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]
Daily newspapers
[edit]Weekly newspapers
[edit]- La Campana - Spanish newspaper
- NashVegas Insider
- Nashville Business Journal
- The Nashville Pride
- Nashville Scene
Monthly newspapers
[edit]Monthly magazines
[edit]Defunct newspapers
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Television
[edit]Broadcast
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]References
[edit] | This article's citations lack bibliographical information. (April 2022) |
Bibliography
[edit]- "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.
External links
[edit]- "United States: Tennessee: Nashville: News and Media". DMOZ. AOL. (Directory ceased in 2017)
- "US Newspaper Directory: Tennessee: Nashville". Chronicling America. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress.