Media in Los Angeles

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The media of Los Angeles serve a large population in the Los Angeles area.

Los Angeles Times Headquarters

The major daily newspaper in the area is the Los Angeles Times. La Opinión is the city's major Spanish-language paper. There are also a wide variety of smaller regional newspapers, alternative weeklies and magazines, including the Los Angeles Daily News (which focuses coverage on the San Fernando Valley), LA Weekly, Los Angeles CityBeat which ceased publication in 2009, L.A. Record (which focuses coverage on the music scene in the Greater Los Angeles area) Los Angeles magazine, Los Angeles Business Journal, Los Angeles Daily Journal (legal industry paper), The Hollywood Reporter and Variety (entertainment industry papers), and Los Angeles Downtown News. In addition to the English- and Spanish-language papers, numerous local periodicals serve immigrant communities in their native languages, including Korean, Persian, Russian and Japanese.

Many cities adjacent to Los Angeles also have their own daily newspapers whose coverage and availability overlaps into certain Los Angeles neighborhoods. Examples include the Daily Breeze (serving the South Bay), and The Long Beach Press-Telegram.

Los Angeles arts, culture and nightlife news is also covered by a number of local and national online guides like Thrillist, Kristin's List, DailyCandy, LAist, and Flavorpill.

The Los Angeles metro area is served by a wide variety of local television stations, and is the second-largest designated market area in the U.S. with 5,431,140 homes (4.956% of the U.S.).

Los Angeles is the only city to have all 7 VHF allocations possible assigned to it. Other markets have 7 VHF but they are split among different cities. For instance, New York City has 7 VHF allocations but two of these are assigned to cities in New Jersey.

Los Angeles, along with Washington, DC, is one of the few TV markets that did not have a VHF allocation reserved for public broadcasting.

List of television stations

FM radio

• KKJZ 88.1, (Jazz And Blues), NPR
• KCSN 88.5, (Classical), Cal St. Northridge
• KXLU 88.9, (Eclectic), Loyola Marymount University
• KPCC 89.3, (Public), Southern California PR, Pasadena City College
• KCRW 89.9, (News), PRI Santa Monica Community College
• KPFK 90.7, (Liberal), Pacifica
• KUSC 91.5, (Classical), PRI University of Southern California
• KHHT 92.3, (Soul), Clear Channel
• KCBS 93.1, (Adult Hits), CBS Radio
• KDAY 93.5, (Urban), Magic Broadcasting
• KXOS 93.9, (Spanish Contemporary), Emmis
• KBUA 94.3, (Regional Mexican), Liberman Broadcasting
• KTWV 94.7, (Smooth AC), CBS Radio
• KLOS 95.5, (Classic rock), Citadel Media Networks
• KFSH 95.9, (Contemporary Christian), Salem Communications
• KXOL 96.3, (Latin Urban), Spanish Broadcasting System
• KAMP 97.1, (Top 40), CBS Radio
• KLAX 97.9, (Regional Mexican), Spanish Broadcasting System
• KRCV 98.3, (Spanish Oldies), Univision Radio
• KYSR 98.7, (Alternative), Clear Channel
• KKLA 99.5, (Christian), Salem Communications
• KSWD 100.3, (Album Adult Alternative), Bonneville International
• KRTH 101.1, (Classic Hits), CBS Radio
• KSCA 101.9, (Regional Mexican), Univision Radio
• KJLH 102.3, (Urban Adult Contemporary) Taxi Productions
• KIIS 102.7, (Top 40), Clear Channel
• KDLD 103.1, (Regional Mexican) Entravision
• KOST 103.5, (Adult Contemporary), Clear Channel
• KRCD 103.9, (Spanish Oldies), Univision Radio
• KBIG 104.3, (Hot Adult Contemporary), Clear Channel
• KKGO 105.1, (Country), Mt. Wilson Broadcasting
• KBUE 105.5, (Regional Mexican), Liberman Broadcasting
• KPWR 105.9, (CHR Rhythmic), Emmis
• KROQ 106.7, (Alternative Rock), CBS Radio
• KSSE 107.1, (Spanish Contemporary), Entravision
• KLVE 107.5, (Spanish Contemporary), Univison Radio

Internet radio

• CANDY103 www.candy103.com, (Contemporary Hit Radio), JMP
• Z93.9 www.z939.com, (Hot Country), JMP

References

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