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News HUB (formerly known as Independent News Network) is a production company based in Little Rock, Arkansas, which syndicates "localized" news programs for broadcast television stations in the United States, that have budgets limiting their ability to produce their own local newscasts.

In addition to producing local newscasts, INN also produced a Spanish language Hispanic News Network, or HNN and (prior to September 2019) INN News for national syndication.[1]

History

Regional News Network

The Regional News Network started in 1999 and branded itself as Independent News Network. The company's first client was Davenport Fox affiliate KLJB (channel 18). INN produced a half-hour primetime newscast for that station, titled the Fox 18 Nine O'Clock News, which started on December 31 1999[2] until the station entered into a news share agreement with crosstown ABC affiliate WQAD-TV in September 2010.[3]

The company started two syndicated general national news products in June 2002. "The American Times" and "INN News" were for stations and cable channels who did not want a customized news product. In October, a Montana regional newscast, Big Sky News, with some localization for five stations began.[4]

INN began expanding into Spanish language newscast with Univision affiliates, particularly those owned by Equity Media Holdings. The Salt Lake City affiliate, KUTH, became INN's first Spanish client in February 2003. INN started Noticias Arkansas, a regional and local Spanish newscast, in June 2004 for affiliates in Little Rock and North West Arkansas.[4]

In August 2008, INN launched Hispanic News Network (HNN) in 20 markets. At that time INN employed six on-air personnel, with the expectation of hiring 6 more by early 2009.[5] A new studio was constructed for HNN and WMYD, the Detroit MyNetwork TV affiliate.[6]

Latin Media Group

Regional News Network filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on December 31, 2008.[2][7] INN was taken over in early January 2009 by LMG, Inc., part of Fusion Communications, also of Davenport, Iowa. In the transfer, INN laid off 12 of its staff of 40,[2] and kept its client stations except for WPGA-TV in Macon, Georgia.[8]

By November 2009, Independent News Network signed on WeatherNation for five of INN's Spanish language client stations.[9] INN agreed by October 2011 to support Soul of the South Network's planned five hours of news per day.[10] INN's staff was further cut to 14 in June 2013 as more client stations left the service.[1]

Media Gateway division

By June 2015, SSN Media Gateway, LLC had acquired Independent News Network. At that time Media Gateway hired Anne Imanuel who remains one of the company’s primary anchors.

Sarah Blakely was hired by May 2017 as anchor for the Lafayette, Indiana Star City News.[11]

News Hub

Waypoint Media purchased Independent News Network from Media Gateway in early June 2019 and renamed it to News Hub. As corporate director of news, Elden A. Hale Jr. was then appointed to head the division. The national version of the newscast was dropped at the same time.[12] After a planned sale to Standard Media Group[13] collapsed, Waypoint announced the sale of the hub to Coastal Television Broadcast Group in July 2021.[14]

Waypoint's WHPM-LD in Hattiesburg–Laurel, Mississippi retained its affiliation with News Hub after the hub's sale to Coastal.

Coastal's KQDS-TV in Duluth, Minnesota and KVRR in Fargo, North Dakota (including KVRR's satellites, KBRR, KJRR and KNRR) do not utilize News Hub, instead broadcasting their own locally-produced newscasts. Coastal's WLOV-TV in West Point, Mississippi, serving Columbus, Tupelo and Starkville, operated by Morris Multimedia, also does not utilize News Hub, instead airing newscasts produced by Morris Multimedia's Columbus-licensed WCBI-TV. Coastal's WJKP-LD in Corning, New York does not carry any newscasts.

Hispanic News Network

Hispanic News Network (HNN) was launched by INN in 20 markets in August 2008. Alan Rivera was promoted to executive producer for HNN and newscaster after already working at INN for 4 years. At launch, HNN produced three newscasts a day. At that time INN employed six on-air personnel with expectation of hiring 6 more by early 2009.[5]

