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First conceived in <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</a>, it is characterized by a tight format with strict time limits on set packages, a focus on surrounding suburbs, and a focus on young talent. It was a competitor to the <i><a href="/wiki/Eyewitness_News" title="Eyewitness News">Eyewitness News</a></i> format. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Action_News&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The "Action News" format was conceived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at WFIL-TV (now <a href="/wiki/WPVI-TV" title="WPVI-TV">WPVI-TV</a>) by news director <a href="/wiki/Mel_Kampmann" title="Mel Kampmann">Mel Kampmann</a> in 1970, as a response to the "Eyewitness News" format that was used on rival station <a href="/wiki/KYW-TV" title="KYW-TV">KYW-TV</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> At the time, WFIL-TV was said to be "#4 in a three-station market."<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The main difference between Action News and <a href="/wiki/Eyewitness_News" title="Eyewitness News">Eyewitness News</a> was that the former was far more tightly formatted. Time limits were placed on packages – for instance, a reporter package could be no longer than 90 seconds. This difference enabled the station to cover more stories than its competitors. Another key difference was the focus on the surrounding <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a> suburban areas – a response to the movement of residents from the city to the suburbs. Finally, WPVI placed more emphasis on young talent – while <a href="/wiki/WCAU" title="WCAU">WCAU-TV</a> and KYW-TV used older, well-known news anchors such as Vince Leonard, <a href="/wiki/Tom_Snyder" title="Tom Snyder">Tom Snyder</a>, and <a href="/wiki/John_Facenda" title="John Facenda">John Facenda</a>, WPVI had a young <a href="/wiki/Larry_Kane" title="Larry Kane">Larry Kane</a> as its top anchor. Later, the station would add <a href="/wiki/Jim_O%27Brien_(reporter)" title="Jim O'Brien (reporter)">Jim O'Brien</a> as its main weathercaster.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The format was immediately successful, and after going back and forth with KYW for first place, WPVI took the lead in 1977, which it has held ever since. <a href="/wiki/Capital_Cities_Communications" class="mw-redirect" title="Capital Cities Communications">Capital Cities Communications</a>, which acquired WPVI in 1972 and gave the station its current call sign, took the format to most of its other stations.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>One of the major development stations for WPVI's <i>Action News</i> was its Capital Cities sister station, <a href="/wiki/WKBW-TV" title="WKBW-TV">WKBW-TV</a> in <a href="/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York" title="Buffalo, New York">Buffalo, New York</a>. Under the leadership of <a href="/wiki/News_director" title="News director">news director</a> <a href="/wiki/Irv_Weinstein" title="Irv Weinstein">Irv Weinstein</a>, who had developed his own similar format under the name <i>Eyewitness News</i>, WKBW developed much of the talent that WPVI would later hire to boost them to #1 in the market; anchor <a href="/wiki/Jim_Gardner_(broadcaster)" title="Jim Gardner (broadcaster)">Jim Gardner</a> (replacing Larry Kane when he moved to WABC in New York), weatherman <a href="/wiki/Dave_Roberts_(David_Thomas_Boreanaz)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dave Roberts (David Thomas Boreanaz)">Dave Roberts</a>, and voice-over artist <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Kaye" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeff Kaye">Jeff Kaye</a> are the three highest-profile WPVI personalities to have come from WKBW.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/WPIX" title="WPIX">WPIX</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, an <a href="/wiki/Independent_station_(North_America)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent station (North America)">independent station</a> at the time, picked up the Action News concept (and music) successfully for its 10 p.m. newscast. The newscast won numerous awards, but the station never approached the ratings of longtime leader WNEW-TV (now <a href="/wiki/WNYW" title="WNYW">WNYW</a>).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 2002 and 2003 (respectively), <a href="/wiki/WFTS-TV" title="WFTS-TV">WFTS-TV</a> in <a href="/wiki/Tampa,_Florida" title="Tampa, Florida">Tampa, Florida</a> and <a href="/wiki/KSHB-TV" title="KSHB-TV">KSHB-TV</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri" title="Kansas City, Missouri">Kansas City, Missouri</a> (both owned by the <a href="/wiki/E._W._Scripps_Company" title="E. W. Scripps Company">E. W. Scripps Company</a>) became the first stations in the country to identify themselves using Action News as full-time station branding (for both local newscasts and entertainment programming) with no station number.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Today, Action News innovations have been incorporated into newscasts across the country. In 2000, WestNet Wireless<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> launched the first Action News brand online with its web-broadcast style format for the markets of <a href="/wiki/Calgary,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Calgary, Alberta">Calgary, Alberta</a> and <a href="/wiki/Santa_Barbara,_California" title="Santa Barbara, California">Santa Barbara, California</a>. WestNet also owns the trademark for Action News<sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in Canada and even owns the domain<sup id="cite_ref-:2_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although Action News originated at WPVI, it is <a href="/wiki/Cox_Media_Group" title="Cox Media Group">Cox Media Group</a>, whose stations in <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville" class="mw-redirect" title="Jacksonville">Jacksonville</a> adopted the format, that owns the Action News trademark for broadcasting services.<sup id="cite_ref-trademark_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-trademark-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WXYZ_Remote_Van.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/WXYZ_Remote_Van.JPG/300px-WXYZ_Remote_Van.JPG" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/WXYZ_Remote_Van.JPG/450px-WXYZ_Remote_Van.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/WXYZ_Remote_Van.JPG/600px-WXYZ_Remote_Van.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4752" data-file-height="3168" /></a><figcaption>WXYZ-TV Action News remote van.