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According to nielsonmedia.com statistics for 2005-2006, the Richmond, Virginia market area is the 60th largest Designated Market Area in the United States, with 510,770 households and 0.463 percent of the United States population. Richmond is served by a variety of communication media:

Print Media

Daily

The local daily newspaper in Richmond is the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

National Newspapers available for purchase include the Washington Post, the New York Times and USA Today at some hotels.

Weekly and monthly

Monthly

Richmond Magazine is a glossy monthly magazine. It usually prints regional feature articles with human interest themes.

Alt Weeklies

There are also several weekly, semi-weekly, and monthly publications. These include the two big weeklies Style Weekly and Brick [brickweekly.com/] magazine (launched in September of 2006). Brick is what Style Weekly editor Jason Roop calls a "faux alt weekly" because it is owned by Media General but edited by Pete Humes[1], the former editor of defunct popular weekly alternative Punchline. Style Weekly is owned by Landmark Communications Inc, a privately held media company which also owns The Virginia Pilot. Then there is the monthly RVA Magazine (launched in April 2005), which is a full color, high quality publication which focuses on the cutting edge art, music, events, and culture of the area. RVA Magazine has also been involved in putting together and sponsoring groundbreaking cultural events including the Falling From Grace music festival, Halloweek (which included Richmond's first Halloween Parade by puppet theatre troupe All the Saints), and the Carytown NYE Bash (New Year's Eve street event which drew close to 5,000 people-a first of it's kind for Richmond).

News and Newsmagazines

The Richmond Free Press and the Richmond Voice [2] are weekly newspapers that cover the news from a predominantly African American perspective. The only Hispanic magazine in the state La Voz Hispana de Virginia [3] provides significant cultural and news content in both English and Spanish. There are also two major publications from the Jewish community of Richmond, published in English, The Reflector is the semi-weekly newspaper of the Jewish Federation of Richmond and Virginia Jewish Life (formerly, Virginia Jewish News) is an independant monthly magazine published by the Chabad community of Richmond, but highlighting stories of general Jewish interest in Virginia. City Edition is a civic-minded newspaper that lists municipal and council related events, issues, and results. [4]. Richmond.Com is also an online newsmagazine with a wide readership. Other local topical publications include Richmond Parents Magazine and V Magazine for Women, the voice of women in Richmond [5]. Richmond Guide [6] is a quarterly that is targeted toward visitors.

Regional and County Newspapers include the following:

The Goochland Courier for Goochland County, Virginia
The Chesterfield Observer for Chesterfield County, Virginia [7]
The Herald Progress for Hanover County, Virginia [8]
The Henrico Citizen for Henrico County, Virginia [9]
The Goochland Gazette for Goochland County, Virginia [10]
The Hopewell News for Hopewell, Virginia [11]
Petersburg Progress-Index for Petersburg, Virginia [12]
Virginia Living [13] is a a glossy magazine published bi-monthly that covers Virginia events.
RVA Magazine

Student

VCU, VUU, and University of Richmond have student-run newspapers

Television

Richmond is also served by several television stations.

Public

Richmond's major network television affiliates include:


Channel	Callsign	Network(s)	Website
6	WTVR	(CBS)	http://www.wtvr.com/
8	WRIC	(ABC)	http://www.wric.com
12	WWBT	(NBC)	http://www.wwbt.com/
23	WCVE	(PBS)	http://www.wcve.org/
35	WRLH	(Fox)	http://www.fox35.com/
57	WCVW	(PBS)	http://www.ideastations.org/wcvw
65	WUPV	(CW)	http://www.cwrichmond.tv/

Cable

Comcast is the primary cable television provider for the Richmond area. In Richmond city and the northern & southern suburban counties,In Richmond and Henrico, it is the successor to the franchise originally held by Continental Cablevision, then MediaOne, then AT&T Broadband, before Comcast acquired AT&T Broadband.In Chesterfield,it is the successor to the franchise originally held by Storer Cable.

Radio

The metropolitan area is also served by a variety of radio stations, serving a wide variety of musical and other interests.

