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Gari's Eyewitness News has apparently received an update from Warner Chappell Production Music. Raleigh's WTVD is the only station that has debuted the new cuts so far. ABC's other O&Os switched up to different parts of the existing Gari package. What are your thoughts?
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In light of ABC7's recent music change, we put together a tribute montage of the station's past 3 closing themes. The station has a rich history of over 75 years of service as Southern California's news leader and almost 30 years of Frank Gari's "Eyewitness News". This video is dedicated to the longtime staffers of KABC "ABC7" - those in front of and behind the cameras! Dallas Raines Marc Brown Rob Fukuzaki Ellen Leyva David Ono Jovana Lara
KABC recently switched the ABC group graphics package and the WABC series of the Eyewitness News package. During the weekly credit roll on the May 24th 11am...
The news media industry is reportedly in an uproar, as KABC ABC7 dropped its custom music and replaced it with the same Eyewitness News theme set used by New York City's WABC. The flagship stations have never used the same main themes in their almost 30-year-run of the package. Word on the street is that this is just one of many steps in ABC homogenizing its local news division. We set the station's opens and closes to numerous other alternatives, including 7 options from Gari's Eyewitness News. Music from Warner Chappell Production Music and Stephen Arnold Music.
KABC ABC 7 was the last ABC O&O station to launch the Vivid Zero ABC group graphics package. In a move that shocked and puzzled the industry, the station sw...
Since our last update, WAVE and 25News WEEK have replaced their chimed packages. WAVE went with Stephen Arnold Music's Stream and WEEK went with Unite.
Lansing's WILX has switched to Icon V.3. Stay with us for the latest developments as Gray silences the NBC chimes. More to come soon!
Warner Chappell Production Music's indelible Propulsion series will soon come in a new flavor. WCPM is reportedly working on "Propulsion V.3", rumored to be the most compelling version yet. Propulsion is original to the DFW market and currently on-air in Nashville, Las Vegas, and Philadelphia.
Compliance continues to climb with WITN, WSFA, and WTAP picking up non-chimed news themes. WTAP rattled the industry with the adoption of Warner Chappell Production Music's "Newswire V.2". We hope the station phases in some of the classic themes from the first version of Newswire. It frankly would be a shame not to!
Our latest update of Gray Television's NBC affiliate rebranding shows a 72% compliance rate with KTUU, WSAZ, KKCO, and WVIR switching to non-chimed news music themes. Perhaps the most exciting change is KTUU/KAUU's adoption of Warner Chappell Production Music's Icon V.3. Icon was previously used by the market's former CBS affiliate, the late KTVA 11.
By now, we trust you've heard of Gray Television's scheme to remove NBC network branding from its more than 50 NBC affiliates. How successful has the initiative been thus far? Gray has managed to remove NBC/peacock paraphernalia from ALL website logos and as of today, 65% of Gray's NBC stations are using non-chimed news music themes. The remaining 35% have yet to comply. Use this post to let us know as non-compliant stations update their news music! Stephen Arnold Music Warner Chappell Production Music 11 One/Music
Gray Television is apparently moving its NBC affiliates away from network branding. The peacock has been scrubbed from all website logos. It is likely that all of Gray's NBC stations will eventually phase out news music featuring NBC's sonic brand. We are aware of 7 stations that have switched from chimed to non-chimed themes. Several others have already been using news music without NBC chimes.
Warner Chappell Production Music has released a new syndicated package called "Innovation" which the company describes as a "groundbreaking music package that redefines the soundscape of modern news broadcasting". What are your thoughts? https://www.warnerchappellpm.com/package/innovation-news-music-package/MzEyMzAwNS04MDlmMDk
KWQC TV6 News' unexpected return to "Hello News" inspired us to create an all-Gari resync for the station. Frank Gari truly was the virtuoso of news music. Gari's catalog is available for license from Warner Chappell Production Music.
KWQC TV-6, NBC affiliate for the Quad Cities, is celebrating it's 75th anniversary to great fanfare. This year, the station brought back the "Hello News" im...
