Sinclair owned Toledo NBC affiliate WNWO will stop producing local newscasts starting on May 15.
The station posted the news to its website. See the statement below:
NBC 24 is changing the way we produce news in Toledo to ensure our long-term success.
AdvertisementBeginning May 15, The National Desk, which provides real-time national and regional news from Sinclair’s television stations across the U.S., will air during our regularly scheduled news time periods.
TND, which offers an alternative choice for news and provides an opportunity for local news cut-ins, has grown exponentially over the last year, reaching nearly 3 million viewers per week across all dayparts.
Toledo CBS affiliate WTOL said employees found out on Thursday and that the station’s Toledo-based employees will be out of a job.
WNWO and its parent company Sinclair Broadcasting have faced financial issues for many years. In 2017, newscast production shifted to sister station WSBT in South Bend, Indiana, with the station keeping a small number of Toledo-based employees.
The station was founded in 1966 as WDHO. It became an NBC affiliate in 1995.