Country | United States |
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Broadcast area | Oklahoma |
Headquarters | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Picture format | KWTV: 720p (HD) KOTV: 480p (EDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Griffin Media (1996–present) Cox Communications Oklahoma (1996–2011) |
History | |
Launched | December 3, 1996 (as News Now 53) April 1, 2011 (relaunch; as News 9 Now and News on 6 Now) |
Former names | News Now 53 (1996–2011) |
Links | |
Website | www.news9.com (KWTV) www.newson6.com (KOTV) |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Oklahoma City | KWTV-DT 9.2 |
Tulsa | KOTV-DT 6.3 |
News 9 Now and News on 6 Now are American regional digital broadcast television networks that are owned by Griffin Media. The channels simulcast and rebroadcast local news programming seen on Griffin-owned CBS affiliates KWTV-DT (channel 9) in Oklahoma City and KOTV-DT (channel 6) in Tulsa, Oklahoma in their respective markets, along with select other programs. News 9 Now is broadcast on KWTV digital subchannel 9.2 in the Oklahoma City market, while News on 6 Now is broadcast on KOTV digital subchannel 6.3 in the Tulsa market. On cable, the individual channels are available on Cox Communications channel 53 in their respective markets.
The services were developed out of News Now 53, a regional cable news channel that operated from December 1996 to April 2011, which was operated by Cox Communications Oklahoma in conjunction with Griffin Communications, and was carried on cable systems within Cox's Oklahoma service area.