Spectrum News Launches Local News Network In St. Louis
Spectrum News Launches Local News Network In St. Louis - NewsLab
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Spectrum News today announced the launch of Spectrum News St. Louis, bringing its local journalism to the Spectrum TV lineup. Now available to St. Louis-area Spectrum TV customers on ch. 1, the introduction of a new linear network follows the previous launch as a digital-only local news platform in 2022.
Spectrum News St. Louis features local headlines at the top and bottom of every hour and hyperlocal weather forecasts every 10 minutes on the 1s. The new network also is available to Spectrum customers via the Spectrum News App for mobile, Xumo Stream Box, Roku and Apple TV.
“The expansion to linear TV in St. Louis is part of our mission to reach more people with reliable and community-focused local news that informs, engages and inspires,” said Sam Singal, Spectrum News group vice president, editorial. “Our talented and dedicated team of journalists on the ground in St. Louis have been pivotal to our success, working to deliver relevant storytelling that has become integral to people’s daily lives.”
Spectrum News St. Louis will serve the Greater St. Louis region and beyond, reaching counties as far as Pike, Marion, Crawford and St. Francois. The new linear network integrates Spectrum News+, which curates nationally relevant local stories from across the country, and reporting from the network’s journalists in St. Louis.
Veteran journalist Becky Willeke has been covering St. Louis for nearly two decades and will continue to lead editorial content at Spectrum News St. Louis as executive producer.
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