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'''''NewsCenter''''' ('''''NotiCentro''''' in [[Spanish language|Spanish]]) is the name given to a number of local-news operations at [[United States|American]] [[television stations]].
The name was first used in 1967 by [[WAPA-TV]] in [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]], [[Puerto Rico]] as ''NotiCentro'', and later in 1972 on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate [[WCVB]] in Boston when it began operations. The name later spread to several [[NBC]] [[owned-and-operated station]]s, which then encouraged other affiliates of NBC (and other networks) to use the title.
Similar titles were also used on newscasts in other countries. [[Brazil]]'s [[SBT]] used ''Noticentro'' (a Portuguese derivation of ''NewsCenter'') for its national newscast from 1981 to 1988. The Spanish name Noticentro was used in many Latin American countries. In [[Australia]], the name ''News Centre'' was used by the [[Nine Network]] in the 1970s (as ''News Centre Nine'') in [[Sydney]] and [[Melbourne]], and by BTV-6 in [[Ballarat, Victoria|Ballarat]], now a part of [[WIN Television]], in the 1980s (as ''News Centre Six''). In [[Canada]], the ''NewsCentre'' title was used by [[Vancouver]]'s [[CBUT]] in the 1980s, and by [[Saskatoon]]'s [[CFQC-TV]] in the 1990s. It was also used in [[Italy]] by [[Canale 5]] for its national newscast (as ''News Centro 5'') when it began operations in the early 1980s {{Fact|date=March 2008}}. In [[Japan]], public broadcaster [[NHK]] launched [[News Center 9]] (NC9) in 1974. NC9 achieved tremendous popularity as the first of its kind newscast in Japan. NC9 aired from Monday to Friday at 9 pm, and ran until 1988.
==Stations that use or have used the NewsCenter Name==
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| '''[[Media market|DMA]]#'''
| '''DMA Name'''
| '''Station'''
| '''Affiliation'''
| '''Currently Uses'''
| '''Other Notes'''
|-
| 1.
| [[New York City]]
| [[WNBC-TV]]
| [[NBC]]
| No
| In 1980 identified as "[[News 4 New York]]" and again in 1995 as "[[NewsChannel 4]]". WNBC brought back "News 4 New York" along with the 1992 "4 New York" branding in 2008.
|-
|
|
| [[WRNN-TV]]
| [[Ind]]
| Yes
| 5-7pm Programming identified as The Hudson Valley's NewsCenter Now
|-
| 2.
| [[Los Angeles]]
| [[KNBC]]
| NBC
| No
| Currently identifies as "Channel 4 News"
|-
| 3.
| [[Chicago]]
| [[WMAQ]]
| NBC
| No
| Currently identifies as "NBC 5 News"
|-
| 4.
| [[Philadelphia]]
| [[WCAU]]
| CBS (now NBC)
| No
| Currently identifies as "NBC 10 News" since [[NBC]] affiliation
|-
| 5.
| [[Atlantic City]]
| [[WMGM-TV]]
| NBC
| No
| Serves [[South Jersey]], currently identifies as "News Channel 40 NBC"
|-
| 6.
| [[San Francisco]]
| [[KRON]]
| [[My Network TV]], formerly [[NBC]]
| No
| Used from 1974 to 2001; has identified as "KRON 4 News" since 2001
|-
| 7.
| [[Boston]]
| [[WCVB]]
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| Yes
| Identifies as "NewsCenter5 HD" or "NewsCenter5 Eyeopener/at noon/at 5/at 11" etc.
|-
| 9.
| [[Washington, D.C.]]
| [[WRC]]
| NBC
| No
| Identified in 1975 as "The NewsCenter" and in 1978 as "NewsCenter 4"; has identified as "News 4" since 1987
|-
| 10.
| [[Houston, Texas]]
| [[KHOU]]
| [[CBS]]
| No
| Used from 1979 to 1984; has identified as "11 News" since 1991
|-
| 12.
| [[Phoenix, Arizona]]
| KTSP (now [[KSAZ]])
| CBS (now [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]])
| No
| Currently identifies as "Fox 10 News"
|-
| 13.
