The CBS Enforcer Music Collection is a television news music package distributed by Gari Communications. Included in the package are themes such as Enforcer, and KYW Enforcer (customized for CBS O&O KYW-TV in Philadelphia.)
The package, originally known as CBS Enforcer, was commissioned by Chicago's WBBM-TV in 1994. The package is based on the station's 1975 news theme, which in turn was based on a song called "Chicago" (or "This is My City, Chigago's My Town") by folk singer Tary Rebenar. WBBM has dropped the package twice (once in 1997 and once in 2001), only to reintroduce it a few years after each attempt. WBBM dropped The Enforcer in 2008 as they relocated to a new studio in downtown Chicago and used a new theme by In The Groove Music.
Gari Communications soon renamed the package Enforcer (and later, The Enforcer) in an attempt to market it to non-CBS stations. A few non-CBS stations did start using the package, such as KRIV/Fox 26 in Houston and WVIT/NBC 30 in Connecticut.
In 2005, Gari Communications acquired the rights to News in Focus, a news theme package by John Hegner which also featured the nine note musical signature. News in Focus has been marketed jointly with The Enforcer as The CBS Enforcer Music Collection. As of 2005, News In Focus is no longer with the collection. In 2006, WBBM commissioned New Generation 1 when they debuted their new graphics and its sister station WCBS commissioned New Generation 2 in 2007 when they debuted new graphics by Giant Octopus and started high definition broadcasts.
In 2010, WCBS commissioned New Generation 4 and with it, debuted new standardized graphics which would roll out to sister O&Os. After Warner/Chappell Music acquired Gari Media Group in 2015, the package was expanded to include CBS Enforcer V.2 and CBS Enforcer V.3, which was written in style of other news music packages created by 615 Music.
See also[]
Palmer News Package, a news theme by Shelly Palmer which also features the ten-note musical signature
Stations that used or have used The CBS Enforcer Music Collection[]
| DMA# | DMA Name | Station | Affiliation | Year Used | Notes |
| 1. | New York City, New York | WCBS | CBS | 2006-present | First station to commission New Generation 2 |
| 2. | Los Angeles, California | KCBS | CBS | 2010-present | First station to commission CBS Enforcer V.2 |
| 3. | Chicago, Illinois | WBBM-TV | CBS | 1994-1997, 2000-2001, 2002-2008, and 2010-present | First station to commission package, along with Series 1 & New Generation 1 |
| 4. | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | KYW-TV, formerly, WPTZ and WRCV | CBS, formerly NBC | 1998-1999 | Commissioned a customized version of KYW-AM's radio signature |
| 2005-present | Commissioned Series 5 & New Generation 1 | ||||
| 5. | Dallas/Fort. Worth, Texas | KTVT | CBS | 2010-present | |
| 6. | San Francisco, California | KPIX | CBS | 2010-present | |
| KBCW | The CW | 2010-present | |||
| 8. | Atlanta, Georgia | WGCL-TV, formerly WGNX and WANX | CBS, formerly Independent | 2009-present | Commissioned after starting high definition broadcasts |
| 9. | Washington, D.C. | WUSA, formerly, WTOP and WDVM | CBS | 1997-2008 | Commissioned Series 1 in 1997, 1st station to commission Series 2 in 1999 and Series 4 in 2003 |
| 10. | Houston, Texas | KRIV, formerly KVRL and KDOG | Fox, formerly Independent | 2001-2005 | First station to commission Series 3 |
| 11. | Detroit, Michigan | WWJ-TV | CBS | 2010-2012 | |
| WKBD-TV | CW Television Network | 2011-2012 | |||
