Media in Boston

This is a list of television and radio stations along with a list of media outlets in and around Boston, Massachusetts, including the Greater Boston area. As the television media market titled as "Boston-(Manchester)" it stretches as far north as Manchester, New Hampshire, and ranks as the ninth-largest media market, and one of top-ten-largest radio media market in the United States according to Nielsen Media Research.

TV stations

The Boston television market includes all but the 4 westernmost counties and Bristol County in Massachusetts and the 6 southern counties in New Hampshire, plus Windham County, Vermont.

Channel	Callsign	Affiliation	Branding	Subchannels		Owner
(Virtual)	Callsign	Affiliation	Branding	Channel	Programming	Owner
2.1	WGBH-TV	PBS	WGBH 2	2.2	World	WGBH Educational Foundation
4.1	WBZ-TV	CBS	WBZ Channel 4	4.2 4.3	Start TV Dabl	CBS Corporation
5.1	WCVB-TV	ABC	WCVB Channel 5	5.2	MeTV	Hearst Television
7.1	WHDH	Independent	7/WHDH Channel 7	7.2	This TV	Sunbeam Television
15.1	WBTS-CD	NBC	NBC 10 Boston	15.2	Cozi TV	NBC Universal
24.1	WFXZ-CD	Biz TV	WFXZ 24			WGBH Educational Foundation
25.1	WFXT	FOX	Boston 25	25.2 25.3	Escape Laff	Cox Media Group
27.1	WUTF-TV	UniMás	UniMás Boston	27.2 27.3 27.4 27.5	LATV TBD Stadium Court TV	Entravision Communications
38.1	WSBK-TV	MyNetworkTV	My TV 38	38.2 38.3 38.4	Heroes & Icons Comet Charge	CBS Corporation
44.1	WGBX-TV	PBS	WGBX 44	44.3 44.4	Create PBS Kids	WGBH Educational Foundation
46.1	WWDP	Shop LC	WWDP Television	46.2	ShopHQ	WRNN-TV Associates
48.1	WYDN	Daystar	Daystar			Educational Public Television Corporation
50.1	WWJE-DT	Justice	Justice Network			Univision Communications
56.1	WLVI	CW	CW 56	56.2	Buzzr	Sunbeam Television
58.1	WDPX-TV	Ion Plus	Ion Plus			ION Media Networks
60.1	WNEU	Telemundo	Telemundo Boston	60.2	TeleXitos	NBC Universal
62.1	WMFP	SonLife	SBN			NRJ TV LLC
66.1	WUNI	Univision	Univision Boston	66.2 66.3 66.4	Bounce TV GetTV Grit	Univision Communications
68.1	WBPX-TV	Ion	Ion Television	68.2 68.3 68.5 68.6	Qubo ION Shop QVC HSN	ION Media Networks

Local cable channels

Local cable channels
Comcast is the main cable television provider, it also competes against RCN in select parts of the city.

Radio

The Boston radio market is the tenth largest in the country, encompassing over 4 million people in Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and Suffolk counties.

AM radio

Frequency (kHz)	Call Sign	Format
590	WEZE	Religious programming
640	WTBU	Boston University Info. Online & campus only.
680	WRKO	Talk
740	WJIB	Adult standards and pop oldies
800	WNNW	Spanish tropical
850	WEEI	Sports
950	WROL	Paid programming
1030	WBZ	News/talk
1060	WQOM	Religious programming
1090	WILD	Ethnic (Chinese)
1120	WBNW	Finance
1150	WWDJ	Spanish Christian
1200	WXKS	Talk
1260	WBIX	Ethnic (Brazilian/Portuguese)
1300	WJDA	Religious programming
1330	WRCA	Business news
1360	WLYN	Paid programming
1410	WZBR	Urban contemporary
1430	WKOX	Spanish hits
1470	WAZN	Paid programming
1510	WMEX	Oldies
1550	WNTN	Community-based
1570	WUBG	Contemporary Christian (K-Love)
1600	WUNR	Paid programming
1650	N/A	Logan Int'l Airport Info. Vicinity of airport only.

