CNN

CNN

Country	United States
Broadcast area	United States Canada Worldwide
Headquarters	CNN Center Atlanta, Georgia
Programming
Language(s)	English
Picture format	1080i (HDTV) (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	CNN Global (Warner Bros. Discovery)
Key people	Jeff Zucker (Chairman, WarnerMedia News & Sports; President, CNN Global) Brad Ferrer (EVP/CFO, WarnerMedia News & Sports) Ken Jautz (EVP, CNN Worldwide) Andrew Morse (EVP/Chief Digital Officer) Michael Bass (EVP of Programming, CNN U.S.)
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History
Launched	June 1, 1980; 44 years ago (1980-06-01)
Links
Webcast	CNNgo
Website	cnn.com

The Cable News Network (CNN) is an American cable news television channel. It was founded in 1980 by Ted Turner.^[3][4] The Cable News Network first aired on television on June 1, 1980. The Cable News Network's first newscast was anchored (hosted) by David Walker and his wife Lois Hart.^[5] In its first year CNN hired many political analysts, including Rowland Evans and Robert Novak.^[6][7][8] On January 1, 1982 CNN launched a 24-hour sister newscast channel with no talk shows or commentary shows called CNN2.^[9] CNN broadcasts programs from its headquarters at the CNN Center in Atlanta, or from the Deutsche Bank Center in New York City, or from studios in Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. CNN is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, and the U.S. news channel is a part of the CNN Global.

1. ↑ "The World's Most Trusted Name in News". warnermediamarketing.com. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
2. ↑ "Channel List - Tata Sky" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
3. ↑ Reese Schonfeld Bio. Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine (January 29, 2001) MeAndTed.com. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
4. ↑ Charles Bierbauer, CNN senior Washington correspondent, discusses his 19-year career at CNN. Archived 2012-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (May 8, 2000). CNN.com. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
5. ↑ "CNN's first broadcast: June 1, 1980". Archived from the original on 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
6. ↑ "The Telegraph - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
7. ↑ "Star-News - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
8. ↑ Turner, Ted; Burke, Bill (2008). Call Me Ted. Grand Central Publishing. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-446-54336-1.
9. ↑ "St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2022-03-23.