Anchorage Press

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Anchorage Press
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Type Alternative weekly
Owner Wick Communications
PublisherNick Coltman
EditorSusy Buchanan
Founded1992;33 years ago (1992)
Headquarters540 East 5th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501
United States
Circulation 15,500(as of 2020) [1]
Sister newspapers Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman
Website anchoragepress.com

The Anchorage Press is a free alternative weekly newspaper based in Anchorage, Alaska, and owned by Wick Communications. It is published and distributed every Thursday.

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History

Established in 1992 by Bill Boulay, Barry Bialik, and Nick Coltman as the Anchorage Bypass, it was renamed the Anchorage Press in 1994.

In 2006, Anchorage Press Publishing, which published the newspaper, was purchased by Wick Communications, owner of the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman. [2] In 2022, the paper discontinued it's print edition and went online only. [3] In January 2025, the company announced it was looking to sell the paper. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "My Alaska Media 2020 Rate Card by Wick Communications - Issuu". issuu.com. February 3, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  2. ↑ Richtmyer, Richard (August 3, 2006). "Arizona publisher buys Anchorage press owner". Anchorage Daily News. p. 47.
  3. ↑ Downing, Suzanne (December 17, 2022). "Anchorage Press self-cancels print edition, goes digital only, as parent company downsizes". Must Read Alaska. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
  4. ↑ Rhode, Scott (April 7, 2025). "Pressing Concerns: Behind the Covers of Periodical Printing". Alaska Business Magazine. Retrieved June 3, 2025.


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