The Cincinnati metropolitan area is a large, three-state media market centered on Cincinnati, Ohio, slightly overlapping the Dayton media market to the north. The Cincinnati market is served by one daily newspaper, The Cincinnati Enquirer, and a variety of weekly and monthly print publications. The area is home to 12 television stations and numerous radio stations. The E. W. Scripps Company was founded in Cincinnati as a newspaper chain and remains there as a national television and radio broadcaster. The term "soap opera" originally referred to Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble, which created some of the first programs in this genre.[1]

Print

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The Cincinnati Enquirer's headquarters building

Daily

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Weekly

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Monthly

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Suburban

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Defunct

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Broadcast radio

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The WLW transmitter tower in Mason, Ohio, a distinctive diamond-shaped Blaw-Knox tower.

The 13-county Cincinnati metropolitan area (including Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana) is the 30th largest radio market in the United States, with an estimated 1.8 million listeners aged 12 and above as of September 2016.[2] Of the market's 22 metered radio stations, iHeartMedia owns seven, Cumulus Media owns five, Hubbard Broadcasting owns four, Urban One owns three, and Cincinnati Public Radio owns two.

Currently, radio stations that primarily serve the Cincinnati metropolitan area include:[3][4]

AM stations

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1 clear-channel station
2 daytime-only station

FM stations

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Asterisk (*) indicates a non-commercial (public radio/campus/educational) broadcast.

Defunct

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Television

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WSTR-TV "Star 64" and a number of radio stations broadcast from Star Tower, the 47th tallest tower in the world.

The 15-county Cincinnati metropolitan area (including Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana) is the 36th largest local television market in the United States, with an estimated 868,900 television-viewing households and cable penetration at 56.5% as of January 2016.[5][6]

The Cincinnati market is served by the following television stations:

Broadcast

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

Cable

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Defunct

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Dayton television stations are also available over the air and on cable systems in Cincinnati's northern suburbs.

Publishing companies

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References

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  1. ^ Carter, Bill; Stelter, Brian (December 9, 2009). "CBS Cancels As the World Turns, Procter & Gamble's Last Soap Opera". The New York Times. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
  2. ^ "#30 Cincinnati". Radio Online. September 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  3. ^ AM Query – AM Radio Technical Information – Audio Division (FCC) USA Archived 2009-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ FM Query – FM Radio Technical Information – Audio Division (FCC) USA Archived 2009-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Local Television Market Universe Estimates" (PDF). Television Bureau of Advertising. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  6. ^ "Cincinnati, OH". Television Bureau of Advertising. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
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