NewsWatch (branding)
Newswatch is a brand for local newscasts.
Stations That Use or Have Used the Newswatch Name
DMA# |
DMA Name |
Station |
Affiliation |
Yes/No |
Other Notes |
8. |
Atlanta, Georgia |
WAII-TV (now WXIA-TV) |
ABC (now NBC) |
No |
Has identified as 11 Alive News since 1995 |
10. |
Houston, Texas |
KHOU-TV |
CBS |
No |
Has identified as 11 News since February 1991 |
13. |
Tampa, Florida |
WFLA-TV |
NBC |
No |
Has identified as NewsChannel 8 since 1992 |
Sarasota, Florida |
WXLT-TV, now known as WWSB |
ABC |
No |
Identified as TV-40 Newswatch in the 1970s. Has identified as ABC 7 News since 2004. The station is part of the Tampa market but does not serve as the Tampa metro area's ABC affiliate, which was served by WLCY/WTSP at the station's establishment, and is currently served by WFTS. |
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16. |
Miami, Florida |
WPLG-TV |
ABC |
No |
Has identified as Local 10 News since 2005 |
20. |
Sacramento, California |
KOVR-TV |
CBS |
No |
Was used for a time during its ABC days(early-mid 80's), currently identifies as CBS 13 News |
30. |
Nashville, Tennessee |
WNGE-TV (now WKRN-TV) |
ABC |
No |
Has identified as News 2 since 1995 |
32. |
Columbus, Ohio |
WCMH-TV |
NBC |
No |
Currently identifies as NBC4 |
32. |
Columbus, Ohio |
WOUB-TV & WOUC-TV |
PBS |
Yes |
Ohio University-owned PBS affiliate produces half-hour news program each weekday using the name NewsWatch |
47. |
Memphis, Tennessee |
WPTY-TV |
ABC |
No |
Has identified as Eyewitness News since 2000, shared with WLMT-TV |
WLMT-TV |
UPN (now CW) |
No |
Currently identifies as Eyewtiness News, shared with WPTY-TV |
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49. |
Jacksonville, Florida |
WJKS-TV (now WCWJ) |
ABC (now CW) |
No |
No longer produces a newscast |
52. |
Providence, Rhode Island/New Bedford, Massachusetts |
WJAR |
NBC |
No |
Currently identifies as NBC 10 News |
54. |
Scranton, Pennsylvania & Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |
WNEP-TV |
ABC |
Yes |
Has been indentified Newswatch 16 since 1968. |
75. |
Omaha, Nebraska |
KETV |
ABC |
Yes |
Identified as NewsWatch 7 since the mid 1970s and KETV NewsWatch 7 since 2000. |
84. |
Champaign-Urbana/Decatur/Springfield, Illinois |
WEIU-TV |
PBS |
Yes |
Identified as News Watch since as early as 2000. |
89. |
South Bend, Indiana |
WSJV |
Fox |
No |
Currently identifies as Fox 28 News |
101. |
Evansville, Indiana |
WFIE |
NBC |
No |
Identified as "News Watch 14" from 1996-2006, has identified as 14 News since 2006 |
115. |
Augusta, Georgia |
WJBF-TV |
ABC |
No |
Has identified as WJBF NewsChannel 6 since 1992 |
126. |
Yakima, Washington |
KIMA-TV |
CBS |
No |
Identified as KIMA News Watch until 2007, currently identifies as KIMA Action News, sister station to KEPR |
Pasco, Washington |
KEPR-TV |
CBS |
No |
Identified as KEPR News Watch until 2007, currently identifies as KEPR Action News, sister station to KIMA |
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129. |
Corpus Christi, Texas |
KZTV-TV |
CBS |
No |
Identified as "NewsWatch 10" at various points of the 1980s, 90's, and finally from 1999 to 2002. Currently Identified as "Action 10 News" |
140. |
Medford, Oregon/Klamath Falls, Oregon |
KDRV/KDKF |
ABC |
Yes |
Currently identifies as NewsWatch 12 |
142. |
Erie, Pennsylvania |
WSEE-TV |
CBS |
Yes |
Currently identifies as WSEE NewsWatch |
147. |
Salisbury, Maryland |
WMDT |
ABC |
No |
Currently identifies as Delmarva 47 News |
155. |
Bluefield, West Virginia/Beckley, West Virginia/Oak Hill, West Virginia |
WOAY |
ABC |
Yes |
Currently identifies as NewsWatch 4 |
160. |
Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi |
WLOX |
ABC |
No |
Identified at NewsWatch 13 during the 1980s and 1990s. Currently identifies as WLOX News |
201. |
St. Joseph, Missouri |
KQTV |
ABC |
No |
Identified as NewsWatch 2 and KQ2 Newswatch for decades. Currently identifies as KQ2 Your Hometown News |
See also
- Action News
- Eyewitness News
- NewsCenter
- NewsChannel