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Bay News 9 is a cable news television network located in St. Petersburg, Florida. It currently serves the Tampa Bay area including Hillsborough, Pinellas, Manatee, Polk, Pasco, Hernando, and Citrus counties. The station, which is exclusive to Bright House Networks customers, broadcasts news 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with the exception of some special programming, including a weekly political program, ''Political Connections''. The station was originally created by cable service operator Time Warner Cable, which managed the system at the time and now is the main content provider for Bright House Networks, to make local news available continuously throughout this region. ==History== The station began operating on September 24, 1997 and gives weather updates every 10 minutes "on the nines" and more frequently during serious weather conditions. In 2002, Bay News 9 was the first TV station in the area to provide a VIPIR Doppler radar system. In 2007, Bay News 9 became the first station in Florida, and one of only a handful of stations, to provide a Dual-Pole Doppler Radar system. On Monday, January 5, 2009, Bay News 9 launched its upgraded doppler radar system called ''Klystron 9''. This new system is capable of seeing weather features in greater detail than other Doppler radar systems. ''Klystron 9'' combines, for the first time in history, a dual Polarimetry radar, Klystron tube, Pulse compression technology and a 1.25-million watt transmitter. That combination of technology makes Klystron 9 the most powerful television radar in the world. Klystron 9 has the ability to see storms other radars can't see and see deeper into those storms. The Klystron 9's dual-pole technology even tells meteorologists the sizes and shape of raindrops and makes the distinction between rain and ice. Three original anchors remain with the station: news anchor Al Ruechel (who formerly served as a news anchor at WTSP), and meteorologists Mike Clay and Alan Winfield (the latter of whom stepped down as chief meteorologist in 2006 to join a religious ministry, although he continues to appear on the channel as a tropical weather expert during its hurricane coverage). Winfield only works during hurricanes after leaving the station full time in 2006 to join a religious ministry. In December 2008, Jen Holloway left the station to join the parent company, Bright House Networks, as a marketing spokesperson. Weekend morning anchor Erica Riggins replaced her spot. Bay News 9 was originally seen on channel 9 on all systems, except for Pasco County, where it was seen on channel 6. On August 7, 2013, Bright House Networks moved Bay News 9 to channel 9 in Pasco County, making Bay News 9 available on all of Bright House's cable systems in the Tampa Bay area. The newscasts (with the exception of ''Your Morning News'' segments) are recorded for repeat broadcasts with breaking news and weather forecasts inserted almost hourly. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bay News 9」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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