The ''OC Post'' was a daily

newspaper A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as p ...

for Orange County,

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

, that existed from August 21, 2006, to February 2008. Chartered by

Freedom Communications Freedom Communications, Inc., was an American media conglomerate that operated daily and weekly newspapers, websites and mobile applications, as well as ''Coast Magazine'' and other specialty publications. Headquartered at 625 N. Grand Avenue in ...

, who also own and operate the '' Orange County Register'', it was an attempt to condense a standard newspaper into a more "modern" tabloid format. Unlike other new tabloid style newspapers throughout the US, the ''OC Post'' charged for its publication whether for home delivery or newsstand. The newsstand price was 25 cents, with yearly subscriptions available for $19.99. The publisher occasionally gave out free 5-week "sample subscriptions" in selected neighborhoods, in order to build awareness of the newspaper. ''OC Post'' was charged with littering Orange County gated communities with unwanted copies of its paper scattered about in white plastic bags. It was reported that houses had many copies of the unwanted items, collected over several days, strewn about their yards and driveways, in spite of repeated requests to cease delivery. The publisher claimed that the number of paid subscriptions steadily increased since the product was launched. Production of the ''OC Post'' ended on February 9, 2008. It merged with the '' Irvine Daily News'' and is distributed exclusively in

Irvine, California Irvine () is a master-planned city in South Orange County, California, United States, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Irvine Company started developing the area in the 1960s and the city was formally incorporated on December 28, 197 ...

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External links

OC Post.com
Daily newspapers published in Greater Los Angeles Mass media in Orange County, California Publications established in 2006 Publications disestablished in 2008 Defunct newspapers published in California Freedom Communications {{California-newspaper-stub