The 24 Hour News Source brand was a common name used by American television stations starting in the early 1990s for brief hourly news updates, usually running 30 seconds to a minute in length. At its peak, dozens of stations across the U.S. were producing these brief news updates. Varying names used by stations using the format include "24-Hour News Channel", "24-Hour News and Weather Source", "24-Hour News and Weather Channel" or "24-Hour News Service". By coincidence, many television stations at this time were evolving into a 24-hour programming schedule and phasing out late night sign-offs with the exception of weekends and early Monday morning depending on the station.
As of February 2010, the only remaining broadcast television stations in the United States currently utilizing the "24 Hour News Source" format are CBS affiliate WISH-TV in Indianapolis, NBC affiliates WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids, Michigan and KFDX-TV in Wichita Falls, Texas, and ABC affiliate KCRG in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Fox affiliate WXIX in Cincinnati uses a format similar to the "24 Hour News Source", though that station's news updates are mainly provided in the daytime hours only.
Today, United States television stations with a news division generally air news outside of regular newscast timeslots only in the event of breaking news or a severe weather emergency, or in some cases, during halftime periods of sporting events such as NFL football games.
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