US Presidential Election day: SKY News

SKY News coverage of the US Presidential Election begins with First Edition: Clinton v Trump at 5:00am on Wednesday 9 November on SKY News Live (Channel 601).

Political Editor David Speers will be Live from Washington D.C. with the most up to date results, reaction and analysis on how Australia will be affected. From 9:00am David will anchor non-stop coverage which will also include comprehensive reporting from the ABC America network. 

Chief Political Reporter Kieran Gilbert and anchors Peter van Onselen and Kristina Keneally will lead a panel of U.S. politics experts including Brian Loughnane, Bruce Wolpe and Brendon O’Connor from the SKY News Election Centre. Former Australian Ambassador to the U.S. Kim Beazley will be on hand for his take on what the result will mean for Australia’s relations with America. 

From 11:00am SKY News Business (Channel 602) will cross to the CBS network for non-stop coverage of election night with the SKY News Business team keeping track of market reaction.

The SKY News Election Channel (Channel 606) will partner with America’s leading political news network C-SPAN for rolling coverage from 10:00pm on Tuesday 8 November.

A Live blog featuring highlights from exclusive SKY News commentators and rolling coverage will feature at www.skynews.com.au plus the latest reaction from social media including @SkyNewsAust (Twitter) and www.facebook.com/SkyNewsAustralia

For Australians overseas the SKY News coverage can be streamed Live at www.australiachannel.com.au (not available in Australia or New Zealand).

*All times are AEDT