NewsCenter II

NewsCenter II was a [[television news music package|news music composition]] composed as the successor theme for [[NewsCenter (news music)|the original NewsCenter music]] by Michael Randall. Like its predecessor, it was commissioned by [[KNBC]], the NBC [[owned-and-operated]] station in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]].

Background
In 1979, Michael Randall had composed the disco-flavored original NewsCenter theme initially commissioned by KNBC. This theme soon spread to other stations (primarily NBC affiliates) over the next few years.

As disco faded out however, it became apparent by 1981 that the NewsCenter theme had quickly become dated. So KNBC commissioned Randall to compose an updated theme, which he called NewsCenter II. The theme would be used until the early 1990s (In fact [[WSFA]], an NBC affiliate in [[Montgomery, Alabama]], used the theme until 1996).

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| '''[[Designated market area|DMA]]#'''
| '''DMA Name'''
| '''Station'''
| '''Affiliation'''
| '''Years Used'''
| '''Other Notes'''
|-
| 2.
| [[Los Angeles, CA]]
| [[KNBC-TV]]
| [[NBC]]
| 1981-1993
| First station to commission package
|-
| 8.
| [[Washington, DC]]
| [[WRC-TV]]
| NBC
| 1983-1986
|
|-
| 12.
| [[Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL]]
| [[WTSP-TV]]
| [[CBS]], formerly [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| 1987-1989
|
|-
| 23.
| [[Portland, OR]]
| [[KGW]]
| NBC
| 1984-1989
|
|-
| 25.
| [[Indianapolis, IN]]
| [[WISH-TV]]
| CBS
| 1984-1990
|
|-
| 53.
| [[Austin, TX]]
| [[KXAN]], formerly KTVV
| NBC
| 1984-1990
|
|-
| 53.
| [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]]-[[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton, PA]]
| [[WBRE-TV]]
| NBC
| 1985-1988
|
|-
| 117.
| [[Montgomery, AL]]
| [[WSFA]]
| NBC
| 1985-1996
|
|}

==References==
*[http://southernmedia-nmsa.com SouthernMedia News Music Search Archive]

[[Category:Television news music packages]]