TENNESSEE

-NASHVILLE-

NEWS 2

WKRN-TV/Channel 2.1 (ABC)

Ownership: Nexstar Media Group

WSMV 4 NEWS

WSMV-TV/Channel 4.1 (NBC)

Ownership: Gray Media Group

NEWSCHANNEL 5

WTVF/Channel 5.1 (CBS)

NEWSCHANNEL 5

WTVF/Channel 5.2 (News)

Ownership: Scripps

FOX 17 NEWS

WZTV/Channel 17.1 (Fox)

Ownership: Sinclair Broadcast Group

NOTICIAS TELEMUNDO TENNESSEE

WTNX-LD/Channel 29.1 (Telemundo)

Ownership: Gray Media Group

(Sister station of WSMV-TV)

FOX 17 NEWS

WUXP/Channel 30.1 (My Network TV)

Ownership: Sinclair Broadcast Group

(Sister station of WZTV, rebroadcast of WZTV newscast)

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-MEMPHIS-

NEWSCHANNEL 3

WREG-TV/Channel 3.1 (CBS)

NEWSCHANNEL 3

WREG-TV/Channel 3.2 (News)

Ownership: Nexstar Media Group

WMC ACTION NEWS 5

WMC-TV/Channel 5.1 (NBC)

WMC ACTION NEWS 5

WMC-TV/Channel 5.3 (News)

Ownership: Gray Media

FOX 13 NEWS

WHBQ-TV/Channel 13.1 (Fox)

Ownership: Rincon Broadcasting Group

ABC 24 NEWS

WATN-TV/Channel 24.1 (ABC)

Ownership: Tegna; pending to Nexstar Media Group

CW 30 NEWS

WLMT/Channel 30.1 (The CW)

Ownership: Tegna; pending to Nexstar Media Group

(Sister station of WATN-TV, 9pm newscast produced by WATN-TV)

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-KNOXVILLE-

6 NEWS

WATE-TV/Channel 6.1 (ABC)

Ownership: Nexstar Media Group

WVLT NEWS

WVLT-TV/Channel 8.1 (CBS)

Ownership: Gray Media

10 NEWS

WBIR-TV/Channel 10.1 (NBC)

Ownership: Tegna; pending to Nexstar Media Group

WVLT NEWS AT TEN

WBXX/Channel 20.1 (The CW)

Ownership: Gray Media

(Sister station of WVLT-TV, newscast produced by WVLT-TV)

FOX 43 NEWS

WTNZ/Channel 43.1 (Fox)

Ownership: Lockwood Broadcasting

(Newscasts produced by WBIR-TV)

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-CHATTANOOGA-

LOCAL 3 NEWS

WRCB/Channel 3.1 (NBC)

Ownership: Sarkes Tarzian, Inc.

NEWSCHANNEL 9

WTVC/Channel 9.1 (ABC)

FIRST AT TEN ON FOX CHATTANOOGA

GOOD MORNING CHATTANOOGA: FOX EDITION

WTVC/Channel 9.2 (Fox)

Ownership: Sinclair Broadcast Group

NEWS 12

WDEF-TV/Channel 12.1 (CBS)

Ownership: Morris Multimedia

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-KINGSPORT/JOHNSON CITY/BRISTOL-

NEWS 5

WCYB-TV/Channel 5.1 (NBC)

Ownership: Sinclair Broadcast Group

NEWSCHANNEL 11

WJHL-TV/Channel 11.1 (CBS)

NEWSCHANNEL 11

WJHL-TV/Channel 11.2 (ABC)

Ownership: Nexstar Media Group

FOX 39 NEWS AT TEN

WEMT/Channel 39.1 (Fox)

Ownership: Cunningham Broadcasting

(JSA with WCYB-TV, newscast produced by WCYB-TV)

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-JACKSON-

7 EYEWITNESS NEWS

WBBJ-TV/Channel 7.1 (ABC)

7 EYEWITNESS NEWS

WBBJ-TV/Channel 7.3 (CBS)

Ownership: Bahakel Communications

FOX 16 NEWS

WJKT/Channel 16.1 (Fox)

Ownership: Nexstar Media Group

(Simulcast of WREG-TV/Memphis newscasts)

39 NEWS

WNBJ-LD/Channel 39.1 (NBC)

39 NEWS AT NINE

WNBJ-LD/Channel 39.2 (The CW)

Ownership: Coastal Television

(Produced by News Hub)

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Past Newscast Branding:

