firstcoastnews.com

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firstcoastnews.com

The home page for firstcoastnews.com from June 6, 2008
URL www.firstcoastnews.com
Commercial? Yes
Type of site News website
Registration No
Available language(s) English
Spanish
Owner Gannett Company
Created by Gannett Company

firstcoastnews.com is a leading[1] online news organization for metropolitan Jacksonville, owned and operated by Gannett Broadcasting for Jacksonville's ABC and NBC duopoly, WJXX and WTLV. It is the second-most visited news website[1] in the Jacksonville area (only behind The Florida Times-Union's Jacksonville.com), the most-visited television news website in the Jacksonville area, and the fifth most-visited television news website in Florida.[2]

The website simulcasts NBC Weather Plus online (which regularly broadcasts on WTLV's digital subchannel 12.2). The website is also availabe in Spanish as First Coast News en EspaƱol, a partnership between First Coast News and Hola Noticias.

[edit] Recognition

First Coast News was awarded a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for best broadcast-affiliated website in 2006 and 2007.[3][4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Jacksonville's Top 3 Online News & Media Sources. Compete. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  2. ^ Florida's top five television news websites. Alexa. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  3. ^ 2006 website ERM Award. First Coast News. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  4. ^ 2007 website ERM Award. First Coast News. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.

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