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, Bedford, Cambria, Indiana, Somerset and Westmoreland counties in Pennsylvania. Founded as the weekly ''Cambria Tribune'' in 1853, the newspaper converted to afternoon daily format in 1873, taking the name ''Johnstown Tribune''. It merged in 1952 with the morning ''Johnstown Democrat'' (founded in 1863, a daily since 1888). The combined ''Tribune-Democrat'' published two editions, morning and afternoon, until 1977, when the paper dropped its afternoon edition and also debuted a Sunday edition.The Tribune-Democrat: About Us
accessed February 3, 2007. In 1987, the paper was sold to

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. It was traded to Hollinger International in 1996. When Hollinger sold off the majority of its papers in 1999, ''The Tribune-Democrat'' went to current owner

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External links

''The Tribune-Democrat'' Website

CNHI Website
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