▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁or ▁as ▁late ▁as ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s ▁on ▁some ▁stations . ▁During ▁that ▁period , ▁stations ▁began ▁local ▁news ▁programs ▁in ▁the ▁m idd ay ▁and ▁ 5 : 0 0   p . m . ▁time ▁sl ots , ▁while ▁morning ▁new sc asts ▁began ▁to ▁become ▁common ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁( first ▁on ▁week days , ▁with ▁week end ▁morning ▁new sc asts ▁launch ing ▁in ▁many ▁cities ▁beginning ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ). ▁ ▁Two ▁television ▁stations ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁K Y W - TV ▁and ▁W P VI - TV , ▁were ▁the ▁respective ▁pro gen itors ▁of ▁two ▁popular ▁news ▁formats ▁that ▁sh aped ▁the ▁modern ▁presentation ▁of ▁television ▁news , ▁E y ew it ness ▁News , ▁which ▁had ▁rep or ters ▁present ▁their ▁stories ▁instead ▁of ▁having ▁the ▁anchor ▁read ▁them , ▁and ▁became ▁popular ized ▁after ▁the ▁format ▁expanded ▁to ▁W ABC - TV ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁and ▁Action ▁News , ▁which ▁placed ▁set ▁time ▁limits ▁on ▁story ▁packages ▁presented ▁during ▁the ▁program , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁cover ▁a ▁bro ader ▁array ▁of ▁stories . ▁W SV N ▁in ▁Miami ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁pione er ▁in ▁local ▁news ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁when ▁the ▁station ▁( which ▁adopted ▁the ▁format ▁in ▁January ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁after ▁assuming ▁the ▁Fox