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.

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