| CNC3 Television (CNC3) | |
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| Current CNC3 Logo | |
| Launched | 26th September, 2005 |
| Owned by | Guardian Media Limited |
| Slogan | COVERING YOUR WORLD |
| Country | Trinidad & Tobago |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Most of Trinidad and Tobago |
| Affiliates | Trinidad Guardian Newspaper, Inspirational 730 AM - Radio Trinidad |
| Headquarters | 22-24 St. Vincent Street , Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Formerly called | Cable News Channel 3 |
| Website | http://www.cnc3.co.tt/ |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| 12 and 14 | |
| Satellite | |
| Green Dot | |
| Cable | |
| Flow Trinidad | 3 |
| IPTV | |
| Blink | 104 |
| Internet television | |
| Kaltura's Open Source Video Player | http://cnc3.co.tt/livestream |
CNC3 Television (CNC3) is a privately owned television station serving Trinidad and Tobago. It is broadcasts over-the-air on channels 12 and 14 and is seen throughout the Flow cable system on channel 3. CNC3's studios are located at the Trinidad Guardian building located on 22-24 St. Vincent Street , Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
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The acronym CNC3 originally stood for Cable News Channel 3, as the station was originally a news and current affairs themed channel which was carried on channel 3 on the Flow national cable service. When the station went free-to-air, the name CNC3 was retained, but the focus shifted from exclusively news programming to include general entertainment and movies as well.
CNC3 broadcast begun on 26th September, 2005. Approximately three hours prior to the station's debut, the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) ordered that CNC3 not proceed with its broadcasts claiming the broadcaster had no authority to proceed. TATT reversed its decision late the following day, and broadcasts began shortly thereafter.
In December 2007, CNC3 was recommended by the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago for a national free-to-air broadcast license. The station went free-to-air on November 1, 2008. The station can also be seen on VHF channel 12, UHF channel 14 and UHF channel 22 in Tobago.
When the station was launched there was an implied public perception that it would feature a twenty-four hour news schedule. Instead, the station carries its major newscasts at the same time as competing broadcast stations, and it carries no news content during the afternoon or overnight periods, and there is only one thirty-minute news broadcast on weekends.
As the station went free-to-air in November 2008,[1][2][3] the schedule was expanded to add primetime shows such as Nip/Tuck, Top Gear, Everybody Hates Chris, Family Guy, Fringe, Modern Family, Cougar Town, The Unit, George Lopez, America's Got Talent, Accidentally on Purpose and Glee.[4]
The station carries at least four hours of news programming on weekdays. It airs one main newscast at 7:00pm, with supporting bulletins on weekdays at 12.00noon and 10.00pm. There are also hourly news bulletins on weekdays from 6am to 6:30pm. There is one newscast on weekends at 7:00pm. The station's breakfast show, CNC3 Early Morning, hosted by Hema Ramkissoon, is shown on weekdays from 6:00am to 8:00am.
The station entered into a strategic alliance with Gayelle TV on April 1, 2009 to simulcast its newscast on Gayelle due to Gayelle's closure of its News department. That arrangement concluded in 2010 and later resumed in 2011.
CNC3 boasts a team of experienced anchors and presenters including:
Shelly Dass, who was the station's primary anchor since its inception left the station on May 28, 2010 to commence a job as a special advisor to the Organization Of American States.
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