Nexstar's WGN America to Rebrand as NewsNation

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Nexstar’s WGN America will rebrand itself 'NewsNation' as of March 1 when the cabler expands its volume of daily newscasts to five hours a day. The move is another commitment from Nexstar to turn WGN America into a full-fledged news channel.

“Rebranding WGN America as NewsNation underscores the network’s clearly defined mission of delivering fact-based and unbiased news, while making it easier for viewers to find this new informative source for news,” said Sean Compton, president of Nexstar’s networks division.

“At the same time, expanding our news programming to five hours Monday through Friday will extend the network’s reach and the depth of its news content across more weeknight time periods, delivering viewers more national news and regional stories from across the U.S., as well as coverage of the day’s most important issues.”

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/wgn-america-newsnation-rebrand-nexstar-1234891397/

[rzemanfl]

1. Am I the only one who grew up in the Chicago area who thinks this sucks?

WGN should have stuck to "My Little Margie" reruns, "Shock Theater," and baseball.

[snowybirdie]

2. I always liked

their fun morning news. Went on all a.m. They gave out the news, but had all kinds of local stories and interviews. A happy group of people welcome into my home. Very little political discussion. I miss it.

[dhill926]

4. I was partially raised by WGN...

back in the day. Frazier Thomas, Ray Reiner, Bozo, Cubs baseball....good times...

[rzemanfl]

5. I sent Garfield Goose a homemade Valentine with my picture on it when

I was a preschooler. Frazier Thomas showed it on TV.

[dhill926]

6. hah! I might have seen it....

[rzemanfl]

7. It would have been 1951 or 1952. n/t

[dhill926]

8. well...I guess not then...

born in 1953. Small world though....

[rzemanfl]

9. The last person I called "child" here took offense, so I won't.

[ok_cpu]

10. The superstation is how I became a Cubs fan.

Worked nights in the 90s and watched 4-5 games / week on WGN.

[rzemanfl]

11. I became a Cubs fan watching Ernie Banks at Wrigley with my father and on

bus trips from the local park that cost a quarter and included a grandstand seat, a hot dog, chips and a drink. Also Crackerjack.

[roamer65]

3. Channels like MeTV, COZI, Laff, Bounce and ION are giving cable channels a run for their money.

They are broadcast over the air for free and the reruns they air make a lot of the cable channels redundant.