The ''Oberösterreichische Nachrichten'' (OÖN) () is a German language regional newspaper published in

Linz Linz (Pronunciation: , ; ) is the capital of Upper Austria and List of cities and towns in Austria, third-largest city in Austria. Located on the river Danube, the city is in the far north of Austria, south of the border with the Czech Repub ...

, Austria.

History and profile

''OÖN'' was established by the US forces occupying Austria after

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

. The first issue was published on 11 June 1945. The paper has its head office in Linz. The publisher of the paper is the Wimmer Medien. The daily is published in broadsheet format and has an independent political leaning.

Circulation

''OÖN'' was the fifth best selling Austrian newspaper in 2002 with a circulation of 132,000 copies. The paper had a circulation of 123,470 copies in 2003. It was the fourth best selling newspaper in Austria with a circulation of 129,000 copies in 2004. The circulation of ''OÖN'' was 140,000 copies in 2007. It was the fifth best selling newspaper in the country in 2008 with a circulation of 140,196 copies. In 2009 the paper had a circulation of 137,947 copies. The average circulation of the paper was 134,493 copies in 2010. The paper had an average circulation of 127,000 copies in 2013. It sold 127,139 copies in 2018.

References

External links

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Official website
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