Akershus Amtstidende

Akershus Amtstidende
Type Daily newspaper
Owner A-pressen
Editor Anders Nyland
Founded 1874
Headquarters Drøbak
Circulation 8,574[1]
Official website www.amta.no

Akershus Amtstidende, "Amta" is a local newspaper published in Drøbak, Norway. It covers the western Follo district, with its stronghold in Frogn and Nesodden.

It was established in 1874[2] under the name Follo Tidende, and got its current name in 1884.[3]

Hundred years later, it had a circulation of 5,655, and had the same editor-in-chief as Akershus Arbeiderblad and Romerikes Blad.[3] It currently has a circulation of 8,574, of whom 8,478 are subscribers. Akershus Amtstidende is published by the company Akershus Amtstidende AS, which is in turn owned 100% by A-pressen.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Akershus Amtstidende" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Media Registry. Norwegian Media Authority. http://www.medieregisteret.no/database/dbprogs/?1=1&fid=20007. Retrieved 4 March 2009. 
  2. ^ Bastiansen, Henrik G.; Hans Fredrik Dahl (2003). Norsk mediehistorie. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. pp. 216. ISBN 82-15-00325-7. 
  3. ^ a b Østbye, Helge (1984) (in Norwegian). Massemediene. Oslo: Tiden. pp. 29. ISBN 82-10-02375-6.