</figcaption></figure> <p>Outside the United States, the Action News title was used by the following television stations:<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>'s <a href="/wiki/RTL_II" class="mw-redirect" title="RTL II">RTL II</a> (then known as RTL2) in the 1990s</li> <li><a href="/wiki/CKCO-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="CKCO-TV">CKCO-TV</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kitchener,_Ontario" title="Kitchener, Ontario">Kitchener, Ontario</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, in the 1980s and 1990s</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NWS-9" class="mw-redirect" title="NWS-9">NWS-9</a> in <a href="/wiki/Adelaide" title="Adelaide">Adelaide</a>, <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>, in the 1980s</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a>' <a href="/wiki/SBS_6" class="mw-redirect" title="SBS 6">SBS 6</a> since its inception in 1995 until 2006</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colombia" title="Colombia">Colombia</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Caracol_TV" class="mw-redirect" title="Caracol TV">Caracol TV</a> (then as a production company for Inravisión) as <i>Noticias de Acción</i> in the 1980s</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Theme">Theme</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Action_News&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Theme"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When WFIL originally adopted the Action News format in 1970, the program was introduced with the "Action News Theme". The theme was written by <a href="/wiki/Temple_University" title="Temple University">Temple University</a> student Tom Sellers, who had briefly been in <a href="/wiki/Daryl_Hall" title="Daryl Hall">Daryl Hall</a>'s band Gulliver and later formed <a href="/wiki/The_Assembled_Multitude" title="The Assembled Multitude">The Assembled Multitude</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was arranged as a <a href="/wiki/Brass_band" title="Brass band">brass-driven</a> rock song. The entire theme was offered through <i><a href="/wiki/The_Philadelphia_Inquirer" title="The Philadelphia Inquirer">The Philadelphia Inquirer</a></i>, as a single sided 45 RPM record for about 25¢.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Two years later, the station (under its new call sign WPVI) replaced the "Action News Theme" with <a href="/wiki/Al_Ham" title="Al Ham">Al Ham</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Move_Closer_to_Your_World" title="Move Closer to Your World">Move Closer to Your World</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-TVNT_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TVNT-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NMSA_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NMSA-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> WPVI continues to use this theme after four decades, even as others have stopped using it, although it has been remastered several times (which have included the removal of a <a href="/wiki/Bongo_drum" title="Bongo drum">bongo</a> line) in order for the theme to sound less dated. In 1996, the station replaced the original Al Ham theme with a fuller, orchestral version performed by the <a href="/wiki/London_Philharmonic_Orchestra" title="London Philharmonic Orchestra">London Philharmonic Orchestra</a>. Viewer outcry caused the station to drop the new version within five days.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Action News offered the first evening newscasts to be solo-anchored by a woman: Diana Robinson, who was the first African-American female news anchor in American television. She was followed by Jacqui Mullen.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>WPVI opens its broadcasts with a rapid <a href="/wiki/Montage_(filmmaking)" title="Montage (filmmaking)">montage</a> featuring scenes of Philadelphia-area activities. The scenes are rotated to reflect the current season. For example, spring footage of the <a href="/wiki/Phillies" class="mw-redirect" title="Phillies">Phillies</a>, <a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a>, <a href="/wiki/Champ_Car" class="mw-redirect" title="Champ Car">CART</a> and <a href="/wiki/Modified_stock_car_racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Modified stock car racing">DIRT</a> starts on March 21, while footage of the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles" title="Philadelphia Eagles">Philadelphia Eagles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Flyers" title="Philadelphia Flyers">Philadelphia Flyers</a>, and <a href="/wiki/76ers" class="mw-redirect" title="76ers">76ers</a> starts on September 23, and footage of the <a href="/wiki/Mummers_Parade" title="Mummers Parade">Mummers Parade</a> with other winter scenes is shown from December 21 to March 21.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Although "Move Closer to Your World" is strongly associated with the Action News format, many stations that have used the "Action News" name actually chose to use other pieces of music for their newscasts. A handful of stations continued to use Tom Sellers' original theme into the 1980s, with <a href="/wiki/WBNG-TV" title="WBNG-TV">WBNG-TV</a> in <a href="/wiki/Binghamton,_New_York" title="Binghamton, New York">Binghamton, New York</a> using the theme for its Action News broadcast as late as 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-NMSA_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NMSA-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Conversely, stations that use "Move Closer to Your World" do not necessarily use the "Action News" name or format. <a href="/wiki/WNEP-TV" title="WNEP-TV">WNEP-TV</a> in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pennsylvania used the original version of the theme for many years before switching to a modern variation which only partially resembles the original.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Stations_that_use_or_have_used_the_Action_News_format_or_name">Stations that use or have used the Action News format or name</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Action_News&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Stations that use or have used the Action News format or name"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Update plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Update" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Ambox_current_red_Americas.svg/42px-Ambox_current_red_Americas.svg.png" decoding="async" width="42" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Ambox_current_red_Americas.svg/63px-Ambox_current_red_Americas.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Ambox_current_red_Americas.svg/84px-Ambox_current_red_Americas.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="290" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This article needs to be <b>updated</b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">November 2010</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td><b>Market Name</b> </td> <td><b>Station</b> </td> <td><b>Affiliation</b> </td> <td><b>Currently Uses</b> </td> <td><b>Other Notes</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WPIX" title="WPIX">WPIX</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_CW" title="The CW">The CW</a> </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used as an Independent station from 1974 to 1984; station currently brands its newscast as <i>PIX 11 News</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WFTY-DT" title="WFTY-DT">WSNL-TV</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/True_Crime_Network" title="True Crime Network">True Crime</a> </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used as an independent station from 1973 until the original iteration of the station went bankrupt in 1975. <sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KCBS-TV" title="KCBS-TV">KCBS-TV</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used 1988–1996; has identified as <i><a href="/wiki/KCAL_News" class="mw-redirect" title="KCAL News">KCAL News</a></i> since 2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia, Pennsylvania">Philadelphia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WPVI-TV" title="WPVI-TV">WPVI-TV</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>Originator of the <i>Action News</i> format on April 6, 1970 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WPHL-TV" title="WPHL-TV">WPHL-TV</a> </td> <td>The CW </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>WPVI-produced broadcasts on WPHL are branded as <i>Action News at Ten on PHL17</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a>/<a href="/wiki/Oakland,_California" title="Oakland, California">Oakland</a>/<a href="/wiki/San_Jose,_California" title="San Jose, California">San Jose</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KICU-TV" title="KICU-TV">KICU-TV</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_station_(North_America)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent station (North America)">Independent</a> </td> <td>No </td> <td>Newscast defunct, station formerly referred to itself as "Action 36". Currently broadcasts newscast from sister station, KTVU. