Media in Dayton, Ohio

The following is a list of media in Dayton, Ohio, United States.

Print

Daily

• The Dayton Daily News - owned by Cox Enterprises
• The Journal Herald - a merger of The Journal and The Herald in 1948

Weekly/Business

• Dayton City Paper - formerly known as the Impact Weekly
• Dayton Business Journal
• Dayton B2B - business paper operated by the Dayton Daily News

Alternative

• Active Dayton

Collegiate

• Flyer News - the semiweekly student newspaper at the University of Dayton
• The Guardian - the weekly student newspaper at Wright State University
• Clarion - the student newspaper of Sinclair Community College

Television stations

Nielsen Media Research ranked the 11-county Dayton television market is ranked #62 in the United States.^[1] Among the stations it includes are:

• WDTN, Channel 2 – NBC, operated by LIN TV
• WHIO-TV, Channel 7 – CBS, operated by Cox Communications
• WPTD, Channel 16 – PBS, operated by ThinkTV, which also operates WPTO, assigned to Oxford, Ohio
• WKEF, Channel 22 – ABC, operated by Sinclair Broadcasting
• WBDT, Channel 26 – The CW, operated by Acme Television
• WRGT-TV, Channel 45 – Fox/My Network TV, operated under a local marketing agreement by Sinclair Broadcasting

Television stations from Cincinnati, Ohio are available with varying levels of reception.

The nationally syndicated morning talk show The Daily Buzz originated from WBDT-TV, the Acme property in Miamisburg, Ohio, before moving to its current home in Florida.

Radio

AM format

• WLW 700 - news and talk (Cincinnati)
• WPFB 910 - Classic Country (Middletown)
• WONE 980 – sports (Fox Sports)
• WGNZ 1110 - gospel hit radio (Fairborn)
• WDAO 1210 – black contemporary, soul music, local news and talk
• WHIO 1290 – news and talk (Cox Communications-owned, Fox News Radio affiliate)
• WIZE 1340 - repeater for WONE 980 (Springfield)
• WING 1410 – sports (ESPN Radio)
• WBZI 1500 - country (Xenia) plus repeaters WEDI 1130 in Eaton and WKFI 1090 in Wilmington
• WPTW 1570 - oldies with local news and high school sports (Piqua)
• WULM 1600 - "Radio Maria USA" Catholic radio, repeater of KJMJ (Alexandria, Louisiana transmitting in Springfield)
• 1660 - informational radio (Kettering)

FM format

The Cox Enterprises broadcasting tower located outside the news station in Kettering, Ohio

• WDPR 88.1 – Dayton Public Radio, classical
• WCSU-FM 88.9 – Urban jazz and gospel
• WUSO 89.1 - College radio (Wittenberg University)
• WQRP 89.5 – Praise 89.5, Christian Praise and Worship
• WLHS 89.9 - WMKV simulcast
• WKCD 90.3 – Christian (based in nearby Cedarville, Ohio)
• WYSO 91.3 – National Public Radio (based in nearby Yellow Springs, Ohio)
• WROU-FM 92.1 – Urban adult contemporary
• WGTZ 92.9 – Jack Format 50's-90's "We Play Anything" (Fly 92.9)
• WFCJ 93.7 – Christian (WFCJ Inspiration!)
• WLQT 94.5 – Soft adult contemporary (94.5 Lite FM)
• WYGY 94.9 - Classic Country (94.9 The Wolf - based in Fairfield, Ohio)
• WZLR 95.3 – Classic hits (95.3 The Eagle)
• WHIO 95.7 – News and talk (WHIO FM) (Simulcasts with WHIO 1290AM)
• WFTK 96.5 - Rock (96Rock - based in Lebanon, Ohio)
• WOKL 96.9 - Contemporary Christian (based in Troy, repeater of K-LOVE 89.3 FM in Winchester, Oregon)
• WSWO 97.7/101.5 - Ultimate Oldies (based in Huber Heights)
• WUDR 98.1/99.5 - Flyer Radio (University of Dayton)
• WKET 98.3 - "The Bird" Student run station out of Fairmont High School (Impact 98.3) (Based in Kettering)
• WHKO 99.1 – Country (K99.1FM)
• WDKF 99.9 – Top 40 rhythmic pop (Channel 99-9)
• WEEC 100.7 - Christian
• WCLI-FM 101.5 - Modern Hit Music (Click 101.5)
• WUFM 102.5 - RadioU - Christian alternative and hardcore (based in Columbus)
• WDHT 102.9 – Hip-Hop & R&B (Hot 102.9)
• WGRR 103.5 - Oldies (Based in Cincinnati, Ohio)
• WXEG 103.9 – Modern rock (The X)
• WTUE 104.7 – Classic rock
• WNKN 105.9 - Country (The Rebel 105.9)
• WDSJ 106.5 – Smooth jazz (Smooth Jazz 106.5)
• WWSU 106.9 – College radio (Wright State University)
• WMMX 107.7 – Hot adult contemporary (Mix 107.7)

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