Vital Statistics

Launch Date: July 14, 2003
Owner: Media Magic Productions,  Jefferson Ohio
General Manager and News Director:    Cheryl Dickson-Walker
Households: Just over 58,000 on cable TV in Ashtabula, Lake and Geauga counties, and unlimited access on the internet.
Description: A 1/2-hour, daily local cable newscast and internet webcast serving
Ashtabula County.

Number of Cable Systems Carrying Channel: 3

(Adelphia, Orwell, Conneaut Suite 541)
Demographics: KSU Adelphia Channel 29/22, m/f 25-65, heavy viewing among

Seniors. Show airs in Ashtabula, Geneva, Conneaut, Jefferson, Orwell,

Austinburg, Rome, Rock Creek, Windsor and surrounding communities

in Ashtabula County; Madison, Perry, Painesville and Painesville Twp.

In Lake County; and Chesterland in Geauga County.

(See Adelphia Coverage Map: Lake and Geneva Corridors)

Ashtabula County Population (2000 Census): 102,728; Total Families:

27,953. Median Income: $35, 607. Families w/ Income $50,000+: 6,429

by Age : 28% 25-45

14% 65 and older 23% 45-65

Nearly ½ of all county residents have High School degree, nearly 18%

have attended college, 13% have either an Associates or Bachelor

degree, approx. 4% have a Graduate or Professional degree. Kent State

University- Ashtabula campus Student Population: Approximately 1,200

Audience Ratings: N/A
Local Content Partnerships: Ashtabula County Newsnet is produced
in partnership with Kent State University-Ashtabula Campus.the Star Beacon newspaper, Conneaut Cable Suite 541 and Orwell Cable TV.

Are Content Partners Paid for Contributions? No
Cross-Promotion Received from Content Partners:
Standing advertisements on KSU’s leased access channel, newspaper promos on
ACN stories and ACN promos on Orwell cable.

Total Editorial Employees: 4
Reporters: 4 Anchors: 2
Producers: 1 Videographers: 6 Engineers: 2
Advertisers: ACN is advertiser-supported.

Number of Hours of Original Programming Per Day: 1

Format Description: A daily, half-hour news magazine that is repeated on the half-hour.

Send mail to mail@mediamagicproductions.com  or call 440-294-2431, with questions or comments about this  web site.
Copyright © 2007 Ashtabula County Newsnet
Last modified: January 22, 2007