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it is based on a similar logo used by its former sister channel in the tampa bay area bay news 9 now owned by bright house networks . on may 25 2005 time warner cable announced that it would eliminate 30 staff positions from sister networks r news in syracuse and news 10 now in rochester in a cost saving consolidation of its three regional news channels at the time in upstate new york . news 10 now and r news s technical production and master control operations were merged with capital news 9 . with the move capital news 9 began serving as the production and studio hub for the news programming of both channels with capital news 9 s anchor staff handling simultaneous on air duties on both sister channels while news 10 now began handling production responsibilities for weather forecast segments for all of its sister news channels statewide from its syracuse facility using the channel s weather staff . each of the channels retained their respective newsgathering crews producers facilities and news management ; the channels also simulcast the albany produced political review program capital tonight . in addition the cable access channels on the systems in each of the channels markets now share broadcasts of collegiate sporting events in the event that time warner cable is able to secure the rights to air the telecasts in all of its upstate markets . in august 2006 capital news 9 expanded its reach to systems within eastern new york that time warner cable had recently acquired from adelphia communications . in april 2008 capital news 9 began simulcasting its audio full time on local radio station wuam 900 am ; the simulcasting agreement with the channel ended in 2014 upon mutual agreement by both parties not to renew the contract . on february 12 2010 time warner cable announced that capital news 9 and news 10 now would be rebranded as ynn for your news now adopting the same brand that had already been in use on their sister channels in buffalo and rochester the former of which was the first to adopt the ynn brand when it launched in march 2009 . 1 the rebranding occurred in march 2010 . the following month in april 2010 the channel launched a subfeed for the hudson valley region ynn hudson valley . former time warner cable news logo used until september 20 2016 . on december 16 2013 the channel rebranded as time warner cable news capital region as part of a branding standardization across the provider s news channels that included the introduction of a new graphics and music package . 2 the channel s hudson valley subfeed was accordingly rebranded from ynn hudson valley to time warner cable news hudson valley . with the acquisition of twc by charter communications in 2016 the time warner cable news branding has been dropped from all networks in favor of spectrum news after charter s primary consumer brand on september 20th 2016 . notable current on air staff edit liz benjamin capital tonight host references edit mcchesney charles february 12 2010 . news 10 now to become ynn . the post standard . retrieved february 15 2010 . kaplan don november 20 2013 . ny1 changing name to time warner cable news ny1 . daily news . retrieved december 22 2013 . external links edit official website v t e broadcast television in the capital district of new york and berkshire county massachusetts including albany and pittsfield reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television local stations wrgb 6.1 cbs 6.2 this tv 6.3 comet wten wcdc 10.1 19.1 abc 10.2 19.2 gettv 10.3 19.3 justice wnyt 13.1 nbc 13.2 metv 13.3 h & i wmht 17.1 pbs 17.2 create 17.3 world wxxa tv 23.1 fox 23.2 capital otb tv 23.3 laff wngn lp 35 wngx ld 42 analog fn wcwn 45.1 the cw 45.2 grit 45.3 cbs simulcast wnya 51.1 mntv 51.2 antenna tv 51.3 decades outlying area stations wycx cd 2.1 .2 retro 2.3 tuff tv ; manchester vt w04aj 4 pbs ; glens falls via wmht w04bd 4 pbs ; schoharie via wmht wnce cd 8.1 yta ; glens falls wybn ld 14.1 buzzr 14.2 asn 14.3 tuff tv 14.4 france 24 14.5 rev n 14.6 latv 14.7 this tv ; cobleskill wept cd 15.1 amgtv newburgh wnyt 18 nbc troy w21cp d 21 nbc gloversville via wnyt w28da d 28 nbc pittsfield ma via wnyt w38dl d 38 nbc adams ma via wnyt wvbg lp 41 analog ind ; greenwich wnyt 45 nbc glens falls w47cm 47 analog silent ; glens falls wypx 55.1 ion 55.2 qubo 55.3 life ; amsterdam adjacent locals burlington vt plattsburgh wcax tv 3.1 cbs ; burlington vt wver 28.1 pbs vpbs 28.2 pbs plus 28.3 create 28.4 world ; rutland new york city wrnn tv 48.1 ind amgtv jtv news 48.2 blue ocean network 48.3 arirang tv 48.4 gcn 48.5 nhk world ; kingston utica wktv 2.1 nbc 2.2 cbs 2.3 cw 2.4 metv ; utica cable only stations spectrum news capital region yes sny msg network defunct stations tw3 wedg tv upn cable only w52df 52 tbn new york state television albany schenectady binghamton buffalo burlington plattsburgh elmira new york city rochester syracuse utica watertown vermont broadcast television albany schenectady boston ma burlington plattsburgh massachusetts television albany boston providence springfield v t e charter communications leadership thomas m. rutledge ceo internet properties spectrum internet cable television channels news channels austin buffalo capital region central ny florida bay news 9 news 13 infom s new york city ny1 ny1 noticias ny1 rail and road north carolina rochester sports channels bright house sports net florida carolinas kansas city los angeles sportsnet deportes sportsnet la new york upstate sportsnet new york part ownership ohio texas wisconsin local regional spectrum community maine southern california oc 16 hawaii v t e regional and local television news channels in north america canada cp24 global news bc 1 united states northeast the comcast network fios1 necn news 12 networks news 12 long island news 12 new jersey news 12 connecticut news 12 westchester news 12 hudson valley news 12 the bronx news 12 brooklyn news 12 traffic and weather ocean state networks osn newschannel 8 ny1 ny1 noticias ny1 rail and road pcnc spectrum news spectrum news buffalo spectrum news rochester spectrum news capital region hudson valley spectrum news central new york southern tier southeast bay news 9 news 13 infom s spectrum news north carolina newswatch 15 wsnn ld other areas 6 news lawrence arizona newschannel arizona mas cltv kansas 22 news 9 now news on 6 now news press 3 now northwest cable news noticentro ahora noticias 24 7 oc channel spectrum news austin san antonio defunct idaho s very own 24 71 citynews channel chch dt1 florida s news channel kaut tv1 kmyt tv1 knws tv1 las vegas one lnc5 news 24 houston news 9 san antonio newschannel 5 niagara news tv orange county newschannel onn sann txcn wmtw all news channel wrnn tv1 1 still on the air but no longer carrying a dedicated news format . note this is an incomplete list retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title spectrum news capital region & oldid 741513087 categories television channels and stations established in 2002your news now channelstelevision stations in capital district new york24 hour television news channels in the united