''Sunnmørsposten'' () is a newspaper published by Polaris Media in Ålesund, Norway.

History and profile

In its early days, ''Sunnmørsposten'' competed with several other local newspapers, including ''

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'' (1917–1957), ''

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'' (1871–1895), '' Aalesunds Handels- og Sjøfartstidende'' (1857–1904), '' Aalesunds Socialdemokrat'' (1908–1910), and ''

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'' (1898). Until May 2006 ''Sunnmørsposten'' was published in broadsheet format. At the time of its transition to compact format, it was one of the last newspapers in Norway to be published in broadsheet. Published in compact format (

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) six days a week, the paper consists of two sections; one for local news, sports and classified ads, and one for culture, weather, opinions and editorials and obituaries. On Saturdays they print a third weekend-section. Mecom owned ''Sunnmorsposten'' until February 2009 when it was sold to the Polaris Media. In 2012 ''Sunnmorsposten'' launched a project in

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References

External links

Sunnmørsposten - smp.no
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sunnmoersposten 1882 establishments in Norway Mass media in Ålesund Daily newspapers published in Norway Norwegian-language newspapers Polaris Media Publications established in 1882