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Why NWCN is missed on a day like this!

On Thursday, federal agents shot two people on Portland. Back when NWCN was on the air, we would have simulcast our sister station KGW there for the entire PNW.  Given the current controversy over the Minnesota killing, three ICE arrests in Seattle and this new incident, the channel would have been valued more than ever, regardless of other platforms for immediately informing viewers on their phones.   One stop shopping.   Sorry that Tegna and Xfinity thought otherwise as to its worthiness to every Washingtonian.   Full disclosure, I was ND there for 11 years, but I would have the same opinion as a viewer.

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  1. AnonymousJanuary 9, 2026 at 9:02 AM

    Gee, you forget to add that it was 2 Venezuelan gang members who tried to evade campture and steered their car to ICE. I don't understand just comply with law enforcement instructions and you probably will have no issues

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    1. Wayne LJanuary 9, 2026 at 9:49 AM

      I was only posting about distribution of a big story, not the specific details of it.

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  2. Class of 80-somethingJanuary 9, 2026 at 9:35 AM

    I thought KING was simulcasting the Portland station. At least that’s what I saw on the K5 app.

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  3. Class of 80-somethingJanuary 9, 2026 at 9:35 AM

    I thought KING was simulcasting the Portland station. At least that’s what I saw on the K5 app.

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  4. Wayne LJanuary 9, 2026 at 9:46 AM

    My point was that NWCN provided big live regional stories to the entire NW on TV, not on an app. It was a place to turn to long before cord cutting became a thing. It would still be quite valuable to non-cord cutters, perhaps. Just a thought.

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  5. IDC9January 9, 2026 at 4:10 PM

    NWCN certainly would have offered a local alternative to the national news channels and the big 3 nightly newscasts. Its where I would have turned to for coverage of yesterday's incident.

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