NewsWatch (branding)

Newswatch is a brand for local newscasts.

Stations That Use or Have Used the Newswatch Name

DMA#	DMA Name	Station	Affiliation	Yes/No	Other Notes
2.	Los Angeles, California	KDOC-TV	Ind.	No	Originally called NewsWatch 56 in the fall of 1988, then re-branded as Orange County NewsWatch, and then KDOC NewsWatch. Stopped Producing News in 1992. Instead, KDOC produced news cut-ins. KDOC resumed full TV news production in 2007 with Daybreak OC a partnership with the Orange County Register in September 2007; that newscast was canceled one year later.
5.	San Francisco Bay Area	KRON-TV	NBC (now independent)	No	Identified as NewsWatch from late 1960's until about 1974 when KRON adopted WNBC's NewsCenter branding for local news
8.	Atlanta, Georgia	WAII-TV (now WXIA-TV)	ABC (now NBC)	No	Has identified as 11 Alive News since 1995
10.	Houston, Texas	KHOU-TV	CBS	No	Used as NewsWatch 11 until 1975, Has identified as 11 News since February 1991.
13.	Tampa, Florida	WFLA-TV	NBC	No	Has identified as NewsChannel 8 since 1993
	Sarasota, Florida	WXLT-TV, now known as WWSB	ABC	No	Identified as TV-40 Newswatch in the 1970s. Has identified as ABC 7 News since 2004. The station is part of the Tampa market but does not serve as the Tampa metro area's ABC affiliate, which was served by WLCY/WTSP at the station's establishment, and is currently served by WFTS.
15.	Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota	WCCO-TV	CBS	No	Used from 1977–1981; has identified as WCCO News since 2005
16.	Miami, Florida	WPLG-TV	ABC	No	Has identified as Local 10 News since 2005
20.	Sacramento, California	KOVR-TV	CBS	No	Was used for a time during its ABC days(early-mid 80's) as NewsWatch 13, currently identifies as CBS 13 News
21.	St. Louis, Missouri	KDNL-TV	ABC	No	Identified as TV-30 Newswatch in the 1970s; now identifies as STL Now on ABC 30 powered by NewsChannel 5
24.	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	WIIC-TV (now WPXI-TV)	NBC	No	dropped News/Watch branding circa 1975, Channel 11 News has been use since 1985.
27.	Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville, North Carolina	WKFT-TV (now WUVC-TV)	IND	No	Known as Newswatch 40 in 1980s. Local newscasts ended in 1988.
30.	Nashville, Tennessee	WNGE-TV (now WKRN-TV)	ABC	No	Has identified as News 2 since 1994
32.	Columbus, Ohio	WCMH-TV	NBC	No	Identified as NewsWatch 4 from 1976–1992 Has identified as NBC4 since 2005
32.	Columbus, Ohio	WOUB-TV & WOUC-TV	PBS	Yes	Ohio University-owned PBS affiliate produces half-hour news program each weekday using the name NewsWatch
36.	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	WVTV	The CW	No	Was used for newsbreaks during the 1970s and 1980s
40.	Birmingham, Alabama	WAPI-TV (now WVTM)	NBC	No	Was used during the mid 1970s; identified as NBC 13 News from 1995–2010; currently identified as Alabama's 13 News
47.	Memphis, Tennessee	WPTY-TV	ABC	No	Has identified as ABC24 NEWS Since 2010
		WLMT-TV	CW)	No	Currently identifies as CW30 News Since 2010
		WREG	CBS	No	Used during the 1970s and early 1980s; has identified as Newschannel 3 since 1993
49.	Jacksonville, Florida	WJKS-TV (now WCWJ)	ABC (now CW)	No	No longer produces a newscast
52.	Providence, Rhode Island/New Bedford, Massachusetts	WJAR	NBC	No	Has identified as NBC 10 News since 2005
