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Stations that use or have used the Action News format or name

DMA# DMA Name Station Dates used Current Branding
1. New York City WPIX (CW) 1974-1984 PIX News
2. Los Angeles KCBS-TV (CBS) 1989-1997 CBS 2 News
3. Chicago WBBM-TV (CBS) Early 1970s CBS 2 News
4. Philadelphia WPVI-TV (ABC) April 6, 1970-present
5. San Jose/S.F./Oakland, California KICU-TV (Ind.) None
KTVU-TV (Fox) 1971-early 1980s Fox 2/KTVU Channel 2 News
6. Dallas/Fort Worth KXAS-TV (NBC) 1979-1984 NBC 5 News
9. Atlanta WSB-TV (ABC) 1972-present
11. Detroit WXYZ-TV (ABC) 1972-present
12. Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida WFTS-TV (ABC) 2002-present
WTSP (CBS) 1980s
13. Phoenix, Arizona KPNX (NBC) 1980s 12 News in HD
15. Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota WCCO-TV (CBS) Early 1970s WCCO News
16. Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, Florida WFOR-TV (CBS) 1989-1995
(as WCIX-TV)
South Florida's CBS 4 News
17. Cleveland, Ohio WOIO (CBS)
WUAB-TV
2002-present
WKYC-TV (NBC) 1974-1984 Channel 3 News
18. Denver, Colorado KWGN-TV (CW) 1977-1983 Channel 2 News
19. Orlando WRDQ (Ind.) Eyewitness News (produced by WFTV)
20. Sacramento/Stockton/Modesto, California KOVR (CBS) 1970s CBS 13 News
KMAX-TV (CW) 1990s
21. St. Louis KTVI (Fox) 1970s Fox 2 News
22. Pittsburgh WTAE-TV (ABC) 1970s–1989
1995-present
24. Baltimore WBAL-TV (NBC) 1973-1985 11 News
26. Charlotte WAXN-TV (Ind.) Eyewitness News (produced by WSOC-TV)
WCNC-TV (NBC) 1978-1982 Carolina's NewsChannel 36
27. San Diego KFMB-TV (CBS) 1970s News 8
28. Hartford/New Haven, Connecticut WTNH (ABC) 1984–1996 News 8
29. Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina WRAL-TV (CBS) 1970s-1980s WRAL News

|- | 31. | Kansas City | KSHB-TV | NBC | Yes | Has identified as "NBC Action News" since 2003; station formerly branded as "Your NBC Action News Station" rather than by call letters or channel number. |- | | | WDAF-TV | Fox, formerly NBC | No | Used from 1974–1990; has identified as "Fox 4 News" since 1997; unrelated to KSHB |- | 32. | Columbus, Ohio | WTVN-TV, now WSYX | ABC | No | Used as WTVN; has identified as "ABC 6 News" since 2006 |- | 33. | Cincinnati | WLWT | NBC | No | Used from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s; has identified as "News 5" since 2004 |- | 34. | Milwaukee | WISN-TV | ABC, formerly CBS | No | Used from 1976 (when it was still a CBS affiliate)–1985; has identified as "12 News" since 2003, though the station's consumer news/investigation segments continue to be called "Action 12". |- | 36. | Greenville | WYFF Formerly WFBC-TV | NBC | No | Used from 1975–1981; has identified as "WYFF News4" since 1996 |- |- | 38. | West Palm Beach, Florida | WPTV-TV | NBC | No | Used in the 1980s and early 1990s; has identified as "NewsChannel 5" since 1993 |- | 40. | Birmingham, Alabama | WVTM-TV | NBC | No | Used in the 1970s; identified as "NBC 13 News" until 2010; currently identified as "Alabama's 13 News" |- | | | WIAT | CBS | No | Used in the 1980s and 1990s; currently identifies as "CBS 42 News"; unrelated to WVTM |- | 41. | Harrisburg/York/Lancaster, Pennsylvania | WLYH-TV | CW, formerly CBS | No | Used as a CBS affiliate; currently identifies as "CBS 21 News at Ten on The CW 15" |- | 43. | Las Vegas | KTNV | ABC | Yes | Has identified as "Channel 13 Action News" since 2003 |- | 44. | Memphis, Tennessee | WMC-TV | NBC | Yes | Has identified as Action News 5 since 1983 |- | 45. | Albuquerque/Santa Fe, New Mexico | KOAT-TV | ABC | Yes | Has identified itself as "Action 7 News" since 1989 |- | 48. | Louisville, Kentucky | WHAS-TV | ABC, formerly CBS | No | Used from the mid 1970s to when it flipped from CBS to ABC; has identified as "WHAS 11 News" since 1991 |- | 50. | Jacksonville, Florida | WTLV | NBC | No | Used during the mid & late 1970s; Currently identifies as "First Coast News" |- | | | WTEV | CBS | Yes | Re-branded to title in April 2009, with sister station WAWS. |- | | | WAWS | Fox | Yes | Re-branded to title in April 2009, with sister station WTEV. |- | 51. | Providence, Rhode Island/New Bedford, Massachusetts | WLNE-TV | ABC, formerly CBS | No | Used during its CBS days; has identified as "ABC 6 News" since 1995 |- | 52. | Austin, Texas | KVUE | ABC | No | Used from 1978–1997; has identified as "KVUE News" since 