FM radio

Frequency (MHz)	Call Sign	Format (Promotional Slogan)
88.1	WMBR	Freeform/eclectic (MIT) (Walker Memorial Basement Radio)
88.9	WERS	Eclectic (Emerson College)
89.7	WGBH	Boston's Local NPR (Public/News/Talk)
90.3	WZBC	Freeform radio/Democracy Now! (Boston College)
90.9	WBUR-FM	NPR (Public/News/Talk) (Boston University)
91.5	WMFO	College radio/Freeform (Tufts University)
91.9	WUMB-FM	Public/Folk (UMass Boston)
92.5	WXRV	Adult album alternative
92.9	WBOS	Classic rock
93.7	WEEI-FM	Sports
94.5	WJMN	Mainstream urban (Jam'n 94-5)
95.3	WHRB	Classical and variety (Harvard University)
96.9	WBQT	Rhythmic hot AC/classic hip hop/rhythmic contemporary hybrid (Hot 96.9)
97.7	WKAF	Rhythmic classic hits (97.7 The Beat)
98.5	WBZ-FM	Sports talk (98.5 The Sports Hub)
99.5	WCRB	Classical (Classical Radio Boston)
100.7	WZLX	Classic rock (Boston's Classic Rock)
101.3	WJIB simulcast	Adult standards and pop oldies
101.7	WBWL	Country (101.7 The Bull)
102.5	WKLB-FM	Country (Country 102.5)
103.3	WBGB	Adult hits (Big 103)
104.1	WWBX	Hot adult contemporary (Mix 104.1)
104.9	WRBB	(Northeastern University)
105.7	WROR-FM	Classic hits
106.1	WRCA simulcast	Business news (Bloomberg Radio 106.1)
106.7	WMJX	Adult contemporary (Magic 106.7)
107.3	WKVB	Contemporary Christian (K-Love)
107.9	WXKS-FM	Top 40/CHR (Kiss 108)

Print

Newspapers

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Daily

The Boston Globe^[2]
The Boston Herald^[3]
The Boston Metro, 5 days a week, 49% owned by the Boston Globe

Weekly

The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
The Armenian Weekly
Banker & Tradesman, business weekly
Bay State Banner, African-American weekly
Bay Windows, LGBT weekly
Boston Business Journal
The Christian Science Monitor, daily online, weekly print magazine
Commercial Record, business weekly
DigBoston
The Jewish Advocate
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
The Pilot, Catholic weekly
La Semana, Spanish weekly

Bi-weekly and monthly

Just Property, focused on real estate^[4]
Just Rentals, focused on real estate^[5]
The Rainbow Times, the largest LGBTQ monthly newspaper in Boston, serving all of New England^[6]
Sampan, bilingual, Chinese and English
Spare Change News

Neighborhood papers

Allston-Brighton TAB^[7]
Boston Guardian (effective successor of defunct Boston Courant)
Boston Sun^[8] (formerly Back Bay Sun)
Beacon Hill Times
Charlestown Patriot-Bridge
Dorchester News
Dorchester Reporter
East Boston Sun Transcript
Fenway News
Hyde Park Tribune
Jamaica Plain Gazette^[9]
Mattapan Reporter
Mission Hill Gazette
South End News
West Roxbury Transcript

Inner suburbs:

Arlington Advocate
Belmont Citizen-Herald
Brookline TAB
Cambridge Chronicle & TAB^[10]
Cambridge Day^[11]
Newton TAB
Somerville Journal
Watertown TAB
"The Patriot Ledger"

Outer suburbs:

The Eagle-Tribune of North Andover
MetroWest Daily News of Framingham
The Lowell Sun of Lowell
"Winchester Star"

