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'{{Unreferenced|date=March 2009}} <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Action News WPVI 2006.jpg|thumb|right|[[WPVI-TV]] Action News open, 2006.]] -->'''Action News''' is a local television newscast format in the [[United States]]. It was conceived in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], at WFIL-TV (now [[WPVI-TV]]), by then news director ([[Mel Kampmann]]), in 1970 as a response to the "[[Eyewitness News]]" format used on rival station [[KYW-TV]]. At this time, WFIL-TV was said to be #6 in a four station market. The main difference between Action News and [[Eyewitness News]] was that the former was far more tightly formatted. Time limits were set on packages—for instance, a reporter package could be no longer than 90 seconds. This difference enabled the station to cover more stories than their competitors. Another key difference was the focus on the surrounding [[Philadelphia]] suburban areas—a response to the movement of residents from the city to the suburbs. Finally, WPVI placed more emphasis on young talent—while [[WCAU-TV]] and KYW-TV used older, respected news anchors such as Vince Leonard, [[Tom Snyder]], and [[John Facenda]], WPVI used a young [[Larry Kane]] as their top anchor. Later, the station would add the very popular [[Jim O'Brien (reporter)|Jim O'Brien]] as their main weathercaster. The format quickly took off, and after going back and forth with KYW for first place, WPVI took the lead in 1971 and has held it ever since. [[Capital Cities Communications]], WPVI's owner at the time, took the format to most of its other stations. One of the major development stations for WPVI's ''Action News'' was [[WKBW-TV]] in [[Buffalo, New York]]. Under the leadership of news director [[Irv Weinstein]], who had developed his own similar format under the name ''Eyewitness News'' (and before that, ''Pulse Beat News'' and ''Rock and Roll Radio News''), WKBW developed much of the talent that WPVI would later hire to boost them to #1 in the market; anchor [[Jim Gardner (broadcaster)|Jim Gardner]] (replacing Larry Kane when he moved to WABC in New York) and weatherman [[Dave Roberts (David Thomas Boreanaz)|Dave Roberts]] are two of the highest-profile WPVI personalities to have come from WKBW. [[WPIX]] in [[New York City]], an [[Independent station (North America)|independent station]] at the time, picked up the Action News concept (and music) successfully for its 10 p.m. newscast. The newscast won numerous awards, but the station never approached the ratings of longtime leader WNEW-TV (now [[WNYW]]). Sister stations [[WFTS-TV]] and [[KSHB-TV]] are the first in the country to identify themselves with the Action News branding all day with no station number. Today, Action News is usually nothing more than a name, since its innovations have been incorporated into newscasts across the country. The name is found on fewer stations than Eyewitness News. Even WPVI, which continues to use the name, ''Action News,'' has modified its news presentation to one more closely resembling ''Eyewitness News.'' Outside the United States, the Action News title was used by the following television stations: * [[Germany|Germany's]] [[RTL II]] (then known as RTL2) in the 1990s * [[CKCO-TV]] in [[Kitchener, Ontario]], [[Canada]], in the 1980s and 1990s * [[NWS-9]] in [[Adelaide]], [[Australia]], in the 1980s * [[TV Asahi]] in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]], in the 1970s and 1980s * [[Netherlands]]' [[SBS 6]] since its inception in 1995 until 2006 * [[Colombia]]'s [[Caracol TV]] (then as a production company for Inravisión) as ''Noticias de Acción'' in the 1980s ==Theme== {{POV|date=May 2008}} WFIL adopted the Action News format in 1970, along with a [[brass band]] theme written by a student at [[Temple University]]. Two years later, the station (under its new call sign WPVI) replaced the "Action News Theme" with [[Al Ham]]'s well-known "[[Move Closer to Your World]]".