CNN Airport

CNN Airport was an American television network. Owned and operated by WarnerMedia, it was a special version of CNN that only played in United States airports. The network broadcast news, entertainment, stock market updates, weather, and travel news to 58 airports across the United States.[1] CNN paid airports to show the channel exclusively on their monitors.[2]

CNN Airport
Owned by CNN
(WarnerMedia News & Sports)
Country United States
Language English
Headquarters Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
CNN Airport Network offices at the CNN Center in Atlanta, GA.

CNN Airport's 24-hour schedule was described as roughly 16% news, 19% live sports, 24% lifestyle, 24% travel, and 10% for custom messages from airports if they wish to use the timeslot.[3]

On January 12, 2021, CNN's president Jeffrey Zucker announced that the network would be closed by the end of March.[4]

CNN Airport Media

References

  1. PARTICIPATING AIRPORTS. edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  2. SFGATE, Dianne de Guzman. Congressman proposes government keep CNN off airport televisions (in en-US). SFGATE (2018-04-26). Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  3. CNN Airport Network Media Kit. CNN.
  4. CNN will end "CNN Airport Network" after 30 years (in en-US). The Desk (2021-01-12). Retrieved 2021-01-13.

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