Scripps News

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Scripps News
Scripps News logo.svg
CountryUnited States
Headquarters Atlanta, Georgia
Programming
Language(s)English
Ownership
Owner E. W. Scripps Company
Parent Scripps Networks
History
Launched2008
Founder Jim Spencer
Replaced Retirement Living TV (Cable distribution ended June 2021)
Former namesNewsy (2008–2022)
Links
Website www.scrippsnews.com
Availability
Terrestrial
Available in many markets via digital subchannels, mainly on Scripps/Ion stations

Scripps News is an American news channel headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and owned by the Scripps Networks division of the E. W. Scripps Company. It was previously known as Newsy, from its launch in 2008 [1] until December 31, 2022.

Contents

Its content is available for free on OTT platforms including FuboTV, Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, YouTube TV, Xumo, Haystack News and Samsung TV Plus, in addition to streaming devices such as Roku, Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV. It is also available for free on more than 300 over-the-air stations, as of October 2021. [2]

History

Newsy's former logo, used from 2015 until its relaunch as an over-the-air broadcast network on October 1, 2021. Newsy 2015 Logo.png
Newsy's former logo, used from 2015 until its relaunch as an over-the-air broadcast network on October 1, 2021.

Newsy was founded in 2008. [3] In its early years, Newsy operated primarily as a syndication business, selling news and original content to major digital journalism brands that included AOL/ Huffington Post , Microsoft [4] and Mashable. [5]

In January 2014, Newsy was acquired for $35 million by the E. W. Scripps Company. [1]

In September 2017, Scripps announced it would take over RLTV's (Retirement Living Television) cable and satellite carriage agreements for approximately 26 million subscribers and reprogram the network with Newsy's lineup of shows.

Newsy had six U.S. offices [when?]: Columbia, Missouri (which is part of a co-collaboration with Scripps with Mizzou's Missouri School of Journalism) Chicago; Cincinnati; New York; Denver; and Washington, D.C. [6]

Logo from October 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022. Newsy 2021.svg
Logo from October 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022.

On April 6, 2021, Scripps announced that it would expand Newsy into a free over-the-air network, as well as being available on streaming platforms, starting October 1. The network would be available over-the-air on Scripps-owned Ion Television stations, along with some traditional Scripps stations without an Ion sister station and the former Ion-owned stations transferred to Inyo Broadcast Holdings, along with offering the network to other station groups. It also announced plans to relocate Newsy's national headquarters to Atlanta. The Newsy over-the-air network launched on October 1, 2021, debuting a new logo and graphical identity (created by Elevation) that day as well; its identity and goal is to provide "balanced", impartial reporting without political punditry or debates like those of their United States cable news competitors. [2] [7] [8]

In advance of the move exclusively to over-the-air distribution, Scripps began to notify traditional cable and satellite providers, along with some Internet television providers, at the end of March that it would end distribution of the network via those means on June 30, 2021, ending the nearly 15-year life of the channel space, including its time as RLTV. [9] [10]

On September 29, 2022, Scripps announced that Newsy would be renamed Scripps News on January 1, 2023. The rebranding comes as part of the establishment of a new national news department of the same name at Scripps, combining its Washington bureau with the national bureau of its local station group. [11] [12]

Affiliates

As of November 2021, Scripps News has current and pending affiliation agreements with 354 television stations in over 100 television markets encompassing 46 states, covering 84.98% of the United States. [13] [14] As of June 26, 2023, most of Scripps's major network affiliate stations carry an hour of Scripps News during weekday afternoons, replacing The List and The Upside, which were produced by Scripps's lifestyle division.

