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| Station | Action | What | Affected | Date | ||||||
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| WSTM (NBC) | Layoffs | News and Production | 5 full time, 1 part time | 4/29/2008 | more | |||||
| WEYI (NBC) | Layoffs | Various Positions | 17 People | 4/24/2008 | more | |||||
| NOTE: Reorgazation - Severance benefits were offered | ||||||||||
| KCBS (CBS O&O) | Layoffs | Newsroom | 2 Reporters | 4/1/2008 | more | |||||
| KDKA (CBS) | Layoffs | Newsroom | 10 Personnel | 4/1/2008 | more | |||||
| KPIX (CBS O&O) | Layoffs | Newsroom | 14 Personnel | 4/1/2008 | more | |||||
| KTVT (CBS O&O) | Layoffs | Stationwide reduction | 4 Talent, positions in Production, Sales and Engineering | 3/31/2008 | more | |||||
| WBBM (CBS O&O) | Layoffs | Newsroom | 5 Talent, 4 Newsroom Staff | 3/31/2008 | more | |||||
| WBZ (CBS O&O) | Layoffs | Cuts across all deparments | 30 Personnel | 3/31/2008 | more | |||||
| ABC News | Layoffs | Finance and Operations | 20 Personnel | 3/29/2008 | more | |||||
| KCNC (CBS O&O) | Layoff | Newsroom Staff | 6 Personnel | 3/29/2008 | ||||||
| KOVR (CBS O&O) | Layoffs | Undisclosed | Newsroom Personnel | 3/29/2008 | ||||||
| WTXF (FOX O&O) | Layoffs | Newsroom Writers | 4 Personnel | 3/29/2008 | ||||||
| WCCO (CBS O&O) | Layoffs | Various Positions | 1 Anchor, 2 ENG Truck Techs, 1 Master Control Op, 1 PT Employee | 3/28/2008 | ||||||
| WBBM (CBS O&O) | Layoffs | Various Positions | Program Manager, Art Director, Creative Services Assistant, Producer | 3/4/2008 | more | |||||
| WSAZ (NBC) | Layoffs | Newsroom | Three full-time and five part-time | 3/4/2008 | ||||||
| KREN (CW) | Layoffs | Various Positions | 8 Personnel | 2/1/2008 | more | |||||
| WGGB (ABC) | Layoffs | Varous Staff | 9 Personnel | 12/10/2007 | ||||||
| NOTE: Layoffs due to sale of WGGB from Sinclair Broadcast Group to Gormally Broadcasting LLC | ||||||||||
| WYTV (ABC) | Layoffs | Station wide cuts | 9 Personnel | 12/3/2007 | more | |||||
| NOTE: WYTV and WKBN are merging news gathering operations in a shared services agreement. | ||||||||||
| KMSP (FOX O&O) | Layoff | Engineering | 10 Engineers, Master Control and ENG Truck Techs | 10/1/2007 | ||||||
| KPBS (PBS) | Layoff | Public affairs show cancelled | 10 news/operations staff positions | 9/1/2007 | ||||||
| ABC News DC Bureau | Layoffs | Graphics Department | Staff Broadcast Designers and 3 Freelancers | 8/15/2007 | more | |||||
| WABI (CBS) | Layoffs | Operations | 3 Personnel | 5/16/2007 | ||||||
| NOTE: Layoffs due to Ross OverDrive Production Control System installation | ||||||||||
| WHNT (CBS) | Layoffs | News, Production, Sales | 9 Employees | 5/14/2007 | ||||||
| KSTP (ABC) | Layoff | Engineering & Production | 4 Engineering, 1Production | 4/4/2007 | more | |||||
| WCJB (ABC) | Layoff | Production Crew | 12 Personnel | 3/4/2007 | ||||||
| NOTE: Layoff due to Ross automation switcher implementation | ||||||||||
| KSTP (ABC) | Layoff | News & Production Staff | 10 Personnel | 2/9/2007 | ||||||
| NOTE: Layoffs due to technical consolidation of two Master Controls. | ||||||||||
| KFTY (IND) | Layoff | Newsroom | 13 Personnel | 1/29/2007 | more | |||||
| KCRA (NBC) | Layoffs | News Postions | 2 Photogs, 1 Editor, 1 Producer, 1 Assignment Desk, 1 Reporter | 1/27/2007 | more | |||||
| KSAS (FOX), KMTW | Layoffs | Technical staff | 14 Fulltime Personnel | 1/25/2007 | more | |||||
| NOTE: Layoffs due to centralization of remote production technology | ||||||||||
| WBBM (CBS O&O) | Layoff | Photographers, Studio Techs, Graphic Artists, Building Maintenance | 8 Personnel | 1/9/2007 | ||||||
