Akron News 50

Akron News 50 is a cable news television network located in Akron, Ohio. Owned by Charter Communications (through Charter's acquisition of Bright House Networks in 2016, although Bright House, in turn, acquired and absorbed Time Warner Cable Akron in 2003), it currently serves the Akron, Ohio area including the cities of Canton, and the rest of the surrounding areas in Cuyahoga, Summit and Lorain County. 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 Time Warner Cable Akron 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 Cleveland News 20 en Espanol, Cleveland on Demand, and Bright House Sports Network (now Spectrum Sports).