Newsfix

Newsfix is an American news subchannel network. It is owned by Lake Hill Broadcasting. The channel's studios and control room are in New York City, with master control facilities and sales offices located in the Lake Hill headquarters in Chicago, Illinois.
== History ==
Newsfix was inspired by the various news networks that specializes in non-political commentary that sprang up in the late 2010s, such as Newsy and NewsNet. Lake Hill approved the formation of a national news department in early 2019, with the intention of creating a news network to launch by 2020, to take advantage of the 2020 elections. 
Newsfix launched on Febuary 1st, 2020, with all hours aside from 4 hours of E/I programming every Saturday filled with news programming. The channel follows a newswheel format, and is broadcast live, except for the overnight hours and weekends.
With the COVID-19 outbreak becoming rampant in mid-March, Newsfix changed its newswheel to cover the outbreak, with the sports segment removed and replaced as sports leagues ceased their seasons or delayed the start of their seasons. Newsfix stops their newswheel format every night at 8pm eastern for a special hour answering questions about the outbreak, in partnership with Lake Hill's stations. The sports segment returned following the major sports leagues returning to some form of play, and the 8pm hour has reverted back to the newswheel format. 
Newsfix made headlines within the broadcast industry when it announced their election coverage plans. For one, Lake Hill's CW and MynetworkTV affiliates will simulcast Newsfix's coverage. The part of the announcement that shocked the industry was that the channel would not have analysis of the current results, nor would it bring on people to talk about the current state of the race, and correspondents would be out on the field sampling the mood but won't interview voters. Instead, the coverage would focus on the current results of the elections and focus more on the congressional and state elections, with reporters reporting live from coast to coast covering the congressional and local elections. 
In an interview with The Washington Post, Danial R, President of news programming and Newsfix, said: "When you watch election night coverage, it's all about the pundits telling what they think. It never focuses on what the people want, straightforward, no-frills coverage of the results, and more coverage on congressional results and state elections, such as the race for governor in various states. And especially with an election like this, we owe it to the American people to cover this election differently, and that has been Newsfix's commitment since day one, straightforward, no-frills news, free from the pundits." 
== Programming ==
Newsfix follows a newswheel format during its news programming. At :01 and :31 past the hour, top headlines are shown. At :13 and :43 past the hour, weather updates are shown from Newsfix's meteorologists. At :17 and :47 past the hour, a sports update is shown. And at :23 and :53 past the hour, health updates and lifestyle news is shown. Local affiliates can preempt the health/lifestyle updates with local news updates, as Newsfix's O&Os do. Affiliates can also preempt the national weather segment for a local weather update. In addition to that, Newsfix allows affiliates to air local news broadcasts from 7-9am and 10pm eastern. E/I programming is shown from 7am-12pm Saturdays, with programming supplied by Lake Hill's production unit.
In the wake of COVID-19, civil unrest, and the election, Newsfix launched an initiative to help kids and teens understand the news. On September 5th, 2020, Newsfix replaced the majority of their E/I programming with newscasts targeted at children and teens. The programs were developed in cooperation with various educators, child psychiatrists, parents, and children of all ages. The programming is E/I compliant, and each half hour is produced for various age groups. The first half hour is produced for kids who are in preschool, with a focus on explaining the current pandemic and the elections, although the recent civil unrest is explained periodically. The second half hour is designed for kids in elementary school, with the half hour focusing more on current events, although it's limited to covering COVID-19, the return to school, and the election. Protests are covered more, with more explanation, although the program does not get into specifics. The third half hour is aimed for tweens/teens in Middle school, with more coverage of current events and more in-depth coverage of current issues. And the final half hour is aimed at teens in High school, which is more or less formatted like a regular hour of Newsfix cut into a half hour, but the program dives deeper into current issues that are not talked about in the other editions, as well as social media interaction. All editions have positive stories mixed throughout and are commercial free. 
Category:Lake Hill Broadcasting