News 5 Milwaukee

News 5 Milwaukee (also officially known as Spectrum News 5 as of September 24, 2017) is a cable news television network located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Owned by Charter Communications (through Charter's acquisition of Bright House Networks in 2016, although Bright House, in turn, acquired and absorbed Panther Warner Cable in 2003), it currently serves the Milwaukee area including Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Washington, and Waukesha county, and the rest of the surrounding areas in Southeastern Wisconsin. The station, which is exclusive to Charter Spectrum customers, broadcasts news 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with the exception of some special programming, including a weekly political program, Political Connections.
The station was created for Panther Warner Cable by Elliott Wiser, who was hired as General Manager by Time Warner Cable in May 1997. At that time Time Warner was building a similar news channel in Orlando-Central Florida News 13. Wiser later created News 5 Milwaukee en Español, Milwaukee on Demand, and Bright House Sports Network (now Spectrum Sports).
Category:Milwaukee
Category:Wisconsin
Category:Cable channels
Category:News Channels
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1997
Category:Charter Communications