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NewsNation

This article is about the cable television channel formerly known as WGN America. For other uses, see News Nation (disambiguation).

NewsNation
NewsNation logo (used since 2020)
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaNationwide
HeadquartersChicago, Illinois
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerNexstar Media Group
Key people
  • Sean Compton (President, Networks: Nexstar Media Group)[1][2]
  • Michael Corn (President)[3]
  • Cherie Grzech (Vice President of News and Managing Editor)[4][5]
Sister channels
History
LaunchedNovember 9, 1978 (1978-11-09) as WGN-TV[6][7]
March 1, 2021 (as NewsNation)
ReplacedWGN America
Links
Websitewww.newsnationnow.com Edit this at Wikidata
Availability
Streaming media
Service(s)YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV, Vidgo

NewsNation is an American subscription television network owned by the Nexstar Media Group, and is the company's only wholly owned, national cable-originated television channel. The channel runs a straight-news format for 24 hours on weekdays and eight hours on weekends, as well as entertainment programming (consisting of comedy and drama series, and theatrical feature films) taking up almost the entire weekend schedule.[8] Known for most of its history as Superstation WGN before becoming WGN America in 2008, it relaunched on March 1, 2021, as a cable news network named after its flagship news program. The channel's relaunch came as part of a planned expansion of its news programming.[9]

In September 2018, the channel, then WGN America, was received by approximately 80 million households that subscribed to a pay television service throughout the United States (or 62.7% of households with at least one television set).[10]

  1. ^ "Sean Compton". Nexstar Media Group. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "Award-Winning Journalist Ashleigh Banfield to Join Nexstar Media Group's Cable Network, WGN America" (Press release). Nexstar Media Group. January 5, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "About NewsNation". NewsNation. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "About NewsNation". NewsNation. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  5. ^ "NewsNation Announces Key Editorial Hires and Expansion of Production Facilities In New York City and Washington, D.C." (Press release). Nexstar Media Group. August 22, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  6. ^ "Cable Briefs". Broadcasting. December 18, 1978. p. 74.
  7. ^ "WGN America profile" (PDF). TheCab.tv. 2012.
  8. ^ "WGN America Announces Anchor Teams and Correspondents for Prime-Time National Newscast "news Nation" Launching September 1" (PDF). WGN America (Press release). Nexstar Media Group. June 2, 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  9. ^ "WGN America will change its name to NewsNation, moving to compete with CNN, Fox, MSNBC". Los Angeles Times. January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  10. ^ Andrew Bucholtz (September 10, 2018). "Nielsen coverage estimates for September see gains at ESPN networks, NBCSN, and NBA TV, drops at MLBN and NFLN (Cable Network Coverage Area Household Universe Estimates: September 2018)". Awful Announcing. NESN Digital. Retrieved September 20, 2018.

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