- Media in Tampa Bay
The Media of Tampa Bay serves a large population in the
Tampa Bay area.Description
The Tampa Bay area is served by a wide variety of local television stations, and is the 13th-largest
designated market area in the U.S. with 1.78 million homes. [ [http://tampabay.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2007/08/20/daily44.html?jst=cn_cn_lk Phoenix replaces Tampa in Nielsen market list - Tampa Bay Business Journal: ] ]Newspapers
Major daily newspapers serving the area are "The St. Petersburg Times" and "
The Tampa Tribune ". "La Gaceta " is the city's major Spanish-language paper. There are also a wide variety of smaller regional newspapers, alternative weeklies and magazines, including the "Florida Sentinel Bulletin" [ [http://www.flsentinel.com/ Florida Sentinel Bulletin ] ] (which focuses coverage on theAfrican American community in Tampa), "The Weekly Challenger" [ [http://www.theweeklychallenger.com/ The Weekly Challenger - HOME ] ] (which focuses coverage on theAfrican American community in Saint Petersburg), "Creative Loafing ", "The Oracle", "Tampa Bay Business Journal " (legal industry paper), "The Pinellas News" [ [http://www.pinellas-news.com/ Pinellas-News ] ] , and "MacDill Thunderbolt" [ [http://www.macdillthunderbolt.com/ MacDill Thunderbolt ] ] .Many cities near Tampa/St. Petesburg also have their own daily newspapers whose coverage and availability overlaps Examples include "
The Bradenton Herald " and "Sarasota Herald-Tribune ".Television
The major network television affiliates include
WFTS 28 (ABC),WTSP 10 (CBS),WFLA-TV 8 (NBC),WTVT 13 (FOX),WTOG 44 (The CW), andWTTA 38 (My Network TV ). There are also two PBS stations in the area, includingWEDU 3, andWUSF-TV 16.WMOR-TV 32 is the onlyIndependent station which serves the area. There are also several Spanish-language television networks, includingWVEA 62 (Univision ),WFTT-TV 50 (Telefutura ), andWRMD-CA 49 (Telemundo ).WCLF 22 (Trinity Broadcasting Network ), is a religious station in the area.Local Cable Access Stations
Several
cable television stations also operate in the area, includingBay News 9 (owned byBright House Networks ),SNN News 6 (owned by theSarasota Herald-Tribune ), andCatch 47 (a local sports-oriented network).References
External links
* [http://www.nielsenmedia.com/nc/portal/site/Public/ Nielson Public Media]
* [http://www.abyznewslinks.com/unitefltm.htm Tampa Newspapers and News Media Guide]
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