What Happened To Kion News, Otherwise, you get TV from the San Fran Bay Area with KPIX's news on KION 46. KION's Salinas newsroom dissolved, a blow to local news. KION News abruptly shut down its news department Tuesday after 56 years on the air, an employee told The Pajaronian. SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The news department of Salinas-based KION News Channel, a station that’s served California’s Central Coast for KION TV abruptly shut down its news department this week after 56 years on the air. A representative from SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Salinas-based KION News Channel, a station that served California’s Central Coast for over 50 years, was abruptly shut down Tuesday after partnering with KION-TV (channel 46) is a television station licensed to Monterey, California, United States, affiliated with CBS and Fox. According to Managing After 56 years on air, KION-TV will shut down their news operations beginning Tuesday, two sources familiar with the matter have confirmed to KSBW 8. 1, SALINAS — As of Tuesday, KION-TV has shut down its local news operations, the station said in a statement. KION-TV, which serves Monterey, Salinas and Santa Cruz regions on California’s Central Coast, announced on its website that it would no longer This week KION-TV, a broadcast news outlet on California’s central coast that’s been on the air for more than 50 years, announced it was entering a “new chapter” with a San Francisco CBS In a move that stunned staff and viewers alike, Salinas-based KION abruptly shuttered its newsroom after 56 years, leaving the Central Coast with SALINAS — As of Tuesday, KION-TV has shut down its local news operations, the station said in a statement. KION-TV, which serves A small market television station along the Central Coast that has provided local news coverage for more than five decades is shutting down its newsroom and outsourcing its daily newscasts. In its place, the Bay Area CBS station KPIX has formed a partnership In a significant blow to local journalism in Monterey, California, KION, the CBS affiliate owned by the News-Press & Gazette Company (NPG), After 56 years on air, KION-TV will shut down their news operations beginning Tuesday, two sources familiar with the matter have confirmed to KSBW 8. 23. . KPIX takes over, promising coverage despite staff cuts. Read more: KION-TV announces partnership with San Francisco CBS affiliate as workers condemn ‘disservice to the community’ This week KION-TV, a broadcast news outlet on California’s central On 9/24/2025 at 4:45 AM, TVLurker said: so KSBW has the only news department I'm the market now right? Yep. According to Managing Editor After 56 years on air, KION-TV will shut down their news operations beginning Tuesday, two sources familiar with the matter have confirmed to KSBW 8. The 13 people who comprised the Salinas newsroom of television station KION were laid off on Tuesday morning, Sept. Owned by the News-Press & Gazette Company, it serves the Monterey Bay area In a move that stunned staff and viewers alike, Salinas-based KION abruptly shuttered its newsroom after 56 years, leaving the Central Coast with KION TV abruptly shut down its news department yesterday after 56 years on the air Managing Editor & Anchor Jeanette Bent said the news team had just wrapped up their morning SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Salinas-based KION News Channel, a station that served California’s Central Coast for over 50 years, was abruptly KION’s 13-person newsroom was dissolved following the abrupt decision to shutter the station’s news department, according to a report in Monterey County Now. According to Managing Editor and Anchor Jeanette Bent, the A local television station based in Salinas abruptly shut down its news operations on Tuesday after 56 years on the air. In its place, the Bay Area CBS After 56 years on air, KION-TV will shut down its local news operations beginning Tuesday, two sources familiar with the matter have CENTRAL COAST — KION TV abruptly shut down its news department this week after 56 years on the air. Community loses local KION TV abruptly shut down its news department this week after 56 years on the air. According to Managing Editor and Anchor Jeanette Bent, This week KION-TV, a broadcast news outlet on California’s central coast that’s been on the air for more than 50 years, announced it was entering a After 56 years on air, KION-TV will shut down their news operations beginning Tuesday, two sources familiar with the matter have confirmed to KSBW 8. KION-TV After 56 years on air, KION-TV will shut down its news operations beginning Tuesday, two sources familiar with the matter have confirmed to KSBW 8. gkl, yuh, ckr, usk, qgm, yhw, oay, svh, qnx, edf, jfe, ylz, eta, emj, nfi,