City of license/Market [13] Call sign ChannelPrimary affiliationOwner
Birmingham, AL WPXH-DT5 44.5 Ion Television Inyo Broadcast Holdings
Montgomery, AL WBMM-DT6 22.6 The CW Bahakel Communications
Anchorage, AK KTBY-DT6 4.6 Fox Coastal Television Broadcasting Company LLC
Phoenix, AZ KPPX-DT4 51.4Ion TelevisionInyo Broadcast Holdings
Tucson, AZ KGUN-DT6 9.6 ABC E. W. Scripps Company
Jonesboro, AR KJBW-LD5 35.5Spirit TV Gray Television
Little Rock, AR KTHV-DT7 11.7 CBS Tegna Inc.
Bakersfield, CA KERO-DT6 23.6ABCE. W. Scripps Company
Los Angeles, CA KILM 64.1Scripps News Ion Media
Monterey, CA K14TG-D417.4 Total Living Network One Ministries
San Diego, CA KGTV-DT5 10.5ABCE. W. Scripps Company
San Francisco, CA KKPX-DT6 65.6Ion TelevisionIon Media
San Luis Obispo, CA KSBY-DT5 6.5 NBC E. W. Scripps Company
Denver, CO KPXC-DT5 59.5Ion TelevisionInyo Broadcast Holdings
Grand Junction, CO KLML-DT8 20.8 Court TV Ventura Broadcasting
Pueblo, CO KOAA-DT5 5.5NBCE. W. Scripps Company
HartfordNew Haven, CT WHPX-DT5 26.5Ion TelevisionInyo Broadcast Holdings
Washington, D.C. WPXW-DT6 66.6Ion Media
TampaSt. Petersburg, FL WXPX-DT6 66.6
Gainesville, FL WNFT-LD7 8.7 Bounce TV Budd Broadcasting Co., Inc.
Miami, FL WPXM-DT5 35.5Ion TelevisionIon Media
Orlando, FL WOPX-DT5 56.5
Tallahassee, FL WTXL-DT6 27.6ABCE. W. Scripps Company
West Palm Beach, FL WHDT-DT3 9.3 Independent
Atlanta, GA WSB-DT5 2.5ABC Cox Media Group
WPXA-DT6 14.6Ion TelevisionIon Media
Honolulu, HI KPXO-DT5 66.5Inyo Broadcast Holdings
Cedar Rapids, IA KPXR-DT6 48.6Ion Media
Des Moines, IA KFPX-DT6 39.6
Sioux City, IA KSXE-LD416.4 Grit SagamoreHill Broadcasting
Boise, ID KTRV-DT4 12.4Ion TelevisionInyo Broadcast Holdings
Pocatello, ID KPIF-DT7 15.7GritVentura Broadcasting
Chicago, IL WCPX-DT6 38.6Ion TelevisionE. W. Scripps Company
Moline, IL WQAD-DT7 8.7ABC Tegna Inc.
Springfield, IL WAND-DT5 17.5NBC Block Communications
Indianapolis, IN WCLJ-TV 42.1Scripps NewsInyo Broadcast Holdings
Topeka, KS KSQA-DT5 12.5IndependentKSQA Television Group
Wichita, KS KAKE-DT5 10.5ABCLockwood Broadcast Group
Lexington, KY WUPX-DT3 67.3Ion TelevisionInyo Broadcast Holdings
Lake Charles, LA KSWL-LD5 17.5CBSSagamoreHill Broadcasting
New Orleans, LA WPXL-DT4 19.4Ion TelevisionIon Media
Monroe, LA KMCT-DT6 39.6Independent Carolina Christian Broadcasting
Boston, MA WBPX-DT3 68.3Ion TelevisionIon Media
Baltimore, MD WMAR-DT7 2.7ABCE. W. Scripps Company
Salisbury, MD WOWZ-LD33.1Scripps News
Portland, ME WIPL-DT6 35.6Ion TelevisionIon Media
Battle Creek, MI WZPX-DT6 43.6Inyo Broadcast Holdings
Cadillac, MI WFQX-DT4 32.4FoxCadillac Telecasting Company (operated by 910 Media Group)
Detroit, MI WPXD-DT5 31.5Ion TelevisionInyo Broadcast Holdings
Lansing, MI WSYM-DT7 47.7FoxE. W. Scripps Company
Duluth, MN WDIO-DT6 10.6ABC Hubbard Broadcasting
MinneapolisSt. Paul, MN KPXM-DT6 41.6Ion TelevisionIon Media
Rochester, MN KAAL-DT5 6.5ABCHubbard Broadcasting
Cape Girardeau, MO KBSI-DT6 23.6Fox Standard Media
Columbia, MO KGKC-LD6 36.6 Telemundo SagamoreHill Broadcasting
Kansas City, MO KPXE-DT4 50.4Ion TelevisionInyo Broadcast Holdings
Meridian, MS WMDN-DT8 24.8CBSBig Horn Television (operated by Coastal Television Broadcasting Company LLC)
Starkville, MS WCBI-LD33.6Bounce TV Morris Multimedia
Billings, MT KTVQ-DT5 2.5CBSE. W. Scripps Company
Butte, MT KXLF-DT6 4.6
Great Falls, MT KTGF-LD5 50.5NBC
