NewsCenter
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NewsCenter (NotiCentro in Spanish) is the name given to a number of local-news operations at American television stations.
The name was first used in 1967 by WAPA-TV in San Juan, Puerto Rico as NotiCentro, and later in 1972 on ABC affiliate WCVB in Boston when it began operations. The name later spread to several NBC owned-and-operated stations, which then encouraged other affiliates of NBC (and other networks) to use the title.
Similar titles were also used on newscasts in other countries. Brazil's SBT used Noticentro (a Portuguese derivation of NewsCenter) for its national newscast from 1981 to 1988. The Spanish name Noticentro was used in many Latin American countries. In Australia, the name News Centre was used by the Nine Network in the 1970s (as News Centre Nine) in Sydney and Melbourne, and by BTV-6 in Ballarat, now a part of WIN Television, in the 1980s (as News Centre Six). In Canada, the NewsCentre title was used by Vancouver's CBUT in the 1980s, and by Saskatoon's CFQC-TV in the 1990s. It was also used in Italy by Canale 5 for its national newscast (as News Centro 5) when it began operations in the early 1980s[citation needed]. In Japan, public broadcaster NHK launched News Center 9 (NC9) in 1974. NC9 achieved tremendous popularity as the first of its kind newscast in Japan. NC9 aired from Monday to Friday at 9 pm, and ran until 1988.
[edit] Stations that use or have used the NewsCenter Name
| DMA# | DMA Name | Station | Affiliation | Currently Uses | Other Notes |
| 1. | New York City | WNBC-TV | NBC | No | In 1980 identified as "News 4 New York" and again in 1995 as "NewsChannel 4". WNBC brought back "News 4 New York" along with the 1992 "4 New York" branding in 2008. |
| WRNN-TV | Ind | Yes | 5-7pm Programming identified as The Hudson Valley's NewsCenter Now | ||
| 2. | Los Angeles | KNBC | NBC | No | Currently identifies as "Channel 4 News" |
| 3. | Chicago | WMAQ | NBC | No | Currently identifies as "NBC 5 News" |
| 4. | Philadelphia | WCAU | CBS (now NBC) | No | Currently identifies as "NBC 10 News" since NBC affiliation |
| 5. | Atlantic City | WMGM-TV | NBC | No | Serves South Jersey, currently identifies as "News Channel 40 NBC" |
| 6. | San Francisco | KRON | My Network TV, formerly NBC | No | Used from 1974 to 2001; has identified as "KRON 4 News" since 2001 |
| 7. | Boston | WCVB | ABC | Yes | Identifies as "NewsCenter5 HD" or "NewsCenter5 Eyeopener/at noon/at 5/at 11" etc. |
| 9. | Washington, D.C. | WRC | NBC | No | Identified in 1975 as "The NewsCenter" and in 1978 as "NewsCenter 4"; has identified as "News 4" since 1987 |
| 10. | Houston, Texas | KHOU | CBS | No | Currently identifies as "11 News" |
| 12. | Phoenix, Arizona | KTSP (now KSAZ) | CBS (now Fox) | No | Currently identifies as "Fox 10 News" |
| 13. | Tampa, Florida | WTSP | ABC (now CBS) | No | Currently identifies as "Tampa Bay's 10" |
| 14. | Seattle | KING-TV | NBC | No | Currently identifies as "KING 5 News" |
| 16. | Miami | WCKT (now WSVN) | NBC (now Fox) | No | Currently identifies as "7 News" |
| 17. | Cleveland, Ohio | WJW | CBS (now Fox) | No | Currently identifies as "Fox 8 News" |
| 18. | Denver, Colorado | KCNC | NBC (now CBS) | No | Currently identifies as "CBS 4 News" |
| 19. | Orlando, Florida | WESH | NBC | No | Currently identifies as "WESH 2 News" |
| WKMG | CBS | No | Currently identifies as "Local 6 News" | ||
| 21. | St. Louis, Missouri | KTVI | ABC (now Fox) | No | Currently identifies as "Fox 2 News" |
| 22. | Pittsburgh | WPXI | NBC | No | Currently identifies as "Channel 11 News" |
| 23. | Portland, Oregon | KOIN | CBS | No | Currently identifies as "KOIN 6 News" |
| 26. | Indianapolis | WTHR | NBC | No | Currently identifies as "Eyewitness News" |
| 27. | San Diego | KNSD | NBC | No | Currently identifies as "NBC 7/39 News" |
