Media in Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida is served by local media, as well as regional and national media. As of 2009, Jacksonville is ranked as the 47th largest media market, with nearly 680,000 homes.[1] Radio and television broadcasts are governed by the FCC.[2]
Print media
The Florida Times-Union is the major daily newspaper in Jacksonville. Jacksonville.com is its official website. It is owned by Morris Communications, which also publishes the Georgia Times-Union for southeast Georgia residents. Financial News & Daily Record is another daily paper focused on the business and legal communities. The Jacksonville Business Journal is a weekly American City Business Journals publication focused on business news. Folio Weekly is the city's largest alternative weekly. The Florida Star is the city's oldest African-American focused paper. Jacksonville Free Press is another weekly catering to the black community. Metro Jacksonville is an online publication.
| Publication Name | Publisher | Distribution | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Florida Times-Union | Morris Communications | 155,590 daily and 214,572 on Sunday | www.jacksonville.com |
| Financial News & Daily Record | Baily Publishing | Daily | www.jaxdailyrecord.com |
| Jacksonville Business Journal | American City Business Journals | Weekly | www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/ |
| Void Magazine | Void Media Publishing | Monthly | www.voidlive.com |
| Folio Weekly | Folio Publishing, Inc. | Weekly | www.folioweekly.com |
| The Florida Star | Clara McLaughlin | Weekly | www.thefloridastar.com |
| Jacksonville Free Press | Weekly | www.jacksonvillefreepress.com | |
| BUZZ Magazine | Client Focused Media | Monthly | www.iwantabuzz.com |
| EU Jacksonville | Henley Family | Monthly | eujacksonville.com |
| Jacksonville Magazine | White Publishing | Monthly | www.jacksonvillemag.com |
| 904 Magazine | White Publishing | Bi-Monthly | 904themagazine.com |
| Arbus Magazine | Arbus | Bi-monthly | Arbus.com |
Television
Jacksonville is the 47th largest local television market in the United States,[3] and is served by television stations affiliated with all the major American networks. The Jacksonville designated market area has the distinction of being the only United States television market in which affiliates of all four major broadcast networks are involved in both virtual and legal duopolies (Gannett Company owns WJXX and WTLV outright, while Cox Media Group owns WFOX-TV and operates WJAX-TV through joint sales and shared services agreements with Bayshore Television). WJXT is a former longtime CBS affiliate that turned independent in 2002.[4] The Jacksonville television market serves Northeastern Florida and Southeastern Georgia.
| Call sign | Virtual Channel | Digital Channel | Analog Channel | Branding | Affiliation | Licensee/Permittee[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WJXT | 4 (4.1) 4.2 4.3 |
42 | Channel 4 This TV LATV |
independent This TV LATV |
Graham Media Group | |
| WJCT | 7 (7.1) 7.2 7.3 7.4 |
7 | WJCT Create WJCT World WJCT More!/The Florida Channel |
PBS Create World The Florida Channel |
WJCT, Inc. | |
| WTLV | 12 (12.1) 12.2 |
13 | NBC 12 Soul of the South Network |
NBC Soul of the South Network |
Tegna, Inc. | |
| WCWJ | 17 (17.1) 17.2 |
34 | CW 17 Bounce Jacksonville |
The CW Bounce TV |
Nexstar Broadcasting Group | |
| WJXX | 25 (25.1) 25.2 |
10 | ABC 25 First Coast News Weather Plus |
ABC | Tegna, Inc. | |
| WWRJ | 27 | U. S. Television, LLC | ||||
| WFOX | 30 (30.1) 30.2 |
32 | Fox 30 MyTVJax |
Fox MyNetworkTV/MeTV |
Cox Media Group | |
| W39DF-D | 39 | HSN | Ventana Television, Inc. | |||
| WBXJ-CD | 43 | 43 | MTV2 | L4 Media Group | ||
| WJAX | 47 (47.1) 47.2 |
19 | CBS 47 Live Well Network |
CBS Live Well Network |
Bayshore Television | |
| WJEB | 59 (59.1) 59.2 59.3 59.4 59.5 |
44 | TBN The Church Channel JCTV Enlace Smile of a Child |
TBN The Church Channel JCTV Enlace Smile of a Child |
Community Educational Television |
Radio
Jacksonville is the 50th largest local radio market in the United States,[5] and is dominated by the same two large ownership groups that dominate the radio industry across the United States: Cox Radio[6] and Clear Channel Communications.[7]
FM stations
| Call Sign | Frequency in MHz |
Branding | Format | Licensee/Permittee[8] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCRJ | 88.1 | K-LOVE | Contemporary Christian music | The River Educational Media | |
| WJFR | 88.7 | Family Radio | Christian radio | Family Radio | |
| WECC | 89.3 | The Lighthouse | Contemporary Christian | Lighthouse Christian Broadcasting | |
| WJCT | 89.9 | 89.9 WJCT | Public radio | WJCT, Inc. | |
| WYFB | 90.5 | BBN 90.5 | Religion | Bible Broadcasting Network | |
| WJKV | 90.9 | Jones College Radio | Easy listening | Jones College | |
| WTRJ | 91.7 | The Promise | Contemporary Christian music | River Educational Media | |
