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YNN is the brand for Time Warner Cable
's 24-hour cable news
television channels.
The channels operate on the half-hour wheel format popularized by CNN Headline News
. Weather reports are aired every 10 minutes and a Top Stories or Your News in a Minute is aired at the top and bottom of every hour, wrapping the top stories of the day. Each station has live traffic reports based out its own local newsroom and each maintains its own local assignment desk, anchor/videojournalists, sports team, producers and news management. Weather forecasts are regionalized, with YNN Central New York producing weather segments for each of the Upstate New York
channels. Special segments such as Cooking at Home with Dan Eaton, Healthy Living, The Getaway Guy, Going Green and more also air throughout the day across all of the YNN channels.
In Upstate New York, YNN is made up 4 regional news channels: YNN Buffalo
, YNN Rochester, YNN Central New York and YNN Capital Region. The YNN network shares content with sister station NY1
in New York City
, which maintains a separate operation. The channels are not available to DBS
or Verizon FiOS
customers, nor is it available in central Cattaraugus County (where Atlantic Broadband
is the cable provider). The stations air the political program Capital Tonight, based out of Albany at 8 p.m. in all markets. The show is hosted by former New York Daily News
blogger Liz Benjamin
.
Outside of upstate New York, Time Warner has announced plans to expand the YNN branding to News 8 Austin in Austin, Texas
and News 14 Carolina
.
News 8 gradually made the transition first, starting by rebranding its social media outlets. The branding change was implemented on January 10, 2011.
In March 2010, as part of a statewide rebranding of Time Warner's news channels, Capital News 9 adopted the "YNN" (Your News Now) moniker, which was already in use on YNN Buffalo and YNN Rochester.
In February 2007, News 10 Now added a separate channel with news, weather and sports targeting the Binghamton and Elmira/Corning markets, with five reporters and a technician operating from new bureaus located in Binghamton and Corning. This expansion also added four additional producers at the Syracuse headquarters who work exclusively on the Southern Tier program feed. [1].
The two separate YNN Central New York channels are available to about 580,000 Time Warner Cable subscribers in New York and portions of Pennsylvania's Northern Tier. This makes it one of the larger local news channels nationwide, both in terms of subscribers and geographic coverage area. The channel's website won a coveted Edward R. Murrow national "Best Website" award in 2004.
During the Binghamton shootings in April 2009, News 10 Now's live camera at the scene was broadcast on many of the major network and cable news outlets. A package from the perpetrator was mailed to the Syracuse newsroom the day of the shootings, but was not received until days later.
The station is the only one of the four upstate New York "Your News Now" channels that is not placed on channel 9 in the cable lineup. This is due to the presence of WSYR-TV in the Syracuse market, which broadcasts on channel 9. In markets where channel 10 is taken (e.g. SUNY Oswego, which has its campus-run station in that slot), YNN Central New York broadcasts on channel 14.
Time Warner Cable announced on February 12, 2010 that News 10 Now, along with its sister networks, would rebrand under its YNN branding, which it had previously implemented in Buffalo and Rochester, by the end of March.
The channel is available in almost all of western New York except for portions of Cattaraugus County, which are served by another cable provider. Despite the fact that it is the newest of the YNN channels, it is the first to use the YNN branding.
On August 4, 2009 at 5:00 AM, R News became YNN Rochester (YNN standing for "Your News Now"), co-branding the station with its new Buffalo sister station YNN Buffalo. This branding was later expanded to the Syracuse (now YNN Central New York) and Albany (now YNN Capital Region) stations.
.
On January 10, 2011, it changed the name to YNN Austin to match Time Warner Cable's
News channels following a gradual transition over the last several months.
Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable is an American cable television company that operates in 28 states and has 31 operating divisions...
's 24-hour cable news
United States cable news
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television channels.
The channels operate on the half-hour wheel format popularized by CNN Headline News
HLN
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. Weather reports are aired every 10 minutes and a Top Stories or Your News in a Minute is aired at the top and bottom of every hour, wrapping the top stories of the day. Each station has live traffic reports based out its own local newsroom and each maintains its own local assignment desk, anchor/videojournalists, sports team, producers and news management. Weather forecasts are regionalized, with YNN Central New York producing weather segments for each of the Upstate New York
Upstate New York
Upstate New York is the region of the U.S. state of New York that is located north of the core of the New York metropolitan area.-Definition:There is no clear or official boundary between Upstate New York and Downstate New York...
channels. Special segments such as Cooking at Home with Dan Eaton, Healthy Living, The Getaway Guy, Going Green and more also air throughout the day across all of the YNN channels.
In Upstate New York, YNN is made up 4 regional news channels: YNN Buffalo
YNN Buffalo
YNN Buffalo is the Your News Now affiliate for Western New York. The 24-hour commercial cable news television station is carried on Time Warner Cable channel 9 throughout most of the region. It was initially seen in the city of Buffalo, New York on channel 14, then moved to channel 9 on the Buffalo...