College newspapers

The Berkeley Beacon, Emerson College, weekly
The Daily Free Press, Boston University, weekly, online daily
The Harvard Crimson, Harvard University, daily
The Harvard Voice, Harvard University, weekly
The Heights, Boston College twice-weekly
The Hub, Emmanuel College, online
The Huntington News, Northeastern University, weekly
The Mass Media, University of Massachusetts Boston, weekly
The Simmons Voice, Simmons College, weekly
The Suffolk Journal, Suffolk University, weekly
The Suffolk Voice, Suffolk University, online daily
The Tech, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, weekly
The Tufts Daily, Tufts University, daily
The 1851 Chronicle, Lasell University, monthly

Wire Services

Associated Press Boston bureau
State House News Service, a local news wire covering Massachusetts state government^[12]

Others

Barstool Sports^[13]
Big Red & Shiny, online contemporary arts magazine with coverage and arts criticism for Greater Boston and New England^[14]
Boston Art Review, a print and online magazine committed to facilitating active discourse around contemporary art in Boston^[15]
Boston Common Magazine
The Boston Independent Media Center, provides alternative views^[16]
Boston Live Magazine, live music and entertainment
Boston Magazine, a monthly lifestyles magazine^[17]
Boston Review, a national political and arts magazine
Boston Spirit Magazine, full color, glossy luxury gay and lesbian life and style magazine, for Greater Boston and New England^[18]
CommonWealth, online magazine and quarterly print publication about politics and policy in Massachusetts
Nieman Lab, online publication covering media and journalism based at Harvard's Nieman Foundation
Open Media Boston, progressive online metro news weekly serving the Boston area
STAT, an online publication covering health and life sciences, owned by The Boston Globe^[19]

References

^ "US Newspaper Directory: Massachusetts: Boston". Chronicling America. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress.
^ Boston Globe online
^ Boston Herald online
^ MLSHomeFinder
^ Boston For Rent
^ The Rainbow Times
^ Allston-Brighton TAB
^ Boston Sun online
^ The Jamaica Plain Gazette
^ Cambridge Chronicle & TAB online
^ Cambridge Day online
^ "About Us". statehousenews.com. State House News Service. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
^ Barstool Sports
^ Big Red & Shiny
^ Boston Art Review
^ Boston Independent Media Center
^ Boston magazine online
^ Boston Spirit Magazine online
^ "With a giant staff for an online startup, The Boston Globe's Stat aims to reach a global audience". Nieman Lab. Retrieved 2017-04-07.

External links

FCC TV Channel Guide
Boston Media List
Boston Newspaper List
EDGE Boston - gay and lesbian online news and entertainment
Newspapers in Massachusetts
Boston, MA on American Radio Map (Radiomap.us)

[1] "US Newspaper Directory: Massachusetts: Boston". Chronicling America. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress.

[2] Boston Globe online

[3] Boston Herald online

[4] MLSHomeFinder

[5] Boston For Rent

[6] The Rainbow Times

[7] Allston-Brighton TAB

[8] Boston Sun online

[9] The Jamaica Plain Gazette

[10] Cambridge Chronicle & TAB online

[11] Cambridge Day online

[12] "About Us". statehousenews.com. State House News Service. Retrieved 2020-05-24.

[13] Barstool Sports

[14] Big Red & Shiny

[15] Boston Art Review

[16] Boston Independent Media Center

[17] Boston magazine online

[18] Boston Spirit Magazine online

[19] "With a giant staff for an online startup, The Boston Globe's Stat aims to reach a global audience". Nieman Lab. Retrieved 2017-04-07.

