Media in Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville, Tennessee is the 30th largest media market in the United States with roughly 966,000 homes, 0.8% of the country's media market.

Print

Daily newspapers

Weekly newspapers

Monthly newspapers

Monthly magazines

Defunct newspapers

  • 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, (18761894) and The Nashville American (1894September 25, 1910); merged into The Tennessean[1]
  • The Labor Advocate (weekly 19021939)
  • Nashville Banner (ceased publication February 20, 1998)
  • Nashville Business in Review (19951997); later published as In Review (19971999) alternative weekly (later biweekly) tabloid
  • Nashville Globe and Independent African-American weekly (ceased publication in July 1960)
  • Nashville Times (weekly November 11, 1937May 26, 1938, then daily; ceased publication July 28, 1940)[1]

Defunct magazines

  • Advantage, The Nashville Business Magazine (monthly, 19781989, published by Advantage, Inc.)
  • Aluminum Magazine (monthly, June 1999 to August 1999)
  • Nashville (monthly, January 1963April 1970)[1]
  • Nashville (monthly, approx. 19781990, published by Advantage Publications Inc.)
  • Nashville Life (bimonthly, 19941999, published by Eagle Communications Inc.)
  • Tag Magazine (monthly)

Online news and blogs

Television

Broadcast

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

AnalogDigitalCallNetworkOwnerExternal link
227WKRN-TVABC
Bounce TV (DT2)
Justice Network (DT3)
Grit (DT4)
Nexstar Media GroupWKRN.com
410WSMV-TVNBC
Court TV Mystery (DT2)
Cozi TV (DT3)
Court TV (DT4)
Circle (DT5)
Meredith CorporationWSMV.com
536WTVFCBS
Independent (DT2)
Laff (DT3)
E. W. Scripps CompanyNewsChannel5.com
67WRTN-LPSilentRichard C. and Lisa A. Goetz
88WNPTPBS
PBS Encore (DT2)
PBS Kids (DT3)
Nashville Public TelevisionWNPT.net
1715WZTVFox
TBD (DT2)
Antenna TV (DT3)
Sinclair Broadcast GroupFox17.com
2024WNPX-LP/LD*SilentDaystar
(Word of God Fellowship)
Daystar.com
2626WNTU-LDDaystarDaystar
(Word of God Fellowship)
Daystar.com
2832WNPX-TVIon
Qubo (DT2)
Ion Plus (DT3)
Ion Shop (DT4)
QVC (DT5)
HSN (DT6)
Ion Media Networks
(Sale to the E. W. Scripps Company pending)
iontelevision.com
2929WIIW-LDIndependentU.S. Television
3021WUXPMy Network TV
getTV (DT2)
Comet (DT3)
Sinclair Broadcast GroupMyTV30Web.com
3131WJDE-LDHeartland
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
3434WJNK-LD3ABN
3ABN Radio (DT5)
3ABN Latino Radio (DT6)
Radio 74 (DT7)
Edge Spectrum3abn.org
3535WCTZ-LDBuzzr
Shop LC (DT2)
Independent (DT3)
Quest (DT4)
Cheddar (DT5)
CBN News Channel (DT6)
Lx (DT7)
HC2 Holdings
(DTV America Corporation)
3916WHTNCTNChristian Television NetworkCTNTV.org
4028WKUW-LDMe TV
H&I (DT2)
Start TV (DT3)
Decades (DT4)
Movies! (DT5)
HC2 Holdings
(DTV America Corporation)
4242WLLC-LPUnivision
UniMás (DT2)
AMGTV (DT3)
Silent (DT4)
Nuestra Visión (DT5)
JKB Associates
4444WJFBMe TV
H&I (DT2)
Start TV (DT3)
Decades (DT4)
Movies! (DT5)
Silent (DT6)
Weigel Broadcasting
5033WPGD-TVTBN
Hillsong Channel (DT2)
Smile TV (DT3)
Enlace (DT4)
Positiv (DT5)
Trinity Broadcasting Networktbn.org
5823WNABCW
Stadium (DT2)
Charge! (DT3)
Dabl (DT4)
Tennessee Broadcasting
(Operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group, under OSA.)
CW58.tv
* indicates construction permit for LD (low-power digital TV)