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KTVU" title="KTVU">KTVU</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a> </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used from 1971 to 1978. Newscasts are now branded as <i>KTVU Fox 2 News</i>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dallas" title="Dallas">Dallas</a>/<a href="/wiki/Fort_Worth,_Texas" title="Fort Worth, Texas">Fort Worth</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KXAS-TV" title="KXAS-TV">KXAS-TV</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used 1979–1984, its years of using <i><a href="/wiki/Move_Closer_to_Your_World" title="Move Closer to Your World">Move Closer to Your World</a></i>; has identified as <i>NBC 5 News</i> since 1999 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, Georgia">Atlanta</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WSB-TV" title="WSB-TV">WSB-TV</a> </td> <td>ABC (formerly NBC) </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>Identified as <i>(Channel 2) Action News</i> since 1974, initially cloning WPVI's format from 1974 to 1977. The station's newscasts still remain very fast-paced, keeping some aspects of the <i>Action News</i> format today. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit,_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Detroit, Michigan">Detroit</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WXYZ-TV" title="WXYZ-TV">WXYZ-TV</a> </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used from 1972 to 2024, now identifies as <i>7 News Detroit</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Tampa,_Florida" title="Tampa, Florida">Tampa</a>/<a href="/wiki/St._Petersburg,_Florida" title="St. Petersburg, Florida">St. Petersburg, Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WFTS-TV" title="WFTS-TV">WFTS-TV</a> </td> <td>ABC (formerly Fox) </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>Has identified as <i>ABC Action News</i> since 2002 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WTSP" title="WTSP">WTSP</a> </td> <td>CBS (formerly ABC) </td> <td>No </td> <td>Identified as <i>Action NewsCenter</i> in 1977, then as <i>Action 10 News</i> from 1978 to 1979, and finally as <i>Action News</i> from 1979 to 1989; currently identifies as <i>10 News</i>; unrelated to WFTS </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix, Arizona</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KPNX" title="KPNX">KPNX</a> </td> <td>NBC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used from 1975 to 1986; has identified as <i>12 News</i> since then. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a>/<a href="/wiki/St._Paul,_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Paul, Minnesota">St. Paul, Minnesota</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WCCO-TV" title="WCCO-TV">WCCO-TV</a> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used during the early 1970s;<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> now identifies as <i>WCCO News</i> and <i>CBS News Minnesota</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver,_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="Denver, Colorado">Denver, Colorado</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KUSA-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="KUSA-TV">KUSA-TV</a> </td> <td>NBC (formerly ABC) </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used 1976–1984, first as "KBTV Action Center 9 News" from 1976 to 1977, then as <i>9 News Action Center</i>, has identified as <i><b>9 News</b></i> since 1976, but used "Action" as secondary branding from 1976 until 1984. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a>/<a href="/wiki/Ft._Lauderdale,_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Ft. Lauderdale, Florida">Ft. Lauderdale, Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WFOR-TV" title="WFOR-TV">WFOR-TV</a> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used 1989–1995 under the WCIX (channel 6) branding, cloning KCBS-TV's format; has identified as <i>CBS News Miami</i> since 2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Cleveland,_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland, Ohio">Cleveland, Ohio</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WOIO" title="WOIO">WOIO</a> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>No </td> <td>Has identified as <i>19 Action News</i> 2002–2015; now identified as <i>19 News</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WKYC-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="WKYC-TV">WKYC-TV</a> </td> <td>NBC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Known as <i>Action 3 News</i> from October 14, 1974, to March 18, 1984, it utilized the graphics associated with NBC's owned-and-operated stations; has been identified as <i>(Channel) 3 News</i> since 1984; unrelated to WOIO </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando,_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WRDQ" title="WRDQ">WRDQ</a> </td> <td>Independent </td> <td>No </td> <td>Newscast produced by <a href="/wiki/WFTV" title="WFTV">WFTV</a> was rebranded to <i><a href="/wiki/Eyewitness_News" title="Eyewitness News">Eyewitness News</a></i>. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Sacramento,_California" title="Sacramento, California">Sacramento</a>/<a href="/wiki/Stockton,_California" title="Stockton, California">Stockton</a>/<a href="/wiki/Modesto,_California" title="Modesto, California">Modesto, California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KOVR" title="KOVR">KOVR</a> </td> <td>CBS (formerly ABC) </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used as an ABC affiliate in the 1970s; has identified as <i>CBS 13 News</i> since 2005 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KMAX-TV" title="KMAX-TV">KMAX-TV</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_station_(North_America)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent station (North America)">Independent</a> (formerly <a href="/wiki/UPN" title="UPN">UPN</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_WB_Television_Network" class="mw-redirect" title="The WB Television Network">WB</a> and the CW) </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used in the 1990s; formerly unrelated to KOVR </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis,_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis, Missouri">St. Louis</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KTVI" title="KTVI">KTVI</a> </td> <td>Fox (formerly ABC) </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used from 1973 to 1977, cloning WPVI's format; has identified as <i>Fox 2 News</i> since 1996 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania">Pittsburgh</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WTAE-TV" title="WTAE-TV">WTAE-TV</a> </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>Used from 1974 to 1989; Brought back again in 1995 as <i>Channel 4 Action News</i>. Currently branded as <i>Action News 4</i>. One of the few that used the name to put emphasis on investigative reporting, with the slogan being "Taking Action For You." Rival station WIIC (now <a href="/wiki/WPXI" title="WPXI">WPXI</a>) cloned WPVI's format. