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Media in Nashville, Tennessee

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Nashville, Tennessee is the 29th largest media market in the United States with roughly 966,000 homes, 0.8% of the country's media market.[citation needed]

Print

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Daily newspapers

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Weekly newspapers

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Monthly newspapers

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Monthly magazines

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Defunct newspapers

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  • All The Rage — entertainment and events
  • The City Paper (general news and opinion; originally Monday-Friday, later twice weekly, and then weekly; published November 1, 2000 — August 9, 2013)
  • The Daily American, (1876–1894) and The Nashville American (1894–September 25, 1910); merged into The Tennessean[1]
  • The Labor Advocate (weekly 1902–1939)
  • Nashville Banner (ceased publication February 20, 1998)
  • Nashville Business in Review (1995–1997); later published as In Review (1997–1999) — alternative weekly (later biweekly) tabloid
  • Nashville Globe and Independent — African-American weekly (ceased publication in July 1960)
  • Nashville Times (weekly November 11, 1937–May 26, 1938, then daily; ceased publication July 28, 1940)[1]

Defunct magazines

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  • Advantage, The Nashville Business Magazine (monthly, 1978–1989, published by Advantage, Inc.)
  • Aluminum Magazine (monthly, June 1999 to August 1999)
  • Nashville (monthly, January 1963–April 1970)[1]
  • Nashville (monthly, approx. 1978–1990, published by Advantage Publications Inc.)
  • Nashville Life (bimonthly, 1994–1999, published by Eagle Communications Inc.)
  • Tag Magazine (monthly)

Online news and blogs

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Television

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Broadcast

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Nashville is home to the nation's 30th largest television market, covering all of Middle Tennessee and parts of south central Kentucky.[citation needed] This list includes full-power TV stations in the market, as well as low power television stations licensed for Nashville itself:

Analog Digital Call Network Owner External link
2 27 WKRN-TV ABC
Ion Mystery (DT2)
True Crime Network (DT3)
Rewind TV (DT4)
Nexstar Media Group WKRN.com
4 10 WSMV-TV NBC
Ion Mystery (DT2)
Cozi TV (DT3)
Oxygen (DT4)
Circle (DT5)
GET (DT6)
Gray Television WSMV.com
5 36 WTVF CBS
Independent (DT2)
Bounce TV (DT3)
E. W. Scripps Company NewsChannel5.com
6 7 WRTN-LP Silent Richard C. and Lisa A. Goetz
8 8 WNPT PBS
PBS Encore (DT2)
PBS Kids (DT3)
Nashville Public Television WNPT.net
15 15 WTNX-LD Telemundo
(4.10) NBC
Gray Television
17 20 WZTV Fox
CW (DT2)
Antenna TV (DT3)
TBD (DT4)
Sinclair Broadcast Group Fox17.com
20 24 WNPX-LP/LD* Silent Daystar
(Word of God Fellowship)
Daystar.com
26 26 WNTU-LD Daystar Daystar
(Word of God Fellowship)
Daystar.com
28 32 WNPX-TV Ion
Court TV (DT2)
Grit (DT3)
Laff (DT4)
Defy TV (DT5)
True Real (DT6)
Newsy (DT7)
HSN (DT8)
QVC (DT9)
Ion Media
(a subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company)
iontelevision.com
30 21 WUXP My Network TV
Quest (DT2)
Comet (DT3)
Sinclair Broadcast Group MyTV30Web.com
31 31 WJDE-CD Heartland
The Country Network (DT2)
Right Now TV (DT3)
Retro TV (DT4)
SBN (DT5)
QVC2 (DT6)
America's Voice (DT7)
GEB America (DT8)
Word Broadcasting Network
(Evangel World Prayer Center of Kentucky)
www.wjde31.com
34 34 WJNK-LD 3ABN
3ABN Radio (DT5)
3ABN Latino Radio (DT6)
Radio 74 (DT7)
Edge Spectrum 3abn.org
35 35 WCTZ-LD Buzzr
Shop LC (DT2)
Independent (DT3)
Quest (DT4)
Cheddar (DT5)
CBN News Channel (DT6)
Lx (DT7)
HC2 Holdings
(DTV America Corporation)
39 16 WHTN CTN Christian Television Network CTNTV.org
40 28 WKUW-LD MeTV
H&I (DT2)
Start TV (DT3)
Decades (DT4)
Movies! (DT5)
HC2 Holdings
(DTV America Corporation)
42 19 WLLC-LD Univision
UniMás (DT2)
TheGrio (DT3)
Heartland (DT4)
Nuestra Visión (DT5)
JKB Associates
44 44 WJFB Me TV
H&I (DT2)
Start TV (DT3)
Decades (DT4)
Movies! (DT5)
MeTV+ (DT6)
Story Television(DT7)
EMLW(DT12)
Weigel Broadcasting
50 33 WPGD-TV TBN
Hillsong Channel (DT2)
Smile TV (DT3)
Enlace (DT4)
Positiv (DT5)
Trinity Broadcasting Network tbn.org
58 23 WNAB Dabl
Stadium (DT2)
Charge! (DT3)
Tennessee Broadcasting
(Operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group, under OSA.)
CW58.tv
* indicates construction permit for LD (low-power digital TV)

