CNN Airport
| CNN Airport | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | United States |
| Broadcast area | Available in select airports |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | CNN (WarnerMedia News & Sports) |
| Sister channels | CNN CNN-News18 CNN en Español CNN International HLN |
| History | |
| Launched | June 3, 1991[1] |
| Closed | March 31, 2021 |
| Former names | CNN Airport Network (1991–2010) |
| Links | |
| Website | edition |
| Availability | |
CNN Airport was an American television network. Owned and operated by WarnerMedia, it was a special version of CNN that only played in United States airports. The network broadcast news, entertainment, stock market updates, weather, and travel news to 58 airports across the United States.[2] CNN paid airports to show the channel exclusively on their monitors.[3]
CNN Airport's 24-hour schedule was described as roughly 16% news, 19% live sports, 24% lifestyle, 24% travel, and 10% for custom messages from airports if they wish to use the timeslot.[4]
On January 12, 2021, CNN's president Jeffrey Zucker announced that the network would be closed by the end of March.[5]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ TBS to begin testing The Airport Channel, The Boston Globe (via HighBeam Research), May 12, 1991.
- ↑ "PARTICIPATING AIRPORTS". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ↑ SFGATE, Dianne de Guzman (April 26, 2018). "Congressman proposes government keep CNN off airport televisions". SFGATE. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ↑ "CNN Airport Network Media Kit" (PDF). CNN.
- ↑ "CNN will end "CNN Airport Network" after 30 years". The Desk. January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.