Independent News Network
Encyclopedia
For the consortium of non-profit investigative news organizations, see Investigative News Network.
The Independent News Network, also known as INN, is a television news service based in Davenport, Iowa
. It syndicates "localized" news programs for television stations across the country with little budget for news. Founded in 1999, its first customer newscast was the "Fox 18 Nine O'Clock News" for KLJB in that area, which ran from 1999 to September 2010.
In addition to producing local newscasts, INN also produces HNN or Hispanic News Network and INN News for syndication to smaller television stations with limited or no money budgeted for news.
Until the beginning of 2009, INN was owned by the Regional News Network Co. of Davenport, Iowa
. Regional News Network filed for Chapter 7
bankruptcy
on December 31, 2008. 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, and kept its client stations except for WPGA-TV
in Macon, Georgia
.
Note *: Before the Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the 6pm news was at 7pm
Note **: INN produces the 10pm newscast for KGWN's Northern Colorado
-targeted subchannel; its primary Cheyenne, Wyoming
-based feed airs its own newscasts produced separately from INN from studios in Cheyenne.
In addition, a national INN broadcast is also seen on the America One
television network.
Previously, INN also produced a newscast for affiliates of LAT TV
, a Houston, Texas-based Spanish language
television network; LAT TV folded in May 2008. They also produced newscasts for Equity's Univision
affiliates in Salt Lake City
(KUTH
), Little Rock
(KLRA-LP
), Amarillo
(KEYU
), Detroit
(WUDT-CA
), Minneapolis
(WUMN-CA
), Oklahoma City
(KUOK
) and Naples
(WUVF-CA
); Equity discontinued these newscasts on June 6, 2008.
INN produces weekday newscasts for Azteca America
affiliates owned by Una Vez Más
in Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas and San Antonio.
INN also produces a daily national show for the HITN network anchored by Alan Rivera.
The Independent News Network, also known as INN, is a television news service based in Davenport, Iowa
Davenport, Iowa
Davenport is a city located along the Mississippi River in Scott County, Iowa, United States. Davenport is the county seat of and largest city in Scott County. Davenport was founded on May 14, 1836 by Antoine LeClaire and was named for his friend, George Davenport, a colonel during the Black Hawk...
. It syndicates "localized" news programs for television stations across the country with little budget for news. Founded in 1999, its first customer newscast was the "Fox 18 Nine O'Clock News" for KLJB in that area, which ran from 1999 to September 2010.
In addition to producing local newscasts, INN also produces HNN or Hispanic News Network and INN News for syndication to smaller television stations with limited or no money budgeted for news.
Until the beginning of 2009, INN was owned by the Regional News Network Co. of Davenport, Iowa
Davenport, Iowa
Davenport is a city located along the Mississippi River in Scott County, Iowa, United States. Davenport is the county seat of and largest city in Scott County. Davenport was founded on May 14, 1836 by Antoine LeClaire and was named for his friend, George Davenport, a colonel during the Black Hawk...
. Regional News Network filed for Chapter 7
Chapter 7, Title 11, United States Code
Chapter 7 of the Title 11 of the United States Code governs the process of liquidation under the bankruptcy laws of the United States...
bankruptcy
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legal status of an insolvent person or an organisation, that is, one that cannot repay the debts owed to creditors. In most jurisdictions bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor....
on December 31, 2008. 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, and kept its client stations except for WPGA-TV
WPGA-TV
WPGA-TV is an Independent, Me-TV and Bounce TV affiliated television station serving Macon, Georgia and the Middle Georgia region. It broadcasts digitally on UHF channel 32...
in Macon, Georgia
Macon, Georgia
Macon is a city located in central Georgia, US. Founded at the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is part of the Macon metropolitan area, and the county seat of Bibb County. A small portion of the city extends into Jones County. Macon is the biggest city in central Georgia...
.
English
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(6pm, 10pm) - WPGA-TVWPGA-TVWPGA-TV is an Independent, Me-TV and Bounce TV affiliated television station serving Macon, Georgia and the Middle Georgia region. It broadcasts digitally on UHF channel 32...
: Macon, GeorgiaMacon, GeorgiaMacon is a city located in central Georgia, US. Founded at the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is part of the Macon metropolitan area, and the county seat of Bibb County. A small portion of the city extends into Jones County. Macon is the biggest city in central Georgia...
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(11pm) - WBIN-TV: Derry, New HampshireDerry, New Hampshire-Climate:-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 33,109 people, 12,537 households, and 8,767 families residing in the town. The population density was 924.8 people per square mile . There were 13,277 housing units at an average density of 143.2/km²...
/Boston, MassachusettsBostonBoston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
(10pm)
Note *: Before the Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the 6pm news was at 7pm
Note **: INN produces the 10pm newscast for KGWN's Northern Colorado
Northern Colorado
Northern Colorado is a region in the northern portion of Colorado. It borders Northwestern Colorado, Northeastern Colorado, the north portion of Central Colorado, and the northwest state of Wyoming. Northern Colorado receives over 300 days of sunshine per year, and has a Semi-arid climate...
-targeted subchannel; its primary Cheyenne, Wyoming
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Cheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the...
-based feed airs its own newscasts produced separately from INN from studios in Cheyenne.
In addition, a national INN broadcast is also seen on the America One
America One
America One is an over-the-air television network in the United States. The network serves over 170 LPTV, Class A, Full Power, Cable and Satellite affiliate stations...
television network.
Spanish
INN produces several newscasts in Spanish, and provides content for HNN (Hispanic News Network).Previously, INN also produced a newscast for affiliates of LAT TV
LAT TV
LAT TV was a Spanish-language television network emphasizing family-oriented and educational programming. It was owned by Latin America Broadcasting of Houston, Texas and launched in May 2006, initially on five low-power television stations in Texas and Arizona, four of which were in top-ten...
, a Houston, Texas-based Spanish language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
television network; LAT TV folded in May 2008. They also produced newscasts for Equity's Univision
Univision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
affiliates in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...
(KUTH
KUTH
KUTH-DT is a full-service television station in Provo, Utah, and serves as the Univision station for the Salt Lake City, Utah market. It broadcasts in digital on UHF channel 32. The station is network-owned, but was operated by Equity Media Holdings, with all programming and master control...
), Little Rock
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
(KLRA-LP
KLRA-LP
-- KLRA-LP also known as Univision 58 or Univision Arkansas is a series of television stations airing programming from Spanish-language television network Univision based in Little Rock. KLRA is owned by Pinnacle Media....
), Amarillo
Amarillo, Texas
Amarillo is the 14th-largest city, by population, in the state of Texas, the largest in the Texas Panhandle, and the seat of Potter County. A portion of the city extends into Randall County. The population was 190,695 at the 2010 census...
(KEYU
KEYU
KEYU, known locally as Univisión Amarillo or Univisión 41, is a Spanish-language television station in Borger, Texas, serving the Amarillo market on digital channel 31 as an affiliate of Univision, and on analog low-power station KEYU-LP channel 41...
), Detroit
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
(WUDT-CA
WUDT-CA
WUDT-LD, in Detroit, Michigan, is a low-power affiliate of the Daystar Television Network. It operates as a digital station on channel 8 , owned and operated by Daystar.- History :...
), Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
(WUMN-CA
WUMN-CA
WUMN-LP is a Univision affiliate in Minneapolis, Minnesota owned by Silver Point Finance of Greenwich, Connecticut and is the only Spanish-language television station in Minnesota.-History:...
), Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma...
(KUOK
KUOK
KUOK also known as "Univisión 36" or "Univisión Oklahoma" is a network of television stations airing programming from Spanish-language television network Univisión based in Oklahoma City...
) and Naples
Naples, Florida
Naples is a city in Collier County, Florida, United States. As of July 1, 2007, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population at 21,653. Naples is a principal city of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated total population of 315,839 on July 1, 2007...
(WUVF-CA
WUVF-CA
WUVF-LP is the Univisión affiliate for the Fort Myers-Naples, Florida television market. It is licensed in Naples, owned by Silver Point Capital, and operates on VHF channel 2, with no digital signal. WUVF's programming can also be seen on WLZE-LP, channel 51, in Fort Myers...
); Equity discontinued these newscasts on June 6, 2008.
INN produces weekday newscasts for Azteca America
Azteca América
Azteca América is a broadcast television network marketed toward Spanish-speaking families residing in the United States. As a rapidly-growing Spanish language network, Azteca América now reaches 89% of the Hispanic households in the U.S., operating in sixty-two markets nationwide. Wholly owned by...
affiliates owned by Una Vez Más
Una Vez Mas Holdings, LLC
Una Vez Mas Holdings, LLC is the owner of a group of low-power television stations, mostly in the Southwest, and is the largest Azteca América affiliate group in the United States...
in Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas and San Antonio.
INN also produces a daily national show for the HITN network anchored by Alan Rivera.
English
- Chad Schneider — Technical Manager & Executive Director
- Phill Doherty — Anchor/Producer
- Kelli Hoag — Producer
- Ryan Bass — Anchor/Producer
- Amanda Decker — Anchor/Producer
Sports
- Jeremy Moss — Sports Anchor/Producer
- Roland Glembine — Sports Anchor/Producer