Initially broadcast as "CNN2" on January 1, 1982, the network would rename itself one year later to CNN Headline News. The use of CNN in the title of the network has been intermittent throughout the networks broadcast years.

The network's programming focused around the ideal that a viewer could tune in at any time and, in just 30 minutes, receive the most popular national and international stories, in addition to feature reports. The format, known as the Headline News Wheel, featured "Dollars and Sense" personal finance reports at 15 and 45 minutes past each hour, Headline Sports at 19 and 49 minutes, lifestyle reports at 24 and 54 minutes past each hour, and general news during the top and bottom of the hour. Another regular feature was the "Hollywood Minute" which was often fitted in after the Headline Sports segment. In the network's early years, a two minute recap of the hours top stories, the CNN Headlines, would run after the sports segment.

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Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Phone: 404-827-1700