NewsCenter 790130 223924815 2008-07-06T15:18:08Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other '''''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== <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:WCSHID.jpg|thumb|[[WCSH]] "NewsCenter 6" open 2001-Present.]] --> {| class="toccolours" border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;" | '''[[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]]