What is the source of the unbranded world/national newscast at the top of the hour on this station? I caught part of the name of the newscaster this afternoon. He got out "This is Chaz Hen-" before being cut off by a station jingle. Henderson? Henry? Hendricks? Henning? Anyone know where these generic newscasts originate?
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No-name newscasts at WNTY/W241CG
- Thread starter CTListener
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Westwood One.
Why don't they say "Westwood One," then? They've never been bashful about having on-air talent mention their name on their sports broadcasts ("You're listening to the NFL ... EXCLUSIVELY on Westwood One!"), so why not on the news?
It's Chaz Henry.
The idea was for stations to be able to pawn these newscasts off as "local" or at least locally branded, instead of having an obviously-national "CNN News Radio" brand.
In reality, I've only ever heard these newscasts on stations who are either owned by Cumulus, or who take one of the Westwood One 24/7 formats. I would be curious to listen to a station which uses these generic newscasts in a "localized" manner.
The idea was for stations to be able to pawn these newscasts off as "local" or at least locally branded, instead of having an obviously-national "CNN News Radio" brand.
In reality, I've only ever heard these newscasts on stations who are either owned by Cumulus, or who take one of the Westwood One 24/7 formats. I would be curious to listen to a station which uses these generic newscasts in a "localized" manner.
Listen at koololdiesradio.net during the daytime, which is when they use the generic newscasts. Pretty sure they don't geoblock, especially since they promote listening "worldwide" via the internet on air.
No, CBS News Radio is owned and produced by CBS, and distributed by WW1.
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