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Cable News Network
(
CNN
) is a
U.S. cable news
chainel foondit in 1980 bi American
media mogul
Ted Turner
.
[1]
[2]
Upon its launch, CNN wis the first chainel tae provide
24-hour
televeesion news
coverage,
[3]
an the first aw-news telly chainel in the Unitit States.
[4]
While the news chainel haes numerous
affiliates
, CNN primarily broadcasts frae its heidquarters at the
CNN Center
in
Atlanta
, the
Time Warner Center
in New York Ceety, an studios in Washington, D.C., an Los Angeles. CNN is awned bi parent company
Time Warner
, an the U.S. news chainel is a diveesion o the
Turner Broadcasting Seestem
.
[5]
CNN is sometimes referred tae as
CNN/U.S.
tae distinguish the American chainel frae its internaitional coonterpairt,
CNN Internaitional
. As o August 2010, CNN is available in ower 100 million U.S. hoosehaulds.
[6]
Broadcast coverage extends tae ower 890,000 American hotel rooms,
[6]
an the U.S broadcast is an aa shown in Canadae. Globally, CNN programmin airs through CNN Internaitional, which can be seen bi viewers in ower 212 kintras an territories.
[7]
Stairtin late 2010, the domestic version CNN/U.S., is available in heich definition tae viewers in Japan unner the name CNN HD.
