U-phonix
'''U-phonix''' is a [[television news music]] package composed by [[Stephen Arnold]]. '''U-phonix''' contains over 14 themes and 630. U-phonix was composed in 2003 for [[Dallas, Texas]] [[CBS]] affiliate [[KTVT]]11 and is currently used on television stations in 16 markets.
The package's signature contains a similar signature to Arnold's [[Sinclair News Music Package]].
KWQC used this package for less than 2 months, which is the shortest time for a station to have a syndicated news music package. It originally used "Hello News" from 1990-2007, and went back to using Hello News on September 24th of 2007.
The name for U-phonix is derived from the large-format audio mixing board manufacturer Euphonics.
In 2007 -- after the episode with SESAC that required stations to pay higher fees to SESAC (and not Stephen Arnold Music) -- the Sinclair Broadcast Group dropped the Sinclair News Music Package for a non-SESAC published theme called "Daily News" from [[Gari Communications]]. As a result, Stephen Arnold Music moved 4 of the Sinclair themes into U-Phonix. The entire package was not absorbed, and not all cuts (edits and mixouts) were included either.
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| '''[[Designated market area|DMA]]#'''
| '''DMA Name'''
| '''Station'''
| '''Affiliation'''
| '''Years Used'''
| '''Other Notes'''
|-
| 7.
| [[Dallas, Texas]]
| [[KTVT]], formerly KFJZ
| [[Columbia Broadcasting System|CBS]]
| 2004-Present
| First station to commission package
|-
| 23.
| [[Portland, Oregon]]
| [[KOIN]]
| [[Columbia Broadcasting System|CBS]]
| 2004-2006
|
|-
| 40.
| [[Birmingham, Alabama]]
| [[WIAT]], formerly WBMG
| [[Columbia Broadcasting System|CBS]], formerly [[NBC]]
| 2004-Present
|
|-
| 52.
| [[Austin, Texas]]
| [[KEYE-TV]], formerly KBVO
| [[Columbia Broadcasting System|CBS]], formerly [[FOX]]
| 2005-Present
|
|-
| 53.
| [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]]
| [[WYOU]], formerly WDAU
| [[Mission Broadcasting|CBS]]
| 2006-Present
| WYOU-TV picked this package up after changing to an interactive format.
|-
| 54.
| [[New Orleans, Louisiana]]
| [[WVUE]]
| [[FOX]]
| 2007-Present
|
|-
| 66.
| [[Naples, Florida]]
| [[WINK-TV]]
| [[Columbia Broadcasting System|CBS]]
| 2005-Present
|
|-
| 78.
| [[Spokane, Washington]]
| [[KXLY-TV]]
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], formerly [[Columbia Broadcasting System|CBS]]
| 2005-Present
|
|-
| 81.
| [[Shreveport, Louisiana]]
| [[KTBS]]
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| 2006-Present
|
|-
| 84.
| [[Huntsville, Alabama]]
| [[WAAY-TV]], formerly WAFG
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], formerly [[NBC]]
| 2005-Present
|
|-
| 89.
| [[South Bend, Indiana]]
| [[WSBT-TV]]
| [[CBS]]
| 2007-Present
|
|-
| 93.
| [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]]
| [[KRDO-TV]]
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| 2006-Present
| Picked up after ownership change
|-
| 96.
| [[Davenport, Iowa]]
| [[KWQC-TV]]
| [[National Broadcasting Company|NBC]]
| July 31, 2007-September 23,2007
| Last station to use original [[Hello News]] package. Went back to using the
"Hello News" package on September 24, 2007
|-
| 98.
| [[State College, Pennsylvania]]
| [[WPSU-TV]], formerly WPSX
| [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]]
| 2005-Present
| Newscast started in February 2005, run & operated by students
|-
| 101.
| [[Charleston, South Carolina]]
| [[WCSC-TV]]
| [[Columbia Broadcasting System|CBS]], formerly [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| 2004-Present
|
|-
| 104.
| [[Fort Smith, Arkansas]]
| [[KFTA-TV]], formerly KPOM
| [[FOX]], formerly [[NBC]]
| 2005-Present
|
|-
|
| [[Fayetteville, Arkansas]]
| [[KNWA-TV]], formerly KFAA
| [[NBC]]
| 2005-Present
|
|-
| 111.
| [[Longview, Texas]] & [[Tyler, Texas]]
| [[KYTX]]
| [[Columbia Broadcasting System|CBS]], formerly [[NBC]]
| 2004
| Used when CBS19 simulcasted Dallas' CBS11 News
|-
| 126.
| [[Yakima, Washington]]
| [[KAPP]]
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| 2005-Present
| Sister station of KXLY
|-
|
| [[Kennewick, Washington]]
| [[KVEW]]
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| 2005-Present
| Sister station of KAPP
|}
==External links==
* [http://www.stephenarnoldmusic.com Stephen Arnold Music Corporate Website]
*[http://www.southernmedia-nmsa.com/search.php?search=3,1,164 "U-phonix" at SouthernMedia's NMSA] - listing of American stations which have used the package
[[Category:Local television programming in the United States]]
[[Category:Television news music packages]]
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