Media in Louisville, Kentucky
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This is a list of media publications and sources in Louisville, Kentucky.
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[edit] Newspapers and magazines
The local daily newspaper in Louisville is The Courier-Journal, a property of the Gannett chain. Local weekly newspapers include Louisville Eccentric Observer (LEO) and Gannett's Velocity (owned by The Courier-Journal). Louisville Magazine, published monthly, highlights the city's culture and lifestyles. Food & Dining Louisville Edition is a high-quality slick magazine covering regional food and drink.
A weekly African-American paper, the Louisville Defender, has been published since 1933.
Business First of Louisville is a weekly newspaper covering the local Louisville economy and business scene.
[edit] Television
Louisville is also well served by television. Louisville's television stations include:
| Call letters | Channel | Network affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| WAVE | 3 (Cable 6) | (NBC) |
| WHAS | 11 (Cable 4) | (ABC) |
| WKPC | 15 (Cable 13) | (PBS/KET1) |
| WBNA | 21 | (ION Television) |
| WYCS | 24 | (Ind) |
| WLKY | 32 (Cable 5) | (CBS) |
| WBKI | 28/34 (Cable 7) | (CW) |
| WDRB | 41 (Cable 9) | (FOX) |
| WMYO | 58 (Cable 10) | (UPN/My Network TV) |
| WKMJ | 68 (Cable 15) | (PBS/KET2). |
The only cable service available in Louisville is from Insight. They provide standard and premium cable TV service, high-speed Internet access and digital telephone service.
[edit] FM radio
Louisville's radio broadcasting stations cater to a wide variety of musical and other interests.
| Call letters | FM frequency | Type | Special notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| WNAS | 88.1 | New Albany High School | the first student station licensed by the FCC, can be heard throughout most of region |
| WJIE | 88.5 | Christian/religious | Official site |
| WFPL | 89.3 | NPR | News Station - run by the Public Radio Partnership. Official site |
| WUOL | 90.5 | Classical | is a highly-acclaimed station. Formerly owned and operated by the University of Louisville, it recently was spun off and is now run by the Public Radio Partnership. Official site |
| WKUE | 90.9 | NPR | A repeater of WKYU in Bowling Green, Western Kentucky University's Public Radio - musical programming - is based in Elizabethtown, KY and can mostly be heard in the Southern and Western parts of Louisville. |
| WUKY | 91.3 | NPR | University of Kentucky. WUKY's signal can only be heard in the Eastern parts of the city. |
| WFPK | 91.9 | Jazz and adult alternative | run by the Public Radio Partnership. Official site |
| WTFX | 93.1 | Rock | Official site |
| WFIA | 94.7 | Christian talk | Official site |
| WQMF | 95.7 | Classic rock | Bob & Tom Show affiliate, Official site |
| WGZB | 96.5 | Urban contemporary | Official site |
| WAMZ | 97.5 | Country | Official site |
| WQXE | 98.3 | Pop | (Elizabethtown), reaches as far as Henryville, Indiana |
| WZKF | 98.9 | Contemporary hits | Official site |
| WDJX | 99.7 | Contemporary hits | holds an annual "birthday bash", featuring several bands, Official site |
| WLUE | 100.5 | Adult hits | Official site |
| WMJM | 101.3 | Urban adult contemporary | Official site |
| WXMA | 102.3 | Hot adult contemporary | Official site |
| WRKA | 103.1 | Oldies | Official site |
| WPTI | 103.9 | New country | Official site |
| WAYI | 104.3 | Contemporary Christian | Official site |
| WLRS | 105.1 | New (rock) | Official site |
| WBLK | 105.5 | Country | (Elizabethtown) comes in well throughout the city. |
| WRVI | 105.9 | Christian/religious | Official site |
| WVEZ | 106.9 | Soft rock | Delilah After Dark affiliate, Official site |
| WSFR | 107.7 | Classic rock | Official site |
[edit] AM Radio
| Call letters | AM frequency | Type | Special notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| WTMT | 620 | Spanish | Official website |
| WDRD | 680 | Children's programming | Radio Disney affiliate |
| WKRD | 790 | Sports | Official site |
| WHAS | 840 | Talk | a clear channel and a legacy station, Rush Limbaugh Show affiliate |
| WFIA | 900 | Christian/Religious | Official site |
| WGTK | 970 | Talk | Laura Ingraham, Bill Bennett, Michael Medved affiliate, Official site |
| WLCR | 1040 | Christian/Religious (Catholic) | EWTN affiliate, Catholic Answers affiliate, Official site |
| WKJK | 1080 | Talk | Sean Hannity Show affiliate, Official site |
| WLLV | 1240 | Contemporary gospel | Official site |
| WLOU | 1350 | Contemporary gospel | Official site |
| WAVG | 1450 | Classic country/sports | Official site, based in Jeffersonville |
| WWSZ | 1570 | Sports | Official site, Local Sporting News Radio affiliate |
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