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v t e Broadcast television in Eastern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire
This region includes the following cities: Boston/Cambridge/Worcester/Lawrence, MA Manchester/Nashua/Concord, NH Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Full-power	WGBH-TV 2 (.1 PBS, .2 World, .3 WGBH-SD) WBZ-TV 4 (.1 CBS, .2 Start, .3 Dabl, .4 Fave, .5 Catchy) WCVB-TV 5 (.1 ABC, .2 MeTV, .3 Story, .4 Nosey) WHDH 7 (.1 Ind., .2 Defy) WBTS-CD 15¹ (.1 NBC, .2 Cozi) WFXZ-CD 24² (.1 Biz) WFXT 25 (.1 Fox, .2 Mystery, .3 Laff) WUTF-TV 27 (.1 UniMás, .2 LATV, .3 TBD, .4 Nest, .5 Court) WSBK-TV 38 (.1 Ind., .2 H&I, .3 QVC, .4 QVC2, .5 Movies!) WGBX-TV 44 (.1 PBS, .2 WGBX-SD, .3 Create, .4 PBS Kids) WWDP 46 (.1 Binge, .2 The365, .3 Outlaw, .4 LC, .5 Retro, .6 Heartland) WWJE-DT 50 (.1 Crime) WLVI 56 (.1 CW, .2 Buzzr) WDPX-TV 58 (.1 Grit) WNEU 60 (.1 TMD, .2 TXO) WMFP 62 (.1 LC, .2 SBN, .3 MeToons) WUNI 66 (.1 UNI, .2 Bounce, .3 Get, .4 Court, .5 NV) WBPX-TV 68 (.1 Ion, .2 Mystery, .3 Scripps, .4 Bounce, .5 Ion+, .6 JTV, .8 HSN2)
Low-power	WHDT-LD 3 (.1 NTD) WCEA-LD 26 (.1 Spanish Ind., .2 TeleSur, .3 Cristovisión, .4 Telemicro, .5 Telecentro, .6 Tele Antillas) WCRN-LD 31 (.1 Intrigue TV, .2 F24, .3 Retro, .4 Heartland, .5 ANT/WVMA-CD simulcast)
Outlying areas	WMUR-TV 9 (.1 ABC, .2 MeTV, .5 QVC – Manchester, NH) WENH-TV 11 (.1 PBS/NHPBS, .2 Explore, .3 World, .4 Create, .5 PBS Kids – Durham, NH) WVMA-CD 17 (.1 ANT, .2 NewsNet – Winchendon, MA) WPXG-TV 21 (.1 Ion, .2 Mystery, .3 Scripps, .4 Bounce, .5 Ion+, .6 JTV, .8 HSN2 – Concord, NH) WLEK-LD 22 (.1 Visión Latina, .2 Ads, .3 LC – Concord, NH) WYDN 48 (.1 Daystar – Lowell, MA)
ATSC 3.0	WCRN-LD 31 (.1 Intrigue TV, .2 Paranormal TV, .3 Retro TV, .4 Heartland) WUNI 66 (2.1 PBS, 4.1 CBS, 5.1 ABC, 15.1 NBC, 25.1 Fox, 66.1 UNI) WWJE-DT 50 (50.1 Crime)
Cable	NECN NESN CatholicTV BNNTV NBC Sports Boston NewTV RCNTV Spectrum News 1 TV3 (Medford) The Portuguese Channel
Streaming	CBS News Boston Very Boston Very New Hampshire NBC 10 Boston News (with NECN) Boston 25 NOW
Defunct	CN8 WHDH-TV 5 (Boston; 1957–1972) WNAC-TV 7 (Boston; 1948–1982) WJZB-TV 14 (Worcester, MA) WNHT 21 (Concord, NH) WXPO-TV 50 (Manchester, NH) WTAO-TV 56 (Cambridge, MA)
¹ Nominally a low-power station; shares spectrum with full-power WGBX-TV. ² Nominally a low-power station; shares spectrum with full-power WGBH-TV. Adjacent areas Albany–Schenectady–Troy, NY Burlington, VT–Plattsburgh, NY Hartford–New Haven, CT Portland–Augusta, ME Providence, RI–New Bedford, MA Springfield–Holyoke, MA

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