WKRN/Channel 2

Nashville

"WSIX-TV News"

"News-Scope"

"The Tennessee Report"

"Newsnight" (1968-69)

"Eyewitness News" (1969-72)

"The Big News" (1972-)

"The 5:30 News"

"Dateline Today" (1974-76)

"Newswatch 2" (1976-83)

"Channel 2 News" (1983-94)

Past Call Letters: WSIX (1953-73), WNGE (1973-83)

Past Channel Number: 8 (1953-73)

Past Affiliation: CBS (1953-54)

Past Ownership: Louis & Jack Draughan, General Electric, Knight-Ridder Broadcasting

WRCB/Channel 3

Chattanooga

"Bulletin" (1960s)

"Mort Lloyd News"

"Channel 3 News"

"News 3" (1970s)

"TV-3 News" (1970s-80s)

"Channel 3 Eyewitness News" (1980s-2022)

Past Call Letters: WRGP (1956-63)

Past Ownership: Raymond G, Patterson, Friendly Broadcasting, Russ Craft

WREG/Channel 3

Memphis

"Newswatch 3"

"News 3"

Past Call Letters: WREC (1956-75)

Past Ownership: New York Times, Local TV (-2013), Tribune (2013-2019)

WSMV/Channel 4

Nashville

"Views of the News" (1950s)

"Dateline Nashville" (1960s)

"Channel 4 News" (1970s-90s)

"The Channel 4 News" (1990s)

"Channel 4 News" (1990s-7/17)

"News 4" (7/17-2020)

"News 4 Nashville" (2020-2022)

Past Call Letters: WSM (1950-81)

Past Ownership: National Life & Accident Insurance Co. (1950-81) Gillet (1981-89), Cook-Inlet Communications (1989-95), Meredith (1995-21)

WCYB/Channel 5

Bristol/Kingsport/Johnson City

"TV-5 Report"

"Channel 5 News"

"NewsCenter 5" (-2008)

Past Ownership: Starr Broadcasting Company, Lamco, BlueStone TV Holdings, Bonten Media Group (-2017)

WMC/Channel 5

Memphis

"Your News Reporter"

"On The Scene News" (1970s)

Past Call Letters: WMCT (1948-67)

Past Channel Number: 4 (1948-52)

Past Ownership: Scripps-Howard (1948-93), Ellis Communications (1993-96), Raycom (1996-2019)

WTVF/Channel 5

Nashville

"NewsBeat"/"The Big News"

"The Shell Big News"

"Channel 5 News" (1970s-74)

"Channel 5 Eyewitness News" (1974-90s)

Past Call Letters: WLAC (1954-75)

Past Ownership: Life & Casualty Insurance Co. (1954-75), H&C Communications (1975-94), Landmark Communications (1994-2012), Journal Broadcast Group (2012-2014)

WATE/Channel 6

Knoxville

"Marlboro News" (1954-1960)

"Dateline News" (1960-1969)

"Eyewitness News" (1969-1980)

"TV-6 Eyewitness News" (1980-1984)

"TeamSix Eyewitness News" (1984-1985)

"TV-6 Live Eyewitness News" (1985-1991)

"6 Eyewitness News" (1991-2001)

"6 News" (2001-2015)

"WATE 6 On Your Side" (2015-2024)

Past Affiliation: NBC (1953-79)

Past Call Letters: WROL (1953-55)

Past Ownership: Nationwide Communications

WBBJ/Channel 7

Jackson

"Dixie News"

"News 7"

"NewsCenter 7"

Past Call Letters: WDXI

Past Affiliation: CBS

WVLT/Channel 8

Knoxville

"The Coca-Cola Report" (1954-1960)

"The National News" (1960-1965)

"City Camera News" (1965-1970)

"First Edition News"

"TV-26 News"

"Metro 26 News"

"NewsCenter 26" (-1986)

"WTVK NewsCenter" (1986-1988)

"News 8" (1988-1997)

"NewsChannel 8" (1997-1998)

"Volunteer News" (1998-2001 or 2002)

"Volunteer TV News" (2002-2006)

"WVLT-TV News" (2006-2007)

"Volunteer TV News" (2007-2011)

"Local 8 News" (2011-2018)

Past Call Letters: WTVK, WKXT

Past Channel Number: 26 (1954-1988)

Past Affiliation: ABC, NBC

WTVC/Channel 9

Chattanooga

"Dateline Chattanooga"

"Newswatch"

