24 Hour News Source

The 24 Hour News Source brand was a common name used by American television stations starting in the early 1990s for brief hourly news updates, usually running 30 seconds to a minute in length. At its peak, dozens of stations across the U.S. were producing these brief news updates. Varying names used by stations using the format include "24-Hour News Channel", "24-Hour News and Weather Source", "24-Hour News and Weather Channel" or "24-Hour News Service". By coincidence, many television stations at this time were evolving into a 24-hour programming schedule and phasing out late night sign-offs with the exception of weekends and early Monday morning depending on the station.

As of February 2010, the only remaining broadcast television stations in the United States currently utilizing the "24 Hour News Source" format are CBS affiliate WISH-TV in Indianapolis, NBC affiliates WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids, Michigan and KFDX-TV in Wichita Falls, Texas, and ABC affiliate KCRG in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Fox affiliate WXIX in Cincinnati uses a format similar to the "24 Hour News Source", though that station's news updates are mainly provided in the daytime hours only.

Today, television stations with a news division generally air news outside of regular newscast timeslots only in the event of breaking news or a severe weather emergency, or in some cases, during halftime periods of sporting events such as NFL football games.

List of stations that use or have used the "24 Hour News Source" format

This list also includes stations who used the concept but with different branding, such as WDIV's 24 Hour NewsBeat.

DMA# DMA Name Station Affiliation Currently used? Years used
3. Chicago WMAQ-TV NBC No 1989–1993
5. Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas KDFW-TV CBS (now Fox) No 1990–1995
6. San Francisco, California KRON-TV NBC (now MyNetworkTV) No 1991–2001
7. Boston, Massachusetts WXPO Independent (now defunct) No 1969-1970
WBZ-TV NBC (now CBS) No 1990–1993[1]
9. Washington, D.C. WJLA-TV ABC No Early 1990s
10. Houston, Texas KPRC-TV NBC No 1990–1994
11. Detroit, Michigan WDIV NBC No Early 1990s[2]
13. Seattle KIRO-TV CBS No 1990–1993
14. Tampa, Florida WTVT CBS (now Fox) No 1989–1994
15. Minneapolis KARE-TV NBC No 1990–1992
KSTP-TV ABC No 1991–1995; used shortly before KARE-TV dropped the "24-Hour News Station" branding
17. Miami, Florida WTVJ NBC No 1990–1992; then NBC affiliate on channel 4 (added to the news opens)[3]
18. Cleveland, Ohio WEWS-TV ABC No 1990–1997
21. St. Louis, Missouri KMOV-TV CBS No 1989–1992
23. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania WPXI-TV NBC No 1990–1996[4]
24. Charlotte, North Carolina WBTV CBS No 1990–1996[5]
25. Indianapolis, Indiana WISH-TV CBS Yes 1990–present[6]
26. Raleigh, North Carolina WRAL-TV CBS No 1990-1991[7]
27. Baltimore WBAL-TV CBS (now NBC) No 1991–1993
31. Salt Lake City KUTV NBC (now CBS) No Early 1990s
32. Kansas City WDAF-TV NBC (now Fox) No 1992–2000
33. Cincinnati WLWT NBC No 1990–1993[8]
34. Columbus, Ohio WBNS-TV CBS No 1991–2001
35. Milwaukee WISN-TV ABC No 1989–1996
WTMJ-TV NBC No 1990–1992
38. West Palm Beach, Florida WPTV-TV NBC No Early 1990s
40. Birmingham, Alabama WBRC ABC (now Fox) No Late 1980s-1996
41. Grand Rapids, Michigan WOOD-TV NBC Yes
42. Las Vegas KLAS-TV CBS No Late 1980s
43. Norfolk, Virginia WTKR CBS No Early 1990s[9]
45. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma KFOR-TV NBC No 1990–2005
47. Jacksonville, Florida WTLV NBC No 1993–1996
48. Austin, Texas KXAN-TV NBC No 1990–1996
49. Louisville, Kentucky WLKY CBS No Early 1990s-1995[10]
51. New Orleans WDSU NBC No 1990–1994
52. Buffalo, New York WGRZ-TV NBC No 1989–1995
WIVB-TV CBS No Mid-1990s, WIVB picked up the "24 Hour News" format after WGRZ dropped it
56. Little Rock, Arkansas KARK-TV NBC No 1990–1997
58. Richmond, Virginia WWBT NBC No Early 1990s
60. Mobile, Alabama WALA-TV NBC (now Fox) No Early 1990s-1994
61. Tulsa, Oklahoma KJRH-TV NBC No 1991–1994
62. Lexington, Kentucky WKYT-TV CBS No 1993–1995
65. Dayton, Ohio WHIO-TV CBS No Early 1990s
71. Honolulu, Hawaii KHON-TV NBC (now Fox) No 1990–1996
KITV ABC No 1995–2001, used "24-Hour News Source" format shortly before KHON-TV ceased using it.
72. Des Moines, Iowa WHO-TV NBC No 1989–1998
75. Spokane, Washington KREM CBS No Early 1990s
77. Portland, Maine WCSH NBC No 1990–1994
80. Rochester, New York WHEC-TV NBC No 1993–1997
81. Huntsville, Alabama WAAY-TV ABC No 1989–1997
85. Madison, Wisconsin WISC-TV CBS No 1989–1995
88. Cedar Rapids, Iowa KCRG ABC Yes c. 1990–present[11]
90. Jackson, Mississippi WAPT ABC No 1989–1993
91. South Bend/Elkhart, Indiana WNDU-TV NBC No 1991–1994
93. Bristol, Virginia/Johnson City, Tennessee WCYB-TV NBC No Early 1990s
95. Baton Rouge, Louisiana WBRZ-TV ABC No Early 1990s
WAFB-TV CBS No early 1990s
98. Charleston, South Carolina WCSC-TV CBS No 1990–1995
99. Davenport, Iowa WQAD-TV ABC No 1992–1997
101. Johnstown, Pennsylvania WJAC-TV NBC No Early 1990s
102. Evansville, Indiana WTVW ABC (now Independent) No 1991–1998
103. Greenville/New Bern, North Carolina WITN-TV NBC No Early 1990s
104. Florence/Myrtle Beach, South Carolina WBTW CBS No Early 1990s
107. Fort Wayne, Indiana WKJG-TV (now WISE-TV) NBC No Early 1990s
110. Youngstown, Ohio WYTV ABC No 1989–1997[12]
114. Augusta, Georgia WRDW-TV CBS No 1992–1998
117. Traverse City/Cadillac, Michigan WPBN-TV/WTOM-TV NBC No 1990–1999
149. Lawton, Oklahoma/Wichita Falls, Texas KFDX-TV NBC Yes 1989–present
159. Steubenville, Ohio/Wheeling, West Virginia WTOV-TV NBC No 1994–2001
168. Clarksburg/Weston, West Virginia WBOY-TV NBC No Early 1990s
174. Rapid City, South Dakota KOTA-TV ABC No 1990–2000

References

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  10. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1LJdulUx8Q
  11. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPVT-fvIQWo
  12. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vdcp3Vf3x0Q