St. Louis St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...

is a major center of media in

Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

and the

Midwestern United States The Midwestern United States, also referred to as the Midwest or the American Midwest, is one of four census regions of the United States Census Bureau (also known as "Region 2"). It occupies the northern central part of the United States. I ...

. The following is a list of media outlets based in the city.

Print

Magazines

*''Feast'', local dining, monthly Gazelle Magazine *''Missouri Lawyers Weekly'', regional legal news, weekly *''Sauce Magazine'', local dining, monthly *''Yoga & Spa Magazine'', fitness and lifestyle, quarterly *'' St. Louis Magazine'', general interest, monthly

Newspapers

The ''

St. Louis Post-Dispatch The ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'' is a major regional newspaper based in St. Louis, Missouri, serving the St. Louis metropolitan area. It is the largest daily newspaper in the metropolitan area by circulation, surpassing the ''Belleville News-De ...

'' is the city's primary newspaper, published daily. Other papers published in

Greater St. Louis Greater St. Louis is a bi-state metropolitan area that completely surrounds and includes the independent city of St. Louis, the principal city. It includes parts of both Missouri and Illinois. The city core is on the Mississippi Riverfront on t ...

include: *''

The St. Louis American ''The St. Louis American'' is a weekly newspaper serving the African-American community of St. Louis, Missouri. The first issue appeared in March 1928. In 1930, the newspaper started a "Buy Where You Can Work" campaign. Donald Suggs along with two ...

'', local

African-American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ensl ...

news, weekly *''St. Louis Business Journal'', business news, weekly *''

The Riverfront Times The ''Riverfront Times'' (''RFT'') is a free progressive weekly newspaper in St. Louis, in the U.S. state of Missouri, that consists of local politics, music, arts, and dining news in the print edition, and daily updates to blogs and photo gall ...

,'' progressive alternative weekly *'' St. Louis Jewish Light,'' Jewish religious news, weekly *''St. Louis Reporter,'' Christian religious news, owned by the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, monthly *''St. Louis Review,'' Christian religious news, owned by the

Archdiocese of St. Louis The Archdiocese of St. Louis ( la, Archidiœcesis Sancti Ludovici) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church that covers the City of St. Louis and the Missouri counties of Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Perr ...

, weekly The following is a list of

student newspapers A student publication is a media outlet such as a newspaper, magazine, television show, or radio station produced by students at an educational institution. These publications typically cover local and school-related news, but they may also rep ...

at colleges in Greater St. Louis: *''The University News'', St. Louis University, weekly *''The Current,''

University of Missouri–St. Louis The University of Missouri–St. Louis (UMSL) is a public research university in St. Louis, Missouri. Established in 1963, it is one of four universities in the University of Missouri System and its newest. Located on the former grounds of Bel ...

, weekly *'' Student Life,''

Washington University in St. Louis Washington University in St. Louis (WashU or WUSTL) is a private research university with its main campus in St. Louis County, and Clayton, Missouri. Founded in 1853, the university is named after George Washington. Washington University is r ...

, published Monday, Wednesday, Friday *''Webster University Journal,''

Webster University Webster University is a private university with its main campus in Webster Groves, Missouri. It has multiple branch locations across the United States and countries across Europe, Asia, and Africa. It offers undergraduate and graduate program ...

, weekly *''Pawprint,''

Maryville University Maryville University of St. Louis is a private university in Town and Country, Missouri. It was originally founded on April 6, 1872 by the Society of the Sacred Heart and offers more than 90 degrees at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral l ...

, weekly St. Louis Community College has a student newspaper for each of its campuses: * The Forum, Florissant Valley * The Scene, Forest Park * The Montage, Meramec

Digital

InsideSTL.com is a website covering local entertainment and culture.

Radio

The St. Louis

radio market A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area (DMA), television market area, or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same (or similar) television and radio station offerings, and may also incl ...

includes the city itself, six counties in east-central Missouri, and four counties in southwestern

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...

. In its Fall 2013 ranking of radio markets by population, Arbitron ranked the St. Louis market 22nd in the United States. The following is a list of

radio station Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radi ...

s which broadcast from and/or are licensed to the city of St. Louis:

AM

FM

Television

The St. Louis

television market A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area (DMA), television market area, or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same (or similar) television and radio station offerings, and may also incl ...

includes the city itself, 14 counties in east-central Missouri, and 15 counties in southwestern

. In its Fall 2013 ranking of television markets by population, Arbitron ranked the St. Louis market 21st in the United States. The following is a list of

television station A television station is a set of equipment managed by a business, organisation or other entity, such as an amateur television (ATV) operator, that transmits video content and audio content via radio waves directly from a transmitter on the eart ...

s that broadcast from and/or are

licensed A license (or licence) is an official permission or permit to do, use, or own something (as well as the document of that permission or permit). A license is granted by a party (licensor) to another party (licensee) as an element of an agreeme ...

to St. Louis.

References

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