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Baltimore,_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore, Maryland">Baltimore</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WBAL-TV" title="WBAL-TV">WBAL-TV</a> </td> <td>NBC (formerly CBS) </td> <td>No </td> <td>Identified as <i>Action News</i> 1973–1985, has identified as "11 News" since 1995 and also identified as <i>WBAL-TV 11 News</i>. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WSOC-TV" title="WSOC-TV">WSOC-TV</a> </td> <td>ABC (formerly NBC) </td> <td>No </td> <td>Never used the <i>Action News</i> title but used its news format, station calls itself <i>Channel 9 <a href="/wiki/Eyewitness_News" title="Eyewitness News">Eyewitness News</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WAXN-TV" title="WAXN-TV">WAXN-TV</a> </td> <td>Independent </td> <td>No </td> <td>Produced by <a href="/wiki/WSOC-TV" title="WSOC-TV">WSOC-TV</a>; newscasts are now branded as <i>Eyewitness News</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WCNC-TV" title="WCNC-TV">WCNC-TV</a> (formerly WPCQ-TV) </td> <td>NBC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used from 1982 to 1984; has identified as <i>WCNC Charlotte News</i> since 2020; unrelated to WAXN/WSOC </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="San Diego, California">San Diego</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KFMB-TV" title="KFMB-TV">KFMB-TV</a> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used briefly in the 1970s; title was followed by the current year à la the television game show <i><a href="/wiki/Match_Game" title="Match Game">Match Game</a></i> and the <i><a href="/wiki/Airport_(film_series)" title="Airport (film series)">Airport</a></i> films (i.e., <i>Action News '75</i>); has identified as <i>CBS 8 News</i> since 2022 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hartford,_Connecticut" title="Hartford, Connecticut">Hartford</a>/<a href="/wiki/New_Haven,_Connecticut" title="New Haven, Connecticut">New Haven, Connecticut</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WTNH" title="WTNH">WTNH</a> </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used 1971–1996, same as WPVI's format; has identified as <i>News 8</i> since 2010; former sister station of WPVI </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Raleigh,_North_Carolina" title="Raleigh, North Carolina">Raleigh</a>/<a href="/wiki/Durham,_North_Carolina" title="Durham, North Carolina">Durham</a>/<a href="/wiki/Fayetteville,_North_Carolina" title="Fayetteville, North Carolina">Fayetteville</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WRAL-TV" title="WRAL-TV">WRAL-TV</a> </td> <td>NBC (formerly CBS and ABC) </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used during the 1970s and 1980s; the sister station of Fox affiliate WRAZ. Has identified as <i>WRAL News</i> since 2003. Rival station <a href="/wiki/WTVD" title="WTVD">WTVD</a> cloned WPVI's format. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Metropolitan_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Kansas City Metropolitan Area">Kansas City</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KSHB-TV" title="KSHB-TV">KSHB-TV</a> </td> <td>NBC (formerly FOX) </td> <td>No </td> <td>Identified as <i>NBC Action News</i> (2003–2012), then as <i>41 Action News</i> in early 2012, has identified as <i>KSHB 41 News</i> since 2021. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WDAF-TV" title="WDAF-TV">WDAF-TV</a> </td> <td>Fox (formerly NBC) </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used 1974–1990; has identified as <i>Fox 4 News</i> since 1997; unrelated to KSHB </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City,_Utah" class="mw-redirect" title="Salt Lake City, Utah">Salt Lake City, Utah</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KTVX" title="KTVX">KTVX</a> </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Identified as <i>Action News 4</i> 1975–1979; has identified as <i>ABC 4 Utah</i> since 2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio" title="Columbus, Ohio">Columbus, Ohio</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WSYX" title="WSYX">WSYX</a> (formerly WTVN-TV) </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used as WTVN; has identified as <i>ABC 6 News</i> since 2006 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati" title="Cincinnati">Cincinnati</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WLWT" title="WLWT">WLWT</a> </td> <td>NBC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used from 1973 to 1984, cloning WPVI's format; has identified as <i>News 5</i> since 2004 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee" title="Milwaukee">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WISN-TV" title="WISN-TV">WISN-TV</a> </td> <td>ABC (formerly CBS) </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used from 1976 (when it was still a CBS affiliate) to 1984 for full operation; has identified as <i>(Channel) 12 News</i> since then, with consumer advocacy division known as "Action 12" until the early 2010s </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Greenville,_South_Carolina" title="Greenville, South Carolina">Greenville</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WYFF" title="WYFF">WYFF</a> Formerly WFBC-TV </td> <td>NBC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used 1975–1981; has identified as <i>WYFF News 4</i> since 1996 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Palm_Beach,_Florida" title="West Palm Beach, Florida">West Palm Beach, Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WPTV-TV" title="WPTV-TV">WPTV-TV</a> </td> <td>NBC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used in the 1980s and early 1990s; has identified as <i>NewsChannel 5</i> since 1993 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Birmingham,_Alabama" title="Birmingham, Alabama">Birmingham, Alabama</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WVTM-TV" title="WVTM-TV">WVTM-TV</a> </td> <td>NBC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used in the 1970s; currently identified as <i>WVTM 13 News</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WIAT" title="WIAT">WIAT</a> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used in the 1980s and 1990s; currently identifies as <i>WIAT News 42</i>, unrelated to WVTM </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Harrisburg,_Pennsylvania" title="Harrisburg, Pennsylvania">Harrisburg</a>/<a href="/wiki/York,_Pennsylvania" title="York, Pennsylvania">York</a>/<a href="/wiki/Lancaster,_Pennsylvania" title="Lancaster, Pennsylvania">Lancaster, Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WXBU" title="WXBU">WLYH-TV</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Heroes_%26_Icons" title="Heroes & Icons">Heroes & Icons</a> (formerly CBS and The CW) </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used as a CBS affiliate; newscast now produced by <a href="/wiki/WHP-TV" title="WHP-TV">WHP-TV</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Calgary" title="Calgary">Calgary, Alberta</a>/<a href="/wiki/Santa_Barbara,_California" title="Santa Barbara, California">Santa Barbara California</a> </td> <td>WNET-HD </td> <td>Independent </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>Used since 2000, WestNet Wireless<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> launched the first Action News brand online with its web-broadcast style format for the markets of <a href="/wiki/Calgary,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Calgary, Alberta">Calgary, Alberta</a> and <a href="/wiki/Santa_Barbara,_California" title="Santa