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The Duncan Banner

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Duncan Banner
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.
PublisherKevin Hook
EditorRon Booth
Founded1892
Headquarters1001 Elm Avenue
Duncan, Oklahoma 73534
 United States
Circulation10,000
Websiteduncanbanner.com

The Duncan Banner "Stephens County's Only Daily Newspaper", is a six-day (Sunday through Friday) daily newspaper published in Duncan, Oklahoma, United States. With a circulation of 10,000, the publication has been around since 1892 in some form or another.[1] Founded by James P. Sampson in 1892, The Duncan Banner is the oldest business in Duncan still operating under the same name. Its first presses were reportedly brought to Duncan on the first railroad train to stop there.[2]The newspaper is owned by Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.[3] The newspaper is published Monday through Friday in the evening and on Sunday morning.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Duncan Banner", Finder Binder: Oklahoma's Updated Media Directory, 2009 Winter Issue.
  2. ^ The Duncan Banner: History, accessed February 16, 2007.
  3. ^ "Newspapers" CNHI.com (accessed February 25, 2010).