Q13 to start daily broadcast of National Anthem

SEATTLE — Q13 will start broadcasting The Star-Spangled Banner every morning as part of a broader initiative to bring the National Anthem back to airwaves across America.

Q13 is one of 197 Nexstar TV stations that will have daily National Anthem broadcasts through a partnership with Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) and Belmont University’s Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business.

Starting Oct. 1, The Star-Spangled Banner will air at 3:58 a.m. daily and feature songwriters who will record their own unique renditions.

The Star-Spangled Banner was once a staple on local television stations, signifying the beginning or end of the broadcast day.

“Nexstar’s core mission is to provide exceptional service to the local communities where we operate across America through our organization-wide commitment to localism, unbiased local broadcast journalism and telling the local stories that matter to our viewers and their families,” stated Tim Busch, President of Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.

“Nexstar’s local teams take great pride in their ability to bring the local communities they serve together and that is why we are excited to partner with BMI and Belmont University to broadcast this new daily series featuring the Star-Spangled Banner that will air 365 days of each year. This unique collaboration supports higher education in business for the music and entertainment industry, while providing aspiring professional artists and songwriters a national distribution platform to showcase their respective talents. We look forward to returning the time-honored tradition of including the National Anthem in our stations’ broadcasts with this new partnership.”

All musical genres will be highlighted during the series.