The Tower (news music)
'''The Tower''' is a collection of television news music consisting of 4 different news packages created by [[615 Music]] and composed for [[NBC]] local stations whether owned by [[NBC Universal]] itself or otherwise affiliated with the network. The name comes from the studios and offices of [[NBC]] [[Owned-and-operated station]] [[WMAQ-TV]] in [[Chicago]] (hence the name [[NBC Tower]]), which commissioned the package in 2000 (along with sister station [[KNBC]] in [[Los Angeles]]), but also commissioned ''The Tower V.3'' in 2006. The collection contains over 1000 cuts of news opens, closes, bumpers, stingers and primary themes and consists of the following themes (with original clients in parenthesis):
* ''The Tower V.1'' ([[WMAQ-TV]] [[Chicago]] and [[KNBC]] [[Los Angeles]])
* ''The Tower V.2'' ([[WTHR]] [[Indianapolis]])
* ''The Tower V.3'' ([[WMAQ-TV]] [[Chicago]], [[WKYC]] [[Cleveland]], [[WXIA]] [[Atlanta]], and [[WCMH]] [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]])
* ''The Tower V.4'' ([[WTHR]] [[Indianapolis]])
==Stations that used or have used ''The Tower''==
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| '''[[Designated market area|DMA]]#'''
| '''DMA Name'''
| '''Station'''
| '''Affiliation'''
| '''Years Used'''
| '''Notes'''
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| 2.
| [[Los Angeles California]]
| [[KNBC]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2000-2004
| First station (along with [[WMAQ-TV]]) to commission package
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| [[KPXN]]
| [[ION Television]]
| 2000-2005
| Used to rebroadcast [[KNBC]]'s 11pm newscast
|-
| 3.
| [[Chicago, Illinois]]
| [[WMAQ-TV]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2000-present
| First station (along with [[KNBC]]) to commission package, and also one of the first four staions (along with [[WXIA]], [[WCMH]], and [[WKYC]]) to commission The Tower V.3
|-
|
|
| [[WCPX]]
| [[ION Television]]
| 2000-2005
| Used to rebroadcast [[WMAQ-TV]]'s 10pm newscast
|-
| 5.
| [[Dallas]]/[[Fort Worth, Texas]]
| [[KXAS]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2005-2008
| Commissioned The Tower V.2 & The Tower V.3
|-
| 6.
| [[San Francisco, California]]
| [[KNTV]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2002-2007
| Commissioned The Tower V.1
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|
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| [[KOFY]] (formerly KBWB)
| Independent, formerly [[The WB]]
| 2002
| Used to air a 10pm newscast produced by [[KNTV]]
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|
|
| [[KKPX]]
| [[ION Television]]
| 2002-2005
| Used to rebroadcast [[KNTV]]'s 11pm newscast
|-
| 8.
| [[Atlanta, Georgia]]
| [[WXIA]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2006-2008
| One of the first four stations (along with [[WMAQ-TV]], [[WCMH]], and [[WKYC]]) to commission The Tower V.3
|-
|
|
| [[WATL]]
| [[MyNetworkTV]]
| 2006-2008
| Airs a 10pm newscast produced by [[WXIA]]
|-
| 9.
| [[Washington D.C.]]
| [[WRC-TV]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2002-2008
| Commissioned The Tower with Working For You Signature
|-
| 14.
| [[Seattle, Washington]]
| [[KING-TV]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2007-present
| Commissioned The Tower V.2 for newscasts, but uses The Tower V.1 for its Sunday morning program ''UpFront''
|-
|
|
| [[KONG-TV]]
| [[Independent station|Independent]]
| 2007-present
| Aired morning and 10pm newscasts produced by [[KING-TV]]
|-
| 17.
| [[Cleveland, Ohio]]
| [[WKYC]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2001-2008
| Commissioned The Tower V.1 and V.2 and also one of the first four stations (along with [[WMAQ-TV]], [[WXIA]], and [[WCMH]]) to commission The Tower V.3
|-
| 22.
| [[Portland, Oregon]]
| [[KGW-TV]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2000-present
| Commissioned The Tower V.1 and The Tower V.3
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|
|
| [[KRCW-TV]], formerly KWBP
| [[The CW]], formerly [[The WB]]
| 2006-present
| Aired a 10pm newscast produced by [[KGW-TV]]
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|
|
| [[KPXG]]
| [[ION Television]]
| 2003-2005
| Used to air a 10pm newscast produced by [[KGW-TV]]
|-
| 23.
| [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]
| [[WPXI]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2007-present
| Commissioned The Tower V.2 when that station went HD with new graphics
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|
|
| [[Pittsburgh Cable News Channel]]
| No affiliation
| 2007-present
| Aired rebroadcasts of [[WPXI]]'s newscasts
|-
| 24.
| [[Charlotte, North Carolina]]
| [[WCNC-TV]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2008-present
| Commissioned The Tower V.2 when that station changed its previous branding to ''Carolinas' NewsChannel 36''
|-
| 25.
| [[Indianapolis, Indiana]]
| [[WTHR]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2003-present
| Commissioned The Tower V.1 and The Tower V.3, and also the first station to commission The Tower V.2 and The Tower V.4 when they adopted new HD graphics
|-
|
|
| [[WNDY-TV]]
| [[MyNetworkTV]]
| 2003-2005
| Aired a 10pm newscast produced by [[WTHR]], it now produced by [[CBS]] affiliate [[WISH-TV]]
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|-
|
|
| [[WBXI-CA]]
| [[MTV Tr3s]], formerly [[UPN]]
| 2004
| Used to simulcast [[WTHR]]-produced 10pm newscast for [[WNDY-TV]]
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|
|
| [[WALV-CA]]
| SkyTrak Weather Network
| 2003-present
| Replays [[WTHR]]'s 12pm and 6pm newscasts
|-
| 32.
