Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the seat of Duval County, with which the ...

is served by local

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, as well as regional and national media. As of 2017, Jacksonville is ranked as the 42nd largest television media market in the United States, with 700,890 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 th ...

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

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

Jacksonville Business Journal The ''Jacksonville Business Journal'' is a weekly newspaper and daily website in Jacksonville, Florida. Part of the American City Business Journals, it covers business news in Jacksonville and Northeast Florida. It began publishing in 1985. The ...

'' is a weekly

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publication focused on business news. ''

Folio Weekly ''Folio Weekly'' is an alternative weekly newspaper published in Jacksonville, Florida. It covers topics such as politics, lifestyle, and entertainment. It is the largest and most influential alternative paper in Northeast Florida and is distribut ...

'' 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 founded ...

'' is the city's oldest African-American focused paper. ''

Jacksonville Free Press The ''Jacksonville Free Press'' is a weekly newspaper serving the African-American community of Jacksonville, Florida. The newspaper was founded in 1986 by Rita Carter Perry, Florida's first female founding publisher. See also *'' The Jacksonvill ...

'' 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 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 th ...

''. 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 a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the List of United States cities by area, largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the co ...