First Coast News (website)
First Coast News is an online news organization for metropolitan Jacksonville, owned and operated by the Tegna Inc. for Jacksonville's ABC and NBC duopoly, WJXX and WTLV. It is the second-most visited news website in the Jacksonville area (only behind The Florida Times-Union's Jacksonville.com),[1] the most-visited television news website in the Jacksonville area, and the fifth most-visited television news website in Florida.[2]
The home page of First Coast News from June 6, 2008 | |
Type of site | News website |
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Available in | English Spanish |
Owner | Tegna Inc. |
Created by | Gannett Company |
URL | www.firstcoastnews.com |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | No |
The website simulcasts NBC Weather Plus online (which regularly broadcasts on WTLV's digital subchannel 12.2). The website is also available in Spanish as First Coast News en EspaƱol, a partnership between First Coast News and Hola Noticias.[3]
Recognition
First Coast News was awarded a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for best broadcast-affiliated website in 2006 and 2007.[4][5]
References
- "Jacksonville's Top 3 Online News & Media Sources". Compete. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
- "Florida's top five television news websites". Alexa. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-11-04. Retrieved 2008-06-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "2006 website ERM Award". First Coast News. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
- "2007 website ERM Award". First Coast News. Retrieved 2008-06-06.