According to nielsenmedia.com statistics for 2011–2012, the Richmond, Virginia market area is the 57th largest Designated Market Area in the United States, with 559,390 households. Richmond is served by a variety of communication media:
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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.
Richmond Magazine bills itself as the official magazine for the capital of Virginia and the surrounding Central Virginia region. It is published monthly and reaches readers, not only in Central Virginia but also statewide. It is on more than 1,200 newsstands across Virginia, and the subscribers are paid-circulation customers.
Richmond magazine, trading as Target Communications, is a publishing company in Central Virginia. Along with publishing a monthly magazine, it produces the annual newcomer's Complete Sourcebook and a Corporate Relocation Guide used by the Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Richmond Partnership and many major corporations. In addition, Richmond Magazine publishes the Richmond Metropolitan and Convention Bureau's official Visitors Guide, with a print run of more than 300,000, and it publishes the annual Who's Who Directory of Richmond businesses for the Chamber of Commerce.
RVA Magazine is a full color publication which focuses on the cutting edge art, music, events, and culture of the area. It is published quarterly. RVA Magazine has also been involved in putting together and sponsoring 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 its kind for Richmond). It is free to the public, both in print form, and in multiple digital formats on their web page.
Boomer Magazine is a bi-monthly full-color magazine distributed free through grocery stores and doctor's offices. It was founded in 2007 by former Richmond Times-Dispatch columnist Ray McAllister, and is published by Ross Publishing. As the name indicates, it is aimed at Richmond's "baby boomer" generation.
Greater Richmond Grid Magazine is a bi-monthly full-color magazine distributed free through various outlets including grocery stores and workout facilities. It was started in 2009 by Ted Randler (Palari Publishing) as a print vehicle to highlight the people, businesses, and events in the City of Richmond and its surrounding communities. Richmond Grid also features the active social media community in the Richmond area.
There are also several weekly, semi-weekly, and monthly publications. The largest is Style Weekly, owned by Landmark Communications, which also owns The Virginian-Pilot in Hampton Roads and was the former owner of The Weather Channel. Putative competitor Brick launched in September 2006, and folded in July 2010. Brick was what Style Weekly editor Jason Roop called a "faux alt weekly", as it was owned by Richmond Times-Dispatch publisher Media General. At one point, Brick was edited by Pete Humes [1], the former editor of defunct popular weekly alternative Punchline. Among the monthlies is 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 its kind for Richmond).
The Richmond Free Press[2] and the Richmond Voice [3] 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 [4] 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 October 2007. [5]. 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 [6]. Richmond Guide[7] is a quarterly that is targeted toward visitors. The Virginia Defender[8] is a quarterly statewide community newspaper with a press run of 16,000 distributed through nearly 300 distribution sites in Richmond, plus 16 other Virginia cities and five counties.
Regional and County Newspapers include the following:
VCU, VUU, and University of Richmond have student-run newspapers, including VCU's Commonwealth Times, Ink, Amendment, Comicality, and Poictesme.
Richmond is also served by several television stations.
Richmond's over-the-air television stations:
* These low-power stations will flash-cut sometime before the FCC deadline in 2011.
** WRIC is generally carried on cable 8 north of the James River, and cable 10 south of the James.
Comcast is the primary cable television provider for the Richmond area (Richmond city proper, Chesterfield, Henrico County) and the Tri-Cities (area includes Petersburg, Colonial Heights, Hopewell and the counties of Dinwiddie and Prince George). In the city and Henrico County, 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. In the nearby Tri-Cities area, it is the successor to the franchise originally held by Sammons Communications, then Marcus Cable, then Tele-Media, then Adelphia, before Comcast acquired Adelphia.
Verizon now offers television through its fiber-optic system, FiOS TV, in Richmond City and Henrico and Chesterfield Counties and is currently expanding its services farther into the outlying Richmond area.
The metropolitan area is also served by a variety of radio stations, serving a wide variety of musical and other interests.