<ref name="TVNT">{{cite web|title=Philadelphia|work=TV News Themes|year=2001|url=http://www.geocities.com/newsthemes/philadelphia.html#2|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20010417141736/http://www.geocities.com/newsthemes/philadelphia.html#2|archivedate=2001-04-17}}</ref><ref name="NMSA">{{cite web|title=The Action News Theme|work=SouthernMedia News Music Search Archive|accessdate=2009-10-13|url=http://southernmedia-nmsa.com/index.php?page=3,1,498}}</ref>. Unlike most stations, WPVI still uses this theme after three decades, and the theme has arguably become as much a part of the Philadelphia consciousness as the ''[[Rocky]]'' theme. This was proven in 1996 when the station replaced it with a fuller, orchestral rendition of the same theme performed by the [[London Philharmonic]]. Viewer outcry was so great that the station dropped the more thunderous and authoritative version within five days. WPVI has made numerous remasters of the theme to keep the sound fresh and to make it sound less dated. The theme has the unique distinction of being probably the only news theme to be offered as a [[ringtone]], which WPVI offers at no charge, and is linked here [http://abc.ringtones.com] and below. Action News was innovative in many ways, including the first 6 & 11 newscast anchored solely by a woman ([[Diana Robinson]] and then [[Jacqui Mullen]]). [[Diana Robinson]] was the first African-American female news anchor in American television. WPVI opens its broadcasts with a rapid [[Montage (filmmaking)|montage]] featuring scenes of Philadelphia-area activities, reinforcing the "Action" brand. The scenes are rotated at the official start of every season to reflect the current season; for example, [[Phillies]] and other spring footage starts showing on the open on March 21, and [[Philadelphia Eagles]], [[Philadelphia Flyers]], and [[76ers]] autumn footage starts on September 23, while the [[Mummers parade]] and other winter footage is shown from December 21 to March 21. Although "Move Closer to Your World" is strongly associated with the Action News format by Philadelphians and many others, many stations that have used the "Action News" name actually chose to use other pieces of music for their newscasts. Conversely, stations that use "Move Closer to Your World" do not necessarily use the "Action News" name or format either. [[WNEP-TV]] in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pennsylvania used the original version for many years before switching to a modern variation which only partially resembles the original. ==Stations that use or have used the Action News format or name== {{update}} {| class="toccolours" border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;" | '''[[Media market|DMA]]#''' | '''DMA Name''' | '''Station''' | '''Affiliation''' | '''Currently Uses''' | '''Other Notes''' |- | 1. | [[New York City]] | [[WPIX]] | [[The CW Television Network|CW]] | No | Used as an Independent station from 1974 to 1984; station currently brands its newscast as "PIX News" |- | 2. | [[Los Angeles]] | [[KCBS-TV]] | [[CBS]] | No | Used from 1989–1997, has identified as "CBS 2 News" from 1997-present, and NewsCentral from September-December 2009 |- | 3. | [[Chicago]] | [[WBBM-TV]] | [[CBS]] | No | Used briefly in the early 1970s, now "CBS 2 News" |- | 4. | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | [[WPVI-TV]] | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] | Yes | Originator of the "Action News" format on April 6, 1970 |- | 5. | [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]/[[San Francisco, California|S.F.]]/[[Oakland, California]] | [[KICU-TV]] | Independent | No | Newscast defunct, station formerly referred to itself as "Action 36" |- | | | [[KTVU-TV]] | [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] | No | Used from 1971 to the early 1980s. Now known as Fox 2/KTVU Channel 2. |- | 6. | [[Dallas]]/[[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]] | [[KXAS-TV]] | [[NBC]] | No | Used from 1979–1984, its years of using ''[[Move Closer to Your World]]''; has identified as "NBC 5 News" since 1999 |- | 9. | [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]] | [[WSB-TV]] | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], formerly [[NBC]] | Yes | Identified as ''Action News'' from 1972–1988, has identified as "Channel 2 Action News" since 1988 |- | 11. | [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]] | [[WXYZ-TV]] | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] | Yes | Used since 1972. Uses branding elements more commonly associated with "Eyewitness News" and ABC O&O's (since it once was one), such as the [[circle 7 logo]] and "Cool Hand Luke"-based themes; currently identifies as "7 Action News" |- | 12. | [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]]/[[St. Petersburg, Florida]] | [[WFTS-TV]] | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] | Yes | Has identified as "ABC Action News" since 2002 |- | | | [[WTSP]] | [[CBS]], formerly [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] | No | Used in the 1980s; unrelated to WFTS |- | 13. | [[Phoenix, Arizona]] | [[KPNX]] | [[NBC]] | No | Used during the '80s; has identified as "12 News" since 1992, and "12 News in HD" since November 2006. |- | 16. | [[Miami]]/[[Ft. Lauderdale, Florida]] | [[WFOR-TV]] (formerly WCIX-TV) | [[CBS]] | No | Used from 1989–1995; has identified as "CBS 4 News" since 1999 |- | 17. | [[Cleveland, Ohio]] | [[WOIO]] | [[CBS]] | Yes | Has identified as "19 Action News" since 2002, produces "19 Action News at 10" for [[WUAB|WUAB-TV]] |- | | | [[WKYC-TV]] | [[NBC]] | No | Used from 1974–1984; has identified as "Channel 3 News" since 1984; unrelated to WOIO |- | 18. | [[Denver, Colorado]] | [[KWGN-TV]] | [[The CW Television Network|CW]] | No | Used from 1977–1983; has identified as "News on the Deuce" since March 2009 |- | 19. | [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] | [[WRDQ]] | Independent | No | Newscast produced by [[WFTV]] was rebranded to ''[[Eyewitness News]]''. |- | 20. | [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]]/[[Stockton, California|Stockton]]/[[Modesto, California]] | [[KOVR]] | [[CBS]], formerly [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] | No | Used as an ABC affiliate in the 1970s; has identified as "CBS 13 News" since 2006 |- | | | [[KMAX-TV]] | [[UPN]], formerly [[The WB|WB]]; independent | No | Used in the 1990s; formerly unrelated to KOVR |- | 21. | [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]] | [[KTVI]] | [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]], formerly [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] | No | Used during the early & mid 1970s; has identified as "Fox 2 News" since 1995 |- | 22. | [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]] | [[WTAE-TV]] | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] | Yes | Used in 1970s–1989; Brought back again in 1995 as "Channel 4 Action News". One of the few that uses the name to put emphasis on investigative reporting, with the slogan being "Taking Action For You." |- | 24. | [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]] | [[WBAL-TV]] | [[NBC]], formerly [[CBS]] | No | Identified as "Action News" from 1974–1985, has identified as "11 News" since 1995 |- | 26. | [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]] | [[WAXN-TV]] | Independent | Yes | Produced by [[WSOC-TV]] |- | | | [[WCNC-TV]] (formerly WPCQ-TV) | [[NBC]] | No | Has identified as "NewsChannel 36" since 2008; unrelated to WAXN/WSOC |- | 27. | [[San Diego, California|San Diego]] | [[KFMB-TV]] | [[CBS]] | No | Used briefly in the 1970s; followed by the year à la [[Match Game]], i.e. "Action News '75"; has identified as News 8 since 1996 |- | 28. | [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]]/[[New Haven, Connecticut]] | [[WTNH]] | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] | No | Used from 1984–1996; has identified as "NewsChannel 8" since 1996; former sister station of WPVI |- | 29. | [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]]/[[Durham, North Carolina]] | [[WRAL-TV]] | [[CBS]], formerly [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] | No | Used during the 70's and 80's; Sister station of WRAZ Fox 50. Has identified as WRAL News since 1990. |- | 31. | [[Kansas City Metropolitan Area|Kansas City]] | [[KSHB-TV]] | [[NBC]] | Yes | Has identified as "NBC Action News" since 2003; station brands as "Your NBC Action News Station" rather than by call letters or channel number. |- | | | [[WDAF-TV]] | [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]], formerly [[NBC]] | No | Used from 1974–1992; has identified as "Fox 4 News" since 1995; unrelated to KSHB |- | 32. | [[Columbus, Ohio]] | [[WTVN]]-TV, now [[WSYX]] | [[American Broadcasting Company|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]] | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] | No | Used from 1977–1985; has identified as "12 News" since 2003, though the station's consumer news/investigation segments continue to be called "Action 12". |- | 36. | [[Greenville, South Carolina|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; has identified as "NBC 13 News" since 1999 |- | | | [[WIAT]] | [[CBS]] | No | Used in the 1980s and 1990s; currently identifies as "CBS 42 News"; unrelated to WVTM |- | 