News Matrix (news music)

'''News Matrix''' is a television news music package composed by [[Stephen Arnold]]. It features up to 100 cuts of opens, closes, promo bumpers, stingers and promo beds.

The package composed in 1998, is currently/has been used by 34 television stations nationwide. Originally composed for the [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]], the first stations to use the package were [[KOKH]] in [[Oklahoma City]] and [[WSYX]] and [[WTTE]] in [[Columbus, Ohio]].

==Stations that used or have used ''News Matrix''==
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| '''[[Designated market area|DMA]]#'''
| '''DMA Name'''
| '''Station'''
| '''Affiliation'''
| '''Years Used'''
| '''Notes'''
|-
| 4.
| [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
| [[WPHL-TV]]
| [[MyNetworkTV]], formerly [[Independent station|Independent]], [[The WB]]
| 2000-2006
|
|-
| 5.
| [[Dallas]]/[[Fort Worth, Texas]]
| [[WFAA-TV]]
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| 2004-2005
| Used a customized signature based on their previous news package, [[The Spirit]] by Stephen Arnold
|-
| 13.
| [[Tampa]]/[[St. Petersburg, Florida]]
| [[WFTS]]
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| 2002-2006
|
|-
| 19.
| [[Orlando, Florida]]
| [[WFTV]]
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| 2004-2006
|
|-
| 20.
| [[Sacramento, California]]
| [[KTXL]]
| [[FOX]], formerly [[Independent station|Independent]]
| 2002-2006
|
|-
| 26.
| [[Baltimore, Maryland]]
| [[WBFF]]
| [[FOX]]
| 2001-2002
|
|-
| 32.
| [[Columbus, Ohio]]
| [[WSYX]]
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| 1999-2002
| First station (along with sister stations [[WTTE]] & [[KOKH]]) to use package
|-
|
|
| [[WTTE]]
| [[FOX]]
| 1999-2002
| First station (along with sister stations [[KOKH]] & [[WSYX]]) to use package
|-
| 42.
| [[Las Vegas, Nevada]]
| [[KVVU-TV]]
| [[FOX]], formerly [[Independent station|Independent]]
| 2002-2006
|
|-
| 44.
| [[Albuquerque]]/[[Santa Fe, New Mexico]]
| [[KOB-TV]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2003-present
| Theme is still used on its weekly high school sports show ''New Mexico Gameday''
|-
| 45.
| [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]]
| [[KOKH-TV]]
| [[FOX]], formerly [[Independent station|Independent]]
| 1999-2001
| First station (along with sister stations [[WSYX]] & [[WTTE]]) to use package
|-
| 57.
| [[Albany, New York]]
| [[WXXA-TV]]
| [[FOX]], formerly [[Independent station|Independent]]
| 2003-2008
|
|-
| 60.
| [[Mobile, Alabama]]
| [[WKRG-TV]]
| [[CBS]]
| 2002-2004
|
|-
| 63.
| [[Lexington, Kentucky]]
| [[WTVQ-TV]]
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| 2004-2006
|
|-
| 67.
| [[Roanoke, Virginia]]
| [[WSLS-TV]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2003-2006
|
|-
| 69.
| [[Wichita, Kansas]]
| [[KSAS-TV]]
| [[FOX]], formerly [[Independent station|Independent]]
| 2004-2008
| 9pm newscast produced by [[KWCH]]
|-
| 70.
| [[Green Bay, Wisconsin]]
| [[WLUK-TV]]
| [[FOX]], formerly [[NBC]], and [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| 2001-2008
|
|-
| 86.
| [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]]
| [[WDEF-TV]]
| [[CBS]]
| 2002-present
|
|-
| 87.
| [[Brownsville, Texas]]
| [[KRGV-TV]]
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| 2001-2007
|
|-
| 98.
| [[El Paso, Texas]]
| [[KDBC-TV]]
| [[CBS]]
| 2001-2004
|
|-
| 104.
| [[Florence]]/[[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina]]
| [[WBTW]]
| [[CBS]]
| 2002-2006
|
|-
| 105.
| [[Tallahassee, Florida]]
| [[Florida's News Channel]] (cable)
| No affliliation
| 1999-2004
|
|-
| 107.
| [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]]
| [[WFFT-TV]]
| [[FOX]]
| 2009-present
| Commissioned when WFFT debuted its 10pm newscast
|-
| 115.
| [[Augusta, Georgia]]
| [[WJBF]]
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], formerly [[NBC]]
| 2006
|
|-
| 116.
| [[Peoria, Illinois]]
| [[WHOI (TV)]]
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], formerly [[CBS]]
| 2002-2007
|
|-
| 131.
| [[Amarillo, Texas]]
| [[KFDA-TV]]
| [[CBS]]
| 2003-2007
|
|-
|
|
| [[KTMO-LP]]
| [[Telemundo]]
| 2003-present
|
|-
| 136.
| [[Monroe, Louisiana]]
| [[KNOE-TV]]
| [[CBS]]
| 2006-2007
|
|-
| 137.
| [[Columbia, Missouri|Columbia]]/[[Jefferson City, Missouri]]
| [[K38II]] "KQFX-TV"
| [[FOX]]
| 2005-2007
|
|-
| 138.
| [[Topeka, Kansas]]
| [[WIBW-TV]]
| [[CBS]]
| 2005-2006
|
|-
|
|
| WIBW-DT2 "MyNetwork Topeka"
| [[MyNetworkTV]]
| 2006-present
| 9pm newscast produced by [[WIBW-TV]]
|-
| 141.
| [[Port Arthur, Texas]]
| [[KBTV-TV]]
| [[FOX]]
| 2009-present
|
|-
| 145.
| [[Wichita Falls, Texas]]
| [[KAUZ-TV]]
| [[CBS]]
| 2005-2007
|
|-
| 148.
| [[Joplin, Missouri]]
| [[KODE-TV]]
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], formerly [[CBS]]
| 2006-present
|
|-
| 154.
| [[Rochester, Minnesota]]
| [[KXLT-TV]]
| [[FOX]]
| 2000-2006
| 9pm newscast produced by [[KTTC]]
|-
| 156.
| [[Midland, Texas]]
| [[KMID]]
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| 2005-present
|
|-
| 184.
| [[Grand Junction, Colorado]]
| [[KREX-TV]]
| [[CBS]]
| 2004-2007
|
|-
|
|
| [[KFQX]]
| [[FOX]]
| 2004-2007
| Aired rebroadcasts of [[KREX-TV]]'s newscasts
|-
| 188
| [[Laredo, Texas]]
| [[KGNS-TV]]
| [[NBC]]
| 2005-2006
|
|}

==External links==
* [http://www.stephenarnoldmusic.com/ Stephen Arnold Music Corporate Website]
* [http://www.southernmedia-nmsa.com/index.php?page=3,1,64 "News Matrix" at SouthernMedia's NMSA - listing of American stations which have used the package]

[[Category:Television news music packages]]