| KDEN Telemundo | Shutdown | Entire Newsroom Staff | 4 News People | 12/27/2006 | ||||||
| WLVI (CW) | Station Shutdown | Entire Station | 150 People | 12/19/2006 | more | |||||
| NOTE: Job loss after sale of WLVI from Tribune to Sunbeam Television | ||||||||||
| WTOG (CW) | Layoff | Production, Bookkeeping, Promotions, Traffic and Engineering | 20 People | 11/15/2006 | more | |||||
| KSTS (Telemundo) | Newroom Shutdown | Entire Newsroom Staff | 10/20/2006 | more | ||||||
| NOTE: Part of NBC 2.0 restructuring | ||||||||||
| CN8 - Comcast | Layoffs | CN8 Newsroom Staff | 40 People | 6/30/2006 | more | |||||
| Turner Broadcasting - Court TV | Layoffs | Sales, Accounting, Legal and Public Relations | 50 Personnel | 6/21/2006 | more | |||||
| WDAF (FOX O&O) | Layoffs | Newsroom | 13 Personnel | 6/19/2006 | more | |||||
| CBC - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | Department Closure | Entire Department | 79 Personnel | 5/16/2006 | more | |||||
| True NorthTV, Ashland, WI | Layoffs | GM, Photojournalists, Reporters, Anchors, and Production Personal | 11 People | 5/8/2006 | more | |||||
| ESPN, "Classic Now" | Show Cancellation | Entire newsroom staff, producers dismissed | 4/4/2006 | more | ||||||
| NOTE: Editors and some select control room crew may be reassigned to other ESPN shows in NYC. | ||||||||||
| "EN VIVO Y DIRECTO"- Telefutura | Show Cancellation | Production Staff | About 70 Personnel | 3/31/2006 | ||||||
| WHCP | Newsroom Shutdown | Anchors, Reporter, Producer, Photographers | 12 Personnel | 2/26/2006 | more | |||||
| WPGH (FOX) | Layoff | Entire news department | Producers, Photographers, Reporters, Anchors, and everyone involved in the newscast. | 1/28/2006 | ||||||
| KOIN (CBS) | Layoffs | News, Administration, Production and Engineering departments | 21 Personnel | 1/24/2006 | more | |||||
| KSN | Layoffs | Unknown | 25 Personnel | 1/22/2006 | more | |||||
| KVTV (CBS) | Newsroom Shutdown | All Personnel | Unknknown | 1/3/2006 | ||||||
| WMAQ (NBC O&O) | Dropped | Freelance Personalities | 4 | 12/14/2005 | ||||||
| KSWB (CW) | Newsroom Shutdown | All Personnel | 30 Employees | 11/3/2005 | more | |||||
| NOTE: KSWB continues to provide news on its own channel, although it is now done out of the KNSD studios, using KNSD's staff and KNSD's Weather and Sports Anchors. | ||||||||||
| UNIVISION | Workforce Reduction | Company Wide | 275 employees - 6% | 11/3/2005 | ||||||
| Warner Bros Entertainment | Layoff | Burbank Studio | 250 - 300 employees - 5% | 11/2/2005 | ||||||
| WTTO (CW) | Newsroom Shutdown | News Staff | 16 Fulltime, 4 Parttime | 8/29/2005 | ||||||
| NOTE: WTTO-TV in Birmingham will air a newscast produced by Media General's WIAT-TV. Some laid off employees may be hired by WIAT. | ||||||||||
| WUHF (FOX) | Station Shutdown | All Personnel | More than 50 | 8/29/2005 | ||||||
| NOTE: Station is being purchased by Nexstar which owns WROC in Rochester. | ||||||||||
| WXLV (ABC), WUPN | Layoffs | News Staff | 22 Newsroom Personnel | 8/14/2005 | ||||||
| WMDN (CBS) | Newsroom Shutdown | News | 12 | 7/7/2005 | more | |||||
| KVIQ (CBS) | Layoffs | All Personnel | 9 Employees | 4/26/2005 | ||||||
| NOTE: Layoffs due to ownership change. Affected employees able to reapply for their positions. | ||||||||||
| KDLH (CBS) | Layoffs | News Staff | All Newsroom Personnel | 3/9/2005 | ||||||
| WISE (NBC) | Layoffs | News Staff | 50 - 60 Newsroom Personnel | 3/9/2005 | ||||||
| PAX TV | Layoffs | PAX Television | 50 Execs & Staffers | 2/10/2005 | ||||||
| Empire Sports Network | Out of Business | Regional Sports Network | 3 On-Air, 33 Behind-the-Scenes | 1/19/2005 | more | |||||
