Media in Cleveland, Ohio

The following is a list of media in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.

Print

Newspapers

Daily

*"The Plain Dealer"
*"The Cleveland Press" - ceased publication in 1982
*"The Cleveland News" - merged with "The Cleveland Press" in 1960
*"The Cleveland Leader" - merged with "The Plain Dealer" in 1917
*"The Cleveland Herald and Gazette" - merged with "The Cleveland Leader" in 1885
*"The Cleveland Advertiser" - the newspaper that changed the spelling of "Cleaveland" to "Cleveland", ceased publication in 1841
*"The Cleaveland Gazette and Commercial Register" - Cleveland's first newspaper, ceased publication in 1820

Weekly

*"Crain's Cleveland Business"
*"Sun Newspapers"

Alternative

*"Free Times"
*"Cleveland Scene"
*"Cleveland Edition"

Magazines

*"Cleveland Magazine"
*"Northern Ohio Live"
*"Inside Business"
*"Alternative Press"

Television stations

Nielsen Media Research ranks the 17 county Cleveland-Akron television market as the 17th largest in the United States. [ [http://www.nielsenmedia.com/nc/nmr_static/docs/2007-2008_DMA_Ranks.xls 2007-2008 DMA Ranks] . Accessed February 23 2008.] Among the stations it includes are:

*WKYC Channel 3 (NBC)
*WEWS Channel 5 (ABC)
*WJW Channel 8 (FOX)
*WOIO Channel 19 (CBS)
*WVPX Channel 23 (ION)
*WVIZ Channel 25 (PBS)
*WUAB Channel 43 (MNTV)
*WBNX Channel 55 (CW)
*WQHS Channel 61 (Univision)

Television stations from , , , and are available with varying levels of reception, ranging from poor to somewhat watchable, due to their signals propagating across Lake Erie.

In the past, WKYC, WEWS and WJW were carried on cable television in Kingsville and Leamington, Ontario, with WOIO and WUAB being listed in TV Guides in the area, despite their signals not being able to actually reach the Windsor area itself. Since 1998, WOIO has no longer been listed in TV Guides.

On October 20 2007, Cleveland became the first US city to have all its newscasts broadcast in HDTV. All of Cleveland's television stations broadcast in HD. WJW was the first in December 2004 [ [http://www.myfoxcleveland.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail;jsessionid=2166ADCDCE6FE8B773D74B0430BC0C80?contentId=583313&version=13&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1 Fox 8 Station History] . Accessed February 23 2008.] , then WKYC joined in May 22 2006 [ [http://www.wkyc.com/life/programming/hdtv/hdtv_article.aspx?storyid=52362 WKYC: HDTV FAQ] . Accessed February 23 2008.] , WEWS started on January 7 2007 [ [http://www.newsnet5.com/station/10689501/detail.html WEWS: Cleveland Leads Nation in HDTV] . Accessed February 23 2008.] , and WOIO joined on October 20 2007 [ [http://ohiomedia.blogspot.com/2007/10/breaking-news-19-action-news-joins-21st.html "19 Action News" Joins The 21st Century] . Accessed February 23 2008.] .

Radio stations

FM

* 88.3 WBWC - college/modern rock, Baldwin-Wallace College
* 88.7 WJCU - eclectic, John Carroll University
* 89.3 WCSB - eclectic, Cleveland State University
* 89.7 WKSU - Cleveland news bureau, Kent State University
* 90.3 WCPN - NPR
* 91.1 WRUW - eclectic, Case Western Reserve University
* 91.5 WKHR - big band/nostalgia
* 91.5 WOBC-FM - freeform, Oberlin College
* 92.3 WKRK-FM - alternative/rock - "92-3 K-Rock"
* 93.1 WZAK - urban adult contemporary
* 95.5 WFHM - Christian - "The Fish"
* 96.5 WAKS - Contemporary Hits/Top-40 - "96-5 KISS FM"
* 98.5 WNCX - classic rock - "98-5 NCX"
* 99.5 WGAR - country
* 100.7 WMMS - hot talk/rock
* 102.1 WDOK - adult contemporary - "Soft Rock 102"
* 103.3 WCRF - Christian
* 104.1 WQAL - hot AC - "Q 104"
* 104.9 WCLV - classical
* 105.7 WMJI - classic hits - "Majic 105.7"
* 106.5 WMVX - hot AC - "Mix 106-5"
* 107.3 WNWV - smooth jazz - "The Wave"
* 107.9 WENZ - mainstream urban - "Z 107-9"

AM

* 850 WKNR - sports (ESPN Radio) - "ESPN 850 WKNR"
* 930 WEOL
* 1000 WCCD - religious/gospel - "Radio 1000"
* 1040 WJTB
* 1100 WTAM - news/talk - "Newsradio WTAM 1100"
* 1220 WHKW - religious - "The Word"
* 1260 WWMK - kids (Radio Disney) - "Radio Disney AM 1260"
* 1300 WJMO - gospel music/urban talk - "Praise 1300"
* 1320 WOBL - country
* 1330 WELW
* 1420 WHK - news/talk - "Newstalk 1420 WHK"
* 1460 WABQ- gospel
* 1490 WERE - news/talk - "Newstalk 1490 WERE"
* 1540 WWGK - sports (Fox Sports Radio) - "AM 1540 KNR2"

Some music stations also have the same frequency allocations in Cleveland as in Detroit (such as 93.1 FM in both cities, 104.1 Cleveland and 104.3 Detroit), and cause some interference with each other along the Ontario shore of Lake Erie.

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