NewsNation

This article is about the cable television channel formerly known as WGN America. For other uses, see News Nation (disambiguation).

NewsNation
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaNationwide
HeadquartersChicago, Illinois
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerNexstar Media Group
Key people
  • Sean Compton (President, Networks: Nexstar Media Group)[1][2]
  • Michael Corn (President)[3]
  • Cherie Grzech (Vice President of News and Managing Editor)[3][4]
Sister channels
History
LaunchedNovember 9, 1978; 46 years ago (1978-11-09) as WGN-TV[5][6]
March 1, 2021 (as NewsNation)
ReplacedWGN America
Links
Websitewww.newsnationnow.com Edit this at Wikidata
Availability
Streaming media
Service(s)YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV, Vidgo

NewsNation is an American cable news network owned by Nexstar Media Group.

Known for most of its history as Superstation WGN before becoming WGN America in 2008, it relaunched on March 1, 2021, as a cable news network named after its flagship news program. The channel's relaunch came as part of a planned expansion of its news programming.[7] The channel continued to carry some entertainment programming held over from WGN America on weekends, but this was discontinued in July 2024. After their subsequent acquisitions by Nexstar, The Hill and broadcast network The CW have also collaborated with NewsNation on content.

In September 2018, the channel, then WGN America, was received by approximately 80 million households that subscribed to a pay television service throughout the United States (or 62.7% of households with at least one television set).[8]

The channel has publicly claimed to be centrist. As of November 2024, Media Bias/Fact Check rates the network as "least biased" with "highly factual reporting."[9]

  1. ^ "Sean Compton". Nexstar Media Group. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "Award-Winning Journalist Ashleigh Banfield to Join Nexstar Media Group's Cable Network, WGN America" (Press release). Nexstar Media Group. January 5, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "About NewsNation". NewsNation. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "NewsNation Announces Key Editorial Hires and Expansion of Production Facilities In New York City and Washington, D.C." (Press release). Nexstar Media Group. August 22, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  5. ^ "Cable Briefs". Broadcasting. December 18, 1978. p. 74.
  6. ^ "WGN America profile" (PDF). TheCab.tv. 2012.
  7. ^ "WGN America will change its name to NewsNation, moving to compete with CNN, Fox, MSNBC". Los Angeles Times. January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  8. ^ Andrew Bucholtz (September 10, 2018). "Nielsen coverage estimates for September see gains at ESPN networks, NBCSN, and NBA TV, drops at MLBN and NFLN (Cable Network Coverage Area Household Universe Estimates: September 2018)". Awful Announcing. NESN Digital. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  9. ^ Van Zandt, Dave. "NewsNation – Bias and Credibility". Media Bias/Fact Check. Retrieved November 18, 2024.