Friday, July 18, 2014

WKYC Expanding Weekend Morning News, Adding New Daytime Shows This Fall

By Frank Macek

Get ready to begin your weekend mornings a little earlier with more news and more weather updates on Channel 3 this fall as WKYC has announced it will greatly expand its Saturday and Sunday newscasts starting in September.

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On Saturday morning, Channel 3 will add one hour of all local news from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. leading into the Saturday edition of the "Today Show" that will continue to air from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., followed by "Channel 3 News Today" from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The midday edition of "Channel 3 News at Noon" will continue to air as well.

On Sunday morning, Channel 3 will add two hours of local news from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m., then the Sunday edition of the "Today Show" from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. and "Channel 3 News Today" from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Meanwhile, NBC's "Meet the Press" will start a half hour earlier beginning at 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., with the midday edition of "Channel 3 News at Noon" as normal.

Also coming to Channel 3 this fall will be two new shows. WKYC will add "The Queen Latifah Show" from 2 p.m. until 3 p.m. and "Celebrity Name Game" from 3:30 until 4 p.m. weekdays. "The Doctors" will move to a late night time slot of 3 a.m. to 4 a.m.

The rest of the Channel 3 daytime schedule will remain the same according to WKYC Station Manager Micki Byrnes.

NBC has already announced its fall lineup that will include the new shows "Bad Judge," "Constantine," "A to Z" and "The Mysteries of Laura."
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