis and Tonya Francisco with weather by meteorologist Mike Hamernik. Tonya Francisco is being promoted […]
WANE Expands Sat. Morning News To 2 Hours
Beginning March 26, Media General’s CBS affiliate WANE Ft. Wayne, Ind. (DMA 111) will expand its First News Saturday to two hours, from 7 to 9 a.m. “WANE-TV sets the standard for news in the Fort Wayne area,” said News Director Ted Linn. “It’s only natural to make a good thing even better. We’re the […]
Hearst-owned NBC affiliate WYFF Greenville, S.C. (DMA 37), will add a half-hour to its Sunday 11 p.m. newscast. Starting Feb. 21, WYFF News 4 at 11 p.m. will expand to midnight providing a full hour of local news, weather and sports. According to WYFF, it will be the only station in the market to have […]
WPBF Launches Additional Hour-Long Sat. News
Beginning this Saturday, WPBF, the Hearst-owned West Palm Beach, Fla., ABC affiliate will debut an additional hour of news, WPBF 25 News at 5:00, expanding the news block to 5-6:30 p.m. on Saturdays. Sanika Dange will anchor the newscast, along with meteorologist Taylor Grenda. “We are very excited about expanding our weekend newscast,” said WPBF […]
WBAL Expands Sunday Night Late News
Beginning this Sunday, Jan. 31, Hearst-owned NBC affiliate WBAL Baltimore (DMA 26) expands its 11 p.m. Sunday edition of 11 News Tonight to one hour. The expanded newscast will also be available live and on demand online and on WBAL’s mobile app. “Whether you’re receiving it on our traditional broadcast channel or on a digital […]
KMIZ Launches Weekend Morning Newscast
The News Press & Gazette-owned ABC affiliate in Columbia-Jefferson City, Mo., new weekend schedule includes newscasts at 6 and 8 a.m.
Tribune Broadcasting’s CW affiliate WPIX New York (DMA 1) today announced Kala Rama and Craig Treadway will anchor the station’s weekend newscasts at 5 and 10 p.m. beginning Saturday, Jan. 9. During the week, Rama and Treadway will also report for the PIX11 News at 6:30 p.m. Rama will join WPIX as a weekend anchor […]
WFLD Adding 4 Hours Of Weekend News
WALA Launching Weekend Morning News
Meredith-owned Fox affiliate WALA Mobile, Ala. (DMA 59), is introducing two new weekend newscasts. The new newscasts will air Saturday and Sunday mornings from 6 to 8 a.m. They are scheduled to debut on Aug. 8. Candace Murphy and meteorologist Matt Barrentine will anchor the broadcasts. Gary Yoder, WALA general manager, says that the additional […]
Weigel Broadcasting’s Milwaukee CBS affiliate is expanding its news footprint, adding weekday newscasts at 4 p.m. and an hour of local news Sunday mornings.
WFOX Adding Weekend Morning Newscasts
The Cox-owned Fox affiliate in Jacksonville, Fla., will begin 6-9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday news broadcasts beginning this week.
Noticiero Telemundo Fin de Semana will debut Oct. 4 and will be anchored by Edgardo del Villar.
WLNY Expanding 9 P.M. News To Weekends
The evening newscast will begin July 12 with anchor Cindy Hsu, meteorologist Elise Finch and sports anchor Steve Overmyer.
WGN Adding 5 P.M. Weekend Newscast
The new broadcast will debut July 12 on the Tribune-owned Chicago CW affiliate.
WTTG Expands News In Mornings, Weekends
The Fox Washington O&O boosts its local news lineup by eight hours a week by adding an additional hour to both Good Day D.C. and Fox 5 News Morning Sunday, plus a new two-hour Saturday morning newscast, bringing its weekly total to 56 hours.
Starting Saturday, April 26, Fox-owned KSAZ Phoenix (DMA 12) is expanding its Fox 10 Arizona Morning is expanding by one hour. Anchors Ty Brennan and Kristen Keogh will be on the air for three hours starting an hour earlier, at 6 a.m. In addition, the station is adding Sunday mornings to the roster. Starting Sunday, […]
WFMJ To Launch Weekend Morning Shows
WFMJ Weekend Today set to launch Oct. 26. The new broadcast will air as both a lead-in and lead-out to the Saturday and Sunday NBC Weekend Today programs.
WMAQ News Adds 2½ Hours On Weekends
The NBC station in Chicago will start its Saturday newscasts at 5 a.m. and is adding another half-hour on Sundays at 10 a.m.
The NBC O&O adds 5 p.m. newscasts on Saturday and Sunday and 30 minutes to its Sunday 11 p.m. news.
WDRB to Add Weekend Morning Newscasts
The Block Communications Fox affiliate in Louisville, Ky., will launch a three-hour newscast on Saturday and Sunday starting Jan. 19.