AM

There are also several AM stations serving a variety of music, talk, and sports topics, including the following:


Frequency	Callsign	Nickname	Format	Owner	Web site
800	WSVS-AM	The Train	Classic Country / Sports	Gee Communications	http://ontheradio.net}
820	WGGM-AM	The Gospel Giant	(Religious)	Hoffman	http://www.am820.net ]
910	WRNL-AM	Sports Radio 910	(Sports)	Clear Channel	http://www.sportsradio910.com]
950	WXGI-AM	ESPN 950	(ESPN Sports)	Red Zebra	http://www.espn950am.com ]
990	WLEE-AM	All News 990	( News/Talk )	Davidson Media	http://www.richmondradio.com ]
1140	WRVA-AM	Newsradio 1140 WRVA	(50,000 watts, News/Talk)	Clear Channel	http://www.wrva.com ]
1240	WROU-AM	The People's Station	(Urban Talk/Classic Soul)	Radio One	none ]
1290	WDZY-AM	Radio Disney	(Radio Disney)	Walt Disney Company	http://www.radiodisney.com ]
1320	WVNZ-AM	La Selecta	(Spanish)	Davidson Media	http://www.radiorichmond.com ]
1340	WHAP-AM	(----)	( R&B/ Gospel/Talk )	PT Brown Broadcasting	none }
1380	WBTK-AM	Radio Poder	( Hispanic Religion)	Mt.Rich Media	http://www.wbtk.com/ ]
1430	WHAN-AM	Hanover's Own	(Business news / variety)	Fifth Estate	http://www.whan1430.com ]
1450	WCLM-AM	Heart & Soul Of Richmond	(Urban Oldies/Religion/Variety)	World Media	http://www.wclmradio.com ]
1480	WTOX-AM	La Equis/The X	(Spanish)	Davidson Media	http://www.radiorichmond.com ]
1540	WREJ-AM	Rejoice Radio	(Gospel)	Davidson Media	http://www.radiorichmond.com]
1590	WFTH-AM	The Light	(Gospel)	Tri-City Christian Radio	none]
1620	WPQE514	Highway Advisory	Road Condition Reports	Commonwealth Of Virginia	none }

WSVS is based in Crewe
WROU is based in Petersburg
WHAP is based in Hopewell
WHAN is based in Ashland
WCLM is based in Highland Springs

FM

On the FM dial, some of the popular music stations include the following:


Frequency	Callsign	Nickname	Format	Owner	Web site
90.1	WDCE-FM	90.1 FM	Alternative Music ( This is the student run radio station of the University Of Richmond )	University Of Richmond	www.wdce.org ]
90.5	WJYJ-FM	CSN Virginia	(Christian and gospel)	Positive Alternative Radio	http://ontheradio.net]
88.9	WCVE-FM	Community Idea Stations	Public Radio [Classical / Jazz / Talk / Public Affairs / News / NPR / Special Interest Programming}]	Commonwealth Public Broadcasting	http://ideastations.org ]
89.7 / 88.1	WAUQ-FM / WRIH-FM	American family Radio	(American Family Radio)	American Family	http://www.afr.com ]
91.3	WVST-FM	The Source	(R&B /Urban/Jazz/Public affairs/Sports )	Virginia State University	http://www.vsu.edu ]
91.1	WHCE-FM	Mix 91	(Henrico County student-run station)	County Of Henrico	http://www.mix91.com ]
92.1	WCDX-FM	Power 92	(Mainstream Urban)	Radio One	http://www.power921.com]
93.1	WLFV-FM	93.1 The Wolf	(Country music mixed with Southern rock)	Main Line Broadcasting	http://www.931thewolf.com ]
93.5	WBBC-FM	Bobcat Country	Country / Sports	Denbar Communications	http://www.bobcatcountryradio.com }
94.5	WRVQ-FM	Q94	(Top 40/CHR)	Clear Channel	http://www.wrvq94.com ]
95.3	WKHK-FM	K95	(Country music)	Cox Radio	http://www.k95country.com]
96.5	WKLR-FM	96.5 The Planet	(classic rock)	Cox Radio	http://www.965theplanet.com ]
96.9 )	WWUZ-FM	Classic Rock 96-9	(classic rock)*	Star Publishing Co.	http://www.classicrock969.com]
97.3	WRIR-LPFM	Richmond Indie Radio	(Specialty Music Programs & Community focused programming)	Virginia Center For The Public Press	http://www.wrir.org/
98.1	WTVR-FM	Lite 98	(soft adult contemporary)	Clear Channel	http://www.lite98.com ]
98.9	WWLB-FM	98.9 Liberty	(Variety Adult hits)	Main Line Broadcasting	http://www.989liberty.com ]
100.1	WYFJ-FM	FM 100	(Christian and gospel)	BBN	http://www.bbnradio.com ]
101.1	WDYL-FM	Y101	( modern rock)	Cox Radio	http://www.y101rocks.com]
101.5	WZEZ-FM	Easy 100.5	(Standards)	Hoffman	http://www.wzezradio.com]
102.1	WRXL-FM	102.1 the X	(modern rock)	Clear Channel	http://www.1021thex.com ]
103.1	WNRN-FM	"Modern Rock, No Commercials"	Modern Rock & Specialty Music Programming /( Local Translator for non-profit WNRN-FM , Charlottesville) )	Stu-Com	http://www.wnrn.rlc.net }
103.7	WMXB-FM	Mix 103-7	(adult contemporary)	Cox Radio	http://mix1037.com]
104.7	WPZZ-FM	Praise 104.7	(Urban Gospel)	Radio One	http://www.praise1047.com]
106.5	WBTJ-FM	106.5 The Beat	(Mainstream Urban)	Clear Channel	http://www.wbtj.com]
106.9	WAFX-FM	106.9 The Fox	Classic Rock	Saga	http://www.1069thefox.com }
99.3/105.7	WKJS-FM / WKJM-FM	105.7 & 99.3 Kiss FM	(Urban Adult Contemporary)	Radio One	http://www.yestokiss.com]
107.3/100.3	WBBT-FM / WARV-FM	Oldies 107.3	(Oldies)	Main Line Broadcasting	http://www.oldies1073.net]
(Carrier Current & Streaming Internet)	WVCW-FM	WVCW	Alternative & Variety (This is the Student Run Station of Virginia Commonwealth University )	Virginia Commonwealth University	http://www.wvcw.org

WDCE is based at the University of Richmond
WWUZ is based in Bowling Green/Fredericksburg
WAFX is based in Norfolk
WNRN is based in Charlottesville
WBBC is based in Blackstone
WVST is based In Petersburg
WHCE is based in Highland Springs
WZEZ is based in Goochland
WVCW is an internet and on-campus carrier current only station

Internet Media

While electronic is a new category of media, several outlets compete for online readership.

Richmond.com [14]
RVA Blogs [15]
Church Hill People's News [16]
West of the Boulevard News [17]
Carver & Jackson Ward News [18]
Fan District Hub [19]
North Richmond News [20]
Hills and Heights [21]
Near West End News [22]
richmond.indymedia.org indymedia
www.richmondcitywatch.com
Blogspot.com sites such as:
- rivercityrapids.blogspot.com
- southofthejames.blogspot.com
richmond.craigslist.com Craigslist
community.livejournal.com/rva LiveJournal
Myspace (richmond! group) MySpace
www.richmondliberty.org
RichmondForums.com [23]

Media Corporations

Radio ownership in Richmond is concentrated among six national companies:

Clear Channel -- ( WRVA, WRVQ, WTVR-FM, WBTJ, WRXL, WRNL )
Cox Radio -- (WKLR, WMXB, WDYL, WKHK),
Radio One -- ( WCDX, WKJS, WKJX, WPZZ, WROU )
Davidson Media -- ( WNVZ, WLEE, WREJ, WTOX )
Main Line Broadcasting -- ( WLLB, WBBT, WARV, WLFV ).
Hoffman Communications -- ( WZEZ-FM and WGGM-AM )

Two other media corporations are based in Richmond and own a substantial number of stations in Richmond and around the country:

Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corporation,is the owner of several stations in Richmond,( WCVE-TV, WCVE-FM, WCVW-TV ),along with translators in Charlottesville, and another station in Northern Virginia, and is headquartered in Richmond.
Media General has its corporate headquarters in Richmond and owns The Richmond Times-Dispatch newspaper.