| [[Tampa, Florida]]
| [[WTSP]]
| ABC (now CBS)
| No
| Currently identifies as "Tampa Bay's 10"
|-
| 14.
| [[Seattle]]
| [[KING-TV]]
| NBC
| No
| Currently identifies as "KING 5 News"
|-
| 16.
| [[Miami]]
| WCKT (now [[WSVN]])
| [[NBC]] (now Fox)
| No
| Used from 1980 to 1988; has identified as "7 News" since 1990
|-
| 17.
| [[Cleveland, Ohio]]
| [[WJW]]
| CBS (now Fox)
| No
| Currently identifies as "Fox 8 News"
|-
| 18.
| [[Denver, Colorado]]
| [[KCNC]]
| NBC (now CBS)
| No
| Used from 1979 to 1988; has identified as "CBS 4 News" since 2003
|-
| 19.
| [[Orlando, Florida]]
| [[WESH]]
| NBC
| No
| Used from the 1970s until 1990; currently identifies as "WESH 2 News"
|-
|
|
| [[WKMG]]
| CBS
| No
| Used from 1998 to 2002; currently identifies as "Local 6 News"
|-
| 21.
| [[St. Louis, Missouri]]
| [[KTVI]]
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (now [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]])
| No
| Used from 1975-1981; has identified as "Fox 2 News" since 1997
|-
| 22.
| [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]]
| [[WPXI]]
| NBC
| No
| Used from 1981-1987; has identified as "Channel 11 News" since 1987
|-
| 23.
| [[Portland, Oregon]]
| [[KOIN]]
| [[CBS]]
| No
| Currently identifies as "KOIN 6 News"
|-
| 26.
| [[Indianapolis]]
| [[WTHR]]
| NBC
| No
| Idenified as "Eyewitness NewsCenter 13" from 1976–1981 and "NewsCenter 13" from 1981-1992; has identified as "[[Eyewitness News]]" since 1996
|-
| 27.
| [[San Diego]]
| [[KNSD]]
| NBC
| No
| Used from 1981-1987; currently identifies as "NBC 7/39 News"
|-
| 32.
| [[Columbus, Ohio]]
| [[WSYX]]/[[WTTE]]
| ABC/[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
| No
| Co-owned by [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]]
|-
| 35.
| [[Salt Lake City, Utah]]
| [[KTVX]]
| ABC
| No
| Used from 1975 to 1981; was the first newscast title under the current call letters. Currently identifies as "ABC 4 News"
|-
| 36.
| [[Greenville, SC]]
| [[WYFF-TV]] Formerly WFBC-TV
| [[NBC]]
| No
| Used from 1980-1990; currently identifies as "WYFF News 4"
|-
| 37.
| [[San Antonio]]
| [[WOAI-TV]] Formerly KMOL-TV
| [[NBC]]
| No
| Used from 1970s-1984; currently identifies as "News 4 WOAI"
|-
| 39.
| [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]]
| [[WOOD-TV]]
| NBC
| No
| Used from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s; currently identifies as "24 Hour News 8"
|-
| 41.
| [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]]
| [[WHTM]]
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| No
| Identified as "WHTM NewsCenter" in the 1990s. Currently identifies as "ABC 27 News"
|-
|
| [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]]
| [[WGAL]]
| NBC
| No
| Currently identifies as "WGAL News 8"
|-
| 50.
| [[Buffalo, New York]]
| [[WGRZ]]
| NBC
| No
| Used from the 1970s until 1987; has identified as "Channel 2 News" since 1987
|-
| 53.
| [[New Orleans]]
| [[WDSU]]
| NBC
| No
| Currently identifies as "NewsChannel 6"
|-
| 55.
| [[Fresno, California]]
| [[KSEE]]
| NBC
| No
| Currently identifies as "KSEE 24 News"
|-
| 56.
| [[Albany, New York]]
| [[WRGB]]
| CBS, formerly NBC
| No
| Used from 1974-1998; has identified as "CBS 6 News" since 2004
|-
| 57.
| [[Little Rock, Arkansas]]
| [[KTHV]]
| CBS
| No
| Currently identifies as "Today's THV"
|-
| 61.
