The (PCNC) is a 24-hour local news
Cable Channel serving the
Pittsburgh area. Owned by
Cox Enterprises , the station is aired on
Comcast and
Adelphia cable systems in
Western Pennsylvania .
On
January 1 ,
1994 , PCNC signed on as the first, and only, 24-hour cable news channel for Pittsburgh. PCNC was created in a partnership between
WPXI-TV (Channel 11) and the region's largest cable company at the time,
TCI . Now, that partnership exists between WPXI and Comcast.
PCNC made Pittsburgh history with the first 10 p.m. newscast, anchored by WPXI's David Johnson. The 10 O'Clock News aired from 1994 until
January 29 ,
2006 , when WPXI and
WPGH Fox 53 entered into a newshare agreement, which allows WPXI to produce a 10 p.m. newscast for WPGH. WPGH had aired its own newscast from
January 28 , 1996, to
January 30 , 2006 (Ironically, beginning and ending on the
Pittsburgh Steelers two most recent
Super Bowl appearances). PCNC now airs a 7 p.m. newscast in place of its 10 p.m. show.
The station also aired a viewer call-in show titled 'TalkBack' which allowed Channel 11 news viewers to call in and talk back about the day's news and events. The show was hosted by Johnson, but was discontinued in the early part of the 21st Century.
Another original program on PCNC is 'NightTalk,' then hosted by John McIntire, which interviews local and national newsmakers and celebrities. The show also had many funny segments. A regular guest to 'NightTalk' was former Allegheny County Coroner
Cyril Wecht . Currently, 'NightTalk' airs at 8 p.m. and is hosted by Ann Devlin Mondays through Thursdays. Friday evening shows are hosted by various Pittsburgh area TV and radio personalities and newspaper columnists with the 60-minute program dedicated to discussing local issues.
PCNC also entered the local daytime talk show programming, giving local radio talkshow host Lynn Cullen her own show weekdays at 10 a.m. The show was titled 'Cullen on Cable' and aired in the late 1990s.
Cullen returned to PCNC on
August 15 , 2005, with a similar but different program. Her current program on PCNC is titled the 'Lynn Cullen Show' and is a condensed version of her weekday radio show which airs on
WPTT 1360 AM. The show repeats weekdays at 6 p.m.
When Cullen left her original show at PCNC, it was replaced by Fred Honsberger, another local radio talkshow host. His show is titled 'Honsberger Live' and it airs at 10 a.m. The show repeats at 5 p.m. and on weekends.
PCNC has also aired other various cooking, health and law related programs throughout the years. Other programs include 'Our Region's Business,' 'Fedko Fone Zone,' among others.
In addition to these programs, PCNC re-airs the latest newscast from WPXI. The channel also replays some WPXI programming, including the annual Celebrate the Season parade, Channel 11 Holiday Sing-Along, 'Talkin' Pittsburgh' and 'Impact' among others. In March 2006, PCNC and Comcast teamed up to replay the Western Pennsylvania high school basketball championships.
During 'NightTalk,' 'Honzberger Live' and the 'Fedko Fone Zone,' viewers are encouraged to call in and be part of the show. The phone number is 412-333-PCNC.
11 Television Hill
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
