Capital News 9 launched on October 11, 2002, and is Albany's first and only 24-hour, 7-day-a-week local news channel. Capital News 9 is operated by Time Warner Cable. Capital News 9 and its affiliates represent the state-of-the-art in local television news coverage, delivering on a commitment of responsible and community oriented journalism on an around-the-clock basis. Our coverage area extends to more than 325,000 cable households from the Capital Region to the Adirondacks, and the Berkshires. Capital News 9 is an exclusive community service for the customers of Time Warner Cable.