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1030 16th Avenue So. Nashville, TN 37212
(615) 244-6515
LA: (818) 846-1615 / NY: (212) 315-1615
FAX: (615) 242-2455
www.615music.com

PACKAGE NAME,
# OF DISCS,
AND # OF THEMES
# OF CUTS PER CD
SPECIAL COMMENTS/
INTERESTING INFORMATION

AUDIO LOGO/
ID

Alive V.1 NBC
(1 Disc)
15 Themes

 Disc 1:
81 cuts;
 
Alive V.1
(1 Disc)
15 Themes
Up to 81 cuts

Disc 1:
65 cuts;

Alive was commissioned by WXIA/Atlanta in 1999. It got its name from the station's branding as 11Alive for 30+ years. There are updates that are not included in this cut count.
Alive V.2 NBC
(1 Disc)
15 Themes
 Disc 1:
87 cuts;
There are updates to this package that are not included in this cut count.
ID
Alive V.2
(1 Disc)
4 Themes
Up to 83 cuts
 Disc 1:
64 cuts;
Alive V.2 was commissioned by WXIA/Atlanta. There are no updates for this package.
ID

Always Worth Your Time
(12 Discs)
20 Themes
Over 835 cuts

Disc 1:
?? cuts;
Disc 2:
?? cuts;
Disc 3:
?? cuts;
Disc 4:
?? cuts;
Disc 5:
?? cuts;
Disc 6:
?? cuts;
Disc 7:
?? cuts;
Disc 8:
?? cuts;
Disc 9:
?? cuts;
Disc 10:
?? cuts;
Disc 11:
?? cuts;
Disc 12:
?? cuts;

Always Worth Your Time (also known as Battery V.4) was composed for KPIX/San Francisco in 2006 as an overhaul update to Battery. This package is one of 615's largest to date and also has an image campaign.
ID
Aurora
(? Disc)
10 Themes
Up to 107 cuts
 Disc 1:
?? cuts;
 This ill-fated package commissioned by KDFW/Dallas/Fort Worth lasted a little less than a year, with the station's completion of the sale to FOX Television Stations and conversion to the FOX network. KDFW then commissioned News Attitude, a more appropriate theme for their FOX affiliation.
ID
Battery
(5 Discs)
17 Themes
Up to 190 cuts

Disc 1:
97 cuts;
Disc 2:
93 cuts;
Disc 3:
49 cuts;
Disc 4:
22 cuts;
Disc 5:
35 cuts;

The original 3 disc Battery package was commissioned by KPIX/San Francisco in 1996. This package was updated through the years, with the additional 2 discs being added as Battery V.2 and Battery V.3. Battery was named after Battery Street, the street KPIX resides on.
Chicago's Very Own for WGN-TV
(? Discs)
19 Themes
Over 720 cuts
Disc 1:
?? cuts;
Chicago's Very Own, Composed in 2007, this was the first news music package that was produced by 615 Music for WGN. This news package also contains the similiar signature from WGN's Non Stop package. WGN is widely known across the U.S. as "SuperStation, WGN"
 
Decade 90
(2 Discs)
29 Themes
Up to 205 cuts
Disc 1:
95 cuts;
Disc 2:

99 cuts;
Decade 90 was commissioned by newly call-signed KCAL/Los Angeles in 1990. Their former calls were KHJ. This is the first of four 615 commissioned themes made for KCAL since they changed their calls letters. This is also the parent theme of KCBS's Newstime. The package was only used for four years at the station.
Fahren-Hite
(2 Discs)
24 Themes
Up to 161 cuts
Disc 1:
95 cuts;
Disc 2:

66 cuts;
Fahren-Hite was commissioned by KCAL/Los Angeles in 1994. It was named for the station's promotions director at the time, Marshall Hites.
ID
Fastbreak
(? Disc)
3 Themes
Up to 18 cuts
Disc ?:
?? cuts;
Fastbreak was commissioned by WUPA/Atlanta in 2004. This short-lived package on WUPA was soon replaced by The Viper. Fastbreak's original name was 'The UPN News Package' until it was named 'Action News' in late 2006 (when the UPN network was eliminated). It was finally renamed Fastbreak in 2007.
ID
Firepower News
(2 Discs)
19 Themes
Up to 157 cuts
Disc 1:
99 cuts;
Disc 2:
58 cuts;
Firepower News was commissioned by KSWB/San Diego in 1999. Firepower News' original name was WB News '99 which was later changed to WB News and then 'Timeshifter' in late 2006 (when the WB network was eliminated). Timeshifter was renamed to Firepower News in 2007.
Flashpoint
(3 Discs)
14 Themes
Up to 217 cuts