Barbara, California">Santa Barbara, California</a> WestNet also owns the trademark for Action News<sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in Canada and even owns the domain<sup id="cite_ref-:2_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://action.news">http://action.news</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas,_Nevada" class="mw-redirect" title="Las Vegas, Nevada">Las Vegas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KTNV" class="mw-redirect" title="KTNV">KTNV</a> </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used from 2003 to 2023, now known as <i>Channel 13 News</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Memphis,_Tennessee" title="Memphis, Tennessee">Memphis, Tennessee</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WMC-TV" title="WMC-TV">WMC-TV</a> </td> <td>NBC </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>Has identified as <i>Action News 5</i> since 1983 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Albuquerque,_New_Mexico" title="Albuquerque, New Mexico">Albuquerque</a>/<a href="/wiki/Santa_Fe,_New_Mexico" title="Santa Fe, New Mexico">Santa Fe, New Mexico</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KOAT-TV" title="KOAT-TV">KOAT-TV</a> </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>Has identified itself as <i>Action 7 News</i> since 1978 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville, Kentucky</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WHAS-TV" title="WHAS-TV">WHAS-TV</a> </td> <td>ABC (formerly CBS) </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used from the mid-1970s to when it switched from CBS to ABC; has identified as <i>WHAS 11 News</i> since 1991 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Florida" title="Jacksonville, Florida">Jacksonville, Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WTLV" title="WTLV">WTLV</a> </td> <td>NBC (formerly ABC) </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used during the mid- and late 1970s; currently identifies as <i><a href="/wiki/First_Coast_News" title="First Coast News">First Coast News</a></i>, unrelated to WJAX and WFOX </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WJAX-TV" title="WJAX-TV">WJAX-TV</a> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>Rebranded to title in April 2009, with sister station WFOX (then known as WAWS). </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WFOX-TV" title="WFOX-TV">WFOX-TV</a> </td> <td>Fox </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>Rebranded to title in April 2009, with sister station WJAX (then known as WTEV). </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence, Rhode Island">Providence, Rhode Island</a>/<a href="/wiki/New_Bedford,_Massachusetts" title="New Bedford, Massachusetts">New Bedford, Massachusetts</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WLNE-TV" title="WLNE-TV">WLNE-TV</a> </td> <td>ABC (formerly CBS) </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used during its CBS days; has identified as <i>ABC 6 News</i> since 1995 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Austin,_Texas" title="Austin, Texas">Austin, Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KVUE" title="KVUE">KVUE</a> </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used 1978–1997; has identified as <i>KVUE News</i> since 2001 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Scranton,_Pennsylvania" title="Scranton, Pennsylvania">Scranton</a>/<a href="/wiki/Wilkes_Barre,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania">Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WYOU" title="WYOU">WYOU</a> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used between 1999 and 2001; station ended its newscasts on April 3, 2009; newscasts have been branded as <i>Eyewitness News</i> after sister station <a href="/wiki/WBRE" class="mw-redirect" title="WBRE">WBRE</a> began producing its newscasts in 2012 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WNEP" class="mw-redirect" title="WNEP">WNEP</a> </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Has never been known as <i>Action News</i>, but has used "Move Closer to Your World" theme for several years; currently identifies as <i>Newswatch 16</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fresno,_CA" class="mw-redirect" title="Fresno, CA">Fresno</a>/<a href="/wiki/Visalia,_CA" class="mw-redirect" title="Visalia, CA">Visalia</a>/<a href="/wiki/Merced,_California" title="Merced, California">Merced, California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KFSN-TV" title="KFSN-TV">KFSN-TV</a> </td> <td>ABC (formerly CBS) </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>Has identified as <i>ABC 30 Action News</i> since 1994, but uses the <i>Eyewitness News</i> format of KABC and KGO; title began on September 14, 1970 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Albany,_New_York" title="Albany, New York">Albany, New York</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WTEN" title="WTEN">WTEN</a> </td> <td>ABC (formerly CBS) </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used during its first few years as an ABC affiliate; has identified as <i>News 10</i> since 1995 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Little_Rock,_Arkansas" title="Little Rock, Arkansas">Little Rock, Arkansas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KTHV" title="KTHV">KTHV</a> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>No </td> <td>Newscast name used before its purchase by <a href="/wiki/Tegna_Inc." title="Tegna Inc.">Gannett</a>; Currently identifies as <i>Today's THV</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mobile,_Alabama" title="Mobile, Alabama">Mobile, Alabama</a>/<a href="/wiki/Pensacola,_Florida" title="Pensacola, Florida">Pensacola, Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WALA-TV" title="WALA-TV">WALA-TV</a> </td> <td>Fox (formerly NBC) </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used from 1989 to 2003; first identified as <i>Action News 10</i> when it was an NBC affiliate, then identified as <i>Fox 10 Action News</i> when it was a Fox affiliate; currently identifies as <i>Fox 10 News</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Knoxville,_Tennessee" title="Knoxville, Tennessee">Knoxville, Tennessee</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WBIR-TV" title="WBIR-TV">WBIR-TV</a> </td> <td>NBC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used <i>Action 10 News</i> 1970–1974 and 1978–April 2004; has identified as <i>10 News</i> since April 2004 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Lexington, Kentucky">Lexington, Kentucky</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WLEX-TV" title="WLEX-TV">WLEX-TV</a> </td> <td>NBC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used in the 1970s, 1980s, and the mid-late 1990s; has identified as <i>LEX 18 News</i> since 2000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WTVQ-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="WTVQ-TV">WTVQ-TV</a> </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Identified as <i>Action News 36</i> 2004–2009, identified as <i>ABC 36 News</i> since 2009. