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Southern Rhode Island Newspapers' offices are at 187 Main Street, Wakefield, Rhode Island 02879. |
Southern Rhode Island Newspapers' offices are at 187 Main Street, Wakefield, Rhode Island 02879. |
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| ⚫ | ;''The Chariho Times'' :''The Chariho Times'' covers [[Charlestown, Rhode Island|Charlestown]], [[Hopkinton, Rhode Island|Hopkinton]] and [[Richmond, Rhode Island|Richmond]], three rural towns in western Washington County that form the [[Chariho, Rhode Island|Chariho]] regional school district (the name comes from the first letters of each town's name). Founded in [[1993]], the paper circulated an average of 1,328 copies each Thursday in [[2006]].<ref name="abc">[[Audit Bureau of Circulations]] [http://abcas3.accessabc.com/ecirc/newssearchus.asp "e-circ"] data for six months ending [[September 30]], [[2006]]. Accessed [[March 7]], [[2007]].</ref> |
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==== ''The Chariho Times'' ==== |
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| ⚫ | ''The Chariho Times'' covers [[Charlestown, Rhode Island|Charlestown]], [[Hopkinton, Rhode Island|Hopkinton]] and [[Richmond, Rhode Island|Richmond]], three rural towns in western Washington County that form the [[Chariho, Rhode Island|Chariho]] regional school district (the name comes from the first letters of each town's name). Founded in [[1993]], the paper circulated an average of 1,328 copies each Thursday in [[2006]].<ref name="abc">[[Audit Bureau of Circulations]] [http://abcas3.accessabc.com/ecirc/newssearchus.asp "e-circ"] data for six months ending [[September 30]], [[2006]]. Accessed [[March 7]], [[2007]].</ref> |
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| ⚫ | ;''The Coventry Courier'' :''The Coventry Courier'' covers [[Coventry, Rhode Island|Coventry]] and [[West Greenwich, Rhode Island|West Greenwich]], the two westernmost towns of Kent County, also covered by the ''[[Kent County Daily Times]]''. It was founded in [[1996]] and circulated an average of 849 copies each Friday in [[2006]].<ref name="abc"/> |
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==== ''The Coventry Courier'' ==== |
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| ⚫ | ''The Coventry Courier'' covers [[Coventry, Rhode Island|Coventry]] and [[West Greenwich, Rhode Island|West Greenwich]], the two westernmost towns of Kent County, also covered by the ''[[Kent County Daily Times]]''. It was founded in [[1996]] and circulated an average of 849 copies each Friday in [[2006]].<ref name="abc"/> |
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==== ''The East Greenwich Pendulum'' ==== |
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| ⚫ | ;''The Narragansett Times'' :With the largest and most frequent circulation of the Wakefield-based papers -- 5,006 in [[2006]],<ref name="abc"/> delivered twice weekly, on Wednesday and Friday -- ''The Narragansett Times'' is the second oldest, having covered [[Narragansett, Rhode Island|Narragansett]] and [[South Kingstown, Rhode Island|South Kingstown]], in southeastern Washington County, since [[1855]]. |
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==== ''The Narragansett Times'' ==== |
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| ⚫ | With the largest and most frequent circulation of the Wakefield-based papers -- 5,006 in [[2006]],<ref name="abc"/> delivered twice weekly, on Wednesday and Friday -- ''The Narragansett Times'' is the second oldest, having covered [[Narragansett, Rhode Island|Narragansett]] and [[South Kingstown, Rhode Island|South Kingstown]], in southeastern Washington County, since [[1855]]. |
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| ⚫ | ;''The Standard-Times'' :''The Standard-Times'' is the only of RISN's newspapers to cover a community off the mainland. In addition to [[Exeter, Rhode Island|Exeter]] and [[North Kingstown, Rhode Island|North Kingstown]], it covers [[Jamestown, Rhode Island|Jamestown]] in Newport County. Founded in [[1888]], its Thursday circulation was 3,854 in [[2006]].<ref name="abc"/> |
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==== ''The Standard-Times'' ==== |
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| ⚫ | ''The Standard-Times'' is the only of RISN's newspapers to cover a community off the mainland. In addition to [[Exeter, Rhode Island|Exeter]] and [[North Kingstown, Rhode Island|North Kingstown]], it covers [[Jamestown, Rhode Island|Jamestown]] in Newport County. Founded in [[1888]], its Thursday circulation was 3,854 in [[2006]].<ref name="abc"/> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 06:37, 8 March 2007
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Newspapers |
| Founded | January 27, 2007 |
Key people | Melanie Radler, president Roland McBride, vice president |
| Products | The Call and eight other newspapers in Rhode Island |
RISN Operations Inc., also called Rhode Island Suburban Newspapers, is a privately owned publisher of four daily newspapers and several weekly newspapers in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The company was founded by Illinois-based newspaper executives in early 2007 to purchase the Rhode Island holdings of Journal Register Company.