| [[Mobile, Alabama]]
| [[WKRG]]
| [[CBS]]
| No
| Currently identifies as "WKRG News 5"
|-
| 62.
| [[Dayton, Ohio]]
| [[WHIO]]
| CBS
| Yes
| In 1976, it took on the name NewsCenter 7
|-
| 65.
| [[Huntington, West Virginia|Huntington]]/[[Charleston, West Virginia]]
| [[WSAZ]]
| NBC
| No
| Currently identifies as "WSAZ [[NewsChannel]] 3"
|-
| 66.
| [[Saginaw, Michigan]]
| [[WEYI]]
| NBC
| No
| Currently identifies as "NBC25 News"
|-
| 67.
| [[Roanoke, Virginia]]
| [[WSET-TV]]
| ABC
| No
| Used from 1987-1990; currently identifies as "ABC 13 News"
|-
| 68.
| [[Tucson, Arizona]]
| [[KGUN]]
| ABC
| No
| Currently identifies as "KGUN 9 News"
|-
| 69.
| [[Wichita, Kansas]]
| [[KSNW]]
| NBC
| No
| Currently identifies as "KSN News"
|-
| 70.
| [[Green Bay, Wisconsin]]
| [[WLUK]]
| [[NBC]] (now [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]])
| No
| Used from the 1980s until 1992; has identified as "Fox 11 News" since 1995
|-
| 71.
| [[Des Moines, Iowa]]
| [[WHO-TV]]
| NBC
| No
| Currently identifies as "Channel 13 News"
|-
| 73.
| [[Honolulu, Hawaii]]
| [[KITV]]
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| No
| Identified as "NewsCenter Four" from 1975 to 1985; has identified as "KITV 4 News" since 2000
|-
| 76.
| [[Portland, Maine]]
| [[WCSH]]
| NBC
| Yes
| Also used on [[WPXT]]'s 10 PM news.
|-
| 75.
| [[Omaha, Nebraska]]
| [[KMTV]]
| CBS
| No
| Currently identifies as "ACTION 3 News"
|-
| 80.
| [[Syracuse, New York]]
| [[WTVH]]
| CBS
| No
| Used from the 1970s to the late 1980s; currently identifies as "CBS 5 News"
|-
| 82.
| [[Shreveport, Louisiana]]
| [[KTAL]]
| NBC
| No
| Used from 1974 to 2001; has identified as "KTAL News" sice 2006
|-
| 83.
| [[Huntsville, Alabama]]
| [[WHNT]]
| CBS
| No
| Used in 1990s; Currently identifies as "NewsChannel 19"
|-
|
| [[Huntsville, Alabama]]
| [[WAAY]]
| ABC
| No
| Identified as "31 NewsCenter" for about a year from 1976-1977; currently identifies as "31 News"
|-
| 84.
| [[Champaign, Illinois]]
| [[WCIA]]
| [[CBS]]
| No
| Currently identifies as "WCIA 3 News"
|-
| 86.
| [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]]
| [[WDEF-TV]]
| CBS
| No
| Currently identifies as "News 12"
|-
| 88.
| [[Harlingen, Texas|Harlingen]]/[[Weslaco, Texas|Weslaco]]/[[Brownsville, Texas|Brownsville
]]/[[McAllen, Texas|McAllen]], [[Texas]]
| [[KVEO]]
| [[NBC]]
| Yes
| Operated as NewsCenter 23 in the 80's prior to the news department folding; news operation restarted in 2007, once again, as NewsCenter 23
|-
| 88.
| [[Harlingen, Texas|Harlingen]]/[[Weslaco, Texas|Weslaco]]/[[Brownsville, Texas|Brownsville
]]/[[McAllen, Texas|McAllen]], [[Texas]]
| [[KGBT]]
| [[CBS]]
| No
| Used from the 1970s until 1992; currently identifies as "Action 4 News"
|-
| 90.
| [[Jackson, Mississippi]]
| [[WJTV]]
| CBS
| No
| Idenified as "WJTV NewsCenter 12" from the 1970s to 1987 and as "WJTV: The NewsCenter" from 1987 to 1995; currently identifies as "NewsChannel 12"
|-
| 89.
