Pittsburgh Cable News Channel
TypeDigital subchannel
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaPittsburgh Media Market
Ownership
OwnerCox Media Group
Sister channelsWPXI
History
LaunchedJanuary 1, 1994; 30 years ago (1994-01-01)
Availability
Terrestrial
WPXI 11.4

The Pittsburgh Cable News Channel (PCNC) is a cable news channel and digital subchannel of WPXI serving the Western Pennsylvania area. It is owned by Cox Media Group. PCNC simulcasts or replays much of WPXI's programming. It continues to produce two original talk shows, "Pittsburgh Now" and "Night Talk", along with local news and regional business news.[1][2]

History

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PCNC first started broadcasting on January 1, 1994, created in a partnership between WPXI (Channel 11) and the region's largest cable TV company at the time, TCI. Comcast (Xfinity) stopped carrying PCNC on January 1, 2020,[2] greatly reducing the viewing audience. WPXI added PCNC to its digital subchannel lineup in early March 2023.[3]

From 1996-2023, PCNC produced the local prime time talk show "Night Talk", featuring one-on-one interviews of local newsmakers. It was last currently hosted by Beaver County sports hall-of-fame broadcaster Ellis Cannon.[4] Other shows aired on the channel included "Pittsburgh Now"; "Our Region's Business", hosted by Bill Flanagan (not to be confused with radio and TV host Bill Flanagan) of the Allegheny Conference;[5] and local newscasts multiple times per day with reporting from WPXI.

References

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  1. ^ "TitanTV NextGen Affiliate Programming Guides". www.titantvguide.com. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  2. ^ a b "WPXI Channel 11 announces PCNC changes". WPXI. 2019-12-31. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  3. ^ Owen, Rob (14 March 2023). "TV Talk". TribLive.com. Trib Total Media. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  4. ^ "NIGHTTALK, Weeknights at 8pm, Exclusively on PCNC". WPXI. 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  5. ^ "Our Region's Business". Allegheny Conference. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
This region includes the following cities: Pittsburgh, PA
Morgantown, WV
Oakland, MD
Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Full power
KDKA-TV 2 (.1 CBS, .2 Start, .3 Dabl, .4 Fave, .5 Catchy)
WTAE-TV 4 (.1 ABC, .2 Cozi, .3 Story)
WPXI 11 (.1 NBC, .2 MeTV, .3 Laff, .4 PCNC)
WQED 13 (.1 PBS, .2 Create, .3 World, .4 Showcase, .5 Kids)
WINP-TV 16 (.1 Ion, .2 Bounce, .3 Court, .4 Mystery, .5 Ion+, .6 JTV, .7 Scripps)
WPKD 19 (.1 Ind., .2 H&I, .3 Grit, .4 Movies!, .5 Grio)
WPNT 22 (.1 CW/MNTV, .2 Nest, .3 Comet, .4 TBD)
WNPB-TV 24 (.1 PBS, .2 World, .3 PBS Kids)
WGPT 36 (.1 PBS/MPT/Create, .2 MPT2, .3 PBS Kids, .4 NHK)
WPCB-TV 40 (.1 CTVN, .2 Court, .3 Bounce, .4 Quest, .5 Get, .6 Pittsburgh's Faith & Family Channel)
WPGH-TV 53 (.1 Fox, .2 ANT, .3 Charge!)
Low power
WIIC-LD 31 (.1 Bounce, .2 QVC, .3 FAM)
WBYD-CD 39 (.1 NewsNet, .2 SNH, .3 HQ, .4 Fun Roads TV)
WWAT-CD 45 (.1 FAM)
WOSC-CD 61 (.1 MeToons, .2 Binge TV, .3 Buzzr, .4 SBN, .5 AWE Plus, .6 QVC, .7 Newsmax 2, .8 One America Plus, .9 America's Voice, .11 QVC2, .12 HSN2)
WPTG-CD 69 (.1 REW, .2 NTD, .3 Retro, .4 NOST, .5 Crime, .6 Heartland, .7 TCN, .8 NewsNet, .10 Canella, .11 LC, .12 JTV)
ATSC 3.0
WPNT (22.1 CW/MNTV, 4.1 ABC, 53.1 Fox)
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Streaming
Defunct
WENS 16
WQVC-CD 28
WBOA-CD 29
WLLS-LP 49
WPCP-CD 59
WEPA-CD 59 / WNNB-CD 66
W63AU 63
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  • 1 Simulcast of Spectrum News 1.
  • 2 Still on the air, but no longer carrying a dedicated news format.
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  • 1 Owned by Hoffmann Communications, Inc., Cox Media Group operates WJAX under a SSA.
  • 2 These stations broadcast these networks on their digital subchannels.
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