Media in Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon, United States supports a multitude of media, including long-established newspapers, television and radio stations, a number of smaller local art, culture, neighborhood and political publications, filmmaking and, most recently, Internet media development. As of the fall of 2009, Portland has the 22nd largest newspaper, the 23rd largest radio^[1] and the 22nd largest television^[2] market in the United States. The Portland media market also serves Vancouver, Washington.

Newspapers

The Oregonian is the only daily general-interest newspaper serving Portland. It also circulates throughout the state and in Clark County, Washington. The Vancouver, Washington-based newspaper The Columbian also covers general news from Portland.

Smaller local newspapers, distributed free of charge in newspaper boxes and at venues around the city, include the Portland Tribune (general-interest paper published on Thursdays), Willamette Week (general-interest alternative weekly), the The Portland Mercury (another weekly, targeted at younger urban readers), and The Asian Reporter (a weekly covering Asian news, both international and local).

Portland Indymedia is one of the oldest and largest Independent Media Centers. The Portland Alliance, a largely anti-authoritarian progressive monthly, is the largest radical print paper in the city. Just Out, published in Portland twice monthly, is the region's foremost LGBT publication. A biweekly paper, Street Roots, is also sold within the city by members of the homeless community.

The Portland Business Journal, a weekly, covers business-related news, as does the Daily Journal of Commerce. Portland Monthly is a monthly news and culture magazine. The Bee, over 100 years old, is another neighborhood newspaper serving the inner southeast neighborhoods.

Television

The Portland metro area is the 22nd largest U.S. market area with 1,086,900 homes and 0.992% of the U.S. market. The major network television affiliates include:

• KATU 2 (ABC)
• KOIN 6 (CBS)
• KGW 8 (NBC)
• KOPB-TV 10 Oregon Public Broadcasting (PBS)
• KPTV 12 (Fox)
• KPXG 22 (ION)
• KNMT 24 (TBN)
• KRCW-TV 32 (The CW)
• KUNP-LP 47 (Univision)
• KPDX 49 (MyNetworkTV)

Radio

The Portland metro area is the 23rd largest radio market^[1] in the U.S.

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