Time Warner Cable here is in the midst of "a conversation" about one, confirmed Gavino Ramos, Time Warner-S.A.'s vice president of communications. However, in Ramos' words, the cable company has yet to iron out details.
Austin's Time Warner system initiated such a 24-hour local news channel — News 8 Austin — a decade ago, Ramos said, and it's thriving. It's been tried here before, too. In 2003, Time Warner partnered with Belo Corp. and launched News 9 San Antonio. It was shut down in 2004, because it just couldn't draw enough interest to sustain it. READ MORE
Will Houston see another 24 hour local news channel after the failed operations like News 24 Houston and KNWS 51's 1990s effort? Probably not. Without a cable company like Time Warner who likes them, I doubt it. CONTACT: Leave me a Houston or Texas media news tip | COMMENT: Click to leave your thoughts on this post here
