OC Post
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 The April 20, 2007 front page of the OC Post |
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
| Format | Tabloid |
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| Owner | Freedom Communications |
| Publisher | Terry Horne |
| Founded | August 21, 2006 |
| Headquarters | 625 North Grand Avenue Santa Ana, California 92701  United States |
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| Website: OCPost.com | |
The OC Post launched on August 21, 2006 as Orange County, California's first new daily newspaper in decades. Chartered by Freedom Communications, who also own and operate the Orange County Register, it is an attempt to condense a standard newspaper into a more "modern" tabloid format, as has become common in cities across the United Kingdom and Europe.
Unlike other new tabloid style newspapers throughout the US, the OC Post is charging for its publication whether for home delivery or newsstand. The newsstand price is 25 cents, with yearly subscriptions available for $19.99. The publisher has occasionally given out free 5-week "sample subscriptions" in selected neighborhoods, in order to build awareness of the new brand.
OC Post has been charged with littering Orange County gated communities with unwanted copies of its paper scattered about in white plastic bags. It has been reported that houses have many copies of the unwanted items, collected over several days, strewn about their yards and driveways, in spite of repeated requests to cease delivery. The publisher has claimed on Wikipedia that "those households wishing to opt out of their free trial of the paper are now quickly removed from the OC POST delivery list" [1]. They have also claimed that the number of paid subscriptions has steadily increased since the product was launched.
Production of the OC Post ended on February 9, 2008. It merged with the Irvine Daily News and is distributed exclusively in Irvine, CA.
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