UPDATE, 2:20 p.m.: Corrected the last paragraph. Most CNN Radio News affiliates are now expected to transition to the "new" NBC news service, not CBS.
Nationwide radio syndicator Dial Global announced this morning that it will soon begin distributing a brand-new 24-hour news network in partnership with NBC News.
Nationwide radio syndicator Dial Global announced this morning that it will soon begin distributing a brand-new 24-hour news network in partnership with NBC News.
The all-new NBC News Radio will bring listeners live simulcasts of breaking news from NBC and MSNBC, along with reports from top NBC News correspondents including Chuck Todd, Jim Miklaszewski, Andrea Mitchell, Pete Williams and Lisa Myers. NBC News Radio will also feature Brian Williams, anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, and David Gregory, host of Meet the Press.
No date for the premiere of the new network has been announced.
"This alliance presents NBC News an opportunity to deliver our high-quality journalism to even more news consumers across the country through the expansive Dial Global network," said NBC News president Steve Capus. "NBC News is already America's number-one news network – now, through this new 24-hour radio news channel we can further expand our unparalleled reach and audience."
"Through our new partnership with NBC News, we are proud to continue in the tradition of defining great moments for radio listeners across our country," said Spencer Brown, co-president and CEO of Dial Global.
"Millions of Americans start and end their day with NBC News," said Bart Tessler, EVP, News & Talk Programming, Dial Global. "We are pleased to bring more great NBC News content to an even wider audience 24/7."
In sort-of-related news, Dial Global has also told its affiliate stations that carry CNN Radio News that the CNN-branded programming will go away on Apr. 1. It's expected that most CNN Radio News affiliates will transition to the NBC brand.
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