Helena, MT KXLH-LD5 9.5CBS
Charlotte, NC WWJS-DT4 14.4 SonLife Family Worship Center Church, Inc.
Greenville, NC WEPX-DT6 38.6Ion TelevisionIon Media
Jacksonville, NC WPXU-DT6 35.6
Piedmont Triad Region of NC WGPX-DT6 16.6Inyo Broadcast Holdings
Research Triangle Region of NC WRPX-TV 62.1Scripps NewsIon Media
Wilmington, NC WWAY-DT5 3.5ABCMorris Multimedia
Bismarck, ND KNDB-DT11 26.11 H&I/BEK PrimeBEK Sports Network, Inc. (a subsidiary of BEK Communications Cooperative)
Minot, ND KNDM-DT11 24.11
Fargo, ND KRDK-DT11 4.11 Cozi TV/MyNetworkTV Major Market Broadcasting
Concord, NH WPXG-DT3 21.3Ion TelevisionIon Media
Albuquerque, NM KOB-DT6 4.6NBCHubbard Broadcasting
Farmington, NM KOBF-DT6 12.6
Roswell, NM KOBR-DT6 8.6
Las Vegas, NV KMCC-DT4 34.4IndependentE. W. Scripps Company
Reno, NV KTVN-DT2 2.2CBS Sarkes Tarzian, Inc.
Buffalo, NY WPXJ-DT6 Ion TelevisionInyo Broadcast Holdings
Capital District, NY WYPX-DT6 55.6
Elmira, NY WYDC-DT6 48.6FoxCoastal Television Broadcasting Company LLC
New York City, NY WMBC-DT2 63.2 Merit Street Mountain Broadcasting Corporation
Syracuse, NY WSPX-DT6 56.6Ion TelevisionIon Media
Cincinnati, OH WCPO-DT6 9.6ABCE. W. Scripps Company
Cleveland, OH WDLI-TV 17.1Scripps NewsInyo Broadcast Holdings
Columbus, OH WSFJ-TV 51.1Ion Media
Youngstown, OH W30EI-D730.7 Cornerstone TV Cornerstone Television, Inc.
Toledo, OH WUPW-DT6 36.6Fox American Spirit Media (operated by Tegna, Inc.)
Oklahoma City, OK KOPX-DT5 62.5Ion TelevisionInyo Broadcast Holdings
Tulsa, OK KJRH-DT6 2.6NBCE. W. Scripps Company
SalemPortland, OR KPXG-DT5 22.5Ion TelevisionIon Media
Altoona, PA WKBS-DT8 47.8Cornerstone TVCornerstone Television, Inc.
Harrisburg, PA WHLZ-LD519.5Bounce TVSonshine Family Television
Philadelphia, PA WPPX-DT5 61.5Ion TelevisionIon Media
Pittsburgh, PA WINP-DT5 16.5
ScrantonWilkes-Barre, PA WQPX-DT6 64.6
Providence, RI WPXQ-DT3 69.3
Columbia, SC WZRB-DT6 47.6
Greenville, SC WGGS-DT2 16.2Independent Carolina Christian Broadcasting, Inc.
Chattanooga, TN WRCB-DT5 3.5NBCSarkes Tarzian, Inc.
Knoxville, TN WPXK-DT5 54.5Ion TelevisionIon Media
Memphis, TN WPXX-DT5 50.5Inyo Broadcast Holdings
Nashville, TN WNPX-DT6 28.6Ion Media
Austin, TX KAKW-DT6 62.6 Univision TelevisaUnivision
Beaumont, TX KGEW-LD433.4TelemundoSagamoreHill Broadcasting
Corpus Christi, TX KRIS-DT6 6.6NBCE. W. Scripps Company
DallasFort Worth, TX KPXD-DT5 68.5Ion TelevisionIon Media
El Paso, TX KVIA-DT5 7.5ABC News-Press & Gazette Company
Houston, TX KPXB-DT5 49.5Ion TelevisionIon Media
San Antonio, TX KPXL-DT6 26.6
Waco, TX KXXV-DT5 25.5ABCE. W. Scripps Company
Salt Lake City, UT KUPX-DT6 16.6Independent
Norfolk, VA WPXV-DT2 49.2Ion TelevisionInyo Broadcast Holdings
Richmond, VA WTVR-DT6 6.6CBSE. W. Scripps Company
Roanoke, VA WPXR-DT6 38.6Ion TelevisionIon Media
SeattleTacoma, WA KWPX-DT6 33.6
Spokane, WA KGPX-DT6 34.6Inyo Broadcast Holdings
Green Bay, WI WACY-DT5 32.5IndependentE. W. Scripps Company
Madison, WI WISC-DT6 3.6CBS Morgan Murphy Media
WIFS-DT7 57.7Ion TelevisionByrne Acquisition Group
Milwaukee, WI WPXE-DT6 55.6Ion Media
Wausau, WI WTPX-DT6 46.6
Charleston, WV WLPX-DT6 29.6
Martinsburg, WV WWPX-DT6 60.6

Awards

Scripps News's editorial content, as well as its TV apps, have won the following awards:

Scripps News's editorial content has also been nominated for numerous awards including:

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