Scripps News is an American news channel headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and owned by the Scripps Networks division of the E. W. Scripps Company. It was previously known as Newsy, from its launch in 2008[1] until December 31, 2022.
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| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | E. W. Scripps Company |
| Parent | Scripps Networks |
| History | |
| Launched | 2008 |
| Founder | Jim Spencer |
| Replaced | Retirement Living TV (Cable distribution ended June 2021) |
| Former names | Newsy (2008–2022) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Available in many markets via digital subchannels, mainly on Scripps/Ion stations | |
Its content is available for free on OTT platforms including FuboTV, Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, YouTube TV, Xumo, Haystack News and Samsung TV Plus, in addition to streaming devices such as Roku, Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV. It is also available for free on more than 300 over-the-air stations, as of October 2021.[2]
History
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Newsy was founded in 2008.[3] In its early years, Newsy operated primarily as a syndication business, selling news and original content to major digital journalism brands that included AOL/Huffington Post, Microsoft[4] and Mashable.[5]
In January 2014, Newsy was acquired for $35 million by the E. W. Scripps Company.[1]
In September 2017, Scripps announced it would take over RLTV's (Retirement Living Television) cable and satellite carriage agreements for approximately 26 million subscribers and reprogram the network with Newsy's lineup of shows.
Newsy had six U.S. offices [when?]: Columbia, Missouri (which is part of a co-collaboration with Scripps with Mizzou's Missouri School of Journalism) Chicago; Cincinnati; New York; Denver; and Washington, D.C.[6]
On April 6, 2021, Scripps announced that it would expand Newsy into a free over-the-air network, as well as being available on streaming platforms, starting October 1. The network would be available over-the-air on Scripps-owned Ion Television stations, along with some traditional Scripps stations without an Ion sister station and the former Ion-owned stations transferred to Inyo Broadcast Holdings, along with offering the network to other station groups. It also announced plans to relocate Newsy's national headquarters to Atlanta. The Newsy over-the-air network launched on October 1, 2021, debuting a new logo and graphical identity (created by Elevation) that day as well; its identity and goal is to provide "balanced", impartial reporting without political punditry or debates like those of their United States cable news competitors.[2][7][8]
In advance of the move exclusively to over-the-air distribution, Scripps began to notify traditional cable and satellite providers, along with some Internet television providers, at the end of March that it would end distribution of the network via those means on June 30, 2021, ending the nearly 15-year life of the channel space, including its time as RLTV.[9][10]
On September 29, 2022, Scripps announced that Newsy would be renamed Scripps News on January 1, 2023. The rebranding comes as part of the establishment of a new national news department of the same name at Scripps, combining its Washington bureau with the national bureau of its local station group.[11][12]
Affiliates
editAs of November 2021[update], Scripps News has current and pending affiliation agreements with 354 television stations in over 100 television markets encompassing 46 states, covering 84.98% of the United States.[13][14] As of June 26, 2023, most of Scripps's major network affiliate stations carry an hour of Scripps News during weekday afternoons, replacing The List and The Upside, which were produced by Scripps's lifestyle division.
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| City of license/Market[13] | Call sign | Channel | Primary affiliation | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | WPXH-DT5 | 44.5 | Ion Television | Inyo Broadcast Holdings |
| Montgomery, AL | WBMM-DT6 | 22.6 | The CW | Bahakel Communications |
| Anchorage, AK | KTBY-DT6 | 4.6 | Fox | Coastal Television Broadcasting Company LLC |
| Phoenix, AZ | KPPX-DT4 | 51.4 | Ion Television | Inyo Broadcast Holdings |
| Tucson, AZ | KGUN-DT6 | 9.6 | ABC | E. W. Scripps Company |
| Jonesboro, AR | KJBW-LD5 | 35.5 | Spirit TV | Gray Television |
| Little Rock, AR | KTHV-DT7 | 11.7 | CBS | Tegna Inc. |
| Bakersfield, CA | KERO-DT6 | 23.6 | ABC | E. W. Scripps Company |
| Los Angeles, CA | KILM | 64.1 | Scripps News | Ion Media |
| Monterey, CA | K14TG-D4 | 17.4 | Total Living Network | One Ministries |
| San Diego, CA | KGTV-DT5 | 10.5 | ABC | E. W. Scripps Company |
| San Francisco, CA | KKPX-DT6 | 65.6 | Ion Television | Ion Media |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | KSBY-DT5 | 6.5 | NBC | E. W. Scripps Company |
| Denver, CO | KPXC-DT5 | 59.5 | Ion Television | Inyo Broadcast Holdings |
| Grand Junction, CO | KLML-DT8 | 20.8 | Court TV | Ventura Broadcasting |
| Pueblo, CO | KOAA-DT5 | 5.5 | NBC | E. W. Scripps Company |
| Hartford–New Haven, CT | WHPX-DT5 | 26.5 | Ion Television | Inyo Broadcast Holdings |
| Tampa–St. Petersburg, FL | WXPX-DT6 | 66.6 | Ion Media | |
| Gainesville, FL | WNFT-LD7 | 8.7 | Bounce TV | Budd Broadcasting Co., Inc. |
| Miami, FL | WPXM-DT5 | 35.5 | Ion Television | Ion Media |
| Orlando, FL | WOPX-DT5 | 56.5 | ||
| Tallahassee, FL | WTXL-DT6 | 27.6 | ABC | E. W. Scripps Company |
| West Palm Beach, FL | WHDT-DT3 | 9.3 | Independent | |
| Atlanta, GA | WSB-DT5 | 2.5 | ABC | Cox Media Group |
| WPXA-DT6 | 14.6 | Ion Television | Ion Media | |
| Honolulu, HI | KPXO-DT5 | 66.5 | Inyo Broadcast Holdings | |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | KPXR-DT6 | 48.6 | Ion Media | |
| Des Moines, IA | KFPX-DT6 | 39.6 | ||
| Sioux City, IA | KSXE-LD4 | 16.4 | Grit | SagamoreHill Broadcasting |
| Boise, ID | KTRV-DT4 | 12.4 | Ion Television | Inyo Broadcast Holdings |
| Pocatello, ID | KPIF-DT7 | 15.7 | Grit | Ventura Broadcasting |
| Chicago, IL | WCPX-DT6 | 38.6 | Ion Television | E. W. Scripps Company |
| Moline, IL | WQAD-DT7 | 8.7 | ABC | Tegna Inc. |
| Springfield, IL | WAND-DT5 | 17.5 | NBC | Block Communications |
| Indianapolis, IN | WCLJ-TV | 42.1 | Scripps News | Inyo Broadcast Holdings |
| Topeka, KS | KSQA-DT5 | 12.5 | Independent | KSQA Television Group |
| Wichita, KS | KAKE-DT5 | 10.5 | ABC | Lockwood Broadcast Group |
| Lexington, KY | WUPX-DT3 | 67.3 | Ion Television | Inyo Broadcast Holdings |
| Lake Charles, LA | KSWL-LD5 | 17.5 | CBS | SagamoreHill Broadcasting |
| New Orleans, LA | WPXL-DT4 | 19.4 | Ion Television | Ion Media |
| Monroe, LA | KMCT-DT6 | 39.6 | Independent | Carolina Christian Broadcasting |
| Boston, MA | WBPX-DT3 | 68.3 | Ion Television | Ion Media |
| Baltimore, MD | WMAR-DT7 | 2.7 | ABC | E. W. Scripps Company |
| Salisbury, MD | WOWZ-LD | 33.1 | Scripps News | |
| Portland, ME | WIPL-DT6 | 35.6 | Ion Television | Ion Media |
| Battle Creek, MI | WZPX-DT6 | 43.6 | Inyo Broadcast Holdings | |
| Cadillac, MI | WFQX-DT4 | 32.4 | Fox | Cadillac Telecasting Company (operated by 910 Media Group) |
| Detroit, MI | WPXD-DT5 | 31.5 | Ion Television | Inyo Broadcast Holdings |
| Lansing, MI | WSYM-DT7 | 47.7 | Fox | E. W. Scripps Company |
| Duluth, MN | WDIO-DT6 | 10.6 | ABC | Hubbard Broadcasting |
| Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN | KPXM-DT6 | 41.6 | Ion Television | Ion Media |
| Rochester, MN | KAAL-DT5 | 6.5 | ABC | Hubbard Broadcasting |
| Cape Girardeau, MO | KBSI-DT6 | 23.6 | Fox | Standard Media |
| Columbia, MO | KGKC-LD6 | 36.6 | Telemundo | SagamoreHill Broadcasting |
| Kansas City, MO | KPXE-DT4 | 50.4 | Ion Television | Inyo Broadcast Holdings |
| Meridian, MS | WMDN-DT8 | 24.8 | CBS | Big Horn Television
(operated by Coastal Television Broadcasting Company LLC) |
| Starkville, MS | WCBI-LD3 | 3.6 | Bounce TV | Morris Multimedia |
| Billings, MT | KTVQ-DT5 | 2.5 | CBS | E. W. Scripps Company |