| 32. | Columbus, Ohio | WSYX/WTTE | ABC/Fox | No | Co-owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 35. | Salt Lake City, Utah | KTVX | ABC | No | Used from 1975 to 1981; identified in 1992 as "News 4 Utah" and again in 2002 as "ABC 4 News" |
| 36. | Greenville, SC | WYFF-TV Formerly WFBC-TV | NBC | No | Currently identifies as "WYFF News 4" |
| 37. | San Antonio | WOAI-TV Formerly KMOL-TV | NBC | No | Currently identifies as "News 4 WOAI" |
| 39. | Grand Rapids, Michigan | WOOD-TV | NBC | No | Currently identifies as "24 Hour News 8" |
| 41. | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | WHTM | ABC | No | Identified as "WHTM NewsCenter" in the 1990s. Currently identifies as "ABC 27 News" |
| Lancaster, Pennsylvania | WGAL | NBC | No | Currently identifies as "WGAL News 8" | |
| 50. | Buffalo, New York | WGRZ | NBC | No | Currently identifies as "Channel 2 News" |
| 53. | New Orleans | WDSU | NBC | No | Currently identifies as "NewsChannel 6" |
| 55. | Fresno, California | KSEE | NBC | No | Currently identifies as "KSEE 24 News" |
| 56. | Albany, New York | WRGB | CBS, formerly NBC | No | Currently identifies as "CBS 6 News" |
| 57. | Little Rock, Arkansas | KTHV | CBS | No | Currently identifies as "Today's THV" |
| 61. | Mobile, Alabama | WKRG | CBS | No | Currently identifies as "WKRG News 5" |
| 62. | Dayton, Ohio | WHIO | CBS | Yes | In 1976, it took on the name NewsCenter 7 |
| 65. | Huntington/Charleston, West Virginia | WSAZ | NBC | No | Currently identifies as "WSAZ NewsChannel 3" |
| 66. | Saginaw, Michigan | WEYI | NBC | No | Currently identifies as "NBC25 News" |
| 67. | Roanoke, Virginia | WSET-TV | ABC | No | Currently identifies as "ABC 13 News" |
| 68. | Tucson, Arizona | KGUN | ABC | No | Currently identifies as "KGUN 9 News" |
| 69. | Wichita, Kansas | KSNW | NBC | No | Currently identifies as "KSN News" |
| 70. | Green Bay, Wisconsin | WLUK | NBC (now Fox) | No | Currently identifies as "Fox 11 News" |
| 71. | Des Moines, Iowa | WHO-TV | NBC | No | Currently identifies as "Channel 13 News" |
| 73. | Honolulu, Hawaii | KITV | ABC | No | Identified as "NewsCenter Four" from 1975 to 1985; has identified as "KITV 4 News" since 2000 |
| 76. | Portland, Maine | WCSH | NBC | Yes | Also used on WPXT's 10 PM news. |
| 75. | Omaha, Nebraska | KMTV | CBS | No | Currently identifies as "ACTION 3 News" |
| 80. | Syracuse, New York | WTVH | CBS | No | Currently identifies as "CBS 5 News" |
| 82. | Shreveport, Louisiana | KTAL | NBC | No | Currently identifies as "KTAL News" |
| 83. | Huntsville, Alabama | WHNT | CBS | No | Used in 1990s; Currently identifies as "NewsChannel 19" |
| Huntsville, Alabama | WAAY | ABC | No | Used in 1970s; Currently identifies as "31 News" | |
| 84. | Champaign, Illinois | WCIA | CBS | No | Currently identifies as "WCIA 3 News" |
| 86. | Chattanooga, Tennessee | WDEF-TV | CBS | No | Currently identifies as "News 12" |
| 88. | Harlingen/Weslaco/Brownsville /McAllen, Texas | KVEO | NBC | Yes | Operated as NewsCenter 23 in the 80's prior to the news department folding; news operation restarted in 2007, once again, as NewsCenter 23 |
| 88. | Harlingen/Weslaco/Brownsville /McAllen, Texas | KGBT | CBS | No | Used from the 1970s until 1992; currently identifies as "Action 4 News" |
| 90. | Jackson, Mississippi | WJTV | CBS | No | Currently identifies as "NewsChannel 12" |
| 89. | South Bend, Indiana | WNDU-TV | NBC | Yes | |
| 91. | Bristol, Virginia | WCYB | NBC | Yes | |
| 93. | Colorado Springs | KKTV | CBS | No | Currently identifies as "11 News" |
| 95. | Waco, Texas/College Station, Texas | KBTX | CBS | No | Currently identifies as "News 3" |
| 96. | Davenport, Iowa | KWQC | NBC | No | Currently identifies as "KWQC TV-6 News" |
| 97. | Savannah, Georgia | WSAV-TV | NBC | No | Currently identifies as "WSAV News 3" |