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Huntington,_West_Virginia" title="Huntington, West Virginia">Huntington</a>/<a href="/wiki/Charleston,_West_Virginia" title="Charleston, West Virginia">Charleston, West Virginia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WOWK-TV" title="WOWK-TV">WOWK-TV</a> </td> <td>CBS (formerly ABC) </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used from its ABC days and with CBS up to 1993; currently identifies as <i>13 News</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Roanoke,_Virginia" title="Roanoke, Virginia">Roanoke, Virginia</a>/<a href="/wiki/Lynchburg,_Virginia" title="Lynchburg, Virginia">Lynchburg, Virginia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WSLS-TV" title="WSLS-TV">WSLS-TV</a> </td> <td>NBC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used during the 1980s. Has identified as <i>10 News</i> since 2017 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Green_Bay,_Wisconsin" title="Green Bay, Wisconsin">Green Bay, Wisconsin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WBAY-TV" title="WBAY-TV">WBAY-TV</a> </td> <td>ABC (formerly CBS) </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>Has identified as <i>Action 2 News</i> since 1987; in 2019, added the sub-branding of <i>Your First Alert Station</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Honolulu,_Hawaii" class="mw-redirect" title="Honolulu, Hawaii">Honolulu, Hawaii</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KHON-TV" title="KHON-TV">KHON-TV</a> </td> <td>Fox (formerly NBC) </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used <i>Action 2 News</i> from 1979 to 1982; has identified as <i>KHON 2 News</i> since 2003 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Toledo,_Ohio" title="Toledo, Ohio">Toledo, Ohio</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WTVG" title="WTVG">WTVG</a> </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>Identified as <i>13 Action News</i> until 2006 when it rebranded to <i>13 ABC Action News</i>; former sister station of WPVI; also known to use the <i>Eyewitness News</i> format </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Omaha,_Nebraska" title="Omaha, Nebraska">Omaha, Nebraska</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KMTV" class="mw-redirect" title="KMTV">KMTV</a> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>No </td> <td>Newscasts were branded as <i>Action 3 News</i> 2006–2017 when it was rebranded <i>3 News Now</i>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WOWT-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="WOWT-TV">WOWT-TV</a> </td> <td>NBC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Known as <i>Channel 6 Action News</i> from the mid-'70s to 1991, then changed to <i>Channel 6 News</i>. Known as <i>WOWT 6 News</i> since 2012. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Springfield,_Missouri" title="Springfield, Missouri">Springfield, Missouri</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KYTV_(TV)" class="mw-redirect" title="KYTV (TV)">KYTV</a> </td> <td>NBC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used from 1974 to 1993, as <i>KY3 Action News</i>; has identified as <i>KY3 News</i> since 1997 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lewiston,_Idaho" title="Lewiston, Idaho">Lewiston, Idaho</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KLEW-TV" title="KLEW-TV">KLEW-TV</a> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>No </td> <td>Has identified as <i>KLEW Action News</i> from 2008 to 2012. The station is part of the <a href="/wiki/Spokane,_Washington" title="Spokane, Washington">Spokane, Washington</a> market, but does not serve as the Spokane metro area's CBS affiliate; it is served by <a href="/wiki/KREM-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="KREM-TV">KREM-TV</a>. Now identifies as <i>KLEW News</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Syracuse,_New_York" title="Syracuse, New York">Syracuse, New York</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WSTM-TV" title="WSTM-TV">WSTM-TV</a> </td> <td>NBC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used early 1990s to late 2000s; now identifies as <i>NBC 3 News</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Shreveport,_Louisiana" title="Shreveport, Louisiana">Shreveport, Louisiana</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KTBS-TV" title="KTBS-TV">KTBS-TV</a> </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used during the 1980s; Currently identifies as "KTBS 3 News" </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Huntsville,_Alabama" title="Huntsville, Alabama">Huntsville, Alabama</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WHNT-TV" title="WHNT-TV">WHNT-TV</a> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used from 1975 to 1985, currently identifies as <i>WHNT News 19</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Madison,_Wisconsin" title="Madison, Wisconsin">Madison, Wisconsin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WISC-TV" title="WISC-TV">WISC-TV</a> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used in the 1970s; has identified as <i>News 3</i> since 1982 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chattanooga,_Tennessee" title="Chattanooga, Tennessee">Chattanooga, Tennessee</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WTVC" title="WTVC">WTVC</a> </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used throughout the 1970s 1980s and early 1990s; has identified as <i>NewsChannel 9</i> since 1995 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jackson,_Mississippi" title="Jackson, Mississippi">Jackson, Mississippi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WAPT-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="WAPT-TV">WAPT-TV</a> </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used during the 1970s; has identified as <i>16 WAPT News</i> since 1999 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cedar_Rapids,_Iowa" title="Cedar Rapids, Iowa">Cedar Rapids, Iowa</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KGAN" title="KGAN">KGAN</a> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used as WMT-TV; has identified as <i>CBS 2 News</i> since 2004 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Grand_Junction,_Colorado" title="Grand Junction, Colorado">Grand Junction, Colorado</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KJCT-LP" title="KJCT-LP">KJCT</a> </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Identified as <i>Action 8 News</i> in the 1980s. The original KJCT became KGBY. KJCT-LP signed on October 21, 2014, and does a 5:30 p.m. newscast titled <i>KJCT News8</i>. Shares news services with current sister station <a href="/wiki/KKCO" title="KKCO">KKCO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rio_Grande_Valley_(Texas)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rio Grande Valley (Texas)">Rio Grande Valley, Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KGBT-TV" title="KGBT-TV">KGBT</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Antenna_TV" title="Antenna TV">Antenna TV</a>/<a href="/wiki/MyNetworkTV" title="MyNetworkTV">MyNetworkTV</a> (formerly CBS) </td> <td>No </td> <td>Previously identified as <i>Action 4 News</i> from 2004 to 2015; has identified as <i>CBS 4 News</i> (via simulcast with <a href="/wiki/KVEO-TV" title="KVEO-TV">KVEO-DT2</a>) since 2021. