Media in Tampa Bay

The Media of Tampa Bay serves a large population in the Tampa Bay area.

Description

The Tampa Bay area is served by a wide variety of local television stations, and is the 13th-largest designated market area in the U.S. with 1.78 million homes. [ [http://tampabay.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2007/08/20/daily44.html?jst=cn_cn_lk Phoenix replaces Tampa in Nielsen market list - Tampa Bay Business Journal: ] ]

Newspapers

Major daily newspapers serving the area are "The St. Petersburg Times" and "The Tampa Tribune". "La Gaceta" is the city's major Spanish-language paper. There are also a wide variety of smaller regional newspapers, alternative weeklies and magazines, including the "Florida Sentinel Bulletin" [ [http://www.flsentinel.com/ Florida Sentinel Bulletin ] ] (which focuses coverage on the African American community in Tampa), "The Weekly Challenger" [ [http://www.theweeklychallenger.com/ The Weekly Challenger - HOME ] ] (which focuses coverage on the African American community in Saint Petersburg), "Creative Loafing", "The Oracle", "Tampa Bay Business Journal" (legal industry paper), "The Pinellas News" [ [http://www.pinellas-news.com/ Pinellas-News ] ] , and "MacDill Thunderbolt" [ [http://www.macdillthunderbolt.com/ MacDill Thunderbolt ] ] .

Many cities near Tampa/St. Petesburg also have their own daily newspapers whose coverage and availability overlaps Examples include "The Bradenton Herald" and "Sarasota Herald-Tribune".

Television

The major network television affiliates include WFTS 28 (ABC), WTSP 10 (CBS), WFLA-TV 8 (NBC), WTVT 13 (FOX), WTOG 44 (The CW), and WTTA 38 (My Network TV). There are also two PBS stations in the area, including WEDU 3, and WUSF-TV 16. WMOR-TV 32 is the only Independent station which serves the area. There are also several Spanish-language television networks, including WVEA 62 (Univision), WFTT-TV 50 (Telefutura), and WRMD-CA 49 (Telemundo). WCLF 22 (Trinity Broadcasting Network), is a religious station in the area.

Local Cable Access Stations

Several cable television stations also operate in the area, including Bay News 9 (owned by Bright House Networks), SNN News 6 (owned by the Sarasota Herald-Tribune), and Catch 47 (a local sports-oriented network).

References

External links

* [http://www.nielsenmedia.com/nc/portal/site/Public/ Nielson Public Media]
* [http://www.abyznewslinks.com/unitefltm.htm Tampa Newspapers and News Media Guide]