Officers
The corporation's first two named officers, Melanie Radler (president) and Roland McBride (vice president and treasurer), were both Illinois residents connected with Conrad Black's former Hollinger International newspaper chain. Radler is the daughter of F. David Radler, a former Hollinger boss; McBride is chief financial officer of Horizon Publications Inc., the company Radler founded after he left Hollinger.[1]
McBride also served as CFO of American Publishing Co., a former Hollinger subsidiary, and was said in an indictment to have aided Black's and the elder Radler's misappropriation of $5.5 million in connection with the sale of some newspaper properties from Hollinger to Horizon.[2]
Dailies
RISN operates four daily newspapers:
- The Call of Woonsocket, Rhode Island
- Kent County Daily Times of West Warwick, Rhode Island
- The Times of Pawtucket, Rhode Island
- Warwick Daily Times of West Warwick, Rhode Island
Weeklies
RISN's five weekly newspapers, known collectively as Southern Rhode Island Newspapers, are based in the village of Wakefield, part of South Kingstown, Rhode Island. As Journal Register properties, the weeklies managed to avoid circulation slips as sharp as those that plagued the dailies in the early 2000s. A Providence Journal report said the group's combined weekly circulation of around 13,000 in 2007 was down from 16,140 in 2001.[1]
Southern Rhode Island Newspapers' offices are at 187 Main Street, Wakefield, Rhode Island 02879.
- The Chariho Times
- The Chariho Times covers Charlestown, Hopkinton and Richmond, three rural towns in western Washington County that form the Chariho regional school district (the name comes from the first letters of each town's name). Founded in 1993, the paper circulated an average of 1,328 copies each Thursday in 2006.[3]
- The Coventry Courier
- The Coventry Courier covers Coventry and West Greenwich, the two westernmost towns of Kent County, also covered by the Kent County Daily Times. It was founded in 1996 and circulated an average of 849 copies each Friday in 2006.[3]
- The East Greenwich Pendulum
- The East Greenwich Pendulum has covered East Greenwich in Kent County since 1854. Its Thursday circulation in 2006 averaged 2,040.[3]
- The Narragansett Times
- With the largest and most frequent circulation of the Wakefield-based papers -- 5,006 in 2006,[3] delivered twice weekly, on Wednesday and Friday -- The Narragansett Times is the second oldest, having covered Narragansett and South Kingstown, in southeastern Washington County, since 1855.
- The Standard-Times
- The Standard-Times is the only of RISN's newspapers to cover a community off the mainland. In addition to Exeter and North Kingstown, it covers Jamestown in Newport County. Founded in 1888, its Thursday circulation was 3,854 in 2006.[3]
References
- ^ a b Grimaldi, Paul. "Journal Register Co. Sells its Nine R.I. Newspapers". Providence Journal, January 27, 2007.
- ^ Miner, Michael. "News Bites: David Radler's Daughter", January 31, 2007. Accessed February 16, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e Audit Bureau of Circulations "e-circ" data for six months ending September 30, 2006. Accessed March 7, 2007.