Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville ( ) is the most populous city proper in the U.S. state of Florida, located on the Atlantic coast of North Florida, northeastern Florida. It is the county seat of Duval County, Florida, Duval County, with which the City of Jacksonv ...

is served by local

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, as well as regional and national media. As of 2024, Jacksonville is ranked as the 41st largest television media market in the United States, with 840,340 homes. Radio and television broadcasts are governed by the

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Print media

The Florida Times-Union ''The Florida Times-Union'' is a daily newspaper in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Widely known as the oldest newspaper in the state, it began publication as the ''Florida Union'' in 1864. Its current incarnation started in 1883, when t ...

'' is the major daily newspaper in Jacksonville. Jacksonville.com is its official website. It is owned by

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, which also publishes the ''Georgia Times-Union'' for southeast Georgia residents. ''

Financial News & Daily Record The ''Jacksonville Daily Record'', formerly the ''Financial News & Daily Record'', is a weekly newspaper that has been published in Jacksonville, Florida since 1912. Overview The ''Daily Record'' primarily publishes urban development Urban me ...

'' is another daily paper focused on the business and legal communities. The ''

Jacksonville Business Journal American City Business Journals, Inc. (ACBJ) is an American newspaper publisher based in Charlotte, North Carolina. ACBJ publishes ''The Business Journals'', which contains local business news for 44 markets in the United States with each market ...

'' is a weekly

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publication focused on business news. '' Folio Weekly'' is the city's largest

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. ''

The Florida Star ''The Florida Star'' is a weekly newspaper in Jacksonville, Florida. Founded in 1951 to cater to Jacksonville's African American community, it is the oldest African-American newspaper in Northeast Florida. History ''The Florida Star'' was foun ...

'' is the city's oldest African-American focused paper. '' Jacksonville Free Press'' is another weekly catering to the black community. Metro Jacksonville is an online publication.

Television

Jacksonville is the 42nd largest local television market in the United States, and is served by

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stations affiliated with all the major American networks. The Jacksonville

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has the distinction of being the only United States television market in which affiliates of all four major broadcast networks are involved in both virtual and legal duopolies (

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owns WJXX and WTLV outright, while

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owns WFOX-TV and operates WJAX-TV through joint sales and shared services agreements with Bayshore Television). WJXT is a former longtime

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affiliate that turned independent in 2002. WJCT is the local

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station. WUFT-TV is another

affiliate available in the Jacksonville area on cable through Comcast although originating in Gainesville, FL. The Jacksonville television market serves Northeastern Florida and Southeastern Georgia.

Radio

Jacksonville is the 48th largest local radio market in the United States, and is dominated by the same two large ownership groups that dominate the radio industry across the United States:

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and

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. There are a total of 39 FM radio stations ranging from Alternative Rock, Top 40, News and Information, Hip-Hop & R&B, Country and more. There are 20 AM radio stations ranging from News and Information, Foreign Language music and talk and more.

FM stations

AM stations

Online media

Jacksonville.com
is the online edition of the ''

Florida Times-Union ''The Florida Times-Union'' is a daily newspaper in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Widely known as the oldest newspaper in the state, it began publication as the ''Florida Union'' in 1864. Its current incarnation started in 1883, when t ...

''. Each of the television stations that offer a news program also has a website for news. ''The Coastal'', a magazine geared toward young professionals in the area, launched online in late 2015 before expanding to print.

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* (Directory ceased in 2017) * {{City of Jacksonville

Jacksonville Jacksonville ( ) is the most populous city proper in the U.S. state of Florida, located on the Atlantic coast of North Florida, northeastern Florida. It is the county seat of Duval County, Florida, Duval County, with which the City of Jacksonv ...