, YNN Rochester, YNN Central New York and YNN Capital Region. The YNN network shares content with sister station NY1
NY1
NY1, New York One, is a 24-hour cable-news television channel focusing on the five boroughs of New York City. In addition to news and weather forecasts, the channel also features human-interest segments such as the "New Yorker of the Week" and the "Scholar Athlete of the Week", and specialty...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, which maintains a separate operation. The channels are not available to DBS
Direct broadcast satellite
Direct broadcast satellite is a term used to refer to satellite television broadcasts intended for home reception.A designation broader than DBS would be direct-to-home signals, or DTH. This has initially distinguished the transmissions directly intended for home viewers from cable television...
or Verizon FiOS
Verizon FiOS
Verizon FiOS is a bundled Internet access, telephone, and television service which operates over a fiber-optic communications network. It is offered in some areas of the United States by Verizon Communications. Verizon was one of the first major U.S...
customers, nor is it available in central Cattaraugus County (where Atlantic Broadband
Atlantic Broadband
Atlantic Broadband is a privately held cable company with headquarters in Quincy, Massachusetts. The company has over 700 employees and 285,000 customers in four operating regions: Florida, Maryland/Delaware, South Carolina and Central Pennsylvania...
is the cable provider). The stations air the political program Capital Tonight, based out of Albany at 8 p.m. in all markets. The show is hosted by former New York Daily News
New York Daily News
The Daily News of New York City is the fourth most widely circulated daily newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 605,677, as of November 1, 2011....
blogger Liz Benjamin
Elizabeth Benjamin (journalist)
Elizabeth Benjamin is a reporter for NY1 and Your News Now, serving as the editor-in-chief of "State of Politics," a blog covering the politics of the state of New York, and as the host of the daily political news and interview show . She has been employed with YNN and NY1 since April 2011...
.
Outside of upstate New York, Time Warner has announced plans to expand the YNN branding to News 8 Austin in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
and News 14 Carolina
News 14 Carolina
News 14 Carolina is a 24-hour cable news service offered in North Carolina, USA, by Time Warner Cable on its cable TV systems in the state. There are News 14 Carolina television channels in Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, and Wilmington each primarily with local news but some local programming...
.
News 8 gradually made the transition first, starting by rebranding its social media outlets. The branding change was implemented on January 10, 2011.
YNN Capital Region/Hudson Valley
The channel debuted on October 11, 2002 as Capital News 9, nearly a year after originally planned due to various delays in infrastructure and staffing. In August 2006, Capital News 9 increased its reach to the former Adelphia systems in the market when Time Warner closed on their purchase of those systems. Due to lineup structure, YNN Capital Region is seen on channels 1 or 78 in Queensbury, channel 1 or 97 in Canajoharie, and on either channel 7 (northern) or 95 (southern) in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.In March 2010, as part of a statewide rebranding of Time Warner's news channels, Capital News 9 adopted the "YNN" (Your News Now) moniker, which was already in use on YNN Buffalo and YNN Rochester.
YNN Central New York/Southern Tier/North Country
YNN Central New York (short for Your News Now Central New York) is a 24-hour local news channel headquartered in Syracuse, New York. Their slogan is "Your news, all the time". It is owned and operated by Time Warner Cable, and is available only to its cable subscribers throughout Central New York, New York's Southern Tier, and the "North Country" in the western/northern Adirondack Region. It was the eleventh channel of this format launched by Time Warner and one of about 40 local/regional cable newschannels nationwide. It began operations in November 2003 as News 10 Now.In February 2007, News 10 Now added a separate channel with news, weather and sports targeting the Binghamton and Elmira/Corning markets, with five reporters and a technician operating from new bureaus located in Binghamton and Corning. This expansion also added four additional producers at the Syracuse headquarters who work exclusively on the Southern Tier program feed. [1].
The two separate YNN Central New York channels are available to about 580,000 Time Warner Cable subscribers in New York and portions of Pennsylvania's Northern Tier. This makes it one of the larger local news channels nationwide, both in terms of subscribers and geographic coverage area. The channel's website won a coveted Edward R. Murrow national "Best Website" award in 2004.
During the Binghamton shootings in April 2009, News 10 Now's live camera at the scene was broadcast on many of the major network and cable news outlets. A package from the perpetrator was mailed to the Syracuse newsroom the day of the shootings, but was not received until days later.
The station is the only one of the four upstate New York "Your News Now" channels that is not placed on channel 9 in the cable lineup. This is due to the presence of WSYR-TV in the Syracuse market, which broadcasts on channel 9. In markets where channel 10 is taken (e.g. SUNY Oswego, which has its campus-run station in that slot), YNN Central New York broadcasts on channel 14.
Time Warner Cable announced on February 12, 2010 that News 10 Now, along with its sister networks, would rebrand under its YNN branding, which it had previously implemented in Buffalo and Rochester, by the end of March.
YNN Buffalo
YNN launched at 7pm on March 25, 2009, replacing WICU-TV in Chautauqua County (a move that created considerable controversy), CFTO-TV in most of the rest of the region, and Time Warner 8 in Jamestown on the cable lineups.The channel is available in almost all of western New York except for portions of Cattaraugus County, which are served by another cable provider. Despite the fact that it is the newest of the YNN channels, it is the first to use the YNN branding.
YNN Rochester
The station debuted on Channel 5 in 1990 as "WGRC" (Greater Rochester Cablevision), making it by far the oldest station in Time Warner's YNN network. In 1992, the station changed to Channel 9 and labeled itself as "GRC9News". Later, after Time Warner acquired cable franchise rights to the area, it was changed to just "R News". In 2005, some of the station's operations were merged with News 10 Now, a sister station in Syracuse, New York, and Capital News 9, a sister station in Albany, New York. Like its sister stations in Albany and Buffalo, it airs on channel 9.On August 4, 2009 at 5:00 AM, R News became YNN Rochester (YNN standing for "Your News Now"), co-branding the station with its new Buffalo sister station YNN Buffalo. This branding was later expanded to the Syracuse (now YNN Central New York) and Albany (now YNN Capital Region) stations.
YNN Austin
It was debuted as News 8 Austin on September 13, 1999 the first and only 24 hour cable news channel in Austin, TexasAustin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
.
On January 10, 2011, it changed the name to YNN Austin to match Time Warner Cable's
Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable is an American cable television company that operates in 28 states and has 31 operating divisions...
News channels following a gradual transition over the last several months.