Cable

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Cable stations based in Nashville include Country Music Television and NRB Network. The Nashville Network was also based in Nashville until it closed in 2000.

Radio

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Nashville is ranked by Arbitron as the 44th-largest radio market in the United States and its territories.[citation needed]

Its stations, licensed to Nashville and surrounding cities, include:

AM

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kHz Call Format On-air identity External link Notability
560 WNSR Sports SportsRadio 560 WNSR WNSR.com Vanderbilt baseball & women's basketball
650 WSM Country 650 AM WSM WSMonline.com Grand Ole Opry
710 WYJV Religious WYJV MBN.org Moody Broadcasting Network / Simulcast of WMBW in Chattanooga
760 WENO Religious WENO 760WENO.com
810 WMGC Spanish La Sabrosita
830 WQZQ Classic hits 93.3 Classic Hits 933ClassicHits.com
880 WMDB Gospel Rejoice 880
900 WKDA Spanish (daytime) Religious (nighttime) Simulcast of WFCN after sunset
950 WAKM Country WAKM NASCAR coverage
980 WYFN Religious WYFN Bible Broadcasting Network
1010 WHIN Country Real Country 1010 WHIN NASCAR coverage
1160 WCRT Christian WCRT
1200 WFCN Religious WFCN moodyradio.org
1240 WNVL Spanish Activa 1240
1300 WNQM Religious Nashville Quality Ministries/WWCR WWCR.com/WNQM Worldwide Christian Radio
1360 WNAH Religious WNAH WNAH.com
1380 WHEW Spanish La Ley
1430 WYGI Science/Education/History Hippie Radio 94.5 hippieradio945.com
1450 WGNS Talk 1450 WGNS 1450WGNS.com Atlanta Braves coverage
1470 WVOL Urban Adult Contemporary The Mighty 1470 WVOL WVOL1470.com
1490 WCOR Country Real Country FM 98.9 WANTFM.com Simulcast of WANT 98.9 FM
1510 WLAC News/Talk TalkRadio 98.3 & 1510 WLAC.com

