Spectrum News 13
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| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Central Florida |
| Network | Spectrum News |
| Headquarters | Orlando,Florida |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i(HDTV) (HD feed downgraded toletterboxed480iforSDTVs) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Charter Communications |
| Sister channels | Bay News 9 |
| History | |
| Launched | October 29, 1997 |
| Replaced | Spectrum Sports Florida(in Orlando) |
| Former names | Central Florida News 13 (1997–2013) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Spectrum News and Spectrum TV apps | 13 (within Orlando metro) 2202 (nationwide) |
News 13(also officially known asSpectrum News 13as of September 24, 2017) is an Americancable newstelevision channelowned byCharter Communications.The channel provides24-hourrolling news coverage focused primarily onCentral Florida,specificallyBrevard,Flagler,Lake,Marion,Orange,Osceola,Seminole,Sumter,andVolusiacounties.
History[edit]
The channel originally launched in October 29,[1]1997 asCentral Florida News 13;it was originally partnered with theOrlando Sentinelto help with 24-hour newsgathering operations and the channel was originally operated byTime Warner Cable,which relinquished cable television franchise rights in theOrlando metropolitan areatoBright House Networksin 2001. On December 14, 2010, the channel was added to Bright House's system in the Tampa Bay area, ondigitalchannel 1213; the channel is offered in addition to the provider's local news channel in the area,Bay News 9.[2]
On November 1, 2011, Central Florida News 13 launched ahigh definitionsimulcast feed[3]and began airing its newscasts in the format. As part of the upgrade, the channel installed a newmaster controlsystem and unveiled a slightly modified graphics package.[4]
The channel unveiled a major branding overhaul on August 27, 2013, the most significant in the channel's history. It shortened its name from "Central Florida News 13" to simplyNews 13(its website domain was accordingly changed cfnews13.com to mynews13.com); the channel also adopted a logo based on that used by its sister channel in the Tampa Bay region known as Bay News 9 and introduced a new news music ( "Primetime News" by Non-Stop Music, which has been used by Bay News 9 since its September 1997 launch) and graphics package, the latter of which is designed to fit16:9television sets. Its longtime slogan "All Local, All The Time." was also dropped in favor of the concise "News. Weather. Now.". The logo has been designed by the network's in-house team. The network had expanded away with its newscasts with original programming. Also that day, they launchedNews 13 24/7,but with the name change, it kept theNews 13branding, when the network ran that channel.
On April 1, 2015,Charter Communicationsannounced that it would be acquiring Bright House Networks, alongside its merger with Time Warner Cable. The acquisition, which was valued at around $71 billion, was completed on May 18, 2016. To reflect this change in ownership, News 13 underwent another name change, going from "News 13" toSpectrum News 13.
On June 12, 2016, during theOrlando nightclub shooting,News 13 received a call from the perpetrator,Omar Mateen.He told News 13 at 2:45 a.m., "I'm the shooter. It's me. I am the shooter." He then said he was carrying out the shooting on behalf ofISILand began speaking rapidly in Arabic. Mateen also said the shooting was "triggered" by a U.S.-led bombing strike in Iraq that killedAbu Wahib,an ISIL military commander, on May 6, 2016.
On February 22, 2023, News 13 journalistDylan Lyonsand photographer Jesse Walden were shot in aPine Hills, Floridaneighborhood while covering the scene of a fatal shooting that had killed a woman earlier the same day after the suspected shooter returned to the scene of the crime.[5]Lyons died from his injuries, while Walden was hospitalized in critical condition. The suspected shooter, 19-year-old Keith Melvin Moses, who had an extensive criminal history, also fatally shot a 9-year-old girl and injured her mother shortly after attacking the news crew.[6][7]
Programming[edit]
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News 13 carries weather forecast segments in ten-minute intervals, under the brand "Weather on the Ones" (which is also used by the sister regional news channels ofCharter Spectrum). During theAtlantic hurricane season,News 13 provides tropical weather updates twice each hour. It also airs regular traffic reports that immediately follow the weather segments, called "Real Time Traffic", each weekdays between 5:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. News 13 also provides coverage of the rocket launches occurring at theKennedy Space CenterandCape Canaveral Space Force Station.News 13 is also an affiliate of the national and international video news serviceCNN Newsource.
Notable personalities[edit]
Notable current personalities[edit]
- Dick Batchelor– political analyst
- Lou Frey– political analyst
- Jackson Shewey- Associate Producer
Notable former personalities[edit]
- Vinnie Politan– anchor/reporter; now atCourt TV
- Jessica Yellin– anchor/reporter; now national political correspondent atCNN
Affiliated channels[edit]
Central Florida News 13 en Español[edit]
On March 11, 2011, Bright House Networks announced that it would merge Central Florida News 13 and Bay News 9's respective Spanish-language news channels into a single regional channel, InfoMás.[8][9]The regional network was launched on July 12, 2011.[10]
See also[edit]
- Bay News 9– a similar regional news channel owned by Charter Communications that serves the Tampa Bay area
- Spectrum Sports (Florida)– co-owned regional sports network serving Central Florida
- WSNN-LD– a similar regional news channel that serves the Sarasota area
References[edit]
- ^[1]News 13November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
- ^Bright House Networks ad inSt. Petersburg Times,November 12, 2010.
- ^"News 13".en.wikipedia-on-ipfs.org.Retrieved2024-05-18.
- ^"Central Florida News 13 goes HD…".Florida NewsCenter.November 1, 2011.RetrievedAugust 4,2014.
- ^Keys, Matthew (2023-02-23)."Florida shooting kills TV reporter, injures photographer".The Desk.Retrieved2023-02-23.
- ^"Spectrum News 13 crew member, 9-year-old killed in Pine Hills shootings".www.mynews13.com.Retrieved2023-02-23.
- ^"Remembering Spectrum News 13 reporter Dylan Lyons".Spectrum News 13.2023-02-23.Retrieved2023-02-23.
- ^"Bright House Networks to merge Tampa Bay and Orlando Spanish language newschannels into InfoMás".St. Petersburg Times.March 11, 2011. Archived fromthe originalon April 15, 2012.RetrievedMarch 21,2012.
- ^"En la TV: Bright House Networks To Launch InfoMás".Orlando Sentinel.Archived fromthe originalon 12 July 2012.Retrieved21 March2012.
- ^"Bright House Networks to launch super regional Spanish network".Bay News 9.March 9, 2011. Archived fromthe originalon July 21, 2012.RetrievedAugust 4,2014.
External links[edit]
- www.mynews13.com- News 13 official website