Channel 6

Channel 6 (Also known as Channel Six News) is the TV station in New York City for which April O'Neil works as a news reporter in the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon series, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures comics, various video games and Turtles Forever. It also appears in, the 2003 TV series, the IDW series, and the 2012 TV series. The news studio is located in a building with a big 6 on it.

Mirage Comics
While there is no Channel 6 in the Mirage comics, issues 6 and issue 7 do have Jim McNaughton reporting for "News Center 6 Eyewitness News" which could very well be the inspiration for "Channel 6".

1987 TV series
Besides April O'Neil, the known staff of Channel 6 are Burne Thompson, the boss of the station, Vernon Fenwick, a reporter who rivals with April and tries to steal her stories, and Irma Langinstein, a secretary.

In the episode Get Shredder!, The Shredder placed an explosive device in Channel 6's basement and trapped April O'Neil, Irma, Veron, and Burne in one of the offices. He then forces the Turtles to trade for Krang, whom he believes they have captured (although in reality, Krang was seized by Drakus; a former friend and the original designer of the Technodrome who Krang sold out years ago). Although the Turtles were successful in rescuing Krang, Shredder still blew up the building. Fortunately, Splinter was able to free the hostages before the building exploded. Burne Thompson blamed the Turtles for the destruction of the Channel 6 building, and as a result the Turtles became wanted outlaws. The Channel 6 crew moved to a smaller building. In season nine, April had become a freelance reporter and the crew of Channel 6 was never seen again for the remainder of the series.

It should be noted that in the season 10 episode The Beginning of the End April is seen briefly watching Channel Six news.

2003 TV series
In the 2003 TMNT episode Secret Origins, Part 3, April O'Neil (complete with yellow jumpsuit) pretends to be from "Channel 9", then says "Channel 6" when the fake nine on her costume turns upside-down. Tammy Tamlin reports for Channel 6 in TMNT: Back to the Sewer.

Turtles Forever
The Channel 6 building also made a cameo appearance in Turtles Forever.

IDW
Lauren Stanton is a Channel six news reporter in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (IDW)

2012 TV series
Carlos Chiang O'Brien Gambe is a Channel six news reporter in the 2012 TV series

Trivia
Although Channel 6 is fictional, Indianapolis ABC affiliate WRTV has used channel six since the 1950s.

Also See

 * Channel 3