| 99. | Johnstown, Pennsylvania | WJAC-TV | NBC | No | Used until shortly after purchase by Cox Communications in 2000 |
| 102. | Fort Smith, Arkansas | KHBS/KHOG | ABC | No | Currently identifies as "40/29 News" |
| 105. | Greenville, North Carolina | WNCT | CBS | No | Currently identifies as "Eyewitness News" |
| 107. | Fort Wayne, Indiana | WPTA/WISE-TV | ABC/NBC | Yes | Currently identifies as "Indiana's NewsCenter;" WISE, formerly WKJG, once identified as "NewsCenter 33" |
| 108. | Tallahassee, Florida | WTXL | ABC | No | Currently identifies as "NewsChannel 27" |
| 109. | Springfield, Massachusetts | WWLP | NBC | No | Currently identifies as "22 News" |
| 112. | Lansing, Michigan | WLNS | CBS | No | Currently identifies as "6 News" |
| 113. | Boise, Idaho | KTVB | NBC | No | Currently identifies as "Idaho's NewsChannel 7" |
| 117. | Peoria, Illinois | WMBD | CBS | No | Currently identifies as "NewsChannel 31" |
| 119. | Fargo, North Dakota | WDAY-TV | ABC | No | Identified as "NewsCenter 6" during early 1990s, currently identifies as "WDAY News" |
| Grand Forks, North Dakota | WDAZ-TV | ABC | No | Identified as "NewsCenter 8" during early 1990s, currently identifies as "WDAZ News" | |
| 125. | Bakersfield, California | KGET-TV | NBC | No | Currently identifies as "17 News" |
| 127. | Eau Claire, Wisconsin | WEAU | NBC | Yes | |
| 128. | Columbus, Georgia | WRBL | CBS | No | Currently identifies as "News 3" |
| WLTZ | NBC | No | No longer produces a newscast | ||
| 129. | Corpus Christi, Texas | KRIS | NBC | No | Currently Identifies itself as "KRIS 6 NEWS" |
| 135. | Wilmington, North Carolina | WECT | NBC | No | Currently identifies as "WECT News" |
| 137. | Columbia, Missouri | KOMU | NBC | No | Currently identifies as "KOMU 8 News" |
| 138. | Duluth, Minnesota | KBJR, KRII, KDLH, KWBD | CBS , NBC, The CW, My Network TV, NBC Weather Plus+ | Yes | Collective name for all stations is "Northland's NewsCenter" |
| 139. | Topeka, Kansas | KSNT | NBC | No | Currently identifies as "27 News" |
| 141. | Beaumont, Texas | KBTV | NBC | No | Under the old call letters of KJAC-TV, they were NewsCenter 4 back in the late 70's to 80's.now they are known as "KBTV 4" |
| 142. | Erie, Pennsylvania | WICU-TV | NBC | No | Currently identifies as "12 News" |
| 143. | Sioux City, Iowa | KTIV | NBC | No | Currently identifies as "NewsChannel 4" |
| 149. | Albany, Georgia | WALB | NBC | No | Currently identifies as "WALB News 10" |
| 149. | Wichita Falls, Texas/Lawton, Oklahoma | KFDX | NBC | No | Identified as "Newscenter 3" from 1977 to 2006. Currently identifies as "KFDX 3 News" |
| 151. | Terre Haute, Indiana | WTHI-TV | CBS | No | Currently identifies as "News 10" |
| WVUT | PBS | Yes | |||
| 152. | Bangor, Maine | WLBZ | NBC | Yes | Shares most newscasts with WCSH in Portland |
| 153. | Rochester, Minnesota | KTTC | NBC | Yes | |
| 157. | Odessa-Midland, Texas | KOSA | CBS, UPN/My Network TV | No | Currently identifies as "CBS 7" |
| 154. | Panama City, Florida | WMBB | ABC | No | Currently identifies as "News 13" |
| 161. | Sherman, Texas/Ada, Oklahoma | KTEN | ABC (now NBC | No | Identified as Newscenter 10 from mid-1980s to early 1990s. Currently identifies as KTEN News. |
| 165. | Yuma, Arizona | KSWT | CBS | No | Currently identifies as "KSWT News" |
| 175. | Rapid City, South Dakota | KNBN | NBC | Yes | Identifies as "NewsCenter 1" |
| 183. | Bowling Green, Kentucky | WBKO | ABC | No | Currently identifies as "WBKO News" |
| 186. | Meridian, Mississippi | WTOK | ABC | Yes | |
| 203. | Fairbanks, Alaska | KTVF | NBC | Yes | Identifies as "NewsCenter 11" at 6PM and "NewsCenter Final" at 11PM |
| 204. | Victoria, Texas | KAVU | ABC | Yes | |
| Unranked | San Juan, Puerto Rico | WAPA-TV | Independent | Yes | Identifies as "NotiCentro 4" |