41. | [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]]/[[York, Pennsylvania|York]]/[[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]] | [[WLYH-TV]] | [[The CW Television Network|CW]], formerly [[CBS]] | No | Used as a CBS affiliate; currently identifies as "CBS 21 News at Ten on The CW 15" |- | 43. | [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]] | [[KTNV]] | [[American Broadcasting Company|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, New Mexico|Albuquerque]]/[[Santa Fe, New Mexico]] | [[KOAT-TV]] | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] | Yes | Has identified itself as "Action 7 News" since 1989 |- | 48. | [[Louisville, Kentucky]] | [[WHAS-TV]] | [[American Broadcasting Company|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 Broadcasting Company|Fox]] | Yes | Re-branded to title in April 2009, with sister station WTEV. |- | 51. | [[Providence, Rhode Island]]/[[New Bedford, Massachusetts]] | [[WLNE-TV]] | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], formerly [[CBS]] | No | Used during its CBS days; has identified as "ABC 6 News" since 1995 |- | 52. | [[Austin, Texas]] | [[KVUE]] | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] | No | Used from 1978–1997; has identified as "KVUE News" since 2001 |- | 53. | [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]]/[[Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania]] | [[WYOU]] | [[CBS]] | No | Used circa 1999-2001; station ended its newscasts on April 3, 2009 |- | | | [[WNEP]] | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] | No | Has never been known as "Action News," but has used "Move Closer to Your World" theme for several years |- | 55. | [[Fresno, CA|Fresno]]/[[Visalia, CA|Visalia]]/[[Merced, California]] | [[KFSN-TV]] | [[American Broadcasting Company|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]] | [[American Broadcasting Company|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 Broadcasting Company|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]] | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] | No | Identified as Action News 36 from 2004-2009, identified as "ABC 36 News" since 2009. |- | 65. | [[Huntington, West Virginia|Huntington]]/[[Charleston, West Virginia]] | [[WOWK-TV]] | [[CBS]], formerly [[American Broadcasting Company|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]] | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], formerly [[CBS]] | Yes | Has identified as "Action 2 News" since 1992 |- | 70. | [[Honolulu, Hawaii]] | [[KHON-TV]] | [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]], formerly [[NBC]] | No | Used "Action 2 News" from 1979 to 1982; Has identified as "KHON2 News" since 2003 |- | 71. | [[Toledo, Ohio]] | [[WTVG]] | [[American Broadcasting Company|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 |of KABC and WABC |- | 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 (TV)|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]] | [[American Broadcasting Company|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]] | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] | No | Used throughout the 70's 80's and early 90's; has identified as "NewsChannel 9" since 1995 |- | 87. | [[Jackson, Mississippi]] | [[WAPT-TV]] | [[American Broadcasting Company|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|Rio Grande Valley, Texas]] | [[KGBT-TV|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 (TV)|WJCL]] | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] | No | Used from 1972–1996; Currently identifies as "WJCL News" |- | 98. | [[Altoona, Pennsylvania|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 [[American Broadcasting Company|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, South Carolina|Florence]]/[[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina]] | [[WPDE-TV]] | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] | No | Used from 1986–1993; has identified as "WPDE NewsChannel 15" since 1993 |- | 108. | [[Tallahassee, Florida]] | [[WTXL-TV]] | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] | No | Used in the 1990s; has identified as "ABC 27 News" since 2006 |- | 112. | [[Lansing, Michigan]] | [[WILX-TV]] | [[NBC]] | No | Used during the 70's and 80's. 