Newswire (news music)

Newswire is television news music package created by 615 Music. The package was originally commissioned for WMAQ-TV, the NBC Owned-and-operated station in Chicago in 1992. WLVI-TV (the former WB and current CW affiliate) in Boston picked up the package in 1994, and commissioned new instrument mixes in 1997.[citation needed] WAVY-TV, the NBC affiliate in Norfolk, Virginia also picked up Newswire in 1995 and commissioned new themes in 2001. WAVY-TV also commissioned new themes in 2013 dubbed Newswire V.2 when they debuted new graphics. Newswire contains 146 cuts of news opens, bumpers, closes, primary themes, ID's and utility tracks all with a 4-note signature of orchesteral and hard news elements. There is also an NBC signature version of Newswire in the package as well.