Florida's News Channel
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| Type | Cable network |
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| Country |  United States |
| Availability | Florida |
| Owner | Florida's News Channel (a consortium that included Comcast) |
| Launch date | September 1998 |
| Closure date | 2003 |
Florida's News Channel was a regional news channel seen on selected cable systems (mainly those owned by Comcast) in September 1998. It originated from Florida's state capitol, Tallahassee, Florida, at studios remodelled from a former movie theater.
The station relied on a virtual, chromakey-based set, which can be used to represent FNC's "bureaus" in various parts of Florida -- all from its Tallahassee home base.
The network folded in 2003, as FNC's funds dried out, and they were unable to get carriage on major cable systems in the state's largest markets, especially on Bright House systems in Tampa Bay (Bay News 9) and Orlando (Central Florida News 13). Even Comcast's Sarasota system had their own news channel, SNN6.
Today, FNC's former studios is now used for a local CBS affiliate, WCTV.
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