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CNN
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cable News Network,
commonly referred to by its initialism CNN, is a
major news cable television network founded in 1980
by Ted Turner.[1][2] The network is now owned by
Time Warner; the news network is a division of the
Turner Broadcasting System. CNN introduced the idea
of 24-hour television news coverage, celebrating
its 25th anniversary on June 1, 2005.
In terms of cumulative
(Cume) Nielsen ratings or "unique viewers",
CNN rates as America's number one cable news source.[3]
While the news network has numerous affiliates,
CNN primarily broadcasts from its headquarters at
the CNN Center in Atlanta, the Time Warner Center
in New York City, and studios in Washington, D.C.
As of December 2004, the network is available in
88.2 million U.S. households and more than 890,000
American hotel rooms. The U.S version of their broadcast
is also shown in Canada. Globally, CNN airs through
CNN International and has combined branded networks
and services that are available to more than 1.5
billion people in over 212 countries and territories.
website: http://www.cnn.com
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