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Location |
Akron, Ohio |
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Branding |
Akron News 50 |
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Slogan |
News, Weather, Now. (Primary) |
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Channel(s) |
Charter Communications |
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Availability |
Available exclusively to Charter subscribers |
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Affiliation |
24/7 Local News Independent (Primary) |
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First air date |
October 10, 1997 |
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Headquarters |
Akron, Ohio |
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Sister channel(s) |
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Language |
English |
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Owner |
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Akron News 50 (also officially known as Spectrum Akron News 50 as of September 24, 2017) 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 Mountainic Time Warner Cable in 2003), it currently serves the Akron, Ohio area including the city 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 Mountainic Time 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 Akron News 50 en Espanol, Akron on Demand, and Bright House Sports Network (now Spectrum Sports).