In addition to our highly watched newscasts, Hearst-Argyle Television stations offer viewers some of the most popular network programs and talk shows, and impactful local programming.

At the local level, our stations are destinations for major local events. WCVB-TV, WBAL-TV and WLKY-TV pace the field in local viewership of the Boston Marathon, the Preakness and the Kentucky Derby, respectively. KOAT-TV's coverage of Albuquerque's Balloon Festival soars above the competition. Honolulu viewers annually embrace KITV's coverage of the perennial Merrie Monarch Hula Festival. Our stations enjoy an enduring local identification with these events. We also produce acclaimed local programming. WCVB-TV's award-winning nightly newsmagazine "Chronicle," one of many newsmagazines produced at various Hearst-Argyle stations, has been informing New England audiences for more than two decades, and is a consistent #1 ratings leader and pioneer in digital high-definition production.

As a leading affiliate group of the ABC, NBC, CBS, WB and UPN networks, Hearst-Argyle stations carry some of the most popular programming on television. As leading exhibitors of popular syndicated shows such as "Oprah," "Dr. Phil," and the family-friendly "Teen Kids News", which is carried throughout our group, Hearst-Argyle stations also are their audiences' local destinations for daytime and other non-primetime programming.

Hearst-Argyle stations also carry acclaimed syndicated news and public-affairs programs, including the "Chris Matthews" show and the EMMY Award-winning public-affairs program "The Remarkable Journey."

In 2007, Hearst-Argyle announced a series of primetime specials, exclusive to its stations, hosted by emerging TV personality Carlos Watson.