We are still excited about KWQC's return to "Hello News". We airchecked the station's newscasts today to show how they are using the classic Gari package. The station sensibly uses the same opening cuts across all dayparts (original news open for the primary opens) but mixes it up for teases and closes. The tease and close selections are pulled from every version of Hello News from Series 1 to the most recent New Generation updates from the mid-2000s. The station is certainly taking full advantage of the variety of the package. Very nicely executed, KWQC!
KWQC returned to Gari's Hello News package and has been using it for nearly a month as of the posting of this video. Airchecks from November 27, 2023 demons...
Today, Gray's KGNS- TV 8 aired its first weekday newscasts from its new $18M facility. The new building has two studios and control rooms now enabling the station to broadcast English and Spanish newscasts live simultaneously. On another note, KGNS dropped its U-Phonix/Third Coast combo in favor of a beloved and well-traveled classic: Stephen Arnold Music's "Signature". WHBF said goodbye, KGNS says hello. The station favored the more contemporary cuts of Signature and its use is quite tasteful.
KGNS (NBC/ABC) in Laredo, TX broadcasted its first weekday newscasts from a brand new facility on November 13, 2023. In addition to a new set, the station d...
KWQC filed this report on the "Hello" image campaign which is getting its second wind in the Quad Cities market. "Hello" first aired on the station over 30 years ago and ran concurrently for around 20 years. The most exciting revelation? KWQC plans on keeping the music not just for its anniversary year but for the foreseeable future.
So, on KWQC’s 74th anniversary, as we begin celebrating the year leading up to our 75th, KWQC is saying ‘Hello’ again. For more Local News from KWQC: http...
KWQC TV6 in Davenport, IA has revived its longtime "Hello Quad Cities" campaign as part of its 75th Anniversary celebration. The station debuted bespoke new promo graphics and shot new B-roll but opted to keep Florence Warner's original recording of "Hello Quad Cities". KWQC also reintroduced Gari’s "Hello News" news music which can be heard at the end of the clip.
The 'Hello Quad Cities' campaign re-launches on KWQC. For more Local News from KWQC: https://www.kwqc.com/ For more YouTube Content: https://www.youtube.c...
In a media landscape of consolidated companies, there’s still family-owned WPSD-TV… owned by the Paxton family since the very beginning! We proudly present this montage of modern and classic themes for Paducah’s Own Local 6.
WPSD Local 6 is the NBC affiliate for the Paducah, KY/Cape Girardeau, MO/Harrisburg, IL market. The Paducah station has been owned by the Paxton family sin...
Norfolk's WAVY TV 10 just launched a new graphics package and studio. Though most of the grandfathered Media General and Tribune stations have switched music, WAVY managed to keep its longtime news theme! Warner Chappell Production Music's Newswire lives on!
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You may have noticed a slimmer array of news packages on Warner Chappell Production Music’s news music page. We hope this clearing out was done to make room for some new titles! Will we finally see demo reels for the latest versions of In-Sink, Impact, and Advantage? Will Eyewitness News and the remaining packages receive updates? We'll let you know when we know!
A source at Capitol Broadcasting has confirmed that WRAL is rolling out a custom news package from Stephen Arnold Music. So far, one of the new themes has made its debut on the station's severe weather open. The 5-note logo is a completely new direction for WRAL - shorter and more direct than its former logo. Stephen Arnold's music will replace Warner/Chappell's "In-Sink" which has been in constant use for nearly 30 years.
Nexstar is planning to acquire news-intensive K**I News from the McKinnon family. This move will form a duopoly with Nexstar's other San Diego station, KSWB Fox 5. The two stations will cohabitate in the renovated K**I studios. Following acquisition, K**I is expected to become a CW affiliate and receive new graphics and music from Nexstar. K**I has branded with Gari's "The One and Only" for the past 26 years. Check out our selection of Stephen Arnold Music and Warner Chappell Production Music themes for the station.
K**I channel 51 is San Diego's independent TV station and one of the few remaining family-owned stations in the country. The station runs a news-intensive l...
We've got bold and energetic sonic selections for Detroit's legacy station, WDIV Local 4. Music from Warner Chappell Production Music, Stephen Arnold Music, and GrooveWorx.
