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. |
| 6. | San Francisco Bay Area | KRON-TV | NBC (now MyNetworkTV) | No | Identified as NewsWatch from the late 1960s until about 1974 when KRON adopted WNBC's NewsCenter branding for local news |
| 9. | Atlanta, Georgia | WAII-TV (now WXIA-TV) | ABC (now NBC) | No | Has identified as 11 Alive News since 1984 |
| 10. | Houston, Texas | KHOU-TV | CBS | No | Used as NewsWatch 11 until 1975, identified as 11 News until late-March 2011. Currently known as KHOU 11 News. |
| 13. | Tampa, Florida | WFLA-TV | NBC | No | Used from 1975-1993; Is now identified as NewsChannel 8. |
| 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. Local newscasts ended in 2001 and will resume in late 2014. |
| 22. | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | WIIC-TV (now WPXI-TV) | NBC | No | dropped News/Watch branding circa 1975, Channel 11 News has been use since 1985. |
| 25. | Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville, North Carolina | WKFT-TV (now WUVC-TV) | Independent | No | Known as Newswatch 40 in the 1980s. Local newscasts ended in 1988. |
| 29. | 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 |
| 35. | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | WVTV | The CW | No | Was used for newsbreaks during the 1970s and 1980s |
| 43. | 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 (Today's) WVTM 13 News |
| 48. | Jacksonville, Florida | WJKS-TV (now WCWJ) | ABC (now CW) | No | Stopped producing newscasts in late 1996 after disaffiliation from ABC |
| 50. | Memphis, Tennessee | WPTY-TV (now WATN-TV) | ABC | No | Has identified as Local 24 News since 2013 |
| 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 | ||
| 53. | Providence, Rhode Island/New Bedford, Massachusetts | WJAR | NBC | No | Has identified as NBC 10 News since 2005 |
| 55. | 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 |
| 74. | Omaha, Nebraska | KETV | ABC | Yes | Identified as NewsWatch 7 since the mid-1970s and KETV NewsWatch 7 since 2000. |
| 85. | Champaign-Urbana/Decatur/Springfield, Illinois | WEIU-TV | PBS | Yes | Identified as News Watch since as early as 2002. |
| 96. | South Bend, Indiana | WSJV | Fox | No | Currently identifies as Fox 28 News |
| 103. | 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 |
| 104. | Johnstown, Pennsylvania | WWCP | Fox | No | Identified as News Watch during early years of news, then Fox 8 News before ceasing news operation in 2008. |
| 113. | Youngstown, Ohio | WKBN-TV | CBS | No | Identified Now as "WKBN 27 First News" |
| 112. | Augusta, Georgia | WJBF-TV | ABC | No | Has identified as WJBF NewsChannel 6 since 1992 |
| 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" |
| 121. | Montgomery, Alabama | WNCF-TV | ABC | No | Full-time News Operation ended in 2003. Station now broadcasts abbreviated newscasts. |
| 122. | 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 |
| 147. | Salisbury, Maryland | WMDT | ABC | No | Currently identifies as WMDT 47 News |
| 150. | Erie, Pennsylvania | WSEE-TV | CBS | No | Used from 1984 to 2012. Currently identifies as SEE News |
| 158. | 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 |
| 169. | Clarksburg, West Virginia | WBOY | NBC | No | Now 12 News |
| 171. | Utica, New York | WUTR | ABC | No | Identified as Newswatch 20 during the 1970s. Dropped its news operation in 2003. Revived its newsroom in 2011 using a different brand. |
| 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
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