FM

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MHz Call Format On-air identity External link Notability
88.1 WFSK Jazz 88.1 WFSK fisk.edu/wfsk Fisk University
88.3 WMTS-FM College radio 88.3 WMTS WMTS.org Middle Tennessee State University
88.5 WVCP College radio 88 (dot) 5 WVCP VolState.edu/WVCP/ Volunteer State Community College
88.7 WAYM Christian Contemporary 88.7/89.9 Way-FM WayFM.com
89.1 WECV Christian Teaching & Talk BottRadioNetwork.com Bott Radio Network
89.5 WMOT Americana 89.5 WMOT Roots Radio WMOT.org Middle Tennessee State University
89.9 W210CD Christian Contemporary 88.7/89.9 Way-FM WayFM.com Repeater of WPRT-HD3, Simulcast with WAYM
90.3 WPLN-FM Public News/Talk Nashville Public Radio WPLN.org National Public Radio
91.1 WNXP AAA 91.One WNXP WPLN.org
92.1 WQQK Urban Adult Contemporary 92Q 92Qnashville.com
92.9 WJXA Adult Contemporary Mix 92.9 Mix929.com
93.3 W227DC Classic hits 93.3 Classic Hits 933ClassicHits.com FM repeater of WQZQ 830 AM
93.7 WFFI Christian Contemporary 94FM The Fish 94FMthefish.com Simulcast with 94.1-FM WFFH & 104.9-FM WBOZ
94.1 WFFH Christian Contemporary 94FM The Fish 94FMthefish.com Simulcast with 93.7-FM WFFI & 104.9-FM WBOZ
94.5 WHPY-FM Oldies Hippie Radio 94.5 HippieRadio945.com
94.9 W235BW Sports 94.9 Game 2 TheGameNashville.com Repeater of WBUZ-HD3
95.5 WSM-FM Country 95.5 Nash Icon 955NashIcon.com Nominal flagship station of Westwood One's Nash Icon format
96.3 WCJK Adult Hits 96.3 JACK-FM 963JACKFM.com
97.1 WLVU Christian Contemporary K-LOVE klove.com
97.5 W248BQ Gospel music 97.5 Hallelujah FM 975hallelujahfm.iheart.com Repeater of WNRQ-HD2, Nashville Sounds
97.9 WSIX-FM Country The Big 98 WSIX WSIX.com
98.3 W252CM News/Talk TalkRadio 98.3 & 1510 wlac.iheart.com Repeater of WLAC 1510 AM via WSIX-HD2
98.7 WCRT-FM1 Christian Contemporary WCRT Special "temporary" repeater for WCRT (AM) since 1990
98.9 WANT Country Real Country 98.9 WANTFM.com Simulcast with 1490 WCOR
99.7 WWTN News/Talk Supertalk 99.7 WTN 997WTN.com
100.1 WRLT AAA Lightning 100 Lightning100.com
101.1 WUBT Mainstream Urban 101.1 The Beat JAMZ 101TheBeat.com
102.1 W271AB Urban Oldies 102.1 The Ville 1021TheVille.com Repeater of WPRT-HD2
102.5 WPRT-FM Sports 102.5 The Game TheGameNashville.com Nashville Predators, ESPN Radio
102.9 WBUZ Active rock/ Alternative rock 102.9 The Buzz 1029thebuzz.com Nashville's ROCK station.
103.3 WKDF Country Nash FM 103.3 NashFM1033.com Nominal flagship station of Cumulus Media's Nash FM brand
104.5 WGFX Sports 104.5 The Zone 1045thezone.com Tennessee Titans coverage, University of Tennessee football & basketball, NASCAR
104.9 WBOZ Christian Contemporary 94FM The Fish 94FMthefish.com Simulcast with 93.7-FM WFFI & 94.1-FM WFFH
105.1 WJZM Adult hits 105.1 The Train TennesseeWolf.com
105.9 WNRQ Classic rock 105.9 The Rock 1059TheRock.com Nashville's ONLY Classic Rock.
106.7 WNFN Classic Country Y'all 106.7 i1067.com
107.1 WRFN-LP Community Radio Free Nashville RadioFreeNashville.org Public access; primarily west of Nashville
107.5 WRVW Top 40 107.5 The River 1075TheRiver.com

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c OCLC WorldCat library database

Bibliography

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  • "History of the Nashville Press". Nashville City and Business Directory, For 1860–61. Vol. 5. Nashville, Tennessee: L.P. Williams & Co. 1860. p. 90. hdl:2027/hvd.hn4gyr.
  • D.E. Sumner (1991). "Clash over Race: Tennessee Governor Ellington versus CBS, 1960". Journalism Quarterly. 68 (3): 541–547. doi:10.1177/107769909106800326. S2CID 143058804.
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