Image News

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Image News is a television news music package composed by American musician Frank Gari. Composed in 1995, the package features up to 800 cuts of opens, closes, stingers, bumpers and promo beds in a hard news format, with most of the music featuring a xylophone ticker sound. It has been used by at least 45 television stations in the United States.

In the mid-1990s, Hearst-Argyle Television commissioned two news packages, the A Package and the B Package, for its television stations. The A Package was later renamed Image News by Gari in an attempt to attract stations outside of the Hearst-Argyle stations group, and was very successful. The B Package was also marketed to other stations, and has enjoyed some of the same success.

While the Hearst stations have dropped the package in favour of Jerome Gilmer's "Hearst TV News Music Package", Image News continues to be a popular package, and has enjoyed several late updates.

DMA# DMA Name Station Affiliation Years Used Other Notes
7. Boston, Massachusetts WCVB-TV, formerly WHDH ABC, formerly CBS 1996-2003 First station to commission Series 1 in 1996, Series 2 in 1999, & Series 3 in 2001
16. Miami, Florida WBZL-TV, formerly WDZL The CW, formerly The WB 1997-2006 Commissioned Series 1, newscasts produced by WTVJ
17. Cleveland, Ohio WOIO-TV CBS, formerly FOX 1999-2002 Commissioned Series 1
WUAB-TV My Network TV, formerly UPN 1999-2002 Sister station of WOIO, airs 10pm newscast
22. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania WTAE-TV ABC 1996-2005 Commissioned Series 1 in 1996, Series 2 in 1999, & Series 3 in 2001
24. Baltimore, Maryland WBAL-TV NBC, formerly CBS 1996-2003 Commissioned Series 1 in 1996 & Series 2 in 1999
31. Kansas City, Missouri KMBC-TV ABC, formerly CBS 1997-2004 Commissioned Series 1 in 1997, Series 2 in 1999, & Series 3 in 2001
34. Milwaukee, Wisconsin WISN-TV, formerly WTVW ABC, formerly CBS 1996-2005 Commissioned Series 1 in 1996 & Series 3 in 2001
36. Asheville, North Carolina WLOS ABC 1998-2002 Commissioned Series 1
37. San Antonio, Texas WOAI-TV, formerly KMOL NBC, formerly UPN 1998-Present Commissioned Series 1 in 1998 & Series 2 in 2001
38. West Palm Beach, Florida WPBF-TV ABC 1999-2004 Commissioned Series 2
40. Birmingham, Alabama WVTM-TV, formerly WAPI NBC, formerly ABC 1999-2003 Commissioned Series 1
44. Memphis, Tennessee WREG-TV, formerly WREC CBS 2001-2005
45. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma KWTV-TV CBS 1997-Present Commissioned Series 1 in 1997 & Series 2 in 1999, picked up after news title change to News9 in March 1997, rebroadcasts on News Now 53
46. Albuquerque, New Mexico KOAT-TV ABC 1998-2004 Commissioned Series 1 in 1998 & Series 2 in 1999
47. Winston-Salem, North Carolina WXII-TV, formerly WSJS NBC, formerly ABC 2000-2004 Commissioned Series 2 in 2000 & Series 3 in 2001
48. Louisville, Kentucky WLKY-TV CBS, formerly ABC 2000-2003
49. Buffalo, New York WGRZ-TV NBC, formerly ABC 1998-Present Commissioned Series 1
WNYO-TV, formerly WNYB My Network TV, formerly The WB 2006-Present Currently airs rebroadcast of Channel 2 News Tonight
WPXJ-TV i, formerly Pax 1998-Present Used to air rebroadcasts of Channel 2 News
53. Scranton, Pennsylvania WBRE-TV NBC 1998-2004
58. Dayton, Ohio WDTN-TV, formerly WLWD NBC, formerly ABC 1996-2002 Commissioned Series 1 under ABC affiliation & Hearst-Argyle's ownership
60. Knoxville, Tennessee WATE-TV, formerly WROL ABC, formerly NBC 1998-2001
WTNZ FOX 2001
61. Richmond, Virginia WTVR-TV CBS, formerly ABC 2000 & 2001
64. Fort Myers, Florida WZVN-TV, formerly WEVU ABC 1998-2002
65. Charleston, West Virginia WOWK-TV, formerly WHTN CBS, formerly ABC 1997-2003
68. Lynchburg, Virginia & Roanoke, Virginia WFXR-TV, formerly WVFT FOX, formerly ABC 2003-Present Commissioned Series 1
WWCW, formerly WJPR FOX & The CW 2003-Present
71. Toledo, Ohio WUPW-TV FOX 2000-2004 Commissioned Series 1
73. Des Moines, Iowa KCCI-TV, formerly KRNT CBS 2000-2006 Used alongside The B Package
75. Omaha, Nebraska KETV-TV ABC 2000-2004
78. Rochester, New York WROC-TV, formerly WHAM CBS, formerly NBC 1998-Present Customized version commissioned in 2000 after re-branding to News 8 Now, used for bumpers & closes
81. Shreveport, Louisiana KTAL-TV, formerly KCMC NBC, formerly ABC 2001-Present Commissioned Series 3
83. Columbia, South Carolina WACH formerly WCCT FOX 1999-2002
87. Jackson, Mississippi WAPT-TV ABC 1999-2005
90. Burlington, Vermont WPTZ-TV, formerly WIRI NBC, formerly ABC 1998-2003
94. Colorado Springs, Colorado KRDO-TV ABC 1996-2005 Commissioned Series 1 in 1996; still in use when KRDO picked up Stephen Arnold Music's Pinnacle in 2003
99. El Paso, Texas KFOX-TV, formerly KCIK FOX 1998-Present Commissioned Series 1
110. Reno, Nevada KTVN CBS, formerly ABC  ????-2006 Commissioned Series 2
114. Augusta, Georgia WRDW-TV CBS, formerly ABC 2000-2004
124. Monterey, California KSBW-TV NBC, formerly CBS 1998-2004
128. Columbus, Georgia WTVM-TV, formerly WDAK ABC, formerly NBC 2002-Present Commissioned Series 1
132. Tupelo, Mississippi WTVA, formerly WTWV NBC, formerly ABC 2000-2004
140. Beaumont, Texas KBTV-TV, formerly KJAC NBC 1999-2002 Commissioned Series 1 & 2
146. Wichita Falls, Texas KSWO-TV ABC 1998-Present Commissioned Series 1
164. Abilene, Texas KTAB-TV CBS 2000-2005 Commissioned Series 2
174. Jackson, Tennessee WBBJ-TV, formerly WDXI ABC, formerly CBS 1999-Present Commissioned Series 1
182. Charlottesville, Virginia WCAV-TV CBS 2004 & 2005 Primary station in Charlottesville's Newsplex


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