There are also several AM stations serving a variety of music, talk, and sports topics, including the following:
Frequency | Callsign | Licensed To | Nickname | Format | Owner | Web site |
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590 | WLES | Bon Air | The Truth | Religious | Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting | http://www.wlesradio.com |
800 | WSVS | Crewe | The Train | Classic Country / Sports | Gee Communications | http://www.wsvsam.com |
820 | WGGM | Chester | Amen 820 | Religious | Hoffman | http://www.amen820.com |
910 | WRNL | Richmond | Sports Radio 910 | Sports radio | Clear Channel | http://www.sportsradio910.com |
950 | WXGI | Richmond | ESPN 950 | ESPN radio | Red Zebra Broadcasting | http://www.espn950am.com |
990 | WLEE | Richmond | All News 990 | News/Talk | Davidson Media Group | http://www.wlee990.am |
1140 | WRVA | Richmond | Newsradio 1140 WRVA | News/Talk (50,000 watts) | Clear Channel | http://www.wrva.com |
1240 | WTPS | Petersburg | The People's Station | Urban Talk/Classic Soul | Radio One | http://www.urbanpetersburg.com |
1290 | WDZY | Colonial Heights | Radio Disney | Children's radio | Walt Disney Company | http://www.radiodisney.com |
1320 | WVNZ | Richmond | La Selecta | Spanish | Davidson Media Group | http://www.selecta1320.com |
1340 | WHAP | Hopewell | Fox Sports Radio 1340 | Sports/Variety/Talk | PT Brown Broadcasting | http://www.1340whap.com/ |
1380 | WBTK | Richmond | Radio Poder | Hispanic Religion | Mt. Rich Media | http://www.wbtk.com/ |
1430 | WHAN | Ashland | Hanover's Own | Business news / variety | Fifth Estate | http://www.whan1430.com |
1450 | WCLM | Highland Springs | Heart & Soul Of Richmond | Urban Oldies/Religion/Variety | World Media | http://www.wclmradioonline.com |
1480 | WTOX | Glen Allen | La Gran-D | Spanish | Davidson Media Group | http://www.lagrand1480.com |
1540 | WREJ | Richmond | Rejoice Radio | Gospel | Davidson Media Group | http://www.rejoice1540.com |
1590 | WFTH | Richmond | The Light | Gospel | Tri-City Christian Radio | none |
1620 | WPQE514 | n/a | Highway Advisory | Road Condition Reports | Commonwealth Of Virginia | none |
On the FM dial, some of the popular music stations include the following:
Frequency | Callsign | Licensed To | Nickname | Format | Owner | Web site |
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88.9 | WCVE-FM | Richmond | Community Idea Stations | Public Radio | Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corporation | http://ideastations.org |
89.7 88.1 |
WAUQ-FM WRIH-FM |
Charles City Richmond |
American Family Radio | Religious | American Family | http://www.afr.net |
90.1 | WDCE-FM | Richmond | 90.1 FM | Student-run Alternative Music | University Of Richmond | http://www.wdce.org |
90.1 | WKYV-FM | Colonial Heights | K-LOVE | Contemporary Christian | Educational Media Foundation | http://www.klove.com |
90.5 102.5 102.7 |
WJYJ-FM | Fredericksburg Richmond Petersburg |
Virginia's Positive Hits | Christian and gospel | Positive Alternative Radio | http://www.wper.org |
91.1 | WHCE-FM | Highland Springs | Mix 91 | Henrico County Student-run Contemporary Music | County Of Henrico | http://www.mix91.com |
91.3 | WVST-FM | Petersburg | The Source | R&B/Urban/Jazz/Public affairs/Sports | Virginia State University | http://www.vsu.edu/pages/112.asp |
91.7 | KAWZ | Lakeside | CSN International | Christian | Calvary Chapel of Twin Falls (Translator for KAWZ-FM/Twin Falls, ID) |
