Media in Louisville, Kentucky
This is a list of media publications and sources in Louisville, Kentucky.
Newspapers, magazines and online news
The local daily newspaper in Louisville is The Courier-Journal, a property of the Gannett chain.
Local weekly newspapers include Business First of Louisville, Louisville Defender (African American paper published since 1933), Louisville Eccentric Observer (or LEO, a free alternative paper) and The Voice-Tribune.
Louisville Magazine, published monthly, highlights the city's culture and lifestyles. Other locally produced monthly magazines include Food & Dining Magazine,[1] which covers regional food and drink, and Today's Woman,[2] a national magazine featuring women and women's issues.
Macaroni Kid Louisville East is a local online news source covering family friendly events, businesses, activities, festivals, guides and more.
Insider Louisville is a locally owned online news source covering business, government, neighborhoods, arts and culture in Metro Louisville. They deliver a free daily newsletter.[3]
Television
Louisville is also well served by television. Louisville's television stations include:
Call letters | Channel | Network affiliation |
---|---|---|
WAVE | 3 (Cable 6) | (NBC) |
WHAS | 11 (Cable 4) | (ABC) |
WKPC | 15 (Cable 13) | (PBS/KET1) |
WBNA | 21 (Cable 21) | (Ind) |
WMYO-CD | 24 (Cable 138) | (Laff) |
MetroTV | 25 (Cable Only) | Louisville Metro affairs |
WLKY | 32 (Cable 5) | (CBS) |
WDRB | 41 (Cable 9) | (FOX) |
WBKI | 58 (Cable 10) | (CW) |
WKMJ | 68 (Cable 15) | (PBS/KET2) |
The only cable service available in Louisville is from Charter Communications (doing business as Spectrum). They provide standard and premium cable TV service, high-speed Internet access and digital telephone service.
Radio
FM radio
Louisville's radio broadcasting stations cater to a wide variety of musical and other interests.
Call letters | FM frequency | Type | Special notes |
---|---|---|---|
WNAS | 88.1 | New Albany High School | |
WJIE | 88.5 | Christian contemporary | |
WFPL | 89.3 | Public radio | |
WUOL | 90.5 | Classical | University of Louisville |
WKYU | 90.9 | Public radio | Western Kentucky University - Elizabethtown, KY |
WFPK | 91.9 | Adult album alternative | |
WTFX | 93.1 | Hip hop | |
WLCL | 93.9 | Sports | |
WULF | 94.3 | Country | Hardinsburg, KY |
WFIA | 94.7 | Religious | |
WQMF | 95.7 | Mainstream rock | |
WGZB | 96.5 | Hip hop | |
WAMZ | 97.5 | Country | |
WQXE | 98.3 | Hot adult contemporary | Elizabethtown, KY |
WNRW | 98.9 | Top 40 | |
WDJX | 99.7 | Top 40 | |
WSDF | 100.5 | Variety Hits | |
WMJM | 101.3 | Urban adult contemporary | |
WXMA | 102.3 | Adult Hits | |
WQNU | 103.1 | Country | |
WAKY-FM | 103.5 | Oldies | |
WRKA | 103.9 | Rhythmic Adult contemporary | |
WAYI | 104.3 | Christian contemporary | |
WGHL | 105.1 | Alternative | |
WLVK | 105.5 | Country | Elizabethtown, KY |
WAYK | 105.9 | Christian contemporary | |
WVEZ | 106.9 | Adult contemporary | |
WSFR | 107.7 | Classic rock |
AM radio
Call letters | AM frequency | Type | Special notes |
---|---|---|---|
Information Channel | 530 | Information | |
WAKY | 620 | Oldies | |
WHBE | 680 | Sports | ESPN Radio affiliate |
WKRD | 790 | Sports | |
WHAS | 840 | News/talk | |
WFIA | 900 | Religious | |
WGTK | 970 | News/talk | |
WLCR | 1040 | Religious | Catholic radio |
WKJK | 1080 | Talk | |
WLLV | 1240 | Gospel music | |
WLOU | 1350 | Gospel nusic | |
WLRS | 1570 | News/talk | |
NOAA Weather Radio[4] | 1610 | Weather | |
Trimarc Traffic Channel[5] | 1610 | Traffic | Louisville Metro traffic |
See also
References
- "Food & Dining Magazine - Louisville's Foodie Magazine". Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- "Today's Woman Now". Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- "About Us". Insider Louisville. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- "National Weather Service". Forecast.weather.gov. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- "Trimarc". Trimarc. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
Bibliography
- J. Stoddard Johnston (1896), "Newspaper Press of Louisville", Memorial history of Louisville from its first settlement to the year 1896, Chicago: American Biographical Pub. Co., OCLC 3346757
- Kleber, John E., ed. (2001). "Television". The Encyclopedia of Louisville. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. pp. 872–873. ISBN 0-8131-2100-0. OCLC 247857447.
External links
- "US Newspaper Directory: Kentucky: Louisville". Chronicling America. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress.
- Radio-Locator