CNN Airport
| CNN Airport | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | United States |
| Broadcast area | Available in select airports |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia,U.S. |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 480i(SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | CNN (WarnerMedia News & Sports) |
| Sister channels | CNN CNN-News18 CNN en Español CNN International HLN |
| History | |
| Launched | June 3, 1991[1] |
| Closed | March 31, 2021 |
| Former names | CNN Airport Network (1991–2010) |
| Links | |
| Website | edition |
| Availability | |
CNN Airportwas anAmericantelevision network. Owned and operated byWarnerMedia,it was a special version ofCNNthat only played inUnited Statesairports. The network broadcast news, entertainment,stock marketupdates, weather, and travel news to 58 airports across the United States.[2]CNN paid airports to show the channel exclusively on their monitors.[3]
CNN Airport's 24-hour schedule was described as roughly 16% news, 19% live sports, 24% lifestyle, 24% travel, and 10% for custom messages from airports if they wish to use the timeslot.[4]
On January 12, 2021, CNN's president Jeffrey Zucker announced that the network would be closed by the end of March.[5]
References
[change|change source]- ↑TBS to begin testing The Airport Channel,The Boston Globe(viaHighBeam Research), May 12, 1991.
- ↑"PARTICIPATING AIRPORTS".edition.cnn.RetrievedJanuary 13,2021.
- ↑SFGATE, Dianne de Guzman (April 26, 2018)."Congressman proposes government keep CNN off airport televisions".SFGATE.RetrievedJanuary 13,2021.
- ↑"CNN Airport Network Media Kit"(PDF).CNN.
- ↑"CNN will end" CNN Airport Network "after 30 years".The Desk.January 12, 2021.RetrievedJanuary 13,2021.