| 12. | Phoenix, Arizona | KPHO | CBS, formerly Independent | 2005-present | Commissioned Series 1 & 2 |
| 14. | Seattle, Washington | KIRO-TV | CBS | 2006-present | Commissioned Series 1 |
| 17. | Cleveland, Ohio | WOIO | CBS, formerly Fox | 2005-present | Commissioned Series 5, New Generation 1, and Series 3 when they went HD |
| WUAB | MyNetwork TV, formerly UPN | 2005-present | 10pm newscast produced by WOIO | ||
| 18. | Cleveland, Ohio | WOIO | CBS | 2005-present | |
| 19. | Orlando, Florida | WKMG | CBS | 2007-present | Commissioned New Generation 2 |
| 21. | St. Louis, Missouri | KMOV, formerly KWK and KMOX | CBS | 2001-2008 | Commissioned Series 3, Series 1, and News In Focus |
| 23. | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | KDKA | CBS | 2010-present | |
| WPCW | The CW | 2010-present | |||
| 24. | Charlotte, North Carolina | WBTV | CBS | 2007-present | Commissioned Series 2, Series 3, Series 4, and New Generation 1 |
| WJZY | CW, formerly UPN | 2007-present | 10pm newscast produced by WBTV | ||
| 30. | Hartford/New Haven, Connecticut | WVIT | NBC | 2000-2005 | Commissioned Series 1, Series 3, and Series 2 all with NBC chimes |
| 39. | Grand Rapids,Michigan | WWMT | CBS | 2007-present | Commissioned Series 1 and Series 4 |
| WWMT-DT2 | CW | 2008-present | 10pm newscast produced by WWMT | ||
| 40. | Birmingham, Alabama | WIAT, formerly WBMG | CBS | 2007-present | Commissioned Series 3 |
| 41. | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | WHP-TV | CBS | 2009-present | |
| 44. | Albuquerque/Santa Fe, New Mexico | KQRE | CBS | 2010-present | |
| WLYH-TV | The CW | 2009-present | |||
| 47. | Jacksonville, Florida | WTEV-TV | CBS | 2009-2010 | Commissioned New Generation 1 |
| WAWS-TV | Fox | 2009-present | 10pm newscast produced by WTEV | ||
| 54. | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | WYOU | CBS | 1999-2002 | Commissioned Series 1 |
| 55 | Fresno, California | KGPE-TV | CBS | 2009-present | |
| 57. | Albany, New York | WRGB | CBS | 2000-2003 | Commissioned Series 2 |
| WNYA | MyNetworkTV, formerly UPN | 2003 | 10pm newscast was produced by WRGB | ||
| 58. | Richmond, Virginia | WTVR | CBS | 2001-present | Commissioned Series 3, Series 4, and New Generation 1 |
| 61. | Tulsa, Oklahoma | KOTV | CBS | 2007-present | Commissioned New Generation 2 |
| KQCW, formerly KWBT | CW, formerly The WB | 2007-present | 9pm half-hour newscast produced by KOTV | ||
| 64. | Dayton, Ohio | WHIO | CBS | 2006-present | Commissioned News In Focus |
| The Miami Valley Channel(cable) | no affiliation, formerly UPN | 2006-2007 | Aired rebroadcasts of WHIO's 10:00pm newscasts | ||
| 66. | Flint, Michigan | WNEM | CBS | 2005-2009 | Commissioned Series 2 |
| WSMH | Fox | 2006-2009 | 10pm newscast produced by WNEM | ||
| 68. | Tucson, Arizona | KOLD-TV | CBS | 2007-present | Commissioned Series 3 |
| 70. | Green Bay, Wisconsin | WFRV | CBS | 2010-present | |
| 73. | Toledo, Ohio | WTOL | CBS | 2006-present | Commissioned New Generation 1, News In Focus, and Series 3 |
| 75. | Lewiston, Idaho | KLEW | CBS | 2008 | |
| 78. | Cape Girardeau, Missouri/Paducah, Kentucky | KFVS | CBS | 2008-present | |
| 79. | Columbia, South Carolina | WACH-TV | Fox | 2009-present | |
| 81. | Huntsville, Alabama | WHNT | CBS | 2007-present | Commissioned New Generation 1 |
| 84. | Springfield/Decatur, Illinois | WCFN | MyNetworkTV, formerly UPN | 2006-2009 | |
| WCIA | CBS, | 2006-2008 | Commissioned Series 4 | ||
| 88. | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | KCRG | ABC | 2004-present | Commissioned Series 2, Series 4 for talent opens |