Cable

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

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

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

AM

kHzCallFormatOn-air identityExternal linkNotability
560WNSRSportsSportsRadio 560 WNSRWNSR.comVanderbilt baseball & women's basketball
650WSMCountry650 AM WSMWSMonline.comGrand Ole Opry
710WYJVReligiousWYJVMBN.orgMoody Broadcasting Network / Simulcast of WMBW in Chattanooga
760WENOReligiousWENO760WENO.com
810WMGCSpanishLa Sabrosita
830WQZQClassic hits93.3 Classic Hits933ClassicHits.com
880WMDBGospelRejoice 880
900WKDASpanish (daytime) Religious (nighttime)Simulcast of WFCN after sunset
950WAKMCountryWAKMNASCAR coverage
980WYFNReligiousWYFNBible Broadcasting Network
1010WHINCountryReal Country 1010 WHINNASCAR coverage
1160WCRTChristianWCRT
1200WFCNReligiousWFCNmoodyradio.org
1240WNVLSpanishActiva 1240
1300WNQMReligiousNashville Quality Ministries/WWCRWWCR.com/WNQMWorldwide Christian Radio
1360WNAHReligiousWNAHWNAH.com
1380WHEWSpanishLa Ley
1430WPLNPublic News/TalkNashville Public RadioWPLN.orgNational Public Radio
1450WGNSTalk1450 WGNS1450WGNS.comAtlanta Braves coverage
1470WVOLUrban Adult ContemporaryThe Mighty 1470 WVOLWVOL1470.com
1490WCORCountryReal Country FM 98.9WANTFM.comSimulcast of WANT 98.9 FM
1510WLACNews/TalkTalkRadio 98.3 & 1510WLAC.com

FM

MHzCallFormatOn-air identityExternal linkNotability
88.1WFSKJazz88.1 WFSKfisk.edu/wfskFisk University
88.3WMTS-FMCollege radio88.3 WMTSWMTS.orgMiddle Tennessee State University
88.5WVCPCollege radio88 (dot) 5 WVCPVolState.edu/WVCP/Volunteer State Community College
88.7WAYMChristian Contemporary88.7/89.9 Way-FMWayFM.com
89.1WECVChristian Teaching & TalkBottRadioNetwork.comBott Radio Network
89.5WMOTAmericana89.5 WMOT Roots RadioWMOT.orgMiddle Tennessee State University
89.9W210CDChristian Contemporary88.7/89.9 Way-FMWayFM.comRepeater of WPRT-HD3, Simulcast with WAYM
90.3WPLN-FMPublic News/TalkNashville Public RadioWPLN.orgNational Public Radio
91.1WNXPClassical musicClassical 91 OneWPLN.org
92.1WQQKUrban Adult Contemporary92Q92Qnashville.com
92.9WJXAAdult ContemporaryMix 92.9Mix929.com
93.3W227DCClassic hits93.3 Classic Hits933ClassicHits.comFM repeater of WQZQ 830 AM
93.7WFFIChristian Contemporary94FM The Fish94FMthefish.comSimulcast with 94.1-FM WFFH & 104.9-FM WBOZ
94.1WFFHChristian Contemporary94FM The Fish94FMthefish.comSimulcast with 93.7-FM WFFI & 104.9-FM WBOZ
94.5WHPY-FMOldiesHippie Radio 94.5HippieRadio945.com
94.9W235BWSports94.9 Game 2TheGameNashville.comRepeater of WBUZ-HD3, Nashville SC
95.5WSM-FMCountry95.5 Nash Icon955NashIcon.comNominal flagship station of Westwood One's Nash Icon format
96.3WCJKAdult Hits96.3 JACK-FM963JACKFM.com
97.1WLVUChristian ContemporaryK-LOVEklove.com
97.5W248BQGospel music97.5 Hallelujah FM975hallelujahfm.iheart.comRepeater of WNRQ-HD2, Nashville Sounds
97.9WSIX-FMCountryThe Big 98 WSIXWSIX.com
98.3W252CMNews/TalkTalkRadio 98.3 & 1510wlac.iheart.comRepeater of WLAC 1510 AM via WSIX-HD2
98.7WCRT-FM1Christian ContemporaryWCRTSpecial "temporary" repeater for WCRT (AM) since 1990
98.9WANTCountryReal Country 98.9WANTFM.comSimulcast with 1490 WCOR
99.7WWTNNews/TalkSupertalk 99.7 WTN997WTN.com
100.1WRLTAAALightning 100WRLT.com
101.1WUBTMainstream Urban101.1 The Beat JAMZ101TheBeat.com
102.1W271ABUrban Oldies102.1 The Ville1021TheVille.comRepeater of WPRT-HD2
102.5WPRT-FMSports102.5 The GameTheGameNashville.comNashville Predators, ESPN Radio
102.9WBUZActive rock102.9 The Buzz1029thebuzz.comNashville's source for both New Rock and Classic Metal favorites
103.3WKDFCountryNash FM 103.3NashFM1033.comNominal flagship station of Cumulus Media's Nash FM brand
104.5WGFXSports104.5 The Zone1045thezone.comTennessee Titans coverage, University of Tennessee football & basketball, NASCAR
104.9WBOZChristian Contemporary94FM The Fish94FMthefish.comSimulcast with 93.7-FM WFFI & 94.1-FM WFFH
105.1WVWBCountry105.1 The WolfTennesseeWolf.com
105.9WNRQClassic rock105.9 The Rock1059TheRock.com
106.7WNFNTop 40i106.7i1067.com
107.1WRFN-LPCommunityRadio Free NashvilleRadioFreeNashville.orgPublic access; primarily west of Nashville
107.5WRVWTop 40107.5 The River1075TheRiver.com

See also

References

  1. OCLC WorldCat library database

Bibliography

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