CNN CNN Cable News Network (CNN) is an American news-based pay television channel owned by Turner Broadcasting System, a division of AT&T's WarnerMedia. CNN was founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner as a 24-hour cable news channel. Upon its launch, CNN was the first television channel to provide 24-hour news coverage, and was the first all-news television channel in the United States. While the news channel has numerous affiliates, CNN primarily broadcasts from the Time Warner Center in New York City, and studios in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles. Its headquarters at the CNN Center in Atlanta is
CNN lineup, and an overnight simulcast of the CNN International version of "CNN Newsroom" from Atlanta, GA. Weekend primetime is dedicated mostly to factual programming, such as documentary-style reality series (including "" and "United Shades of America"), along with original based documentaries and specials (including those presented under blanket titles such as "CNN Presents" and "CNN Special Investigations Unit"), as well as acquired documentary films presented under the banner "CNN Films". The network's weekend morning programming consists of "CNN Newsroom" (simulcast from CNN International) at 4–6 a.m. ET, which is followed by the weekend editions of "New Day", hosted by Christi