WDIV Local 4 (NBC) is Graham Media Group's flagship Detroit station. Local 4 currently brands its newscasts with Stephen Arnold's "The Rock". We tried some...
By popular demand, here's a montage of the "PIX11 Evening News" theme from Stephen Arnold Music. The theme made a soft launch on the debut of PIX11's 6:30pm newscast in April of last year. As of this week's rebrand, the innovative theme is now used to brand all PIX11 newscasts. https://youtu.be/WKd9p-gfqFw
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WPIX debuted the PIX11 Evening News with Tamsen Fadal and Kori Chambers. The newscast features custom music from Stephen Arnold Music.Video credit: FATV Pl...
On Saturday, PIX11 debuted a lofty new set from FX Group and graphics from Linear Drift. We are obviously most excited about the station's custom Stephen Arnold Music theme making its debut across all newscasts (it was previously only used for the 6:30pm newscast). PIX11 retains its longtime musical logo which has been in use since 1994. The Stephen Arnold theme features tonal elements similar to the "Stream" package. At this time, one theme is used for all dayparts.
WPIX "PIX11" debuted a new studio along with new graphics and music on March 18, 2023. The station is operated by Nexstar Media Group.0:00 - 6pm elements1:0...
We are so proud to share that Stephen Arnold Music's magnificent score for Queen City News is now a full-fledged news and branding package available for license. ASCEND features live instruments in all themes, arranged in lush, cinematic style. This package is a breath of fresh air on many fronts... we can't wait to see it soar!
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The newest installment of 615's NBC "Tower" news music series is here. Listen to the montage of "Tower V.7" on our Demos page. With 8 themes and over 700 cuts, Tower is sure have the cuts to ruffle your feathers! Available for syndication from Warner Chappell Production Music.
KCAL News has ended its 30+ year ties with Warner/Chappell Production Music. With a relationship starting in 1990, when it launched an intensive news lineup, KCAL eventually commissioned 4 custom 615 Music packages and updates to Gari's Image News. KCAL is following the corporate rebrand and is now using the Antfood "This is CBS" theme package. KCAL is using a single theme for all dayparts. This music is expected to launch on all O&Os and then be made available to CBS affiliates.
Newscast hosted by Juan Fernandez and Pat Harvey.
We are proud to pay tribute to Non-Stop's 'golden goose', the indelible "Primetime News". Primetime was notable for its rich instrumentation, commanding sound, and diversity of themes. The famed package became one of the most recognizable and popular news themes of the 90's. Dallas/Forth Worth's KXAS commissioned Primetime in 1992 and regularly added themes until retiring it in 2005. WOOD TV8, the sole remaining broadcast client of Primetime News, finally retired it this month. Primetime still holds the record as one of the largest news packages in terms of unique themes. Warner Chappell Production Music
0:00 - Primetime open0:17 - 6pm open #20:32 - 6pm bumper #10:59 - Main bumper1:21 - Evening open1:39 - Main close2:38 - Morning open #32:57 - Morning open #6...
KPIX is the first of the CBS O&Os to debut the group's new branding, graphics, and music -- all part of CBS' strategy to unify its various divisions. The new music from Antfood Music & Sound Design utilizes the 5-note "This is CBS" mnemonic which has been used for network branding for the past 2 years. The theme package includes cuts for different moods and dayparts. Fans of Tegna will be pleased to hear that it also includes some vocals cuts. The new branding will likely mark a decline in the use of the classic "Enforcer" logo which is currently used by CBS O&Os and many affiliates. "The Enforcer" has been part of CBS Television Stations' mandated brand since 2010 and has been in existence since 1994.
KPIX-TV was the first station in the CBS Television Stations' group to launch the new standardized graphics and music package. This is a recording of the ne...
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Tegna's Cleveland station, WKYC Channel 3, sets itself apart again with innovative new music. The station just took the wraps off "Simplepiece", its bespoke sonic branding package. The package, composed by British film composer, Nicholas Singer, consists of over 10 themes and dozens of moods. This marks a departure from Tegna's "C Clarity" group package which has been in use for nearly 5 years.
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