NY1

NY1 (pronounced "New York One") is a twenty-four hour news channel available exclusively to cable television customers within the five boroughs of New York City and nearby Bergen County, New Jersey. It appears on the unused-for-broadcast Channel 1 on Time Warner, and Cablevision cable service, and is owned and operated by Time Warner Cable. In addition to news and weather forecasts, the channel also features human-interest segments such as the "New Yorker of the Week" and the "Scholar Athlete of the Week," as well as specialty programs such as "Inside City Hall" and "Inside Transit."

History

NY1 was conceived in 1991 by the president of Time Warner Cable's New York City cable group, ostensibly to add value to cable as it eroded market share to budding satellite services such as DirecTV and Dish Network. The station launched in the fall of 1992. In January of 2002, the station moved to a brand new, all digital facility in the Chelsea section of Manhattan. In June 2003, NY1 Noticias, a Spanish-language version of the channel, began operating for digital cable subscribers.

Related Topics:
DirecTV - Dish Network - Chelsea - Manhattan

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NY1 was the first Time Warner Cable local news channel, and the cable company went on to add local news networks in several other markets modeled after NY1, including "News 14 Carolina", which serves several markets in North Carolina. Notably, their venture in Houston, "News 24 Houston," was closed after it did not achieve success as NY1 did.

Related Topics:
News 14 Carolina - North Carolina

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