| [[South Bend, Indiana]]
| [[WNDU-TV]]
| [[NBC]]
| Yes
| Used since the late 1980s
|-
| 91.
| [[Bristol, Virginia]]
| [[WCYB]]
| NBC
| Yes
| Used since the 1970s
|-
| 93.
| [[Colorado Springs]]
| [[KKTV]]
| CBS
| No
| Used from the 1970s until the mid-1980s; currently identifies as "11 News"
|-
| 95.
| [[Waco, Texas]]/[[College Station, Texas]]
| [[KBTX]]
| CBS
| No
| Currently identifies as "News 3"
|-
| 96.
| [[Davenport, Iowa]]
| [[KWQC]]
| NBC
| No
| Currently identifies as "KWQC TV-6 News"
|-
| 97.
| [[Savannah, Georgia]]
| [[WSAV-TV]]
| NBC
| No
| Identified as "NewsCenter 3" from the 1970s until 1990 and as "WSAV NewsCenter" from 1990 to 1995. Currently identifies as "WSAV News 3"
|-
| 99.
| [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania]]
| [[WJAC-TV]]
| NBC
| No
| Used until shortly after purchase by Cox Communications in 2000
|-
| 102.
| [[Fort Smith, Arkansas]]
| [[KHBS]]/[[KHOG]]
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| No
| Currently identifies as "40/29 News"
|-
| 105.
| [[Greenville, North Carolina]]
| [[WNCT-TV|WNCT]]
| [[CBS]]
| No
| Currently identifies as "Eyewitness News"
|-
| 107.
| [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]]
| [[WPTA]]/[[WISE-TV]]
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]/[[National Broadcasting Company|NBC]]
| Yes
| Currently identifies as "[[Indiana's NewsCenter (Fort Wayne)|Indiana's NewsCenter]];" WISE, formerly WKJG, once identified as "NewsCenter 33"
|-
| 108.
| [[Tallahassee, Florida]]
| [[WTXL]]
| ABC
| No
| Currently identifies as "NewsChannel 27"
|-
| 109.
| [[Springfield, Massachusetts]]
| [[WWLP]]
| NBC
| No
| Currently identifies as "22 News"
|-
| 112.
| [[Lansing, Michigan]]
| [[WLNS]]
| CBS
| No
| Currently identifies as "6 News"
|-
| 113.
| [[Boise, Idaho]]
| [[KTVB]]
| [[NBC]]
| No
| Used from the 1970s until 1995; currently identifies as "Idaho's NewsChannel 7"
|-
| 117.
| [[Peoria, Illinois]]
| [[WMBD]]
| CBS
| No
| Currently identifies as "NewsChannel 31"
|-
| 119.
| [[Fargo, North Dakota]]
| [[WDAY-TV]]
| ABC
| No
| Identified as "NewsCenter 6" during the early 1990s; currently identifies as "WDAY News"
|-
|
| [[Grand Forks, North Dakota]]
| [[WDAZ-TV]]
| ABC
| No
| Identified as "NewsCenter 8" during the early 1990s; currently identifies as "WDAZ News"
|-
| 125.
| [[Bakersfield, California]]
| [[KGET-TV]]
| NBC
| No
| Identified as "The NewsCenter" from 1981 to 1984 and as "17 NewsCenter" from 1984 to 1991; has identified as "17 News" since 1998
|-
| 127.
| [[Eau Claire, Wisconsin]]
| [[WEAU]]
| NBC
| Yes
| Used since the 1970s
|-
| 128.
| [[Columbus, Georgia]]
| [[WRBL]]
| CBS
| No
| Currently identifies as "News 3"
|-
|
|
| [[WLTZ]]
| NBC
| No
| No longer produces a newscast
|-
| 129.
| [[Corpus Christi, Texas]]
| [[KRIS]]
| NBC
| No
| Currently Identifies itself as "KRIS 6 NEWS"
|-
| 135.
| [[Wilmington, North Carolina]]
| [[WECT]]
| NBC
| No
| Currently identifies as "WECT News"
|-
| 137.
| [[Columbia, Missouri]]
| [[KOMU]]
| NBC
| No
| Currently identifies as "KOMU 8 News"
|-
| 138.
