Nashville Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and List of municipalities in Tennessee, most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, locat ...

, Tennessee is the 29th largest

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in the United States with roughly 966,000 homes, 0.8% of the country's media market.

Print

Daily newspapers

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The Tennessean ''The Tennessean'' (known until 1972 as ''The Nashville Tennessean'') is a daily newspaper in Nashville, Tennessee. Its circulation area covers 39 counties in Middle Tennessee and eight counties in southern Kentucky. It is owned by Gannett, w ...

Weekly newspapers

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La Campana
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NashVegas Insider
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Nashville Business Journal
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The Nashville Pride
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Nashville Scene ''Nashville Scene'' is an alternative newsweekly in Nashville, Tennessee. It was founded in 1989, became a part of Village Voice Media in 1999, and later joined the ranks of sixteen other publications after a merger of Village Voice Media with ...

Monthly newspapers

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The Contributor
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Monthly magazines

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Nashville Music Guide
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NATIVE
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Defunct newspapers

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All The Rage
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The City Paper ''The City Paper'' (also known as ''The Nashville City Paper'') was a free, weekly newspaper that served Nashville, Tennessee from November 1, 2000 to August 9, 2013. History ''The City Paper'' began publication as a daily, Monday through ...

'' (general news and opinion; originally Monday-Friday, later twice weekly, and then weekly; published November 1, 2000 — August 9, 2013) * ''The Daily American'', (1876–1894) and ''The Nashville American'' (1894–September 25, 1910); merged into ''

''OCLC WorldCat library database *''The Labor Advocate'' (weekly 1902–1939) *''

Nashville Banner The ''Nashville Banner'' is a defunct daily newspaper of Nashville, Tennessee, United States, which published from April 10, 1876 until February 20, 1998. The ''Banner'' was published each Monday through Friday afternoon (as well as Saturdays unt ...

'' (ceased publication February 20, 1998) *''Nashville Business in Review'' (1995–1997); later published as ''In Review'' (1997–1999) — alternative weekly (later biweekly) tabloid *''Nashville Globe and Independent'' — African-American weekly (ceased publication in July 1960) *''Nashville Times'' (weekly November 11, 1937–May 26, 1938, then daily; ceased publication July 28, 1940)

Defunct magazines

*''Advantage, The Nashville Business Magazine'' (monthly, 1978–1989, published by Advantage, Inc.) *''Aluminum Magazine'' (monthly, June 1999 to August 1999) *''Nashville'' (monthly, January 1963–April 1970) *''Nashville'' (monthly, approx. 1978–1990, published by Advantage Publications Inc.) *''Nashville Life'' (bimonthly, 1994–1999, published by Eagle Communications Inc.) *''Tag Magazine'' (monthly)

Online news and blogs

NashvillePost.com ''NashvillePost.com'' is an online news service covering business, politics and sports in the Nashville metropolitan area. It is locally owned and available by subscription. ''NashvillePost.com'' competes with other daily news media in the Middl ...

AntiochTenn.com
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Television

Broadcast

Nashville is home to the nation's 30th largest television market, covering all of

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and parts of south central

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. This list includes full-power TV stations in the market, as well as low power television stations licensed for Nashville itself: :* indicates construction permit for LD (low-power digital TV)

Cable

Cable stations based in Nashville include

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and NRB Network.

The Nashville Network The Nashville Network, usually referred to as TNN, was an American country music-oriented cable television network. Programming included music videos, taped concerts, movies, game shows, syndicated programs, and numerous talk shows. On September ...

was also based in Nashville until it closed in 2000.

Radio

Nashville is ranked by

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as the 44th-largest radio market in the United States and its territories. Its stations, licensed to Nashville and surrounding cities, include:

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FM

References

Bibliography

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External links

* (Directory ceased in 2017) * {{Metro Nashville

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