http://www.csnradio.org |
92.1 | WCDX-FM | Mechanicsville | iPower 92 | Mainstream Urban | Radio One | http://www.ipower921.com |
92.5 | WVTF-FM | Richmond | Radio IQ | NPR/BBC Talk (Translator for WTVW-FM/Charlottesville) |
Virginia Tech Foundation | http://www.radioiq.org |
93.1 | WLFV-FM | Ettrick | 93.1 The Wolf | Country music | Main Line Broadcasting | http://www.931thewolf.com |
93.5 | WBBC-FM | Blackstone | Bobcat Country | Country / Sports | Denbar Communications | http://www.bobcatcountryradio.com |
93.7 | WCFC-LP | Richmond | Christian | Crusade for Christ Temple Church of God in Christ | http://www.cfcfamily.org/ | |
94.5 | WRVQ-FM | Richmond | Q94 | Top 40/CHR | Clear Channel | http://www.q94radio.com |
94.9 104.1 106.9 |
WRVL | Richmond Petersburg Midlothian |
Victory FM | Christian | Liberty University (Translator for WRVL-FM/Lynchburg) |
http://www.victoryfm.net |
95.3 | WKHK-FM | Colonial Heights | K95 | Country music | Cox Radio | http://www.k95country.com |
96.5 | WKLR-FM | Fort Lee | 96.5 KLR | Classic rock | Cox Radio | http://www.965klr.com |
96.9 | WWUZ-FM | Bowling Green | Classic Rock 96-9 | Classic rock* | Star Publishing Co. | http://www.classicrock969.com |
97.1 | WPAR | Crewe | Spirit FM | Christian | Positive Alternative Radio (Translator for WPAR-FM/Salem) |
http://www.spiritfm.com |
97.3 | WRIR-LP | Richmond | Richmond Indie Radio | Specialty Music Programs & Community focused programming | Virginia Center For The Public Press | http://www.wrir.org/ |
97.3 | WLES | Petersburg | The Truth | Christian Talk | Delmarva Educational Association (Translator for WLES-AM/Bon Air) |
http://www.wlesradio.com |
98.1 | WTVR-FM | Richmond | Lite 98 | Soft Adult Contemporary | Clear Channel | http://www.lite98.com |
98.9 | WWLB-FM | Midlothian | 98.9 Liberty | Variety Hits | Main Line Broadcasting | http://www.989liberty.com |
99.3 105.7 |
WKJS-FM WKJM-FM |
Petersburg Richmond |
105.7 & 99.3 Kiss FM | Urban Adult Contemporary | Radio One | http://www.kissrichmond.com |
99.9 | WYFJ-FM | Ashland | FM 100 | Christian and gospel | BBN | http://www.bbnradio.org |
100.5 | WZEZ-FM | Goochland | EZ 100.5 | Standards | Hoffman | http://www.ezfmradio.com |
100.9 | WHTI-FM | Lakeside | Hot 100.9 | Rhythmic CHR | Cox Radio | http://www.hot1009.com |
102.1 | WRXL-FM | Richmond | 102.1 the X | Modern Rock | Clear Channel | http://www.1021thex.com |
102.9 | WHAN | Ashland | Hanover's Own | Business news / variety (Translator for WHAN-AM/Ashland) |
Fifth Estate | http://www.whan1430.com |
103.1 | WNRN-FM | Midlothian | Modern Rock, No Commercials | Modern Rock (Translator for WNRN-FM/Charlottesville) |
Stu-Comm | http://www.wnrn.org |
103.7 | WURV-FM | Richmond | 103-7 the River | Alternative Adult Contemporary | Cox Radio | http://1037river.com |
104.7 | WPZZ-FM | Crewe | Praise 104.7 | Urban Gospel | Radio One | http://www.praise1047.com |
106.5 | WBTJ-FM | Richmond | 106.5 The Beat | Mainstream Urban | Clear Channel | http://www.1065thebeat.com |
106.9 | WAFX-FM | Suffolk | 106.9 The Fox | Classic Rock | Saga | http://www.1069thefox.com |
107.3 100.3 |
WBBT-FM WARV-FM |
Powhatan Petersburg |
Big Oldies 107.3 | Oldies | Main Line Broadcasting | http://www.bigoldies1073.com |
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.
Radio ownership in Richmond is concentrated among six companies:
Two other media corporations are based in Richmond and own a substantial number of stations in Richmond and around the country: