Detroit-Windsor News Now

Detroit/Windsor News Now is a local cable news channel serving the Detroit and Windsor areas. It is owned by Lake Hill Broadcasting. Studios and master control are located in Detroit, with a newsroom and additional studio located in Windsor. It is Lake Hill's first local cable channel, and first channel in Canada.
== History ==
Lake Hill announced plans to launch a news operation in Detroit only, with the possible acquisition of a low power TV station in the area. However, seeing that Windsor was also nearby, and the need for more local news options was greatly needed, Lake Hill scrapped plans to buy a station, and announced that it would launch a local news channel in the area that served both sides of the area. 
The network was originally called Newsfix Detroit/Windsor, with local news updates throughout the day. But, because the area lacked a dedicated news channel, the name was changed to Detroit/Windsor News Now. 
The American side would handle the majority of operations, with anchors presenting news reports regarding both sides of the border. However, Lake Hill also rented a space near downtown Windsor, with a newsroom and studio ready to go. 
The channel was launched on November 3rd, 2020, the same day as the US Elections. That evening, News Now broadcasted a locally focused election broadcast, which reported on local election results, as well as the Presidential Election results. Since Michigan was a swing state during the election, Newsfix used News Now's reporters to cover Detroit area results for the Presidential election. The special also had interviews from Windsor and Canadian leaders talking about how the results of the election could impact US-Canada relations, which were broadcast from Windsor. 
== Programming ==
The channel uses a newswheel format, with headlines at the top of the hour, then local news reports from both cities, then National news from both countries, then a weather format with conditions being reported for Detroit in Fahrenheit, and Windsor conditions being reported in Celsius. To wrap the hour up, there would be a sports report, primarily focusing on Detroit sports.
During the primetime hours, Detroit Tonight and Windsor Tonight airs. Both have a similar format, with an anchor talking about the news stories of the day and interviews with guests. Detroit Tonight is broadcast from the Detroit studios, while Windsor Tonight is broadcast from the Windsor Studios. 
Due to a lack of French news outlets for Windsor, a French language newscast is aired during primetime. Primarly focusing on Windsor and Canada news, with a minor focus on Detroit and US news, Detroit/Windsor Nouvelles ce soir is broadcast from the Windsor studios, and runs for a full hour at 10pm. 
In the wake of Bell Media's cost cutting measures at stations across Canada, which included the cancelation of CTV 2 O&O CHWI Windsor's weekend newscast, News Now announced that it would create a spinoff to "Windsor Tonight" to fill the void, as CBC's Windsor station CBET also does not produce a newscast on the weekend. Windsor Weekend airs at 6pm on Saturdays and Sundays, and airs from the Windsor studios. Unlike Windsor Tonight and its American counterpart, Detroit Tonight, the show does not have guests, opting for a traditional newscast format. 
Category:Detroit
Category:Michigan
Category:Windsor
Category:Ontario
Category:Canada
Category:Lake Hill Broadcasting