Southern Arizona News Network

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Southern Arizona News Network
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Country United States
Broadcast area Southern Arizona
Headquarters Tucson, Arizona
Programming
Language(s) American English
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
Ownership
Owner KVOA Communications, Inc. (Evening Post Publishing Company)
History
LaunchedJune 7, 2007;14 years ago (June 7, 2007)
ClosedMarch 31, 2010;11 years ago (March 31, 2010)
Links
Website www.kvoa.com
Availability before closure
Cable
Cox Communications 3

Southern Arizona News Network (a.k.a. SANN) was a regional 24-hour cable news television network based in Tucson, Arizona. The network was a partnership between Cox cable, and KVOA, the Tucson NBC affiliate. [1] [2] SANN broadcast news and weather reports live as well as replays of earlier broadcasts. The network reported on happenings in Tucson and other Southern Arizona areas. SANN was broadcast on channel 3 on the Cox cable system in Tucson, and was not available over the air or on any other cable system.

On March 31, 2010, the partnership agreement between KVOA and Cox was terminated, and SANN was removed from the Cox cable lineup. [3]

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