2001 |- | 53. | Scranton/Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania | WYOU | CBS | No | Used circa 1999-2001; station ended its newscasts on April 3, 2009 |- | | | WNEP | ABC | No | Has never been known as "Action News," but has used "Move Closer to Your World" theme for several years |- | 55. | Fresno/Visalia/Merced, California | KFSN-TV | ABC, formerly CBS | Yes | Has identified as "ABC 30 Action News" since 1994 but uses the Eyewitness News Format of KABC and KGO; Title began on September 14, 1970 |- | 56. | Albany, New York | WTEN | ABC, formerly CBS | No | Used during its first few years as an ABC affiliate; has identified as "News 10" since 1995 |- | 57. | Little Rock, Arkansas | KTHV | CBS | No | Newscast name used before the purchase by Gannet; Currently identifies as "Today's THV" |- | 59. | Mobile, Alabama/Pensacola, Florida | WALA-TV | Fox, formerly NBC | No | Used from 1990 to 1997; currently identifies as "Fox 10 News" |- | 60. | Knoxville, Tennessee | WBIR-TV | NBC | No | Used from 1970–1974 & 1978–April 2004; has identified as "10 News" since April 2004 |- | 63. | Lexington, Kentucky | WLEX-TV | NBC | No | Used in the 1970s, 1980s, and the mid-late 1990s; has identified as "LEX 18 News" since 2000 |- | | | WTVQ-TV | ABC | No | Identified as Action News 36 from 2004–2009, identified as "ABC 36 News" since 2009. |- | 65. | Huntington/Charleston, West Virginia | WOWK-TV | CBS, formerly ABC | No | Used from its ABC days and with CBS up to 1993; Currently identifies as "13 News" |- | 68. | Roanoke, Virginia/ Lynchburg, Virginia | WSLS-TV | NBC | No | Used during 1980s. Has identified as "WSLS 10 On Your Side" since 2006 |- | 69. | Green Bay, Wisconsin | WBAY-TV | ABC, formerly CBS | Yes | Has identified as "Action 2 News" since 1992 |- | 70. | Honolulu, Hawaii | KHON-TV | Fox, formerly NBC | No | Used "Action 2 News" from 1979 to 1982; Has identified as "KHON2 News" since 2003 |- | 71. | Toledo, Ohio | WTVG | ABC | Yes | Identified as "13 Action News" until 2006, identified as "13 ABC Action News" since 2006; also known to use the Eyewitness News Format |- | 75. | Omaha, Nebraska | WOWT-TV | NBC, formerly CBS | No | Used through April 1991; has identified as "Channel 6 News" since 2002 |- | | | KMTV | CBS | Yes | Currently identifies as "Action 3 News" |- | 76. | Springfield, Missouri | KYTV | NBC | No | Used from 1974 to 1993, under the suffix "KY3 Action News"; has identified as "KY3 News" since 1997 |- | 77. | Lewiston, Idaho | KLEW-TV | CBS | Yes | Has identified as KLEW Action News since 2008. The station is part of the Spokane, Washington market, but does not serve as the Spokane metro area's CBS affiliate; it is served by KREM-TV. |- | 79. | Syracuse, New York | WSTM-TV | NBC | Yes | Identifies as Action News 3 |- | 81. | Shreveport, Louisiana | KTBS-TV | ABC | No | Used during the 1980s; Currently identifies as "KTBS 3 News" |- | 84. | Huntsville, Alabama | WHNT-TV | CBS | No | Used in the 1970s and 1980s, currently identifies as "NewsChannel 19" |- | 85. | Madison, Wisconsin | WISC-TV | CBS | No | Used in the 1970s; has identified as "News 3" since 2001 |- | 86. | Chattanooga, Tennessee | WTVC | ABC | No | Used throughout the 1970s 1980s and early 1990s; has identified as "NewsChannel 9" since 1995 |- | 87. | Jackson, Mississippi | WAPT-TV | ABC | No | Used during the 1970s; has identified as "16 WAPT News" since 1999 |- | 89. | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | KGAN | CBS | No | Used as WMT-TV; has identified as "CBS 2 News" since 2004 |- | 91. | Rio Grande Valley, Texas | KGBT | CBS | Yes | Previously identified as Team 4 News. |- | 96. | Rock Island, Illinois/Davenport, Iowa (Quad Cities) | WHBF-TV | CBS | No | Used during the 1980s; Currently identifies as "CBS 4 News" |- | 97. | Savannah, Georgia | WJCL | ABC | No | Used from 1972–1996; Currently identifies as "WJCL News" |- | 98. | Altoona/Johnstown, Pennsylvania | WTAJ-TV | CBS | No | Used during the 1980s; Currently identifies as "WTAJ News" |- | 99. | El Paso, Texas | KDBC-TV | CBS | No | Used in the 1990s; has identified as "KDBC 4 News" since 2004 |- | 100. | Charleston, South Carolina | WCBD-TV | NBC formerly ABC | No | Used as an ABC affiliate; has identified as "News 2" since 1998 |- | 103. | Youngstown, Ohio | WFMJ-TV | NBC | No | Used from 