Altus Times

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Altus Times
Type Biweekly newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s)Graystone Media Group
PublisherRick Carpenter
Managing editorRick Carpenter
Staff writersKatrina Goforth, Ryan Lewis
Founded1900 [1]
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersAltus, Oklahoma
Circulation 5,000 [1]
Website altustimes.com

The Altus Times is a twice-a-week newspaper based in Altus, Oklahoma and owned by Graystone Media Group. [1] It is published Wednesday and Saturday. [1]

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History

The original Altus Times was founded as a weekly newspaper by J. Ed Van Meter in December, 1901. [2] It was consolidated with two other newspapers into the Weekly Altus Times-Democrat around 1916. It began daily publication in 1928. The newspaper was renamed the Altus Times on August 1, 1984. [2]

The paper was previously owned by Heartland Publications. In 2012 Versa Capital Management merged Heartland, Ohio Community Media, former Freedom papers it had acquired, and Impressions Media into a new company, Civitas Media. [3] Civitas Media sold its Oklahoma papers to Greystone Media Group in 2017. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Finder Binder: Oklahoma's Updated Media Directory, 2010 Winter issue.
  2. 1 2 Altus Times Boasts Colorful History; Archived 2010-03-08 at the Wayback Machine , Altus Times (accessed February 15, 2010).
  3. ↑ "Versa Capital Announces the Formation of Civitas Media, LLC; Combines Four Community News Groups for Growth, Best Practices" (Press release). Business Wire. September 12, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Quarterly Updates - 3rd Quarter 2017". Dirks, Van Essen & Murray. September 30, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.


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