For decades people have turned to the nightly news to tell them about local, national and international issues, big and small. And over the last ten years some of these people, as well as new generations, are going online to find this information. With the combination of the broadcast and website that you get with the Boston Channel you can have the best of both worlds. When you're at home, you can take an hour a six o'clock to relax in front of the television. When you're away, maybe at your daughter's girls hockey tournament, you can still find all of the local headlines right on your computer.

MCVB-TV, or channel five, is owned by Hearst Television and has affiliations with ABC Television Network. In the 1970s and 1980s, this was the station that was offering the most local programming in the whole country with shows like Good Day! This program, along with another morning show in Cleveland, became the basis for Good Morning America, which is watched by stay-at-home mothers to those working in wastewater treatment chemicals throughout the nation. Now, they run all of the ABC programs and only preempt for their own specials and occasional movies.

The evening news is known as NewsCentre 5 and has placed first as the favorite news program of the area. Their main anchors are Ed Harding, Heather Unruh and Liz Brunner. This program has been on the air since 1972 and is known in the area for having the most accurate weather predictions and being the first station to present HD news. Their slogan is "Local Live Coverage You Can Count On" and they are following through on that message in many ways, including others news programs and their website.

The nightly newsmagazine at 11:00pm is called Chronicle, which has been on the air since 1982. It focuses on things happening in the New England region and even has a weekly segment devoted to those living in rural communities around Boston. If you're running a greenhouse supplier or are an artisan you might have a chance of being featured on this program. CityLine is the Sunday noontime news program and On the Record deals with local politics and precedes CityLine.

If you're the type of person that likes to read news at your desk during your lunch from working with private commercial mortgages or just don't have the time to spend an hour listing to the nightly broadcast, you might be interested in all that is offered on the Boston Channel website. They have detailed versions of all of their aired stories, as well as sections on sports, entertainment, politics, health, and community. Here you are sure to find whatever you're looking for when you're at a fitness Toronto conference or between chores at home.