Media in Providence and New Bedford
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The city of Providence, Rhode Island is part of a media market that includes New Bedford, Massachusetts. The area is served by several local television stations, radio stations, newspapers, and web blogs based in the cities proper and the surrounding communities of Rhode Island and Bristol County, Massachusetts.
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[edit] Broadcast Television
Providence is the center of Southern New England's broadcasting market, which also encompasses Bristol County, Massachusetts, which includes the cities of Fall River and New Bedford. The city is served by television stations representing every major American television network as well radio stations originating from Providence and Boston.
| Channel | Call Sign | Network | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | WLNE | ABC | Global Broadcasting |
| 10 | WJAR | NBC, RTN | Media General |
| 12 | WPRI | CBS | LIN TV |
| 28 | WLWC | CW | Four Points |
| 36 | WSBE | PBS | State of Rhode Island |
| 50 | WRIW-CA | Telemundo | ZGS Communications |
| 64 | WNAC | FOX, MyNetworkTV | Super Towers, Inc |
| 69 | WPXQ | ION | ION Media Networks |
[edit] Radio
Providence is the center of Southern New England's broadcasting area, with many radio stations located in the city and surrounding communities, as well as some radio stations located in Bristol County, Central Massachusetts, and eastern Connecticut.
| FM Stations | Call Sign | Owner |
|---|---|---|
| 92.3 FM | WPRO-FM | Citadel Broadcasting |
| 93.3 FM | WSNE-FM | Clear Channel Communications |
| 94.1 FM | WHJY | Clear Channel Communications |
| 95.5 FM | WBRU | Brown Broadcasting Service, Inc |
| 98.1 FM | WCTK | Hall Communications, Inc |
| 98.9 FM | WORC-FM | Citadel Broadcasting |
| 99.7 FM | WEAN-FM | Citadel Broadcasting |
| 100.1 FM* | WWFX | Citadel Broadcasting |
| 101.5 FM | WWBB | Clear Channel Communications |
| 102.3 FM** | WMOS | Citadel Broadcasting |
| 105.1 FM | WWLI | Citadel Broadcasting |
| 105.5 FM*** | WQGN-FM | Citadel Broadcasting |
| 107.1 FM | WFHN | Citadel Broadcasting |
* WWFX is in Southbridge, Massachusetts
** WMOS is in Stonington, Connecticut
*** WQGN-FM is in Groton, Connecticut
| AM Stations | Call Sign | Owner |
|---|---|---|
| 630 AM | WPRO (AM) | Citadel Broadcasting |
| 790 AM | WPRV | Citadel Broadcasting |
| 920 AM | WHJJ | Clear Channel Communications |
| 980 AM | WSUB* | Citadel Broadcasting |
| 1420 AM | WBSM | Citadel Broadcasting |
* WSUB is in Groton, Connecticut
[edit] Newspapers
There are several newspapers that serve the Providence-New Bedford media market.
[edit] Weblogs
The Providence Daily Dose covers local arts, culture, music, and political happenings.
[edit] Television and movie productions
Providence and the surrounding area have been used as a backdrop for several movies and television series and the city remains invested in bringing filmmakers to its location, as is evidenced by a 25% tax credit on all Rhode Island spending offered to motion picture companies.[1]
The animated television series Family Guy takes place in Quahog, a fictional suburb of Providence and prominently features the most pronounced segment of Providence's skyline several times an episode (the buildings are One Financial Plaza, 50 Kennedy Plaza, and the Bank of America Building respectively).[2] The city and its name were used in the television series Providence,[3] and Showtime's new series, Brotherhood, was also filmed and set in Providence.[4]
The Farrelly brothers used the city as a backdrop for several of their movies, notably Dumb and Dumber and There's Something About Mary. Peter Farrelly places Outside Providence in Pawtucket, adjacent to Providence. The 1991 American/Canadian film Providence takes place at Brown University.[5] Although not set in Providence, the movie Amistad used the exterior of the Rhode Island State House as the United States Capitol exterior.[6] The movie Little Children was also filmed in Providence.[7] In 2006, Providence was the primary filming grounds for the film Underdog.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ "Rhode Island Tax Incentive Law Summary". RI Film & TV Office. 2006. http://www.film.ri.gov/taxcredit.html. Retrieved 2006-09-10.
- ^ James Bartlett. "Seth MacFarlane – he's the “Family Guy”". Presswire Limited. http://greatreporter.com/mambo/content/view/1383/1/. Retrieved 2007-06-10.
- ^ "Providence (1999)". Internet Movie Database Inc.. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0177991/. Retrieved 2007-06-10.
- ^ "Brotherhood (2006)". Internet Movie Database Inc.. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457229/. Retrieved 2007-06-10.
- ^ imdb.com "Providence (1991)". Internet Movie Database Inc.. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0175080/ imdb.com. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
- ^ Katharine Imbrie (2006). "In the footsteps of Amistad". The Providence Journal. http://www.projo.com/cgi-bin/include.pl/movies/amistad/0109fea1.htm. Retrieved 2006-04-19.
- ^ "Providence, Rhode Island RI, city profile (Providence County)". ePodunk Inc.. http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=13448. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
- ^ Daniel Barbarisi. projo.com "Film Squad making movies happen". Providence Journal. http://www.projo.com/ri/providence/content/MC_FILMING_06-01-07_OD5RTFS.327d44f.html projo.com. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