Stations with News Hub/INN newscasts

English

Current

City of license Station Affiliation Owner Newscasts produced Start
Anchorage, AK KYUR ABC Vision Alaska; operated by Coastal Television Broadcasting Company 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. weekdays 2022
KTBY Fox Coastal Television Broadcasting Company 9 p.m. weekdays
Fairbanks, AK KATN ABC/Fox Vision Alaska; operated by Coastal Television Broadcasting Company 5 p.m., 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. weekdays
Juneau, AK KJUD ABC/CW/Fox Vision Alaska; operated by Coastal Television Broadcasting Company 5 p.m., 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. weekdays
Jonesboro, AR KJNB-LD/KJNE-LD Fox/CBS Coastal Television Broadcasting Company 6 p.m., 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. weekdays 2017
Lafayette, IN WPBI-LD Fox/NBC Coastal Television Broadcasting Company 6 p.m. (NBC), 10 p.m. (Fox) and 11 p.m. (NBC) weekdays Template:Dts[11]
WPBY-LD ABC Coastal Television Broadcasting Company 7 p.m. (ABC) and 11 p.m. (WPBI-LD) weekdays
Hattiesburg–Laurel, MS WHPM-LD Fox Waypoint Media 9 p.m. weekdays 2017
Meridian, MS WMDN CBS Big Horn Television; operated by Coastal Television Broadcasting Company 6 p.m., 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. weekdays 2017
WGBC Fox/NBC Coastal Television Broadcasting Company
Corning–Elmira, NY WYDC Fox Coastal Television Broadcasting Company 10 p.m. weekdays 2017
Jackson, TN WNBJ-LD NBC/CW Coastal Television Holdings 6 p.m., 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. weekdays 2017
Casper, WY KTWO-TV ABC Vision Alaska Television Holdings; operated by Coastal Television Broadcasting Company Good Morning Wyoming, 12 p.m., 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. weekdays
5 p.m. and 10 p.m. weekends 		2022
KFNB/KFNE/KFNR/KWYF-LD Fox Coastal Television Broadcasting Company 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. weekdays
KGWC-TV/KGWL/KGWR CBS Big Horn Television; operated by Coastal Television Broadcasting Company 10 p.m. weekdays (KTWO)
Cheyenne, WY KKTQ-LD ABC Vision Alaska Television Holdings; operated by Coastal Television Broadcasting Company Good Morning Wyoming, 12 p.m., 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. weekdays (KTWO)
5 p.m. and 10 p.m. weekends (KTWO)
KLWY Fox Coastal Television 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. weekdays (KFNB)

Former

City of license Station Affiliation Newscasts produced Start End
Nationwide Youtoo America Youtoo America INN News (7 p.m. ET weekdays) Unknown September 2019
Montgomery, AL WNCF ABC One[6] August 2005 February 1, 2013
Gainesville, FL WGFL CBS 5:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. weekdays Template:Dts[15] April 2016
WNBW-DT NBC 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. weekdays
WMYG-LP MyNetworkTV 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. weekdays
Columbus, GA WLTZ NBC Three[6][16] December 2007 July 2014
Macon, GA WPGA-TV Independent 7 p.m. weekdays[17] Template:Dts Template:Dts
Davenport, IA KLJB Fox 9Script error: No such module "String".p.m. weekdays[3][18] Template:Dts Template:Dts
Louisville, KY WJYL-CD TBN One[6] Unknown Unknown
Alexandria, LA KLAX-TV ABC Two[6] February 2007 December 2018
Salisbury, MD WRDE-LP NBC [19] Template:Dts May 31, 2019
Boston, MA WBIN-TV Independent 10 p.m. weekdays Template:Dts Template:Dts[20]
Detroit, MI WMYD MyNetworkTV 10 p.m. weekdays[6] Template:Dts Template:Dts
Montana Five stations ABC Big Sky News[4] Template:Dts ca. 2004
Omaha, NE KPTM Fox 9 p.m. weekdays[16] Template:Dts Template:Dts[1]
Reno, NV KRXI-TV Fox 11 p.m. weekdays Template:Dts Template:Dts[1]
Salem, OR KWVT-LD 4:30 p.m. weekdays[21] Template:Dts 2009
Roanoke, VA WZBJ MyNetworkTV Condensed weather report[6] Unknown Unknown
Cheyenne, WY KGWN-TV CBS One[6] ca. 2006 December 19, 2013

Spanish

City of license Station Affiliation
Atlanta, Georgia WUVM-LD[6] (channel 4)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Azteca América
Las Vegas KMCC[6] (channel 34)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". VasalloVision
Las Vegas, Nevada KHDF-CD (channel 19)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Azteca América
Austin, Texas KADF-LD (channel 20)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Azteca América
Dallas, Texas KAZD (channel 55)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Azteca América
Houston, Texas KYAZ (channel 51)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Azteca América
San Antonio, Texas KVDF-CD (channel 31)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Azteca América

INN produces several Spanish language newscasts (primarily for Azteca América owned-and-operated stations run by Una Vez Más Holdings, LLC), and provides content for HNN (Hispanic News Network).Script error: No such module "Unsubst". INN also produces a daily national program for the HITN network.

INN also previously produced a newscast for affiliates of LAT TV, a Houston, Texas-based Spanish language television network; LAT TV folded in May 2008.[22] The company also produced newscasts for seven Univision-affiliated stations owned by the Equity Broadcasting Corporation: KUTH in Salt Lake City, KLRA-LP (now KKYK-CD) in Little Rock, KEYU in Amarillo, WUDT-CA in Detroit, WUMN-CA in Minneapolis, KUOK in Woodward (as well as its repeaters, KCHM-LP in Oklahoma City and KUTU-LP in Tulsa) and WUVF-CA in Naples. Equity discontinued these newscasts on June 6, 2008.[23]

See also

References

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