Media in Baltimore

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Baltimore is a major media market, even though the city is only a 45-minute drive northeast of Washington, D.C.

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The city's primary daily newspaper, The Baltimore Sun , and other Baltimore-area affiliated newspapers are property of David Smith, executive chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group, who owns more than 200 television stations, including Fox 45. [1] Baltimore is the 24th largest television market and 21st largest radio market in the country.[ citation needed ]

Newspapers

Digital newspapers

Defunct newspapers

Television

The Baltimore television market includes the city and ten counties in northeastern Maryland. [3] Due to Baltimore's proximity to Washington, D.C., local viewers can also receive the signal of most television stations broadcasting in the Washington television market. [4]

The following is a list of television stations licensed to and/or broadcasting from Baltimore, with network owned-and-operated stations highlighted in bold:

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Channel		Network [5] Callsign [6] City of License Notes
2.1 ABC WMAR-TV Baltimore, MarylandBroadcasts from Towson, Maryland
2.2 Grit TV
2.3 Bounce TV
2.4 Court TV Mystery
2.5 Court TV
2.6
2.7 Scripps News
11.1 NBC WBAL-TV Baltimore, Maryland–
11.2 Me-TV
11.4 TheGrio.tv
13.1 CBS WJZ-TV Baltimore, Maryland–
13.2 Start TV
13.3 Dabl
13.4 Fave TV
13.5 Catchy Comedy
13.6 Movies!
24.1 TBD WUTB Baltimore, Maryland–
45.1 FOX WBFF Baltimore, Maryland–
45.2 MyNetworkTV
45.4 Charge!
54.1 CW WNUV Baltimore, Maryland–
54.2 Antenna TV
54.3 Comet
54.4 Stadium
67.1 PBS WMPB Baltimore, MarylandBroadcasts from studios in Owings Mills, Maryland [7]
67.2 MPT2
67.3 PBS Kids
67.4 NHK World

Two other stations broadcasting from the greater Baltimore Metropolitan Area include: WMJF-CD, an Ion Television affiliate which transmits on Channel 39 (with additional subchannels) from Towson University campus in Towson, Maryland; (Baltimore County), and

WQAW-LD, a ShopHQ affiliate broadcasting on Channel 69, (also with additional subchannels) in Lake Shore, Maryland (Anne Arundel County). [5]

Cable channels based in the Baltimore area include:

Radio

Magazines

Defunct magazines

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bowie, Liz; Sullivan, Emily; Boteler, Cody (2024-01-16). "The Baltimore Sun media group sold to local businessman David Smith". The Baltimore Banner. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  2. ↑ Baltimore daily commercial. 1865. OCLC   09086011 . Retrieved 2019-04-20– via Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
  3. ↑ "Maryland [TV Market Map]". TV Market Maps. EchoStar Knowledge Base. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  4. ↑ "TV Signal Locator". TV Fool. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  5. 1 2 "Stations for Baltimore, maryland". RabbitEars.Info. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  6. ↑ "TVQ TV Database Query". Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved 2013-08-23.
  7. ↑ "About MPT". Maryland Public Television . Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  8. ↑ "Randy Thompson named Baltimore SmartCEO magazine's CEO of the Year". Business Wire. 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
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