Media in Richmond, Virginia
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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:
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[edit] Print Media
[edit] 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.
[edit] Weekly and monthly
[edit] Monthly
RVA Magazine 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 20,000 people-a first of it's kind for Richmond).
Richmond Magazine' is a glossy monthly magazine. It usually prints regional feature articles with human interest themes.
[edit] Alt Weeklies
There are also several weekly, semi-weekly, and monthly publications. These include the two big weeklies Style Weekly[1] and Brick[2] 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 and formerly edited by Pete Humes[3], the past editor of defunct popular weekly alternative Punchline[4]. Style Weekly is owned by Landmark Communications Inc, a privately held media company which also owns The Virginian-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 20,000 people-a first of it's kind for Richmond).
[edit] News and Newsmagazines
The Richmond Free Press[5] and the Richmond Voice [6] 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 [7] 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 independent monthly magazine published by the Chabad community of Richmond, but highlighting stories of general Jewish interest in Virginia. City Edition was a civic-minded newspaper that lists municipal and council related events, issues, and results, and which stopped publication in July of 2007. [8]. 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 [9]. Richmond Guide[10] is a quarterly that is targeted toward visitors. The Richmond Defender[11] is a bimonthly progressive newspaper with a press run of 15,000 distributed through more than 250 distribution sites in Richmond, plus 12 other Virginia cities.
Regional and County Newspapers include the following:
- The Goochland Courier for Goochland County, Virginia
- The Chesterfield Observer for Chesterfield County, Virginia [12]
- The Herald Progress for Hanover County, Virginia [13]
- The Henrico Citizen for Henrico County, Virginia [14]
- The Goochland Gazette for Goochland County, Virginia [15]
- The Hopewell News for Hopewell, Virginia [16]
- Petersburg Progress-Index for Petersburg, Virginia[17]
- Virginia Living [18] is a a glossy magazine published bi-monthly that covers Virginia events.
- RVA Magazine [19]
[edit] Student
VCU, VUU, and University of Richmond have student-run newspapers, including VCU's Commonwealth Times, The Vine, Amendment, and Poictesme.
[edit] Television
Richmond is also served by several television stations.
[edit] Public
Richmond's major network television affiliates include:
| Channel | Callsign | Network(s) | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6(Cable 9) | WTVR | CBS | http://www.wtvr.com/ |
| 8(Cable 8) | WRIC | ABC | http://www.wric.com |
| 12(Cable 12) | WWBT | NBC | http://www.wwbt.com |
| 23(Cable 23) | WCVE | PBS | http://www.wcve.org/ |
| 35(Cable 11) | WRLH | Fox MyNetworkTV on DT2 |
http://www.fox35.com/ |
| 57(Cable 24) | WCVW | PBS | http://www.ideastations.org/wcvw |
| 65(Cable 13) | WUPV | CW | http://www.cwrichmond.tv/ |
[edit] 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.
Verizon now offers cable, called Fios TV, in the Richmond City Limits and is currently expanding its services into the outlying Richmond Area.
[edit] Radio
The metropolitan area is also served by a variety of radio stations, serving a wide variety of musical and other interests.
[edit] 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 580 | WLES-AM | The Truth | Religious | Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting | none |
| 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.allnews990.com |
| 1140 | WRVA-AM | Newsradio 1140 WRVA | News/Talk (50,000 watts) | Clear Channel | http://www.wrva.com |
| 1240 | WTPS-AM | The People's Station | Urban Talk/Classic Soul | Radio One | none |
| 1290 | WDZY-AM | Radio Disney | Children's Programming | Walt Disney Company | http://www.radiodisney.com |
| 1320 | WVNZ-AM | La Selecta | Spanish | Davidson Media | http://www.selecta1320.com |
| 1340 | WHAP-AM | none | 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.rejoice1540.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
[edit] FM
On the FM dial, some of the popular music stations include the following:
| Frequency | Callsign | Nickname | Format | Owner | Web site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Religious | American Family | http://www.afr.net |
| 90.1 | WDCE-FM | 90.1 FM | student-run Alternative Music | University Of Richmond | http://www.wdce.org |
| 90.5 | WJYJ-FM | "Positive Hits: 89.9 and the NEW 90.5 PER" | Christian and gospel | Positive Alternative Radio | http://ontheradio.net |
| 91.1 | WHCE-FM | Mix 91 | Henrico County student-run-Contemporary Music | County Of Henrico | http://www.mix91.com |
| 91.3 | WVST-FM | The Source | R&B/Urban/Jazz/Public affairs/Sports | Virginia State University | http://www.vsu.edu |
| 92.1 | WCDX-FM | iPower 92 | Mainstream Urban | Radio One | http://www.ipower921.com |
| 93.1 | WLFV-FM | 93.1 The Wolf | Country music & 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-LP | 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 |
| 99.3/105.7 | WKJS-FM / WKJM-FM | 105.7 & 99.3 Kiss FM | Urban Adult Contemporary | Radio One | http://www.yestokiss.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 |
| 100.5 | 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 (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 |
| 107.3/100.3 | WBBT-FM / WARV-FM | 107.3 BBT | Oldies | Main Line Broadcasting | http://www.1073bbt.com |
- 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
[edit] Internet Media
While electronic is a new category of media, several outlets compete for online readership. A number of neighborhood news sites have come online in 2007.
- Richmond.com [20]
- RVA Blogs [21]
- Church Hill People's News [22]
- West of the Boulevard News [23]
- Carver & Jackson Ward News [24]
- Fan District Hub [25]
- North Richmond News [26]
- Hills and Heights [27]
- Near West End News [28]
- richmond.indymedia.org indymedia
- River City Rapids[29]
- Onion-like satire site Tobacco Avenue [30]
- richmond.craigslist.com Craigslist
- community.livejournal.com/rva LiveJournal
- Myspace (richmond! group) MySpace
- Richmond City Watch[31]
- RichmondForums.com [32]
- www.richmondliberty.org
[edit] Media Corporations
Radio ownership in Richmond is concentrated among six national companies:
- Clear Channel -- ( WRVA-AM, WRVQ, WTVR-FM, WBTJ, WRXL, WRNL-AM )
- Cox Radio -- (WKLR, WMXB, WDYL, WKHK),
- Radio One -- ( WCDX, WKJS, WKJX, WPZZ, WTPS-AM )
- 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.