| Butte, MT | KXLF-DT6 | 4.6 | ||
| Great Falls, MT | KTGF-LD5 | 50.5 | NBC | |
| Helena, MT | KXLH-LD5 | 9.5 | CBS |
Awards
editScripps News's editorial content, as well as its TV apps, have won the following awards:
- Apple TV's Best of 2015 list[15]
- National Edward R. Murrow award for its news documentary, "The War and Money Project" (2015)[16]
- Society of Environmental Journalists Awards for Reporting on the Environment (2018)
- Online Journalism Award for its investigation, "Case Cleared" (2019)
- Investigative journalism award from the Society of Professional Journalists for "Case Cleared" (2019)
- National Edward R. Murrow award for its news documentary, "Walkout" (2019)
- Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award[17] for "A Broken Trust" (2020)
- Scripps Howard Award for innovation[18] for its newsroom collaboration, "Newsy+Bellingcat" (2020)
- News Emmy Award for "In Real Life: Plastic Time Bomb" (2023)
- Deadline Club Award and New York Press Club Award for "Scripps News Investigates: Ukraine's Stolen Orphans" (2024)
Scripps News's editorial content has also been nominated for numerous awards including:
References
edit- ^ a b Lunden, Ingrid (December 9, 2013). "Scripps Buys Newsy For $35M To Expand From TV And Newspapers To Digital Video". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on February 17, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
- ^ a b "Scripps caters to cord-cutters by launching Newsy as a free, over-the-air network". Scripps (Press release). April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ Warner, Charles (May 13, 2010). "Newsy.com: The Future of Mobile News". Huffington Post. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- ^ "Newsy Officially Announces Partnership With MSN". Adweek. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- ^ "Mashable Partners, Newsy team up on advertising-friendly video". FierceCable. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- ^ "Newsy establishes office in Washington, D.C., premieres 2016 campaign finance interactive". PRNewswire (Press release). The E. W. Scripps Company. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- ^ "Q&A: Newsy rebrands with focus on balance, multiple angles". NewscastStudio. October 13, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
- ^ "Elevation takes part in Newsy relaunch with full channel rebranding". logos-world.net. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
- ^ "Newsy Termination Letter to the National Cable Television Cooperative". National Cable Television Cooperative. March 31, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ "YouTube TV Loses Newsy as Channel Ends Streaming on Live TV Streaming Services". Cord Cutters News. June 30, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ Butts, Tom (September 30, 2022). "Newsy Rebranded as 'Scripps News'". TVTechnology. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ "Scripps News to Debut on Jan. 1". TVNewsCheck. September 29, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ a b "Stations for Network – Scripps News". RabbitEars. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ "Where to watch". Scripps News. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ "Apple TV Recognizes Newsy In Best Of 2015 App List". Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ^ "2015 National Edward R. Murrow Award Winners". RTDNA. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ^ Lewis, Courtney (June 15, 2020). "Newsy wins prestigious Robert F. Kennedy Award for 'A Broken Trust' investigation". Retrieved September 9, 2020 – via Medium.
- ^ "Scripps Howard Awards announce winners, recognize exceptional American journalism". PRNewswire (Press release). Cincinnati. The E. W. Scripps Company. March 3, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ "Nominees For The 37th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards Announced" (PDF). The News and Documentary Emmy Awards. July 21, 2016.
- ^ "Check 2016 – Newsy". The Webby Awards. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
External links
edit- Official website
- The War and Money Project, a Newsy's documentary