| WJXR | 92.1 | Latino 92.1 | Spanish Tropical | WJXR, Inc. | |
| WJXL | 92.5 | 1010XL | Sports | River City Broadcasting, LLC | |
| WJBT | 93.3 | 93.3 The Beat | Urban contemporary | Clear Channel Communications | |
| WSOS | 94.1 | The Promise | Christian AC | Renda Broadcasting | |
| WAPE | 95.1 | 95.1 WAPE | Top 40 | Cox Radio | |
| WSKR | 95.5 | 95.5 Spinnaker Radio | Indie Rock Radio | University of North Florida Spinnaker Radio | |
| WEJZ | 96.1 | 96.1 WEJZ | Adult contemporary | Renda Broadcasting | |
| WJGL | 96.9 | 96.9 The Eagle | Classic hits | Cox Radio | |
| WKSL | 97.9 | 97.9 KISS FM | Top 40 | Clear Channel Communications | |
| WQIK | 99.1 | 99.1 WQIK | Country | Clear Channel Communications | |
| WGNE | 99.9 | 99.9 Gator Country | Country | Renda Broadcasting | |
| WMUV | 100.7 | 100.7 The Promise | Christian AC | Renda Broadcasting | |
| WSOL | 101.5 | V101.5 | Classic hip hop | Clear Channel Communications | |
| WYNR | 102.5 | 102.5 WYNR | Country | iHeartMedia, Inc. | |
| WXXJ | 102.9 | X102.9 | Alternative rock | Cox Radio | |
| WQGA | 103.3 | 103Q | Hot adult contemporary | Clear Channel Communications | |
| WOKV-FM | 104.5 | News Talk WOKV | News/Talk | Cox Radio | |
| WBHU | 105.5 | Beach 105.5 | Adult contemporary | Tama Radio Licenses of Jacksonville, FL, Inc. | |
| WJGM | 105.7 | 105.7 The Gospel | Christian/Southern Gospel | West Jacksonville Baptist Church, Inc. | |
| W291CI | 106.1 | Power 106.1 | Hip hop | Victor M. Vickers | Translator of WJGL-HD2 |
| WKBX | 106.3 | K-Bay 106 | Country | Radio Kings Bay, Inc. | |
| WEZI | 106.5 | Hot 106.5 | Urban oldies | Cox Radio | |
| W295AZ | 106.9 | 106.9 Planet Radio | Active rock | Reach Communications, Inc. | Translator of WKSL-HD2 |
| WWJK | 107.3 | 107.3 JACKFM | Adult Variety | Clear Channel Communications |
AM stations
| Call sign | Frequency in kHz |
Branding | Format | Licensee/Permittee[9] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAYR | 550 | WAY Radio | Christian radio | Moody Radio | |
| WBOB | 600 | Talk Radio 600 WBOB | News/Talk | Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting | |
| WOKV | 690 | News Talk WOKV | News/Talk | Cox Radio | |
| WFXJ | 930 | Sports Radio 930 | Sports | Clear Channel Communications | |
| WNNR | 970 | Regional Mexican | Norsan Consulting And Management | ||
| WJXL | 1010 | 1010 XL | Sports | Seven Bridges Radio | |
| WROS | 1050 | The Rose of Jacksonville | Gospel | The Rose of Jacksonville | |
| WEWC | 1160 | Tropical music | Norsan Consulting And Management | ||
| WSOS | 1170 | Tropical music | Norsan Consulting And Management | ||
| WWIO | 1190 | Contemporary Christian | Lighthouse Christian Broadcasting | Day only | |
| WKTZ | 1220 | Jones College Radio | Easy listening | Jones College | |
| WFOY | 1240 | News/Talk | Phillips Broadcasting | ||
| WJNJ | 1320 | Pure Radio | Gospel | New Covenant Ministries, Inc. | |
| WCGL | 1360 | Gospel | JBD Communications | ||
| WZAZ | 1400 | WZAZ Gospel 1400 | Gospel | Titus Harvest Dome Spectrum Church | |
| WAOC | 1420 | Sports | Phillips Broadcasting | ||
| WQOP | 1460 | Queen of Peace Radio | Catholic radio | Queen of Peace Radio | |
| WYMM | 1530 | Radio Amistad 1530 AM | Latin Christian music | Word Broadcasting Network, Inc. | |
| WVOJ | 1570 | Regional Mexican | Norsan Consulting And Management | ||
| WZNZ | 1600 | 1600 The Beach | Oldies/Talk | Queen of Peace Radio | |
Online media
Jacksonville.com is the online edition of the Florida Times-Union. Each of the television stations that offer a news program also has a website for news.
The Coastal, a web-based magazine geared toward young professionals in the area, launched in late 2015. [10]
Most of the area's printed publications also have websites that offer some or all of the current major articles online, but not all offer archival access. The wikitable under "Print Media" specifies their URLs.
Several popular local blogs include Metro Jacksonville.
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 4, 2004. Retrieved June 4, 2004.
- ↑ "Index of Media Bureau CDBS Public Database Files". Federal Communications Commission. 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
- ↑ "Local Television Market Universe Estimates" Nielsen Media Research
- 1 2 "TV Query Broadcast Station Search". FCC. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ↑ "Arbitron Radio Market Rankings" Arbitron
- ↑ "Cox Radio's Market Profile for Jacksonville, Florida". Retrieved 2007-07-19.
- ↑ "Clear Channel Radio Station List for Jacksonville, Florida". Archived from the original on January 16, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
- ↑ "FM Query Broadcast Station Search". FCC. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ↑ "AM Query Broadcast Station Search". FCC. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ↑ http://coastaljax.com/about
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