NewsWatch (branding)
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Newswatch is a brand for local newscasts.
[edit] Stations That Use or Have Used the Newswatch Name
| DMA# | DMA Name | Station | Affiliation | Yes/No | Other Notes |
| 8. | Atlanta, Georgia | WAII-TV (now WXIA-TV) | ABC (now NBC) | No | Has identified as 11 Alive News since 1995 |
| 10. | Houston, Texas | KHOU-TV | CBS | No | Has identified as 11 News since February 1991 |
| 13. | Tampa, Florida | WFLA-TV | NBC | No | Has identified as NewsChannel 8 since 1992 |
| Sarasota, Florida | WXLT-TV, now known as WWSB | ABC | No | Identified as TV-40 Newswatch in the 1970s. Has identified as ABC 7 News since 2004. The station is part of the Tampa market but does not serve as the Tampa metro area's ABC affiliate, which was served by WLCY/WTSP at the station's establishment, and is currently served by WFTS. | |
| 15. | Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota | WCCO-TV | CBS | No | Used from 1977 to 1981; has identified as WCCO News since 2003 |
| 16. | Miami, Florida | WPLG-TV | ABC | No | Has identified as Local 10 News since 2005 |
| 20. | Sacramento, California | KOVR-TV | CBS | No | Was used for a time during its ABC days(early-mid 80's) as NewsWatch 13, currently identifies as CBS 13 News |
| 24. | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | WIIC-TV (now WPXI-TV) | NBC | No | dropped News/Watch branding circa 1975, Channel 11 News has been use since 1985. |
| 30. | Nashville, Tennessee | WNGE-TV (now WKRN-TV) | ABC | No | Has identified as News 2 since 1995 |
| 32. | Columbus, Ohio | WCMH-TV | NBC | No | Currently identifies as NBC4 |
| 32. | Columbus, Ohio | WOUB-TV & WOUC-TV | PBS | Yes | Ohio University-owned PBS affiliate produces half-hour news program each weekday using the name NewsWatch |
| 36. | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | WVTV | The CW | No | Was used for newsbreaks during the 1970s and 1980s |
| 47. | Memphis, Tennessee | WPTY-TV | ABC | No | Has identified as Eyewitness News since 2000, shared with WLMT-TV |
| WLMT-TV | UPN (now CW) | No | Currently identifies as Eyewitness News, shared with WPTY-TV | ||
| WREG | CBS | No | Used during the 1970s and early 1980s; Currently identifies as Newschannel 3 | ||
| 49. | Jacksonville, Florida | WJKS-TV (now WCWJ) | ABC (now CW) | No | No longer produces a newscast |
| 52. | Providence, Rhode Island/New Bedford, Massachusetts | WJAR | NBC | No | Currently identifies as NBC 10 News |
| 54. | Scranton, Pennsylvania & Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | WNEP-TV | ABC | Yes | Has been indentified Newswatch 16 since 1968. |
| 75. | Omaha, Nebraska | KETV | ABC | Yes | Identified as NewsWatch 7 since the mid 1970s and KETV NewsWatch 7 since 2000. |
| 84. | Champaign-Urbana/Decatur/Springfield, Illinois | WEIU-TV | PBS | Yes | Identified as News Watch since as early as 2000. |
| 89. | South Bend, Indiana | WSJV | Fox | No | Currently identifies as Fox 28 News |
| 99. | Johnstown, Pennsylvania | WWCP | Fox | No | Identified as News Watch during early years of news, then Fox 8 News before ceasing news operation in 2008. |
| 101. | Evansville, Indiana | WFIE | NBC | No | Identified as "News Watch 14" from 1996-2006, has identified as 14 News since 2006 |
| 115. | Augusta, Georgia | WJBF-TV | ABC | No | Has identified as WJBF NewsChannel 6 since 1992 |
| 119. | Fargo/Grand Forks | KTHI-TV (now KVLY) | ABC (now NBC) | No | Identified as TV-11 Newswatch from 1979 to 1983; has identified as Valley News Live since 2007 |
| 120. | Eugene | KMTR | NBC | No | Now identifies as "NewsSource 16" |
| 126. | Yakima, Washington | KIMA-TV | CBS | No | Identified as KIMA News Watch until 2007, currently identifies as KIMA Action News, sister station to KEPR |
| Pasco, Washington | KEPR-TV | CBS | No | Identified as KEPR News Watch until 2007, currently identifies as KEPR Action News, sister station to KIMA | |
| 129. | Corpus Christi, Texas | KZTV-TV | CBS | No | Identified as "NewsWatch 10" at various points of the 1980s, 90's, and finally from 1999 to 2002. Currently Identified as "Action 10 News" |
| 140. | Medford, Oregon/Klamath Falls, Oregon | KDRV/KDKF | ABC | Yes | Currently identifies as NewsWatch 12 |
| 142. | Erie, Pennsylvania | WSEE-TV | CBS | Yes | Currently identifies as WSEE NewsWatch |
| 147. | Salisbury, Maryland | WMDT | ABC | No | Currently identifies as Delmarva 47 News |
| 155. | Bluefield, West Virginia/Beckley, West Virginia/Oak Hill, West Virginia | WOAY | ABC | Yes | Currently identifies as NewsWatch 4 |
| 160. | Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi | WLOX | ABC | No | Identified as NewsWatch 13 during the 1980s and 1990s. Currently identifies as WLOX News |
| 163. | Idaho Falls, Idaho/Pocatello, Idaho | KIDK | CBS | No | Identified as Newswatch 3 until 2007. Currently identifies as Channel 3 Eyewitness News |
| 169. | Utica, New York | WUTR | ABC | No | Identified as Newswatch 20 during the 1970s. Dropped its news operation in 2003. |
| 191. | Great Falls, Montana | KTGF | independent station | Yes | |
| 201. | St. Joseph, Missouri | KQTV | ABC | No | Identified as NewsWatch 2 and KQ2 Newswatch for decades. Currently identifies as KQ2 Your Hometown News |
