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Nashville Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...
, Tennessee is the 29th largest
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in the United States with roughly 966,000 homes, 0.8% of the country's media market.


Print


Daily newspapers

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The Tennessean ''The Tennessean'' (known until 1972 as ''The Nashville Tennessean'') is a daily newspaper in Nashville, Tennessee. Its circulation area covers 39 counties in Middle Tennessee and eight counties in southern Kentucky. It is owned by Gannett, ...
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Weekly newspapers

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La Campana
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NashVegas Insider
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Nashville Business Journal
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The Nashville Pride
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Nashville Scene ''Nashville Scene'' is an alternative newsweekly in Nashville, Tennessee. It was founded in 1989, became a part of Village Voice Media in 1999, and later joined the ranks of sixteen other publications after a merger of Village Voice Media with ...
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Monthly newspapers

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The Contributor
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Monthly magazines

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Nashville Music Guide
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NATIVE
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Defunct newspapers

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All The Rage
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The City Paper ''The City Paper'' (also known as ''The Nashville City Paper'') is a free, weekly newspaper that serves Nashville, Tennessee opened November 1, 2000. The newspaper will reopened under new ownership of Nashville News on January 1, 2021 ''The C ...
'' (general news and opinion; originally Monday-Friday, later twice weekly, and then weekly; published November 1, 2000 — August 9, 2013) * ''The Daily American'', (1876–1894) and ''The Nashville American'' (1894–September 25, 1910); merged into ''
The Tennessean ''The Tennessean'' (known until 1972 as ''The Nashville Tennessean'') is a daily newspaper in Nashville, Tennessee. Its circulation area covers 39 counties in Middle Tennessee and eight counties in southern Kentucky. It is owned by Gannett, ...
''OCLC WorldCat library database *''The Labor Advocate'' (weekly 1902–1939) *''
Nashville Banner The ''Nashville Banner'' is a defunct daily newspaper of Nashville, Tennessee, United States, which published from April 10, 1876 until February 20, 1998. The ''Banner'' was published each Monday through Friday afternoon (as well as Saturdays unti ...
'' (ceased publication February 20, 1998) *''Nashville Business in Review'' (1995–1997); later published as ''In Review'' (1997–1999) — alternative weekly (later biweekly) tabloid *''Nashville Globe and Independent'' — African-American weekly (ceased publication in July 1960) *''Nashville Times'' (weekly November 11, 1937–May 26, 1938, then daily; ceased publication July 28, 1940)


Defunct magazines

*''Advantage, The Nashville Business Magazine'' (monthly, 1978–1989, published by Advantage, Inc.) *''Aluminum Magazine'' (monthly, June 1999 to August 1999) *''Nashville'' (monthly, January 1963–April 1970) *''Nashville'' (monthly, approx. 1978–1990, published by Advantage Publications Inc.) *''Nashville Life'' (bimonthly, 1994–1999, published by Eagle Communications Inc.) *''Tag Magazine'' (monthly)


Online news and blogs

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NashvillePost.com ''NashvillePost.com'' is an online news service covering business, politics and sports in the Nashville metropolitan area. It is locally owned and available by subscription. ''NashvillePost.com'' competes with other daily news media in the Middl ...

AntiochTenn.com
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StyleBlueprint StyleBlueprint is a Nashville-based digital media company and lifestyle brand targeted to women showcasing travel, interiors, interviews, recipes, and events from around the South. Health topics, non-profit spotlights, entrepreneur and business h ...


Television


Broadcast

Nashville is home to the nation's 30th largest television market, covering all of
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and parts of south central
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. This list includes full-power TV stations in the market, as well as low power television stations licensed for Nashville itself: :* indicates construction permit for LD (low-power digital TV)


Cable

Cable stations based in Nashville include
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and
NRB Network NRB TV is an evangelical Christian cable channel founded by members of the National Religious Broadcasters, a non-partisan, international association of Christian communicators. While the NRB association is located in Manassas, Virginia, the chann ...
.
The Nashville Network The Nashville Network, usually referred to as TNN, was an American country music-oriented cable television network. Programming included music videos, taped concerts, movies, game shows, syndicated programs, and numerous talk shows. On September ...
was also based in Nashville until it closed in 2000.


Radio

Nashville is ranked by
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as the 44th-largest radio market in the United States and its territories. Its stations, licensed to Nashville and surrounding cities, include:


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FM


See also

* Tennessee media **
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List of radio stations in Tennessee The following is a list of FCC-licensed radio stations in the U.S. state of Tennessee, which can be sorted by their call signs, frequencies, cities of license, licensees, and programming formats. List of radio stations Defunct * W4XA * W ...
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List of television stations in Tennessee This is a list of broadcast television stations that are licensed in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Full-power stations VC refers to the station's PSIP virtual channel. RF refers to the station's physical RF channel. Defunct full-power stations * ...
** Media of
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in Tennessee:
Chattanooga Chattanooga ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. Located along the Tennessee River bordering Georgia, it also extends into Marion County on its western end. With a population of 181,099 in 2020, ...
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Knoxville Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, Knoxville's population was 190,740, making it the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division and the state's ...
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Memphis Memphis most commonly refers to: * Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt * Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city Memphis may also refer to: Places United States * Memphis, Alabama * Memphis, Florida * Memphis, Indiana * Memp ...
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Murfreesboro Murfreesboro is a city in and county seat of Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 152,769 according to the 2020 census, up from 108,755 residents certified in 2010. Murfreesboro is located in the Nashville metropol ...


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External links

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Nashville Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...
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