Cable News Network (CNN): "CNN"

Cable News Network (CNN) is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by American media mogul and philanthropist Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States. While the news channel 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., and Los Angeles. CNN is owned by parent company Time Warner, and the U.S. news channel is a division of the Turner Broadcasting System.

Replica of the newsroom at CNN Center.

CNN is sometimes referred to as CNN/U.S. to distinguish the American channel from its international counterpart, CNN International. As of August 2010, CNN is available in over 100 million U.S. households. Broadcast coverage extends to over 890,000 American hotel rooms, and the U.S broadcast is also shown in Canada. Globally, CNN programming airs through CNN International, which can be seen by viewers in over 212 countries and territories. Starting late 2010, the domestic version CNN/U.S., is available in high definition to viewers in Japan under the name CNN HD.

Some Details of CNN:

Launched	June 1, 1980
Owned by	Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (a Time Warner company)
Picture format	480i (SDTV/16:9 letterbox) 1080i (HDTV)
Slogan	"The Worldwide Leader in News" "CNN = Politics" "The Best Political Team on Television" "CNN = Money"
Country	United States
Language	English
Broadcast area	United States Canada
Headquarters	CNN Center Atlanta, Georgia
Sister channel(s)	CNN International CNN-IBN CNN Airport Network CNN Türk CNN en Español HLN CNN Chile TNT Turner Classic Movies Cartoon Network Boomerang TruTV TBS
Website	cnn.com
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV (USA)	Channel 202 (SD / HD) Channel 1202 (VOD)
Dish Network (USA)	Channel 200 (SD / HD) Channel 9436 (HD)
Bell TV (Canada)	Channel 500 (SD) Channel 1578 (HD)
Shaw Direct (Canada)	Channel 140 / 500 (SD) Channel 257 / 331 (HD)
SKY PerfecTV! (Japan)	Channel 679 (HD)
Cable
Available on most cable systems in the US and Canada	Check local listings
In-house (Washington)	Channel 12
Verizon FiOS	Channel 100 (SD) Channel 600 (HD)
Satellite radio
Sirius	Channel 132
XM	Channel 122
IPTV
Bell Fibe TV (Canada)	Channel 500 (SD) Channel 1500 (HD)
AT&T U-Verse	Channel 202 (SD) Channel 1202 (HD)