Media in Rhode Island

The state of Rhode Island has the following popular media.

Newspapers

This is a list of all daily newspapers in Rhode Island. For weeklies, please see List of newspapers in Rhode Island.

• The Brown Daily Herald of Providence, owned independently, covering Brown University
• The Call of Woonsocket, owned by RISN Operations, covering northern Providence County
• Kent County Daily Times of West Warwick, owned by RISN Operations, covering most of Kent County
• The Newport Daily News of Newport, owned by Edward A. Sherman Publishing Company, covering most of Newport County
• The Providence Journal of Providence, owned by Belo Corporation, covering all of Rhode Island
• The Times of Pawtucket, owned by RISN Operations, covering eastern Providence County
• Warwick Daily Times, owned by RISN Operations, covering the city of Warwick
• The Westerly Sun of Westerly, owned by Sun Publishing Company, covering western Washington County

Television

• 10/WJAR-Cranston (NBC)
• 12/WPRI-TV-Providence (CBS)
• 36/WSBE-TV-Providence (PBS)
• 50/WRIW-CA-Providence (Telemundo)
• 64/WNAC-TV-Providence (FOX/My Network TV)
• 69/WPXQ-Block Island (i)

• 6/WLNE-TV-New Bedford, MA (ABC) (WLNE isn't a Rhode Island TV station but does serve as the ABC affiliate for the Providence, RI TV Market)
• 28/WLWC-New Bedford, MA (CW) (WLWC isn't a Rhode Island TV station but does serve as the CW affiliate for the Providence, RI TV Market).

AM Radio

• 550/WBZS Pawtucket: Business
• 630/WPRO Providence: (NewsTalk 630 WPRO): News/Talk
• 790/WPRV Providence: News/Talk, Yankee baseball
• 920/WHJJ Providence: (TalkRadio 920 WHJJ): News/Talk, Pawsox baseball
• 990/WALE-Greenville: Variety
• 1110/WPMZ East Providence: (Poder 1110): Spanish (Daytime only)
• 1140/NEW-Greenville: Construction permit
• 1180/WCRI Hope Valley: Classical
• 1220/WSTL Providence: Religion
• 1230/WBLQ Westerly: Full Service
• 1240/WOON Woonsocket: Full service
• 1290/WRNI Providence: National Public Radio
• 1380/WNRI Woonsocket: News/Talk
• 1450/WLKW West Warwick: Adult Standards
• 1540/WADK Newport: Full service
• 1590/WARV Warwick: Religion

FM Radio

Frequency	Callsign	Location	Format	Owner	Web site
88.1	WELH	Providence	Spanish, Classic Soul, Student radio	Wheeler School
88.3	WQRI	Bristol	Rock	Roger Williams University	[1]
88.7	WJMF	Smithfield	College	Bryant University	[2]
90.3	WRIU	Kingston	College	University of Rhode Island	[3]
90.7	WJHD	Portsmouth	High school	Portsmouth Abbey
91.3	WDOM	Providence	College	Providence College	[4]
91.5	WCVY	Coventry	High school (On air M-F 1400-2200 only)	Coventry High School
92.3	WPRO-FM	Providence	Top 40	Citadel	[5]
94.1	WHJY	Providence	Rock	Clear Channel	[6]
95.5	WBRU		Modern Rock	Brown Broadcasting Service
95.9	WCRI-FM	Block Island	Classical		[7]
96.5	W243AI	Newport	Translator for WMVY		[8]
96.7	WSUB-LP	Ashaway	Alternative rock		[9]
99.3	WJZS	Block Island	Hot A.C.		[10]
99.7	WEAN-FM	Wakefield-Peacedale	News/Talk (Simulcast of WPRO AM 630)	Citadel	[11]
100.3	WKKB	Middletown	Spanish		[12]
101.5	WWBB	Providence	Oldies	Clear Channel	[13]
102.7	WRNI-FM	Narragansett Pier	NPR (Simulcast of WRNI AM 1290)
103.7	WVEI-FM	Westerly	Sports (Simulcast of WEEI Boston)	Entercom	[14]
105.1	WWLI	Providence	Adult Contemporary	Citadel	[15]
105.9	WXHQ-LP	Newport	Jazz		[16]
106.3	WWKX	Woonsocket-Providence	Rhythmic Top 40/Hip-Hop	Citadel	[17]

Other stations

Other radio stations from Connecticut & Massachusetts can be heard in parts of or all of Rhode Island. These include, but not limited to: 980/WXLM, 1320/WARL, 1350/WINY, 1400/WHTB, 1480/WSAR, 89.3/WUMD, 97.3/WJFD-FM, 99.1/WPLM-FM, 100.7/WZLX, 101.9/WCIB, 102.3/WXLM, 102.5/WKLB-FM, 105.7/WROR-FM, 107.1/WFHN, 107.3/WAAF & 107.7/WWRX.