"Eyewitness News"

"Action News"

Past Call Letters: WROM-TV (1953-57)

Past City of License: Rome, GA

Past Ownership: Martin Theaters, J.B. Fuqua (-1980), Belo (1980-84), Freedom Communications (1984-2011)

Past Affiliation: NBC (1953-56), ABC secondary (1953-57), CBS secondary (1953-54), DuMont secondary (1953-56), Independent (1957-58)

Past Ownership: Freedom

WBIR/Channel 10

Knoxville

"The Esso Reporter" (1956-60)

"The Big News" (1960-1970)

"24 Hours" (1970-74)

"NewsCenter 10" (1974-77)

"Action 10 News" (1977-7/2004)

Past Affiliation: CBS

Past Ownership: Multimedia, Gannett/Tegna

WJHL/Channel 11

Johnson City/Bristol/Kingsport

"The Tri-Cities Report"

"The TV-11 Report"

"TV-11 News"

"News 11"

"Eyewitness News 11" (-1997)

"NewsChannel 11" (1997-2009)

"11 Connects News" (2009-2012)

Past Ownership: Roy H. Park

WDEF/Channel 12

"Tri-State Report"

"NewsCenter 12"

Past Ownership: Roy H. Park, Media General (-2006)

WHBQ/Channel 13

Memphis

"Your Esso Reporter" (1953–1956)

"The Mid-South News Report"/"Mid-South News Final" (1956–1962)

"The Big News on 13" (1962–1966)

"Channel 13 Early/Late/Final Report" (1966–1970)

"Eyewitness News" (1970-95)

"Fox 13 Eyewitness News" (1995-97)

Past Affiliation: CBS (1953-56), ABC (1953-56 Secondary, Primary 1956-95)

Past Ownership: Harding College (1953-54), General Tire & Rubber/RKO (1954-90), Adams Communications (1990-94), Communications Corp. of America (1994-95)

WJKT/Channel 16

Jackson

"Eyewitness News at Nine" (-2011)

Past Call Letters: WJWT (1985-90), WMTU (1990-2001)

Past Affiliation: Independent (1985-87), Fox (1987-90), Independent (1990-95), UPN (1995-2006), The WB (secondary, 2001-2006)

Past Oenership: Clear Channel (2001-2007), Newport Television (2007-2012), Nexstar Media Group (2012-2019)

WZTV/Channel 17

Nashville

"ZTV News Headlines" (1980s)

DEFUNCT

"Fox News at Nine" (1990s-2000)

DEFUNCT; produced by WKRN, unrelated to current newscast

Past Call Letters: WMCV (1968-71; DARK)

Past Affiliation: Independent (1976-90)

Past Ownership: Ree Broadcasting, Multimedia, Act III, Sullivan Broadcasting

WKPT/Channel 19

Kingsport/Johnson City/Bristol

"The Television 19 News"

"TV-19 News"

"Eyewitness News"

"Newswatch 19"

"WKPT-TV News" (-1999)

"WKPT-TV News on ABC 19" (1999-2002)

DEFUNCT

"ABC 19 Tri-Cities News Source"

DEFUNCT, simulcast of WJHL news

"19 WKPT News" (2009-2013)

"ABC 19 News" (2013-2016)

DEFUNCT

Past Network Affiliation: ABC (1969-1/31/16)

WBXX/Channel 20

Crossville/Knoxville

"10 News at 10" (-3/11)

DEFUNCT; produced by WBIR

"CW 20 News at Ten" (2011-2016)

DEFUNCT; produced by WATE

"Local 8 News at Ten (2016-)

Past Affiliation: The WB (1997-2006)

Past Ownership: Acme, Lockwood Broadcast Group (-2015)

WINT/Channel 20

Crossville/Knoxville

"NewsCenter 20"

DEFUNCT, DARK

Past Channel Number: 55 (1977-82)

Past Affiliation: Independent(1977-83)

Past Ownership: Edward Johnson (1977-79), Cunningham/Smith (1979-82), McClatchy Newspapers (1982-83)

WCTE/Channel 22

Cookeville

"Upper Cumberland Tonight" (1990s)

DEFUNCT

WATN/Channel 24

Memphis

"Newswatch 24" (1995-97)

"ABC 24 News" (1997-2002)

"Eyewitness News" (2002-2011)

"ABC 24 News" (2011-2013)

Past Call Letters: WPTY (1978-2013)

Past Affiliation: Independent (1978-90), Fox (1990-95)