Disc 1:
77 cuts;
Disc 2:
95 cuts;
Disc 3:
45 cuts

Flashpoint was commissioned by KTLA/Los Angeles in 1997. An update labeled as Flashpoint V.2, was created in 2001. The updates are not included in this cut counts.
Heart Of...
(? Disc)
?? Themes
Up to ??? cuts
Disc ?:
?? cuts;
 Heart Of... was commissioned by WEVU Fort Myers in 1989. It has since been retired and is no longer offered by 615 Music.
ID
Heartland V.1
(? Disc)
12 Themes
Up to 165 cuts
Disc ?:
?? cuts;
 Heartland V.1 was commissioned by WBIR/Knoxville in 2000 and was named for the area, East Tennessee, often referred to as the Heartland because of its Irish and Scottish roots. Heartland V.1 is designed around Celtic and Irish themes and also has an image campaign.
ID
Heartland V.2
(? Disc)
5 Themes
Up to 164 cuts
Disc ?:
?? cuts;
Heartland V.2 was commissioned by WBIR/Knoxville in 2003. 
ID
High Velocity V.1
(? Disc)
13 Themes
Up to 97 cuts
Disc ?:
?? cuts;
High Velocity V.1 was commissioned in 2000 by CLTV, Chicago's cable news station. High Velocity was based on two themes from 615 Music's retired package, Together.
ID
High Velocity V.2
(? Disc)
5 Themes
Up to 83 cuts
Disc ?:
?? cuts;
 
Ignitor
(? Disc)
15 Themes
Up to 204 cuts
Disc ?:
?? cuts;
 Ignitor was commissioned by WTKR/Hampton Roads in 1998.
ID
Impact V.1 ABC
(? Disc)
10 Themes
Up to ??? cuts
Disc ?:
?? cuts;
Impact V.1 ABC was only used by two stations in its history: KLTV/East Texas and WJXX/Jacksonville. It is no longer used by any stations. 
ID
Impact V.1 NBC
(2 Discs)
15 Themes
Up to 204 cuts
Disc 1:
71 cuts;
Disc 2:
85 cuts;
Impact V.1 NBC was commissioned by WCAU/Philadelphia. 
Impact V.1
(2 Discs)
10 Themes
Up to 157 cuts
Disc 1:
71 cuts;
Disc 2:
86 cuts;
Impact V1 was commissioned by WTVT/Tampa Bay. They started using it as a CBS affiliate in 1994 and when they became a FOX affiliate, added a drumroll.
Impact V.2 FOX
(? Disc)
13 Themes
Up to 455 cuts
Disc ?:
?? cuts;
 