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rock_Island,_Illinois" title="Rock Island, Illinois">Rock Island, Illinois</a>/<a href="/wiki/Davenport,_Iowa" title="Davenport, Iowa">Davenport, Iowa</a> (<a href="/wiki/Quad_Cities" title="Quad Cities">Quad Cities</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WHBF-TV" title="WHBF-TV">WHBF-TV</a> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used during the 1980s; currently identifies as <i>Local 4 News</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Savannah,_Georgia" title="Savannah, Georgia">Savannah, Georgia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WJCL_(TV)" title="WJCL (TV)">WJCL</a> </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used 1990s–1997; currently identifies as <i>WJCL News</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Altoona,_Pennsylvania" title="Altoona, Pennsylvania">Altoona</a>/<a href="/wiki/Johnstown,_Pennsylvania" title="Johnstown, Pennsylvania">Johnstown, Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WTAJ-TV" title="WTAJ-TV">WTAJ-TV</a> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used during the 1980s; currently identifies as <i>WTAJ News</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/El_Paso,_Texas" title="El Paso, Texas">El Paso, Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KDBC-TV" title="KDBC-TV">KDBC-TV</a> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used in the 1990s; has identified as <i>CBS 4 News</i> since 2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charleston,_South_Carolina" title="Charleston, South Carolina">Charleston, South Carolina</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WCBD-TV" title="WCBD-TV">WCBD-TV</a> </td> <td>NBC formerly ABC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used as an ABC affiliate; has identified as <i>News 2</i> since 1997 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Youngstown,_Ohio" title="Youngstown, Ohio">Youngstown, Ohio</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WFMJ-TV" title="WFMJ-TV">WFMJ-TV</a> </td> <td>NBC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used 1970s–2001; has identified as <i>21 News</i> since 2001 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Florence,_South_Carolina" title="Florence, South Carolina">Florence</a>/<a href="/wiki/Myrtle_Beach,_South_Carolina" title="Myrtle Beach, South Carolina">Myrtle Beach, South Carolina</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WPDE-TV" title="WPDE-TV">WPDE-TV</a> </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used 1986–1993; was identified as <i>WPDE NewsChannel 15</i> from 1993 until the station's re-branding on April 22, 2015; has identified as <i>ABC 15 News</i> since then </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tallahassee,_Florida" title="Tallahassee, Florida">Tallahassee, Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WTXL-TV" title="WTXL-TV">WTXL-TV</a> </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used in the 1990s; has identified as <i>ABC 27 News</i> since 2006 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lansing,_Michigan" title="Lansing, Michigan">Lansing, Michigan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WILX-TV" title="WILX-TV">WILX-TV</a> </td> <td>NBC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used during the 1970s and 1980s. Currently identifies as <i>News 10</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Augusta,_Georgia" title="Augusta, Georgia">Augusta, Georgia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WRDW-TV" title="WRDW-TV">WRDW-TV</a> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used sometime in the mid-1970s; has identified as <i>News 12</i>since 1998 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/WAGT_(TV)" title="WAGT (TV)">WAGT</a> </td> <td>NBC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used 1990s–2003; The original WAGT ceased broadcasting in 2017 due to the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission" title="Federal Communications Commission">Federal Communications Commission</a> (FCC)'s 2017 <a href="/wiki/Spectrum_reallocation" class="mw-redirect" title="Spectrum reallocation">spectrum incentive auction</a> and NBC programming moved to a new low-powered station on <a href="/wiki/WAGT-CD" title="WAGT-CD">WAGT-CD</a>. News services on WAGT-CD included <i>NBC 26 News</i> and simulcasts of sister station WRDW-TV's <i>News 12</i>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sioux_Falls,_South_Dakota" title="Sioux Falls, South Dakota">Sioux Falls, South Dakota</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KSFY-TV" title="KSFY-TV">KSFY-TV</a> </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Identified as <i>KSFY Action News</i> from September 2008 to 2011; currently identifies as <i>Dakota News Now</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Peoria,_Illinois" title="Peoria, Illinois">Peoria, Illinois</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WMBD-TV" title="WMBD-TV">WMBD-TV</a> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used from 1974 to 1977; has identified as <i>WMBD News</i> since 2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Montgomery,_Alabama" title="Montgomery, Alabama">Montgomery</a>/<a href="/wiki/Selma,_Alabama" title="Selma, Alabama">Selma, Alabama</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WAKA" class="mw-redirect" title="WAKA">WAKA</a> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>Used in the 1980s, currently identifies as <i>Action 8 News</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Santa_Barbara,_California" title="Santa Barbara, California">Santa Barbara, California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KEYT-TV" title="KEYT-TV">KEYT-TV</a> </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Identified as <i>Action News</i> 1977–1984; has identified as <i>NewsChannel 3</i> since 2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Luis_Obispo,_California" title="San Luis Obispo, California">San Luis Obispo, California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KSBY" title="KSBY">KSBY</a> </td> <td>NBC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Originally Identified itself as <i>Action 6 News</i> (1970s-early 1980s), <i>6 Action News</i> (late 1980s-2007) and <i>KSBY 6 Action News</i> (2007–2010) and was a sister station of <a href="/wiki/KSBW" title="KSBW">KSBW</a>, which also uses the <i>Action News</i> format. Currently identifies as <i>KSBY 6 News</i> as of 2010. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lafayette,_Louisiana" title="Lafayette, Louisiana">Lafayette, Louisiana</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KATC_(TV)" title="KATC (TV)">KATC</a> </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used in the 1980s and 1990s; currently identifies as <i>TV-3 News</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Salinas,_California" title="Salinas, California">Salinas</a>/<a href="/wiki/Monterey,_California" title="Monterey, California">Monterey, California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KSBW" title="KSBW">KSBW</a> </td> <td>NBC </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>Identified as <i>Action News 8</i> since 1987 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Yakima,_Washington" title="Yakima, Washington">Yakima</a>/<a href="/wiki/Pasco,_Washington" title="Pasco, Washington">Pasco</a>-<a href="/wiki/Richland,_Washington" title="Richland, Washington">Richland</a>-<a href="/wiki/Kennewick,_Washington" title="Kennewick, Washington">Kennewick, WA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KIMA-TV" title="KIMA-TV">KIMA-TV</a> / <a href="/wiki/KEPR-TV" title="KEPR-TV">KEPR-TV</a> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>Formerly <i>NewsWatch</i>. Has identified as <i>Action News</i> since 2007. