Local News on Cable, or LNC5, was a joint venture between

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(the local

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affiliate),

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, and

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. LNC5 was owned by the

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. Launched on February 24, 1997 as LNC4 on

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channel 4. It later moved to channel 5 after the launch of independent station

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). LNC5 was available only on Cox Communications in the

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area of

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. LNC5 aired WVEC's live newscasts and rebroadcasts them throughout the day. LNC occasionally aired live broadcasts of major events in the Hampton Roads area, i.e. arrivals of military members. In December 2010, Cox issued a statement to customers that LNC5 will cease operation after December 31, 2010. A few weeks after LNC5 ended programming, the channel space was used by Cox Communications to give Cox customers a "preview" of channels from their Advanced TV lineup, such as

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and

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. This lasted from March–July 2011, previewing each channel for 2–3 weeks. Currently, channel 5 broadcasts the national feed of

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10 p.m. newscast

From LNC's debut until January 30, 2009, WVEC produced ''Pilot 13 News'', a half-hour 10 p.m. newscast that aired on LNC Monday through Friday. The newscast was canceled due to low ratings.

References

External links

LNC information from The Virginian-Pilot (archived April 1999 from archive.org)

WVEC-TV

The Virginian-Pilot
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