| 97. | Davenport, Iowa | WHBF | CBS | 2007-present | |
| 99. | Charleston, South Carolina | WCSC | CBS | 2007-present | Commissioned Series 2, Series 3 when they went HD |
| 106. | Lincoln, Nebraska | KOLN | CBS | 2007-present | Commissioned New Generation 1 |
| 108. | Reno, Nevada | KTVN | CBS | 2006-present | Commissioned Series 1, News In Focus used for talent opens |
| 109. | Youngstown, Ohio | WKBN-TV | CBS | 2009-present | Commissioned News In Focus |
| WYFX-LP | Fox | 2009-present | 10pm newscast produced by WKBN-TV | ||
| 111. | Springfield, Massachusetts | WSHM | CBS | 2006-present | Commissioned Series 4 and New Generation 2 |
| WSHM-DT2 "CBS 3 Springfield Weather Now" | No Affiliation | 2008-present | Produces a 20-minute commercial-free 10pm newscast | ||
| 112. | Boise, Idaho | KBCI-TV | CBS | 2008-2010 | Commissioned Series 1 |
| KBOI-TV | CBS | 2010-present | |||
| 113. | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | KELO-TV | CBS | 1997-present | Commissioned Series 1, Series 2, & New Generation 1 |
| 118. | Montgomery, Alabama | WAKA | CBS, formerly ABC | 2006-present | Commissioned New Generation 1 |
| 119. | Eugene, Oregon | KVAL-TV | CBS, formerly NBC | 2007-present | Commissioned Series 1 |
| KLSR-TV, formerly KEVU | Fox | 2007 | Commissioned Series 1 | ||
| 121. | Santa Barbara, California | KCOY-TV | CBS, formerly NBC | 2006-2009 | Commissioned Series 2, News In Focus, and Series 1 |
| KKFX-CA | Fox | 2008-present | |||
| 124. | Monterey, California | KION-TV | CBS | 2008-2009 | Commissioned Series 5 |
| KCBA | Fox | 2003-present | |||
| 126. | Yakima/Tri-Cities, Washington | KEPR-TV | CBS | 2007-2008 | Commissioned New Generation 1 |
| KIMA-TV | CBS | 2007-2008 | |||
| 128. | Columbus, Georgia | WRBL | CBS | 1999-2001 | |
| 131. | Amarillo, Texas | KVII-TV | ABC | 1996-1999 | Commissioned Series 1 |
| KFDA-TV | CBS | 2007-present | Commissioned Series 1 | ||
| 134. | Rockford, Illinois | WIFR | CBS | 2003-present | Commissioned Series 1 |
| 135. | Wausau, Wisconsin | WSAW-TV | CBS | 2006-present | |
| 140. | Medford, Oregon | KTVL | CBS | Unknown date-present | |
| 145. | Wichita Falls, Texas | KAUZ | CBS | 2009 | |
| 148. | Joplin, Missouri | KOAM-TV | CBS | 2004-present | Commissioned Series 2 & New Generation 2 |
| 154. | Rochester, Minnesota | KIMT | CBS | 2007-present | Commissioned New Generation 1 |
| 161. | Sherman, Texas | KXII, formerly KVSO | CBS | 2006-present | Commissioned Series 1 & New Generation 1 |
| 162. | Idaho Falls/Pocatello, Idaho | KIDK, formerly KID | CBS | 2007-present | Commissioned Series 3, Series 4, and Series 1 |
| 174. | Rapid City, South Dakota | KCLO-TV | CBS | 1997-present | Reboroadcaster of KELO-TV |
| 183. | Charlottesville, Virginia | WCAV-TV | CBS | 2005-present | Commissioned Series 1 |
| WVAW-LP, formerly W64AO | ABC | 2005-present | Simulcasts "Good Morning Charlottesville" and a 11:00pm newscast from WCAV-TV | ||
| 200. | Kirksville, Missouri | KTVO | ABC | 2002-2010 | Commissioned Series 3 |
External links[]
- "The CBS Enforcer Music Collection" at SouthernMedia's NMSA - listing of American stations which have used the package
- "News in Focus" at SouthernMedia's NMSA - listing of American stations which used News in Focus when it was a standalone package
See also[]
- Palmer News Package, a news theme by Shelly Palmer which also features the "This is Chicago" signature
External links[]
- [[1]] WarnerChappell (Gari Communications) Website]
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