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]] | [[American Broadcasting Company|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, Alabama|Montgomery]]/[[Selma, Alabama]] | [[WAKA]] | [[CBS]] | No | Used in the 1980s, currently identifies as "CBS 8 News" |- | 122. | [[San Luis Obispo, California]] | [[KSBY]] | [[NBC]] | Yes | Currently Identifies itself as "6 Action News" and was a sister station of [[KSBW]], which also used the "Action News" format from 1957–1996. |- | 124. | [[Lafayette, Louisiana]] | [[KATC (TV)|KATC]] | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] | No | Used in the 1980s and 1990s; currently identifies as "TV-3 News" |- | 125. | [[Salinas, California|Salinas]]/[[Monterey, California]] | [[KSBW]] | [[NBC]] | Yes | Identified as Action News 8 since 2000 |- | 126. | [[Yakima, Washington|Yakima]]/[[Pasco, Washington|Pasco]]-[[Richland, Washington|Richland]]-[[Kennewick, Washington|Kennewick, WA]] | [[KIMA-TV]] / [[KEPR-TV]] | [[CBS]] | Yes | Formerly ''NewsWatch''. Has identified as ''Action News'' since 2007. |- | 127. | [[La Crosse, Wisconsin|La Crosse]]/[[Eau Claire, Wisconsin]] | [[WKBT]] | [[CBS]] | No | Used during the 70's and 80's. Currently identifies as "NewsChannel 8" |- | 128. | [[Columbus, Georgia]] | [[WTVM]] | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] | No | Used from the late 1960s to the late 1990s; has identified as "WTVM Newsleader 9" since 2002 |- | 129. | [[Corpus Christi, Texas]] | [[KZTV]] | [[CBS]] | Yes | Has identified as "Action 10 News" since 2004 |- | 130. | [[Redding, California|Redding]]/[[Red Bluff, California|Red Bluff]]/[[Chico, California]] | [[KHSL-TV]] | [[CBS]] | Yes | Merged with KNVN to form [[Northern California News|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]] | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] | Yes | Identified as Action News 24 since 1995 |- | 146. | [[Lawton, Oklahoma]]/[[Wichita Falls, Texas]] | [[KSWO-TV]] | [[American Broadcasting Company|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, Idaho|Idaho Falls]]/[[Pocatello, Idaho]] | [[KIDK-TV|KID-TV]] | [[CBS]] | No | Used during the mid-1970s |- | 164. | [[Abilene, Texas|Abilene]]/[[Sweetwater, Texas]] | [[KTXS-TV]] | [[American Broadcasting Company|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 Broadcasting Company|Fox]], formerly [[NBC]] | No | Used from 1976 to 1995; Currently identifies as "Black Hills Fox News" |- | 179. | [[Alexandria, Louisiana]] | [[KLAX-TV]] | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] | No | Used until its newscast operations were shut down; newscast no longer exists |- | 181. | [[Harrisonburg, Virginia]] | [[WHSV-TV]] | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] | No | Used from 1977–1984; currently identifies as "WHSV News 3" |- | 189. | [[Eureka, California|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]] | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] | No | Never used the Action News title but use its news format, station calls itself as [[Eyewitness News]] |} ==Action News in popular culture== * In an early episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'', a local station is shown using the Action News branding plus a similar intro—but portrays the show as having more action and explosions instead of being faster paced. * In [[Ray Stevens]]' 1974 hit "[[The Streak]]", he plays an "''Action News'' reporter" on the scene of three different streaking events, every time [[interview]]ing the same person (also played by Stevens) who keeps warning his wife, "Ethel", not to look—"but it's too late." At the end of the piece, the streaker is joined by "Ethel", much to the husband's horror. * In the ''[[South Park]]'' episode "[[Quest for Ratings]]", the kids change the name of their school news program from "Super School News" to "Sexy Action School News" and add other outrageous elements in an attempt to get higher ratings from their rival program. *The 2004 [[comedy film]] ''[[Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy]]'' parodies 1970s culture, particularly Action News. *The comic strip ''[[This Modern World]]'', by "[[Tom Tomorrow]]," regularly depicts reporters from "Action McNews." ==See also== *[[NewsCenter]] *[[NewsChannel]] *[[NewsWatch (branding)|NewsWatch]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://members.tripod.com/~ekimmell2/newscasts.html TV newscast titles] *[http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/feature?section=resources/downloads&id=5996171 Get the WPVI Action News free ringtone here] [[Category:Franchised formats]] [[Category:Local news programming in the United States]] [[Category:American news television series]] [[nl:Action News]]'