WGN, CLTV newsrooms to merge

Posted February 03, 2009 10:00 pm

Associated Press

Tribune Co. plans to combine operations at two of its TV stations in hopes of creating the "largest and most powerful" television newsroom in the Chicago area.

The move to integrate WGN-TV with 24-hour cable news channel CLTV was announced Wednesday.

Tribune Broadcasting President Ed Wilson says it's an opportunity to expand the company's position.

The change will begin over the summer when all of CLTV's business and television functions will be moved into WGN-TV's Chicago facilities.

Reporters and photographers will operate in a single newsroom and report for both stations. CLTV will continue to be a 24-hour cable news channel.

In announcing the move, Chicago-based Tribune officials didn't say if jobs would be cut.

A Tribune spokesman hasn't returned a call seeking further comment.

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