| TXCN (Cable), Texas Cable News | Layoffs | News | 45 Positions | 12/4/2004 | ||||||
| Tech TV (San Francisco) | Layoffs | News/Production | 285 Positions | 5/10/2004 | more | |||||
| WDSI (FOX) | Layoffs | News | 30 News Positions | 2/27/2004 | more | |||||
| NOTE: 10pm newscast to continue with production duties taken over by the ABC Affiliate | ||||||||||
| WVNY (ABC) | Newsroom Shutdown | News | Everyone | 9/12/2003 | ||||||
| WOTV (ABC) | Newsroom Shutdown | News | 24 of 28 | 8/22/2003 | more | |||||
| Empire Sports Network | Layoffs | Production | 1 On-Air 26 Behind-The-Scenes | 8/19/2003 | more | |||||
| Stars Production Services | Out Of Business | Production | Everyone | 6/13/2003 | ||||||
| WMHT (PBS), Public Television | Layoffs | Production | 9 Key Production Jobs | 5/21/2003 | ||||||
| Fox Sports Net - Northwest | Layoffs | News | 1 On-Air Talent, 6 Freelance Studio Camera Ops | 4/23/2003 | ||||||
| KGAN (CBS) | Layoffs | News | Chief Meteorologist, Weekend Sports Anchor, 10 pm Producer, Midday Anchor, Chief Photog., Prod. Asst.(3) | 12/8/2002 | ||||||
| Cablevision Systems Corp. New York, NY (Includes News 12 Long Island) | Layoffs | On-Air Talent and Production Staff | 38 of 49 Online Personnel and 24 Technicians | 9/24/2002 | more | |||||
| Channel 45 Minneapolis - St Paul, MN | Layoffs | News Operations Support | 27 Full - Part Time | 9/24/2002 | more | |||||
| Stars Production Services New York, NY | Layoffs | Production Personnel | 6 of 10 | 9/24/2002 | ||||||
| AllNews Channel St. Paul, MN | Shutdown | Newroom Personnel | Everyone | 9/20/2002 | ||||||
| Sky Latin America Miami Lakes, FL | Layoffs | Operations Department | 50 | 6/20/2002 | ||||||
| WPXT (CW) | Newsroom Shutdown | News | Everyone - (40+) | 6/19/2002 | ||||||
| WOLO (ABC) | Layoffs | Anchors, Reporters, Producer, Technicians | 30 Full Time Staff of 60 to remain | 6/4/2002 | more | |||||
| WTTW (PBS) | Layoffs | Broadcasting, Production, Engineering, Sales & Internet | 15 Full Time | 6/4/2002 | more | |||||
| KTKA (ABC) | Shutdown | Newsroom | 9 Full Time 17 Part Time | 4/15/2002 | more | |||||
| WBKP (ABC) | Shutdown | Newsroom | 15 | 3/28/2002 | more | |||||
| KKTV (CBS) | Layoffs | Reporters, Engineers, Sales | 9 | 1/1/2002 | ||||||
| KVIQ (CBS) | Shutdown | Newsroom Operations | News - 24, Operations - 21 | 1/1/2002 | ||||||
| NOTE: News operations transferred to sister station KFTY in Santa Rosa. | ||||||||||
| CNN, Atlanta, GA | Layoffs | Tech Ops | 5 | 12/26/2001 | ||||||
| XETV (FOX) | Layoffs | Across The Board | 20 | 12/21/2001 | ||||||
| CNN, Atlanta, GA | Layoffs | "Burden of Proof" | 30 | 12/7/2001 | ||||||
| Sky Latin America, Miami Lakes, FL | Layoffs | Operations Department | 14 | 12/7/2001 | ||||||
| Correction - Updated Information | ||||||||||
| WISC (CBS) | Layoffs | Newsroom / Operations | 9 | 11/12/2001 | ||||||
| KING (NBC), NWCN (Cable) | Layoffs | Unknown | 100+ | 11/5/2001 | ||||||
| KOMO (ABC), KBCI (CBS), KIMA (CBS) (Fisher Communications) | Layoffs | Across The Board | 10% | 11/5/2001 | more | |||||
| WNCF (ABC) | Layoffs | Newsroom | 14 | 11/5/2001 | more | |||||
| KSTP (ABC), KSTC (IND) | Cancellation | News Programs | 20 Full time, 4 Part Time | 10/30/2001 | ||||||
| MTV Networks | Layoffs | Online Division | 450 - 9% of workforce | 10/29/2001 | ||||||
| KDNL (ABC) | Shutdown | Newsroom | 47 | 10/12/2001 | more | |||||
| OCN (Orange County Network) | Shutdown | Newsroom | 100 | 9/7/2001 | more | |||||
| WEVV (CBS) | Shutdown | Newsroom | 40 | 7/17/2001 | more | |||||
| KOIN (CBS) | Layoffs | Newsroom | 20 | 3/1/2001 | ||||||
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