54.	Scranton, Pennsylvania & Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	WNEP-TV	ABC	Yes	Has been identified Newswatch 16 since 1968.
63.	Lexington, Kentucky	WTVQ-TV	ABC	No	Identified as 62 NewsWatch from 1978–1980, while the station broadcast on channel 62; has identified as ABC 36 News since 2009
72.	Des Moines, Iowa	WHO-TV	NBC	No	Identified as NewsWatch 13 from 1977–1980; has identified as Channel 13 News since 2004
75.	Omaha, Nebraska	KETV	ABC	Yes	Identified as NewsWatch 7 since the mid 1970s and KETV NewsWatch 7 since 2000.
84.	Champaign-Urbana/Decatur/Springfield, Illinois	WEIU-TV	PBS	Yes	Identified as News Watch since as early as 2002.
89.	South Bend, Indiana	WSJV	Fox	No	Currently identifies as Fox 28 News
99.	Johnstown, Pennsylvania	WWCP	Fox	No	Identified as News Watch during early years of news, then Fox 8 News before ceasing news operation in 2008.
101.	Evansville, Indiana	WFIE	NBC	No	Has used intermittently since the 1970s. Used "NewsWatch" during the late 1970s and again from 1989-94. Identified as "News Watch 14" from 1994–2006, has identified as 14 News since 2006
115.	Augusta, Georgia	WJBF-TV	ABC	No	Has identified as WJBF NewsChannel 6 since 1992
118.	Montgomery, Alabama	WNCF-TV	ABC	No	Full-time News Operation ended in 2003. Station now broadcasts abbreviated newscasts.
119.	Fargo/Grand Forks	KTHI-TV (now KVLY-TV)	ABC (now NBC)	No	Identified as TV-11 Newswatch from 1979–1983; has identified as Valley News Live since 2007
120.	Eugene	KMTR	NBC	No	Now identifies as "NewsSource 16"
126.	Yakima, Washington	KIMA-TV	CBS	No	Identified as KIMA News Watch until 2007, currently identifies as KIMA Action News, sister station to KEPR
	Pasco, Washington	KEPR-TV	CBS	No	Identified as KEPR News Watch until 2007, currently identifies as KEPR Action News, sister station to KIMA
129.	Corpus Christi, Texas	KZTV-TV	CBS	No	Identified as "NewsWatch 10" at various points of the 1980s, 90's, and finally from 1999-2002. has identified as "Action 10 News" since 2004
140.	Medford, Oregon/Klamath Falls, Oregon	KDRV/KDKF	ABC	Yes	Currently identifies as NewsWatch 12
142.	Erie, Pennsylvania	WSEE-TV	CBS	Yes	Currently identifies as WSEE NewsWatch
147.	Salisbury, Maryland	WMDT	ABC	No	Currently identifies as WMDT 47 News
155.	Bluefield, West Virginia/Beckley, West Virginia/Oak Hill, West Virginia	WOAY-TV	ABC	Yes	Identified as NewsWatch 4 until 2009; currently identifies as simply NewsWatch ( branding changed at the time of DTV transition )
160.	Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi	WLOX	ABC	No	Identified as NewsWatch 13 during the 1980s and 1990s, has identified as WLOX News since 2006
163.	Idaho Falls, Idaho/Pocatello, Idaho	KIDK	CBS	No	Identified as Newswatch 3 until 2007. Currently identifies as Channel 3 Eyewitness News
166.	Clarksburg, West Virginia	WBOY	NBC	No
169.	Utica, New York	WUTR	ABC	No	Identified as Newswatch 20 during the 1970s. Dropped its news operation in 2003.
199.	Youngstown, Ohio	WKBN-TV	CBS	No	Identified Now as "27 First news where your news comes first"
201.	St. Joseph, Missouri	KQTV	ABC	No	Identified as NewsWatch 2 and KQ2 Newswatch for decades. Currently identifies as KQ2 News
	Medicine Hat, Alberta	CHAT TV	E! Canada	No	Identified as CHAT News since September 1, 2008

See also

• Action News
• Eyewitness News
• NewsCenter