Past Ownership: Petry Television (1978-92) Clear Channel (1992-2007), Newport Television (2007-2012), Nexstar Media Group (2012-2019), Tegna (2019-)

WHRT-LP/Channel 27

Murfreesboro

"Murfreesboro News Tonight"

DEFUNCT, DARK

Past Ownership: Landmark Arts

WNPX/Channel 28

Crossville

"News 28" (1990s)

DEFUNCT

Past Call Letters: WKZX

Past Affiliation: WB

WLMT/Channel 30

Memphis

"Newswatch 30 at Nine" (1995-97)

"UPN 30 News at Nine" (1997-2002)

"Eyewitness News" (2002-2011)

Past Affiliation: Fox (1987-90), Independent (1990-1995), UPN (1995-9/17/06), The WB (secondary, 2001-06)

Past Call Letters: WMKW (1983-1988)

Past Ownership: TVX (1983-88), MT Communications (1988-92), Mass Media (1992-96), Max Media (1996-2001) Clear Channel (2001-07), Newport Television (2007-2012), Nexstar Media Group (2012-2019), Tegna (2019-)

WUXP/Channel 30

Nashville

"The Scene at Nine" (1991-)

DEFUNCT; produced by WSMV

Past Affiliation: Independent, Fox (1987-90), Independent (1990-1995), UPN (1995-9/4/06)

Past Call Letters: WCAY (1984-88), WXMT (1988-1996)

Past Ownership: TVX, MT Communications

WDYR-CD/Channel 33.1

Dyersburg

"Tri-33 News" (1999-2000)

DEFUNCT

Past Call Letters: W33BO (1995-99), WDYR-LP (1999-2003), WDYR-CA (2003-2011)

Past Affiliation: Independent (1995-2000)

Past Ownership: Tri-State Christian TV

DARK

WAPK-CA/Channel 36

Kingsport/Johnson City

"The Ten O'Clock News"

DEFUNCT; produced by WKPT

"WKPT-TV News on ABC 19" (-2002)

DEFUNCT; rebroadcast of WKPT newscasts

Past Call Letters: W30AP (1989-95), WAPK-LP (1995-2002)

Past Channel Number: 30 (1989-2003)

Past Affiliation: Independent (1989-95), UPN (1995-2006)

WEMT/Channel 39

Greenville/Bristol/Kingsport/Johnson City

"Fox Tri-Cities News at Ten"

Past Call Letters; WETO

Past Affiliation: Independent (-1986)

WYHB-CA/Channel 39

Chattanooga

"WYHB News at Ten"

"WYHB News at 5:30"

DEFUNCT

Past Call Letters: W39AW (1988-95), WYHB-LP (1995-2003)

Past Affiliation: Independent (1988-2000), UPN (2000-2004)

WTNZ/Channel 43

Knoxville

"WKCH News"

DEFUNCT

"Fox 43 News at Ten"

DEFUNCT; produced by WVLT

"Fox 43 News at Ten"

"WTNZ Fox 43 News"

"Fox 43 News at Ten" (-3/11)

DEFUNCT; produced by WATE, unrelated to current newscast produced by WBIR

Past Call Letters: WKCH (1983-94)

Past Affiliation: Independent (1983-86)

WJFB/Channel 44.1

Lebanon

"Newswatch" (1980s-87)

"TV-66 News" (1987-89)

"TV-66 News with Paul Ladd" (1989-90)

"TV-66 Morning Report Live"

DEFUNCT

Past Channel Number: 66 (Analog)

WFLI/Channel 53

Cleveland/Chattanooga

"UNKNOWN" (1990s)

DEFUNCT; 10pm newscast produced by WTVC

Past Affiliation: Independent (1985-95), UPN (1995-99), Independent (1999-2001), WB (2001-2006)

Past Ownership: Ying Hua Benns, (-1997), Lambert Broadcasting (1997-2004), Meredith Corp (2004-2007)

WDSI/Channel 61

Chattanooga

"Fox 61 News at Ten"

DEFUNCT; produced by WTVC

"Fox 61 News at Ten" (-2003)

"Fox 61 First News" (2003-3/04)

DEFUNCT

"Fox 61 First at Ten" (3/04-2015)

(Produced by WTVC)

Past Call Letters: WRIP (1979-83)

Past Affiliation: Independent (1972-86), Fox (1986-2015)

Past Ownership: Jay Sadow (1974-1983), Roy Hess (1983-1993)