CNN Airport Network

Infobox TV channel
name = CNN Airport Network
logofile = CNNAirport.network.logo.gif
logosize = 214px
logoalt = CNN Airport Network logo
launch = January 20, 1992
closed date =
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picture format = 480i (SDTV)
owner = Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
(a Time Warner company)
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country = USA
broadcast area = Select Airports
headquarters = Atlanta
former names =
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sister names = CNN
CNN en Español
CNN International
Headline News
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web = [http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/airport.network/ Official Site]
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language = American English

CNN Airport Network is a satellite television network broadcasting general news, weather, stock market updates and features to airports across North America. The network debuted on January 20, 1992 [ [http://www.turner.com/about/tabs_red.html Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. website] , accessed May 31, 2006.] , and is currently shown in 43 airports around the world, more airports added later when announced, on televisions located in gate and boarding areas.

It uses footage from the main CNN network and Headline News as programming. However, it inserts more weather and travel segments, such as airport delays, into its programming than the other CNN networks.

Due to an agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration, it is transmitted on a delay and routinely removes CNN stories relating to airplane crashes, aviation controversies, and unconfirmed airport security incidents. During the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the network essentially went off the air, only showing text directing viewers to other news sources. According to its 2007 media guide, "CNN Airport Network broadcasts 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with round-the-clock technical and editorial staffing. Because we broadcast in public waiting areas CNN Airport Network will not air graphic video coverage of commercial air accidents or incidents, unless the incident involves a national emergency or threat to security. CNN Airport Network also screens out material that is either sexually explicit or portrays graphic violence." [ [http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/CNN/Programs/airport.network/CNN.APN.2007.pdf CNN Airport Network, 2007 Media Guide] ]

The CNN Airport Network does have advertisements, but does not accept advertisements from any airline, to ensure that ads for one airline are not shown in another's gate area.

CNN Airport Network is run by Turner Private Networks, Inc., a division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company.

Participating airports

* Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, Netherlands
* Asheville Regional Airport, Asheville, North Carolina
* Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia
* Bermuda International Airport, St. George, Bermuda
* Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts
* O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois
* Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport, Cincinnati, Ohio
* Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas
* Dayton International Airport, Dayton, Ohio
* Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado
* Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Detroit, Michigan
* Frankfurt International Airport, Frankfurt, Germany
* George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston, Texas
* William P. Hobby Airport, Houston, Texas
* Huntsville International Airport, Huntsville, Alabama
* Indianapolis International Airport, Indianapolis, Indiana (coming soon)
* Jacksonville International Airport, Jacksonville, Florida
* John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, New York
* Kansas City International Airport, Kansas City, Missouri
* LaGuardia Airport, New York, New York
* Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, St. Louis, Missouri
* Lubbock International Airport, Lubbock, Texas
* McGhee Tyson Airport, Knoxville, Tennessee
* Memphis International Airport, Memphis, Tennessee
* Miami International Airport, Miami, Florida
* MidAmerica St. Louis Airport, Belleville, Illinois
* Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, Minneapolis, Minnesota
* Myrtle Beach International Airport, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
* Nashville International Airport, Nashville, Tennessee
* Newark International Airport, Newark, New Jersey
* Orlando International Airport, Orlando, Florida
* Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (coming soon)
* Quad City International Airport, Moline, Illinois
* Raleigh-Durham International Airport, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
* Salt Lake City International Airport, Salt Lake City, Utah
* San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California
* Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport, Savannah, Georgia
* Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport, Sarasota, Florida
* Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Seattle, Washington
* Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix, Arizona
* Southwest Florida International Airport, Fort Myers, Florida
* Springfield-Branson National Airport, Springfield-Branson, Missouri
* Tallahassee Regional Airport, Tallahassee, Florida
* Tucson International Airport, Tucson, Arizona (coming soon)
* Dulles International Airport, Washington, DC
* Reagan National Airport, Washington, DC
* Boise Air Terminal, Boise, ID

References

External links

* [http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/airport.network/ Official Site]
* [http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2006/03/insiders_takewhy_public_tvs_wo.html "Why Public TVs Won’t Go Away"] (MediaShift blog at PBS.org)