1970s-2005; has identified as "21 News" since 2005 |- | 105. | Florence/Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | WPDE-TV | ABC | No | Used from 1986–1993; has identified as "WPDE NewsChannel 15" since 1993 |- | 108. | Tallahassee, Florida | WTXL-TV | ABC | No | Used in the 1990s; has identified as "ABC 27 News" since 2006 |- | 112. | Lansing, Michigan | WILX-TV | NBC | No | Used during the 1970s and 1980s. Currently identifies as "News 10" |- | 114. | Augusta, Georgia | WRDW-TV | CBS | No | Used from the late 1960s to the late 1970s; has identified as "News12" since 1998 |- | | | WAGT | NBC | No | Used from the 1990s-2003; currently identifies as "NBC Augusta" |- | 115. | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | KSFY-TV | ABC | Yes | Started using the "Action News" brand in September 2008 |- | 116. | Peoria, Illinois | WMBD-TV | CBS | No | Used from the early to late 1970s; has identified as "WMBD 31 News" since 2007 |- | 117. | Montgomery/Selma, Alabama | WAKA | CBS | No | Used in the 1980s, currently identifies as "CBS 8 News" |- | 122. | San Luis Obispo, California | KSBY | NBC | No | Originally Identified itself as "Action 6 News" (1970s-early 1980s), "6 Action News" (late 1980s-2007) and KSBY 6 Action News (2007–2010) and was a sister station of KSBW, which also uses the "Action News" format. Currently identifies as "KSBY 6 News" as of 2010. |- | 124. | Lafayette, Louisiana | KATC | ABC | No | Used in the 1980s and 1990s; currently identifies as "TV-3 News" |- | 125. | Salinas/Monterey, California | KSBW | NBC | Yes | Identified as Action News 8 since 1987 |- | 126. | Yakima/Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, WA | KIMA-TV / KEPR-TV | CBS | Yes | Formerly NewsWatch. Has identified as Action News since 2007. |- | 127. | La Crosse/Eau Claire, Wisconsin | WKBT | CBS | No | Used during the 1970s and 1980s. Currently identifies as "News 8" |- | 128. | Columbus, Georgia | WTVM | ABC | No | Identified as Action 9 News from the late 1960s to 1992; then identified as THE News Leader; has identified as "WTVM News Leader 9" since 1996 |- | 129. | Corpus Christi, Texas | KZTV | CBS | Yes | Has identified as "Action 10 News" since 2004 |- | 130. | Redding/Red Bluff/Chico, California | KHSL-TV | CBS | Yes | Merged with KNVN to form NCN in 2001 to be later renamed as Action News |- | | | KNVN | NBC | Yes | Merged with KHSL after having lowest ratings out of all three of the area's news stations and to not waste money on a failing station |- | 131. | Amarillo, Texas | KAMR-TV | NBC | No | Used in the 1980s; has identified as "NBC 4 News" since 2002 |- | 133. | Rockford, Illinois | WIFR | CBS | No | Used from the 1980s. Has identified as "23 News" since 2003 |- | 142. | Erie, Pennsylvania | WJET-TV | ABC | Yes | Identified as Action News 24 since 1995 |- | 146. | Lawton, Oklahoma/Wichita Falls, Texas | KSWO-TV | ABC | No | Identified as "Action 7 News" 1979-1996, has identified as "7 News" since 1998 |- | 151. | Terre Haute, Indiana | WTHI-TV | CBS | No | Started as "Action 10 News" in 1985 and later became "Action 10 News WTHI." Became "News 10" in 2006. |- | 157. | Binghamton, NY | WBNG-TV | CBS | Yes | The newscast has been called Action News since the stations inception in the 1950s. |- | 163. | Idaho Falls/Pocatello, Idaho | KID-TV | CBS | No | Used during the mid-1970s |- | 164. | Abilene/Sweetwater, Texas | KTXS-TV | ABC | No | Used during the early 1980s; Currently identifies as "KTXS News 12" |- | 166. | Clarksburg, West Virginia | WDTV | CBS | No | Used in the early 1970s as "Action News Central" |- | 177. | Rapid City, South Dakota | KEVN-TV | Fox, formerly NBC | No | Used from 1976 to 1995; Currently identifies as "Black Hills Fox News" |- | 179. | Alexandria, Louisiana | KLAX-TV | ABC | No | Used until its newscast operations were shut down; newscast no longer exists |- | 181. | Harrisonburg, Virginia | WHSV-TV | ABC | No | Used from 1977–1984; currently identifies as "WHSV News 3" |- | 189. | Eureka | KVIQ-TV | CBS | No | Title of now defunct operation |- | 208. | Alpena, Michigan | WBKB-TV | CBS | No | Used from 1980-2004: Currently identifies as "Channel 11 News" |- | 208. | Buffalo, New York | WKBW-TV | ABC | No | Never used the Action News title but used its news format, station calls itself Channel 7 Eyewitness News |}