Millennium 3 (news music)
Millennium 3 is a television news music package composed by Shelly Palmer. It was composed in 1993 and features up to 150 cuts of opens, closes, stingers, bumpers and promo beds in a hard-hitting action news format. It has been used by at least 40 television stations nationwide, and was originally commissioned by KSTW in Tacoma-Seattle and KTVT in Dallas-Fort Worth.
Millennium 3 comes in three versions: Millennium 3, Millennium 3 with PNP Signature and Millennium 3.2. Millennium 3 with PNP Signature is basically the original Millennium 3 package but featuring the "I Love Chicago, Chicago, My Home" signature heard in the Palmer News Package to open and close each cut of music.
Millennium 3.2, on the other hand, features the original signature of Millennium 3, but in a remixed techno version which is completely different from the traditional format of most news packages.
Stations that used or have used Millennium 3
DMA# |
DMA Name |
Station |
Affiliation |
Years Used |
Other Notes |
5. |
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas |
KTVT |
CBS, formerly Independent |
1995-2000 |
First station (along with KSTW) to commission package |
6. |
San Francisco, California |
KNTV |
NBC, formerly Independent, ABC, The WB |
1998-2000 |
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8. |
Atlanta, Georgia |
WGCL-TV, formerly WHAE, WANX, WGNX |
CBS, formerly Independent |
1995-1999 |
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14. |
Seattle-Tacoma, Washington |
KSTW, formerly KTNT |
The CW, formerly CBS, Independent, UPN |
1995-1997 |
First station (along with KTVT) to commission package |
19. |
Orlando, Florida |
WKMG-TV, formerly WDBO and WCPX |
CBS |
1995-1996 |
Used Millennium 3 with PNP Signature |
1996-1998 |
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22. |
Portland, Oregon |
KPDX |
MyNetworkTV, formerly Independent, FOX, UPN |
Date unknown-2000 |
Used Millennium 3 with PNP Signature |
29. |
Nashville, Tennessee |
WTVF |
CBS |
Dates unknown |
Used Millennium 3 with PNP Signature |
31. |
Kansas City, Missouri |
KCTV |
CBS, formerly ABC |
Unknown date-present |
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KSMO-TV |
MyNetworkTV, formerly Independent, UPN, The WB |
2005-present |
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36. |
Greenville, South Carolina |
WSPA-TV |
CBS |
1995-1998 |
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43. |
Norfolk, Virginia |
WTKR |
CBS |
1995-1998 |
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WGNT |
The CW, formerly DuPont, Independent, UPN |
1995-1997 |
Used to air a 10pm newscast produced by WTKR |
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56. |
Little Rock, Arkansas |
KARK |
NBC |
1997-2002 |
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71. |
Des Moines, Iowa |
WHO-TV |
NBC |
1995-1998 |
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74. |
Springfield, Missouri |
KYTV (TV) |
NBC |
1997-present |
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76. |
Omaha, Nebraska |
WOWT-TV |
NBC, formerly CBS |
Date unknown |
Used Millennium 3 with PNP Signature |
News on One (cable) |
No affiliation |
Dates unknown |
Used Millennium 3 with PNP Signature |
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82. |
Huntsville, Alabama |
WAAY-TV, formerly WAFG |
ABC, formerly NBC |
1997-2000 |
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84. |
Shreveport, Louisiana |
KTBS-TV |
ABC |
1993-2006 |
Used Millennium 3 with PNP Signature |
88. |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
KCRG |
ABC |
1998-2004 |
Used Millennium 3 with PNP Signature |
105. |
Tallahassee, Florida |
WTXL-TV formerly WECA |
ABC |
1998-2004 |
Used Millennium 3 with PNP Signature |
120. |
Fargo, North DAKOTA |
KXJB-TV |
CBS |
1997-2002 |
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121. |
Santa Barbara, California |
KCOY-TV |
CBS, formerly NBC |
1997-1999 |
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125. |
Bakersfield, California |
KBAK-TV, formerly KAFY |
CBS, formerly ABC |
1997-2001 |
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133. |
Columbus-Tupelo, Mississippi |
WCBI |
CBS |
Date unknown-2004 |
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134. |
Wilmington, North Carolina |
WWAY |
ABC |
1995-1999 |
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153. |
Bangor, Maine |
WABI-TV |
CBS, formerly NBC |
2001 |
Used Millennium 3 with PNP Signature |
154. |
Rochester, Minnesota |
KTTC, formerly KROC |
NBC |
Date unknown-2002 |