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 ===Alt Weeklies===
-There are also several weekly, semi-weekly, and monthly publications. These include the two big weeklies ''Style Weekly'' and ''Brick'' [[brickweekly.com/]] magazine (launched in September of 2006).  Brick is what Style Weekly editor Jason Roop calls a "faux alt weekly" because it is owned by [[Media General]] but edited by Pete Humes[http://www.aan.org/alternative/Aan/ViewArticle?oid=oid%3A170573], the former editor of defunct popular weekly alternative  ''Punchline''. ''Style Weekly'' is owned by Landmark Communications Inc, a privately held media company which also owns ''The Virginia Pilot''. Then there is the monthly [http://www.rvamag.com/ RVA Magazine] (launched in April [[2005]]), which is a full color, high quality publication which focuses on the cutting edge art, music, events, and culture of the area.  RVA Magazine has also been involved in putting together and sponsoring groundbreaking cultural events including the Falling From Grace music festival, Halloweek (which included Richmond's first Halloween Parade by puppet theatre troupe All the Saints), and the Carytown NYE Bash (New Year's Eve street event which drew close to 5,000 people-a first of it's kind for Richmond).
+There are also several weekly, semi-weekly, and monthly publications. These include the two big weeklies ''Style Weekly'' and ''Brick'' [brickweekly.com/] magazine (launched in September of 2006).  Brick is what Style Weekly editor Jason Roop calls a "faux alt weekly" because it is owned by [[Media General]] but edited by Pete Humes[http://www.aan.org/alternative/Aan/ViewArticle?oid=oid%3A170573], the former editor of defunct popular weekly alternative  ''Punchline''. ''Style Weekly'' is owned by Landmark Communications Inc, a privately held media company which also owns ''The Virginia Pilot''. Then there is the monthly [http://www.rvamag.com/ RVA Magazine] (launched in April [[2005]]), which is a full color, high quality publication which focuses on the cutting edge art, music, events, and culture of the area.  RVA Magazine has also been involved in putting together and sponsoring groundbreaking cultural events including the Falling From Grace music festival, Halloweek (which included Richmond's first Halloween Parade by puppet theatre troupe All the Saints), and the Carytown NYE Bash (New Year's Eve street event which drew close to 5,000 people-a first of it's kind for Richmond).
 ====News and Newsmagazines====
 The ''[[Richmond Free Press]]'' and the ''[[Richmond Voice]]'' [http://www.voicenewspaper.com] are weekly newspapers that cover the news from a predominantly [[African American]] perspective. The only Hispanic magazine in the state [[La Voz Hispana de Virginia]] [http://www.lavozhispana.us] provides significant cultural and news content in both English and Spanish.  There are also two major publications from the Jewish community of Richmond, published in English, ''The Reflector'' is the semi-weekly newspaper of the [[Jewish Federation]] of Richmond and ''Virginia Jewish Life'' (formerly, ''Virginia Jewish News'') is an independant monthly magazine published by the [[Chabad]] community of Richmond, but highlighting stories of general Jewish interest in Virginia.  ''City Edition'' is a civic-minded newspaper that lists municipal and council related events, issues, and results. [http://www.thecommunityweekly.com/]. ''[http://www.richmond.com/ Richmond.Com]'' is also an online newsmagazine with a wide readership. Other local topical publications include ''Richmond Parents Magazine'' and ''V Magazine for Women,'' the voice of women in Richmond [http://www.vmagazineforwomen.com]. [[Richmond Guide]][http://www.richmondguide.com] is a quarterly that is targeted toward visitors.