ID
Impact V.2
(4 Discs)
12 Themes
Up to 455 cuts
Disc 1:
99 cuts;
Disc 2:
89 cuts;
Disc 3:
93 cuts;
Disc 4:
97 cuts;
Impact V.2 was commissioned by WTVT/Tampa Bay in 1998 as an update to the news music everyone had grown accustomed to. This package was introduced with new on-air graphics and a new set.
Impact V.3
(1 Disc)
10 Themes
Up to 93 cuts
Disc ?:
?? cuts;
Impact V.3 was commissioned by WTMJ/Milwaukee in 2000. They used it for the main opens and close, while continuing to use Impact V.1 for their other music needs.
Impact V.4
(8 Discs)
14 Themes
Up to 577 cuts
Disc 1:
25 cuts;
Disc 2:
77 cuts;
Disc 3:
65 cuts;
Disc 4:
71 cuts;
Disc 5:
30 cuts;
Disc 6:
?? cuts;
Disc 7:
87 cuts;
Disc 8:
48 cuts;
 Impact V.4 was commissioned by WTMJ/Milwaukee in 2004, as the largest update yet to the Impact series. This package includes a huge amount of themes, remade in an ornate and orchestral style.
Impact V.5
(?? Discs)
11 Themes
Up to 384 cuts
Disc 1:
?? cuts
Impact V.5 was commissioned by WTVF/Nashville in early 2007. The new music went with an entire station overhaul including a complete conversion to HD, a brand new set by the FX Group, and graphics by Giant Octopus.
ID
In-Sink V.1
(2 Discs)
20 Themes
Up to 150 cuts
Disc 1:
49 cuts;
Disc 2:
49 cuts;
 In-Sink V.1 was commissioned in 1994 by WRAL/Raleigh to replace Finale. It was named after the station's promotions director, Cindy Sink, and was originally sold as 'In-Sync I'.
In-Sink V.2
(2 Discs)
13 Themes
Up to 178 cuts
Disc 1:
98 cuts;
Disc 2:
80 cuts;
 In-Sink V.2 was commissioned in 1998 by WRAL/Raleigh, and was originally sold as 'In-Sync II'.
In-Sink V.3
(1 Disc)
5 Themes
Up to 96 cuts
Disc 1:
84 cuts;
 In-Sink V.3 was freelanced by 615 Music in 2000.
In-Sink V.4 (Indiana)
(?? Discs)
19 Themes
Up to 250 cuts
Disc 1:
?? cuts;
 In-Sink V.4 was commissioned by WISH/Indianapolis in 2004. It contains the "Home Again in Indiana" signature which originated from Newsleader.
ID
Interceptor
(2 Discs)
6 Themes
Up to 173 cuts
Disc 1:
94 cuts;
Disc 2:
79 cuts;
The Interceptor was commissioned by WCCO/Minneapolis in 2003. 
ID
Jim and Howard's News Package
(? Disc)
5 Themes
Up to 60 cuts
Disc ?:
?? cuts;
 
ID
Let's Get Involved
(? Disc)
?? Themes
Up to ??? cuts
Disc ?:
?? cuts;
Let's Get Involved was commissioned by WKRN/Nashville in 1984. It has since been retired and is no longer offered by 615 Music.
ID
Magnum V.1
(? Disc)
10 Themes
Up to 62 cuts
Disc ?:
?? cuts;
 Magnum V.1 was commissioned by WITI/Milwaukee in 1998.
ID
Magnum V.2
(2 Discs)
19 Themes
Up to 171 cuts
Disc 1:
86 cuts;
Disc 2:
?? cuts;
Magnum V.2 was commissioned by WAGA/Atlanta in 1999. 
Magnum V.3
(? Disc)
4 Themes
Up to 59 cuts
Disc ?:
?? cuts;
Magnum V.3 was commissioned by KTBC/Austin in 2000. 
ID
Moving Forward
(? Disc)
8 Themes
Up to 100 cuts
Disc ?:
?? cuts;
This news package was composed for WFOR-TV, the CBS affiliate for Miami, Florida in 2008.
ID
News Attitude
(? Disc)
8 Themes
Up to 162 cuts
Disc ?:
?? cuts;
News Attitude was commissioned for KDFW/Dallas/Fort Worth in 1996 after their conversion to a FOX affiliate. It was made to replace Aurora, but was also very short-lived. 
ID
News Authority
(? Disc)
10 Themes
Up to 425 cuts
Disc ?:
?? cuts;
 
ID
News One Mini
(1 Disc)
6 Themes
Up to 89 cuts
Disc 1:
89 cuts;
 News One Mini was commissioned by WKRN/Nasville in 2004.
ID
News One V.1
(2 Discs)
24 Themes
Up to 134 cuts
Disc 1:
64 cuts;
Disc 2:
90 cuts;

News One V.1 was commissioned by KGO/San Francisco in 1994. It included the very popular image campaign, "7 On Your Side".

News One V.2
(1 Disc)
5 Themes
Up to 37 cuts
Disc 1:
37 cuts;
News One V.2 was commissioned by WKRN/Nashville in 2004. 
Newsforce
(5 Discs)
18 Themes
Up to 300 cuts

Disc 1:
89 cuts;
Disc 2:
93 cuts;
Disc 3:
36 cuts;
Disc 4:
47 cuts;
Disc 5:
15 cuts;

Newsforce was commissioned by KCAL/Los Angeles in 2003. It contains the remade signature from The Hammer and Fahren-Hite. Formerly called Viacom II KCAL, the package was renamed "Newsforce" in late 2006. Updates were also added in 2006 when KCAL premiered their HD newscasts.
Newsmark
(? Disc)
?? Themes
Up to ??? cuts
Disc ?:
?? cuts;
 Newsmark was commissioned by KARE/Minneapolis in 1992.
ID
Newstime
(4 Discs)
21 Themes
Up to 296 cuts
Disc 1:
90 cuts;
Disc 2:
81 cuts;
Disc 3:
36 cuts;
Disc 4:
89 cuts;
Newstime was commissioned by KCBS/Los Angeles in 2003. Formerly called Viacom I KCBS, the package was renamed "Newstime" in late 2006. Updates were also added in 2006 when KCBS premiered their HD newscasts.
ID
Newswatch 24
(1 Disc)
16 Themes
Up to 76 cuts
Disc ?:
76 cuts;
 Newswatch 24 was commissioned by WDAF/Kansas City in 1992.
ID
Newswire NBC
(2 Disc)
30 Themes
Up to 295 cuts
Disc 1:
98 cuts;
Disc 2:
90 cuts;
 
ID
Newswire
(2 Discs)
30 Themes
Up to 295 cuts
Disc 1:
81 cuts;
Disc 2:
65 cuts;
The original Newswire was commissioned by WMAQ/Chicago in 1992.  WLVI/Boston commissioned new instrument mixes in 1997 and WAVY/Hampton Roads commissioned new themes in 2001. The updates for WLVI and WAVY are not included in this cut count.
On Your Side
(1 Disc)
6 Themes
Up to 53 cuts
Disc 1:
53 cuts;
  On Your Side was commissioned by WKRN/Nashville in 1990. The image campaign for On Your Side featured vocals by Ladysmith Black Mambazo. It has since been retired and is no longer offered by 615 Music.
ID
Pinnacle
(? Disc)
10 Themes
Up to 80 cuts
Disc ?:
?? cuts;
 
ID
Power News V.1
(? Disc)
8 Themes
Up to 62 cuts
Disc ?:
?? cuts;
 
ID
Power News V.2
(1 Disc)
19 Themes
Up to 95 cuts
Disc 1:
65 cuts;
 
Power News V.3
(? Disc)
19 Themes
Up to 95 cuts
Disc ?:
?? cuts;
 
ID

Propulsion V1
(? Disc)
7 Themes
over 235 cuts

Disc 1:
67 cuts;
Disc 2:
65 cuts;
Disc 3:
63 cuts;
Disc 4:
38 cuts;
Disc 5:
5 cuts;
Propulsion was commissioned in 2006 by the BELO Corporation as their station group package. WFAA/Dallas/Fort Worth was the first to use this package. Propulsion was produced during the SESAC-Arnold predicament in late Winter 2006, and as a result, WFAA dropped Evolution.
Right Here, Right Now - Image
(1 Disc)
3 Themes
Up to 49 cuts
Disc 1:
?? cuts;
 
Right Here, Right Now V.2 (NBC)
(?? Discs)
5 Themes
Up to 170 cuts
Disc ?:
?? cuts
Right Here, Right Now V.2 NBC was commissioned by KPNX/Phoenix in 2006.
ID
Right Here, Right Now
(2 Discs)
15 Themes
Up to 163 cuts
Disc 1:
97 cuts;
Disc 2:
56 cuts;
Right Here, Right Now was commissioned by KFMB/San Diego in 2001. It was named after their slogan, Right Here, Right Now, and included an image campaign, later expanded into a separate image package.
Seize The Day FOX
(? Disc)
9 Themes
Up to 260 cuts
Disc ?:
?? cuts;
 Seize The Day FOX was commissioned by WFTC/Minneapolis in 2005.
ID
Seize The Day
(4 Discs)
14 Themes
Up to 331 cuts
Disc 1:
98 cuts;
Disc 2:
55 cuts;
Disc 3:
85 cuts;
Disc 4:
92 cuts;
Seize The Day was commissioned by WSMV/Nashville in 2002. The new music premiered with brand new graphics and set. WSMV also launched the Working For You campaign with this package, what the signature notes of Seize The Day are designed around.
Something's Happening Here
(? Disc)
?? Themes
Up to ??? cuts
Disc ?:
?? cuts;
Something's Happening Here was commissioned by WKRN/Nashville in 1987. It has since been retired from 615 Music's line of syndicated packages. This theme was added to the Production Library under a new name.
ID
The Hammer
(? Discs)
9 Themes
Up to 259 cuts
Disc ?:
?? cuts;
The Hammer was commissioned by KCAL/Los Angeles in 1998. It contains an orchestrated and more detailed version of the signature from Fahren-Hite.
ID
The Peacock
(1 Disc)
Disc 1:
99 cuts;
The Peacock is 615 Music's special toolkit package for remixes on the NBC chimes.
ID
The Rainmaker NBC
(? Disc)
?? Themes
Up to ??? cuts
Disc ?:
?? cuts;
 
ID
The Rainmaker
(2 Discs)
23 Themes
Up to 189 cuts
Disc 1:
89 cuts;
Disc 2:
62 cuts;
The Rainmaker was commissioned by WTHR/Indianapolis in 2000. 
The Unexpected
(1 Disc)
4 Themes
Up to 77 cuts
Disc ?:
?? cuts;
The Unexpected was commissioned by WKRN/Nashville in 2006. It was released with new graphics, replacing the ten-year running of News One.
ID
The Viking FOX
(? Disc)
5 Themes
Up to 171 cuts
Disc ?:
?? cuts;
The Viking FOX was commissioned by KMSP/Minneapolis in 2005. It was named after Viking Street, the street KMSP resides on. The package was fairly short-lived on KMSP, since they went to the FOX O&O look soon after getting it.
ID
The Viking
(? Disc)
?? Themes
Up to ??? cuts
Disc ?:
?? cuts;
 
ID
Together
(? Disc)
?? Themes
Up to ??? cuts
Disc ?:
?? cuts;
 Together was commissioned by WEWS/Cleveland in 1993. It has since been retired and is no longer offered by 615 Music.
ID
Total Coverage
(2 Discs)
19 Themes
Up to 171 cuts
Disc 1:
96 cuts;
Disc 2:
96 cuts;
Total Coverage was commissioned by WPXI/Pittsburgh in 1998.
Tower V.1 w/ Working For You Signature
(1 Disc)
?? Themes
Up to ??? cuts
Disc 1:
23 cuts;
Tower V.1 w/ Working For You Signature was commissioned by WRC/Washington D.C., the commissioners of the original Working For You. They use opens, bumpers and closes from this package, but continue to use Working For You for everything else.
Tower V.1
(2 Discs)
27 Themes
Up to 164 cuts
Disc 1:
97 cuts;
Disc 2:
67 cuts;
WMAQ/Chicago and KNBC/Los Angeles commissioned Tower V.1 in 2000. Tower V.1 took its name after the NBC Tower, the broadcasting home of WMAQ. The original package is still in use at the station.
Tower V.2
(2 Disc)
?? Themes
Up to ??? cuts
Disc 1:
76 cuts;
Disc 2:
55 cuts;
 WTHR/Indianapolis commissioned Tower V.2 in 2004.
ID
Tower V.3
(4 Disc)
12 Themes
Over 300 cuts
Disc 1:
62 cuts;
Disc 2:
96 cuts;
Disc 3:
84 cuts;
Disc 4:
34 cuts;
 Tower V.3 was commissioned in 2006 by WKYC/Cleveland, WMAQ/Chicago, WXIA/Atlanta, and WCMH/Columbus.
ID
USA News
(2 Discs)
17 Themes
Up to 137 cuts
Disc 1:
59 cuts;
Disc 2:
61 cuts;
 USA News was commissioned by WUSA/Washington D.C. in 1991.
ID
Viper V.1
(? Disc)
10 Themes
Up to 421 cuts
Disc ?:
?? cuts;
Viper V.1 was commissioned by WWOR/New York to replace The UPN News Package. Viper V.1 is an orchestrated and extended version of The UPN News Package. 
ID
Viper V.2
(? Disc)
12 Themes
Up to 247 cuts
Disc ?:
?? cuts;
 
ID
Working For You NBC
(4 Discs)
?? Themes
Up to ??? cuts
Disc 1:
97 cuts;
Disc 2:
99 cuts;
Disc 3:
97 cuts;
Disc 4:
66 cuts;
 
ID
Working For You
(4 Discs)
10 Themes
Up to 231 cuts
Disc 1:
97 cuts;
Disc 2:
99 cuts;
Disc 3:
97 cuts;
Disc 4:
66 cuts;
Working For You was commissioned by WRC/Washington D.C. in 1997 and is still used for segment opens and other things on the station. For bumpers, opens, and closes, WRC is uses Tower V.1 w/ Working For You Signature. 

 

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