| [[Columbus, Ohio]]
| [[WCMH]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2002-2007
| Commissioned The Tower V.1 and one of the first four staions (along with WMAQ, WXIA, and WKYC) to commission The Tower V.3
|-
| 50.
| [[Louisville, Kentucky]]
| [[WAVE-TV]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2003-2006
| Commisioned The Tower V.1
|-
| 57.
| [[Albany, New York]]
| [[WNYT (TV)|WNYT]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2004-present
|
|-
| 60.
| [[Mobile, Alabama]]
| [[WPMI]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2000-2005
| Commissioned The Tower V.1
|-
| 64.
| [[Dayton, Ohio]]
| [[WDTN]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2004-2008
| Commissioned The Tower V.1
|-
|
|
| [[WBDT]]
| [[The CW]], formerly [[The WB]]
| 2007-present
| Aired a 10pm newscast produced by [[WDTN]]
|-
| 66.
| [[Flint, Michigan]]
| [[WEYI]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2002-present
|
|-
| 69.
| [[Wichita, Kansas]]
| [[KSNW]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2008-present
|
|-
| 78.
| [[Paducah, Kentucky]]
| [[WPSD]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2008-present
|
|-
| 79.
| [[Columbia, South Carolina]]
| [[WIS-TV]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2003-2009
| Commissioned The Tower V.1
|-
| 80.
| [[Rochester, New York]]
| [[WHEC-TV]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2004-present
| Commissioned The Tower V.1 for opens/talent opens and The Tower V.2 for main opens
|-
| 83.
| [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]]/[[Decatur, Illinois]]
| [[WICD (TV)]]
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], formerly [[NBC]]
| 2003-2004
| Commissioned The Tower V.1
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|
|
| [[WICS]]
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], formerly [[NBC]]
| 2002-2004
| Commissioned The Tower V.1
|-
| 91.
| [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]]
| [[KOAA-TV]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2005-present
| Commissioned The Tower V.1 and The Tower V.3
|-
| 110.
| [[Tyler]]/[[Longview, Texas]]
| [[KETK-TV]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2001-2004
| Commissioned The Tower V.1
|-
|
|
| KLSB, now [[KETK-LP]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2001-present
| Simulcasting newscasts from [[KETK-TV]]
|-
| 111.
| [[Springfield, Massachusetts]]
| [[WWLP]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2008-present
|
|-
| 112.
| [[Boise, Idaho]]
| [[KTVB]]
| [[NBC]]
| Date unknown-present
| Commissioned The Tower V.1
|-
|
|
| KTVB-DT2 [[24/7 (news channel)|24/7 NewsChannel]]
| No affiliation
| 2003-present
| Simulcasting newscasts from [[KTVB]]
|-
|
|
| [[KZAK-LP]]
| [[24/7 (news channel)|24/7 NewsChannel]]
| Date unknown-present
|
|-
| 121.
| [[Santa Barbara, California]]
| [[KSBY]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2001-present
| Commissioned The Tower V.1 and The Tower V.2
|-
| 129.
| [[Corpus Christi, Texas]]
| [[KRIS-TV]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2007-present
| Commissioned The Tower V.1
|-
|
|
| [[K47DF|KDF-TV]]
| [[Independent station|Independent]]
| 2007-present
| Simulcasts [[KRIS-TV]]'s newscasts and airs a 9pm newscast produced by KRIS
|-
| 132.
| [[Rockford, Illinois]]
| [[WREX]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2009-present
| Commissioned The Tower V.1
|-
| 137.
| [[Columbia, Missouri|Columbia]]-[[Jefferson City, Missouri]]
| [[KOMU-TV]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2009-present
|
|-
| 141.
| [[Port Arthur, Texas]]
| [[KBTV-TV]]
| [[FOX]], formerly [[NBC]]
| Date unknown-2008
| Commissioned The Tower V.1
|-
| 147.
| [[Albany, Georgia]]
| [[WALB]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2003-present
| Commissioned The Tower V.1
|-
| 150.
| [[Anchorage, Alaska]]
| [[KTUU]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2006-present
| Commissioned The Tower V.3 and The Tower V.1
|-
| 154.
| [[Rochester, Minnesota]]
| [[KTTC]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2007-present
| Commissioned The Tower V.1
|-
| 158.
| [[Bismarck, North DAKOTA]]
| [[KFYR-TV]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2007-present
| Commissioned The Tower V.1
|-
| 161.
| [[Sherman, Texas]]
| [[KTEN]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2005-present
| Commissioned The Tower V.2
|-
| 168.
| [[Clarksburg, West Virginia]]
| [[WBOY]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2001-2003
|
|-
| 186.
| [[Lima, Ohio]]
| [[WLIO]]
| [[NBC]]
| Date unknown-2009
| Commissioned The Tower V.2
|-
| 193.
| [[Parkersburg, West Virginia]]
| [[WTAP]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2006-present
| Commissioned The Tower V.1
|-
| 207.
| [[Juneau, Alaska]]
| [[KATH-LP]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2006-present
| Rebroadcasts newscasts from [[KTUU]]
|-
| 209.
| [[North Platte, Nebraska]]
| [[KNOP]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2007-present
| Commissioned The Tower V.1
|}
==External Links==
*[http://www.615music.com/ 615 Music Website]
*[http://www.southernmedia-nmsa.com/index.php?page=3,1,32 "The Tower" on Southern Media's NMSA]-listing of American stations that used or have used the package
[[Category:Television news music packages]]