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/La_Crosse,_Wisconsin" title="La Crosse, Wisconsin">La Crosse</a>/<a href="/wiki/Eau_Claire,_Wisconsin" title="Eau Claire, Wisconsin">Eau Claire, Wisconsin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WKBT" class="mw-redirect" title="WKBT">WKBT</a> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>No </td> <td>Identified as <i>Action 8 News</i> from 1976 to 1987; currently identifies as <i>News 8</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Georgia" title="Columbus, Georgia">Columbus, Georgia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WTVM" title="WTVM">WTVM</a> </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Identified as <i>Action 9 News</i> from 1974 to 1992; then identified as <i>THE News Leader</i>; has identified as <i>WTVM News Leader 9</i> since 1996 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Corpus_Christi,_Texas" title="Corpus Christi, Texas">Corpus Christi, Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KZTV" title="KZTV">KZTV</a> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>Has identified as <i>Action 10 News</i> since 2004 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Redding,_California" title="Redding, California">Redding</a>/<a href="/wiki/Red_Bluff,_California" title="Red Bluff, California">Red Bluff</a>/<a href="/wiki/Chico,_California" title="Chico, California">Chico, California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KHSL-TV" title="KHSL-TV">KHSL-TV</a> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>Merged with KNVN to form <a href="/wiki/Northern_California_News" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern California News">NCN</a> in 2001 to be later renamed as <i>Action News</i>; has identified as <i>Action News Now</i> since 2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KNVN" title="KNVN">KNVN</a> </td> <td>NBC </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>Merged with KHSL after having lowest ratings out of all three of the area's news stations and to not waste money on a failing station; has identified as <i>Action News Now</i> since 2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Amarillo,_Texas" title="Amarillo, Texas">Amarillo, Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KAMR-TV" title="KAMR-TV">KAMR-TV</a> </td> <td>NBC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used in the 1980s; currently identifies as <i>KAMR Local 4 News</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rockford,_Illinois" title="Rockford, Illinois">Rockford, Illinois</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WIFR-LD" title="WIFR-LD">WIFR-LD</a> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used from the 1980s. Has identified as <i>23 News</i> since 2003 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Duluth,_Minnesota" title="Duluth, Minnesota">Duluth, Minnesota</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WDIO-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="WDIO-TV">WDIO-TV</a> </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used in the 1980s; identified as <i>Eyewitness News</i> from 1988 to 2018; now known as <i>WDIO News</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Panama_City,_Florida" title="Panama City, Florida">Panama City, Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WMBB" title="WMBB">WMBB</a> </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Identified as <i>Action News 13</i> from 1976 to 1981; now identifies as <i>WMBB News 13</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Erie,_Pennsylvania" title="Erie, Pennsylvania">Erie, Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WJET-TV" title="WJET-TV">WJET-TV</a> </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>Currently identifies as <i>JET 24 Action News</i>; was formerly identified as <i>Action News 24</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lawton,_Oklahoma" title="Lawton, Oklahoma">Lawton, Oklahoma</a>/<a href="/wiki/Wichita_Falls,_Texas" title="Wichita Falls, Texas">Wichita Falls, Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KSWO-TV" title="KSWO-TV">KSWO-TV</a> </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Identified as <i>Action 7 News</i> 1979–1996, has identified as <i>7 News</i> since 1998 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Terre_Haute,_Indiana" title="Terre Haute, Indiana">Terre Haute, Indiana</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WTHI-TV" title="WTHI-TV">WTHI-TV</a> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>No </td> <td>Started as <i>Action 10 News</i> in 1985 and later became <i>Action 10 News WTHI</i>; has identified as <i>News 10</i> since 2006. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Binghamton,_New_York" title="Binghamton, New York">Binghamton, New York</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WBNG-TV" title="WBNG-TV">WBNG-TV</a> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>No </td> <td>The newscast had been called <i>Action News</i> since 1970 (same format as WFIL/WPVI's) until discontinuing the branding in 2016; currently identifies as <i>12 News</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Falls,_Idaho" title="Idaho Falls, Idaho">Idaho Falls</a>/<a href="/wiki/Pocatello,_Idaho" title="Pocatello, Idaho">Pocatello, Idaho</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KIDK" title="KIDK">KIDK</a> (formerly KID-TV) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dabl" title="Dabl">Dabl</a> (formerly CBS) </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used during the mid-1970s </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Abilene,_Texas" title="Abilene, Texas">Abilene</a>/<a href="/wiki/Sweetwater,_Texas" title="Sweetwater, Texas">Sweetwater, Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KTXS-TV" title="KTXS-TV">KTXS-TV</a> </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used during the early 1980s; currently identifies as <i>KTXS News 12</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Clarksburg,_West_Virginia" title="Clarksburg, West Virginia">Clarksburg, West Virginia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WDTV" title="WDTV">WDTV</a> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used in the early 1970s as <i>Action News Central</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rapid_City,_South_Dakota" title="Rapid City, South Dakota">Rapid City, South Dakota</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KOTA-TV" title="KOTA-TV">KEVN-LD</a> </td> <td>Fox (formerly NBC) </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used from 1976 to 1995 as <a href="/wiki/KOTA-TV" title="KOTA-TV">KEVN-TV</a>; currently identifies as <i>Black Hills Fox News</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alexandria,_Louisiana" title="Alexandria, Louisiana">Alexandria, Louisiana</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KLAX-TV" title="KLAX-TV">KLAX-TV</a> </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used from 1996 until full-length newscasts were discontinued in 2001 (news department would be shut down in 2002); newscast was produced by <a href="/wiki/Independent_News_Network" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent News Network">Independent News Network</a> from January 2007 to December 2018; news production shifted to <a href="/wiki/WABG-TV" title="WABG-TV">WABG-TV</a> in January 2019 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Harrisonburg,_Virginia" title="Harrisonburg, Virginia">Harrisonburg, Virginia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WHSV-TV" title="WHSV-TV">WHSV-TV</a> </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used 1977–1984; currently identifies as <i>WHSV News 3</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eureka,_California" title="Eureka, California">Eureka</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KJRW" class="mw-redirect" title="KJRW">KVIQ-TV</a> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>No </td> <td>Title of now defunct operation </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alpena,_Michigan" title="Alpena, Michigan">Alpena, Michigan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WBKB-TV" title="WBKB-TV">WBKB-TV</a> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>No </td> <td>Used 1980–2004; 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