i-CABLE News Channel (Hong Kong)

i-CABLE News Channel
Launched 31 October 1993 (SD)
1 January 2016 (HD)
Owned by i-CABLE News Limited
i-CABLE Communications Limited
Picture format 576i (SDTV 4:3)
1080i (HDTV 16:9)
Slogan 走在事實最前線 (At the Forefront of Facts)
Country Hong Kong
Broadcast area Hong Kong
Headquarters Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong
Website
Availability
Satellite
Cable TV Hong Kong Channel 152 (SD)
Channel 109 (HD)
DirecTV (USA) Channel 2109
Cable
Cable TV Hong Kong Channel 152 (SD)
Channel 109 (HD)
IPTV

i-CABLE News Channel is a Cantonese cable news channel in Hong Kong. It is the first 24-hour television news service in Hong Kong.

The channel forms part of Cable News Hong Kong and is owned by i-CABLE News Limited, and is seen on Channel 9 (Until 23 May 2018 in SD and Channel 209 Until 7 May 2018 in HD) on Cable TV Hong Kong's channel lineup. News bulletins are presented half-hourly.

Starts 8 May and 24 May 2018, i-Cable News Channel Was Renumbering On Channel 109 in HD and Channel 152 in SD.

History

The original Cable News Channel debuted on 31 October 1993, as part of Cable TV's launch lineup. The channel was split into two services in 1995: Cable News Channel 1 offered in-depth news analysis and business programming along with several news bulletins at various times of the day, while Cable News Channel 2 provided headline news service 24 hours a day.

On 3 January 2006, Cable News re-organised its outputs : Cable News 1 was rebranded as Cable Finance Info Channel, with a focus on business news; Cable News 2 was rebranded as the new Cable News Channel.

Newscast

News sections are named according to daily time period. (All time HKT)

  • Morning Edition（Mondays to Fridays: 06:00-07:00 & Saturdays and Sundays: 06:00-09:00）
  • Good Morning CABLE（Cable早晨）（Mondays to Fridays: 07:00-09:00）
  • Morning Edition（09:00-12:00）
  • Noon Edition（12:00-14:00）
  • Afternoon Edition（14:00-18:00）
  • CABLE News（18:00-19:00）
  • CABLE News（新聞最前線）（19:00-20:00）
  • International News 國際最前線）（20:00-21:00;22:00-23:00）
  • Prime News（21:00-22:00）
  • 2300 News（23:00-23:30）
  • 2330 News（23:30-00:00）
  • 2400 News（00:00-00:30）
  • Late Night Edition（00:30-04:00）
  • CABLE News（04:00-06:00）

The main cast are at 19:00 (with two anchors, jointly with Fantastic TV Channel 77), 19:30 (with two anchors, jointly with i-CABLE No.1 Channel), and at mid-night(00:00 with an anchor) every day.

Programs that are broadcast jointly with i-CABLE No.1 Channel include:

News SectionTimeDay
Morning Edition06:00-07:00Weekdays
Morning Edition06:00-09:00Weekends
Good Morning CABLE07:00-09:00Weekdays
Morning Edition09:00-09:30Weekdays
Morning Edition09:00-10:00Weekends
Noon Express12:00-13:00Weekdays
Noon Express12:00-12:30Weekends
Afternoon Edition15:00-15:30Daily
CABLE News18:00-19:00Weekdays
News Express19:30-20:00Daily
Prime News21:30-22:00Weekdays
2330 News23:30-00:00Weekdays
2400 News00:00-00:30Weekends
Late Night Edition03:30-04:00Daily
CABLE News05:00-06:00Daily

Anchors

Anchors are responsible for the casts on the channel, reporting live news daily. Some of them are the host of programmes of i-CABLE Finance Info Channel.

  • Anny Chong
  • Jolly Wong
  • Mei Wong
  • Tracy Kwan
  • Venus Wong
  • Petrina Wong
  • Venus Cheung
  • Taly Yau
  • Carman Tsang
  • Kenix Lau
  • Kimmy Ng
  • Kenix Wong
  • Circle Lo
  • Hedy Wong
  • Jasmine Law
  • Tiffany Mak
  • Trista Cheng
  • Eugenea Cheung
  • Lizzie Chan

former anchors:


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