Heart News Network

Heart News Network (HNN) is an American broadcast television news channel targeting the LGBTQ+ community. Currently, outside of airings of films and documentaries and repeats of Judge David Young, the network mainly carries a news/talk format throughout the day and night. The network is owned by, and is headquartered in (home to the studios of the Hubbard-owned  NBC affiliate WAOT-TV, channel 34), with other studios/bureaus in ,  and  and a digital media center/auxiliary studio in  It is a sister channel to Heart, Hubbard's earlier LGBTQ+-oriented network. It launched on August 11, 2017, initially on and.

While holding a centrist political stance, it broadcasts many programs hosted by LGBTQ+ media personalities of both "main" political viewpoints. The Washington Post described HNN as "the LGBT answer to mainstream news networks," citing it's shows having LGBTQ+ hosts of many political viewpoints and some hosts "trying to make bringing the news deliberately campy."

History
Heart News Network launched on August 11, 2017 and originally debuted in partnership with LGBT-interest magazine The Advocate. The state government gave owners  a tax credit to help move the operations of "parent" network Heart to the state, where it and Heart News Network are based out of the WAOT-TV Media Center in  outside.

In May 2019, HNN relocated it's studio/bureau from  to the  of.

Program hosts

 * LaTonya Reckord: Host of Out Loud Right Now
 * Jo Hardenbergh: Co-host of Out Loud Right Now
 * Janine G. Bastock: Host of Bastock @ 10