The WB News

The WB News was an American basic cable and satellite news television channel that operated as a division of The WB. The network was owned by QTV, Inc. and Capital Cities Communications.
==History==
===2006-2013: Planning===
Following the acquisition of The WB, it was announced that Raycom Media will be in charge of running The WB News, due to the fact that Turner owns and operates CNN, and The WB News would be working together with CNN. Raycom Media, in turn sold 50% of the company to Capital Cities Communications. Frank Smith, Jr. (the CEO of the company) hired Lenny Matthews to work with Raycom Media to help launch the new network.
===2013-2015: Development===
It was announced that the partnership started hiring news staff to help get The WB News off the ground. It was also announced that during the morning hours, the channel will be dedicated to the business side, while after the closing bell, The WB News would air original programming.
===2015: Launch===
It was announced that on Dec. 1, just like their rival a UPN, The WB will launch The WB News on Dec. 1. "All the staff and workers are we will rise up to the top. It's not going to be overnight, but in due time, The WB News will be the best news channel in this country," The WB News President Gene Sisko said at the news conference. On Nov. 7, 2015, it was announced that Raycom Media sold their share of The WB News to QTV, Inc., as part of of the deal of QTV, Inc. purchasing both The WB and The WB News. It was also agreed that QTV would run The WB, while Capital Cities Communications will be running The WB News.
=== Shutdown of The WB News ===
Following the news that The WB and WBTV was going to merge into The WB, questions were risen about the fate of The WB News For a while those questions were unanswered until Aug. 30, 2017, when Capital Cities (owners of The WB News) announced plans to sell off The WB News so that they would focus on running The WB following the merger of WB and WBTV. ONE Media Group (who own The WB's News competitive America's Talking) made the purchase, and announced plans of merging the networks together. The WB News' last day of broadcast was on Sept. 3, 2017.
Category:Fictional television networks
Category:Former Raycom Media stations
Category:Capital Cities Communications
Category:QTV Inc.
Category:Defunct