| [[Duluth, Minnesota]]
| [[KBJR]], [[KRII]], [[KDLH]], [[KWBD]]
| [[CBS]] , [[NBC]], [[The CW]], [[My Network TV]], [[NBC Weather Plus+]]
| Yes
| Collective name for all stations is "[[Northland's NewsCenter]]"
|-
| 139.
| [[Topeka, Kansas]]
| [[KSNT]]
| NBC
| No
| Currently identifies as "27 News"
|-
| 141.
| [[Beaumont, Texas]]
| [[KBTV]]
| NBC
| No
| Under the old call letters of KJAC-TV, they were NewsCenter 4 back in the late 1970s until the 1980s. Now they are known as "KBTV 4"
|-
| 142.
| [[Erie, Pennsylvania]]
| [[WICU-TV]]
| NBC
| No
| Currently identifies as "12 News"
|-
| 143.
| [[Sioux City, Iowa]]
| [[KTIV]]
| NBC
| No
| Used from the 1970s until the 1980s; currently identifies as "NewsChannel 4"
|-
| 149.
| [[Albany, Georgia]]
| [[WALB]]
| NBC
| No
| Currently identifies as "WALB News 10"
|-
| 149.
| [[Wichita Falls, Texas]]/[[Lawton, Oklahoma]]
| [[KFDX]]
| [[NBC]]
| No
| Identified as "Newscenter 3" from 1977 to 2006. Currently identifies as "KFDX 3 News"
|-
| 151.
| [[Terre Haute, Indiana]]
| [[WTHI-TV]]
| [[CBS]]
| No
| Used from the late 1970s until the mid 1980's; currently identifies as "News 10"
|-
|
|
| [[WVUT]]
| [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]]
| Yes
|
|-
| 152.
| [[Bangor, Maine]]
| [[WLBZ]]
| NBC
| Yes
| Shares most newscasts with [[WCSH]] in Portland
|-
| 153.
| [[Rochester, Minnesota]]
| [[KTTC]]
| NBC
| Yes
| Used since the mid-1990s
|-
| 157.
| [[Odessa, Texas|Odessa]]-[[Midland, Texas|Midland]], [[Texas]]
| [[KOSA-TV|KOSA]]
| [[CBS]], [[UPN]]/[[My Network TV]]
| No
| Currently identifies as "CBS 7"
|-
| 154.
| [[Panama City, Florida]]
| [[WMBB]]
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| No
| Currently identifies as "News 13"
|-
| 161.
| [[Sherman, Texas]]/[[Ada, Oklahoma]]
| [[KTEN]]
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (now [[National Broadcasting Company|NBC]]
| No
| Identified as Newscenter 10 from mid-1980s to early 1990s. Currently identifies as KTEN News.
|-
| 165.
| [[Yuma, Arizona]]
| [[KSWT]]
| CBS
| No
| Used from 1973 to 1991; has identified as "KSWT News 13" since 2006
|-
| 175.
| [[Rapid City, South Dakota]]
| [[KNBN]]
| NBC
| Yes
| Identifies as "NewsCenter 1"
|-
| 183.
| [[Bowling Green, Kentucky]]
| [[WBKO]]
| ABC
| No
| Used from 1973 to 2004; currently identifies as "WBKO News"
|-
| 186.
| [[Meridian, Mississippi]]
| [[WTOK]]
| ABC
| Yes
| Used since the early 1980s
|-
| 203.
| [[Fairbanks, Alaska]]
| [[KTVF]]
| [[NBC]]
| Yes
| Identifies as "NewsCenter 11" at 6PM and "NewsCenter Final" at 11PM
|-
| 204.
| [[Victoria, Texas]]
| [[KAVU]]
| ABC
| Yes
|
|-
| Unranked
| [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]]
| [[WAPA-TV]]
| [[Independent station|Independent]]
| Yes
| Identifies as "NotiCentro 4", which has been used since the 1970s.
|-
|}
==See also==
*[[Action News]]
*[[Eyewitness News]]
*[[NewsCenter II]]
*[[NewsChannel]]
*[[NewsWatch]]
[[Category:Franchised formats]]
[[Category:Local television programming in the United States]]
[[Category:News television series]]