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Media in Miami

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Media in Miami, Florida, United States, includes newspapers, magazines, Internet-based web sites, radio, television, and cinema. Florida produces some of its own media, while some comes from outside the state for Floridian consumption.

Print

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The Miami Metropolis newspaper began publication in May 1896, overseen initially by W.S. Graham and Wesley M. Featherby, and later by B.B. Tatum. In 1934, it became the Miami Daily News.[1][2] The Herald newspaper began in 1899, followed by the Central News and Miami Weekly in 1920. Tropic Magazine began in 1914.[3]

The first Miami Book Fair was held in 1984.

Radio

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The earliest radio stations in Miami were WQAM (est. 1921) and WIOD (est. 1926).[4]

AM

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FM

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(*) — indicates a non-commercial radio station.
([RDS]) — indicates a supported by the Radio Data System.

Shortwave

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Defunct

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  • WFAB—Miami (1962–1977)
  • WFAW—Miami (1922–1923)
  • WMJX—Miami (1948–1981)

TV

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The Miami–Fort Lauderdale region is currently ranked by Nielsen Media Research as the 16th-largest television market in the United States.[5] Affiliations listed below are the primary subchannel of each respective station (displayed as x.1 via PSIP). Additional networks/diginets are also available on many of the following stations' secondary subchannels (x.2 and up).

Full-power

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Low-power

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(*) - indicates channel is a network owned-and-operated station.

Streaming

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Cable

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Defunct

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Nominally serving the West Palm Beach market, with a shared transmitter with WPBT in Andover, Florida.

References

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  1. ^ Federal Writers' Project 1941.
  2. ^ "Newspapers -- Miami (Fla.)". Digital Collections. University of Florida, George A. Smathers Libraries. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  3. ^ Rowell 1922.
  4. ^ Alicoate 1939.
  5. ^ Nielsen Company (September 2016). "Local Television Market Universe Estimates" – via Television Bureau of Advertising, Inc.

Bibliography

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Images

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