Media in Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville, Florida is served by local media, as well as regional and national media. As of 2009, Jacksonville is ranked as the 47th largest media market, with nearly 680,000 homes.^[1] Radio and Television broadcasts are governed by the FCC.^[2]

Print Media

The Florida Times-Union is the major daily newspaper in Jacksonville and Jacksonville.com is its official website. It is owned by Morris Communications, which also publishes the Georgia Times-Union for southeast Georgia residents.

Another daily newspaper is the Financial News and Daily Record. It is the publisher of record for financial and legal notices in Duval County.

The Jacksonville Business Journal is published weekly and covers the city's business community.

The city's leading alternative newsweekly is Folio Weekly.

Television

Jacksonville is the 47th largest local television market in the United States,^[3] and is served by television stations affiliated with all the major American networks. WJXT is a former longtime CBS affiliate that turned independent in 2002.^[4]

Radio

Jacksonville is the 46th largest local radio market in the United States,^[6] and is dominated by the same two large ownership groups that dominate the radio industry across the United States: Cox Radio^[7] and Clear Channel Communications.^[8] The dominant AM radio station in terms of ratings is WOKV 690AM, which is also the flagship station for the Jacksonville Jaguars.^[9] In September 2006, WOKV began simulcasting on 106.5 FM as WOKV FM. There are two radio stations broadcasting a primarily contemporary hits format; WAPE 95.1 has dominated this niche for over twenty years, and more recently has been challenged by WNWW 97.9 FM (Radio NOW). WJBT 93.3 (The Beat) is a hip-hop/R&B station, WJGH 107.3 is a modern rock and Alternative rock station that competes with WXXJ 102.9, WFYV 104.5—Rock 105 Jacksonville Classic rock, WQIK 99.1 is a country station as well as WGNE-FM 99.9, WCRJ FM 88.1 (The Promise) is the main Contemporary Christian station operating since 1984, WHJX 105.7 and WFJO 92.5 plays music in Spanish like salsa, merengue, and reggaeton, and WJCT 89.9 is the local National Public Radio affiliate. Local Jones College also hosts two easy listening stations, WKTZ 90.9 FM, and WJAX 1220 AM.

FM Stations

AM Stations

Online Media

Jacksonville.com is a primary online news site, under the umbrella of the Florida Times-Union. Each of the television stations that offer a news program also have a website for news.

Most of the area's printed publications also have websites that offer some or all of the current major articles online, but not all offer archival access. The wikitable under Print Media specifies their URLs.

Several popular local blogs include Urban Jacksonville, Metro Jacksonville and The Urban Core.

References

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