Which American cable news network was first to air a permanent 24-hour news ticker?

On Sep. 11, 2001, at 10:49 am ET, FOX News employed a 24-hour news ticker for the first time in the US (Sky News did the same – on the same day – in the UK). FOX News removed its on-screen ticker on Monday, April 26, 2021._x000D_

FOX News and 9/11 Facts

_x000D_In the days after the 9/11 attacks, FOX News’s audience surpassed CNN for the first time. In time for the Iraq invasion in 2003, the right-wing news network was reaching 3.3 million Americans. A year later, its Republican party conference broadcast ratings beat those of the three major broadcast networks.