The Times-Picayune
New Orleans is down one newscast.
Effective Friday (June 4), local CW affiliate WNOL-Channel 38 dropped the 9 p.m. weekday newscast produced and staffed by sister station WGNO-Channel 26.
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Effective Monday (June 7), the CWs prime-time lineup moves back an hour to the 8-10 p.m. time slot. Back-to-back reruns of “The Simpsons” will air in the 7 p.m. hour.
Removing the newscast focuses WNOL’s brand as a viewer destination for the syndicated sitcom reruns that wrap around the CW’s prime time programs, said Rick Erbach, WGNO news director. More…