sentences:  As a result, Cox Sports was taken off the air and all of its programming was moved to the new network (excluding ESPNEWS and WLVI's 10 p.m. newscast).OSN also airs WJAR newscasts throughout the day and night.The network replaces "NewsChannel 5" (formerly the "Rhode Island News Channel"), operated by Cox and WLNE November 30, 1998 until February 1, 2012.