Media in Rhode Island

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The state of Rhode Island has the following popular media.

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Newspapers

This is a list of all daily newspapers in Rhode Island. For weeklies, please see List of newspapers in Rhode Island .

Magazines

Television

AM Radio

FM Radio

FrequencyCall LettersCommunity of LicenseFormatOwnerWeb site
88.1 WELH Providence"Classic Cutting Edge" Alt-RockWheeler School
88.3 WQRI BristolRockRoger Williams University
88.7 WJMF SmithfieldClassical Music (simulcast of WCRB)Bryant University
89.3-FM
89.3-HD1
WNPN NewportPublic Radio News/TalkRhode Island Public Radio
89.3-HD2 WNPN NewportBBC World ServiceRhode Island Public Radio
90.3 WRIU KingstonCollegeUniversity of Rhode Island
90.7 WNPH PortsmouthPublic Radio News/TalkRhode Island Public Radio
91.3 WDOM ProvidenceCollegeProvidence College
91.5 WCVY CoventryClassic TV themesCoventry High School
91.5 WSJQ PascoagChristian ContemporaryEpic Light Network
92.3 WPRO-FM ProvidenceTop 40Cumulus Media
92.7 W224DG Warwick(rebroadcasts WARV) ReligiousBlount Communications
93.3 WSNE Taunton, MassachusettsHot adult contemporaryiHeartMedia
93.3-HD2 WSNE Taunton, MassachusettsNews/talk (simulcast of WHJJ)iHeartMedia
93.3-HD3 WSNE Taunton, MassachusettsThe BreezeiHeartMedia
93.7 W229AN Providence(rebroadcasts WSTL) Spanish TropicalRadio Sharon
94.1 WHJY ProvidenceRockClear Channel
94.9 W235CN Providence(rebroadcasts WSTL) Spanish TropicalRadio Sharon
95.1 WWRI-LP CoventrySpanish TropicalMarconi Broadcasting Foundation
95.5 WLVO ProvidenceContemporary ChristianEducational Media Foundation
95.9 WCRI-FM Block IslandClassicalJudson Group, Inc.
96.5 WIGV-LP ProvidenceSpanish ReligiousCasa De Oracion Getsemani
96.5 W243AI Newport(rebroadcasts WMVY) Adult Album AlternativeDavid P. Maxson
96.7 WSUB-LP AshawayAlternative rockThe Buzz Alternative Radio Foundation, Inc.
97.3 WJFD New BedfordPortuguese/World MusicWJFD-FM Inc.
98.1-FM
98.1-HD1
WCTK New BedfordCountry MusicHall Communications
98.1-HD2 WCTK New BedfordClassic Hits (simulcast of WNBH)Hall Communications
99.1 WPLM Plymouth, MassachusettsSoft Adult ContemporaryPlymouth Rock Broadcasting Company
99.3 WMNP Block IslandCHR Pop3G Broadcasting, Inc.
99.5 W258DR New Bedford, Massachusetts(rebroadcasts WNBH) Classic HitsHall Communications
99.5 W258DU Woonsocket(rebroadcasts WOON) Full ServiceO-N Radio, Inc
99.7 WEAN-FM Wakefield-PeacedaleNews/Talk (Simulcast of WPRO AM 630)Cumulus Media
99.9 W260DC Woonsocket(rebroadcasts WNRI) Conservative News/TalkBouchard Broadcasting
100.3 WKKB MiddletownSpanish TropicalRed Wolf Broadcasting Corporation
101.1 WBRU-LP
WFOO-LP
WVVX-LP
Providence
3-way simulcast
Urban contemporary
Arts/Culture
Community Radio
Brown Student Radio
AS220
Providence Community Radio


101.1 W266DI Newport(rebroadcasts WADK) Full Service news/talk3G Broadcasting
101.5-FM
101.5-HD1
WWBB ProvidenceOldiesiHeartMedia, Inc
101.9 WCIB Falmouth, MassachusettsClassic HitsiHeartMedia, Inc.
102.1 W271CR East Providence(rebroadcasts WPMZ) SpanishVideo Mundo Broadcasting Co., LLC.
102.3 WMOS Stonington, ConnecticutClassic RockCumulus Media
102.7 WNPE Narragansett PierPublic Radio News/TalkRhode Island Public Radio
102.9 W275DA Providence(rebroadcasts WPVD) Public Radio News/TalkRhode Island Public Radio
103.1 W276DF Westerly(rebroadcasts WBLQ) Full serviceDiponti Communications
103.7-FM
103.7-HD1
WVEI-FM WesterlySports (Simulcast of WEEI-FM Boston)Audacy
104.3 W282CB Hope Valley(rebroadcasts WSKP Oldies)Red Wolf Broadcasting Corp
104.7 W284BA Warwick(rebroadcasts WSNE-HD2) News/TalkiHeartMedia, Inc.
105.1-FM
105.1-HD1
WWLI ProvidenceAdult ContemporaryCumulus Media
105.5 W288EE West Warwick(rebroadcasts WWRI) Classic RockDiponti Communications
105.9 WXHQ-LP NewportJazzNewport Music Arts Association
106.3 WWKX WoonsocketRhythmic Top 40/Hip-HopCumulus Media
107.5 W298DE Warwick(rebroadcasts WSJW) Catholic religiousRelevant Radio
107.7 WWRX North Stonington, ConnecticutRhythmic Top 40Fuller Broadcastings International

Internet Radio

Frequency Station Name LocationFormatOwnerWeb site
Internet New England Rock & Metal Radio (NRM Radio) ProvidenceUnsigned rock and metal bands from the regionIndependent

Other stations

Other radio stations from Connecticut and Massachusetts can be heard in parts of or all of Rhode Island. These include, but are not limited to: 980 WXLM, 1320 WARA, 1350 WINY, 1400 WHTB, 1480 WSAR, 89.7 WGBH, 94.5 WJMN, 96.1 WSRS, 98.5 WBZ-FM, 100.7 WZLX, 102.3 WXLM, 102.5 WKLB-FM, 105.7 WROR-FM, 106.1 WCOD, 106.7 WMJX, 107.1 WFHN, 107.3 WKVB, and 107.9 WXKS-FM

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">WJAR</span> NBC affiliate in Providence, Rhode Island

WJAR is a television station in Providence, Rhode Island, United States, affiliated with NBC. Owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, the station has studios on Kenney Drive in Cranston, Rhode Island, and its transmitter is located in Rehoboth, Massachusetts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WLNE-TV</span> ABC affiliate in New Bedford, Massachusetts

WLNE-TV is a television station licensed to New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States, serving as the ABC affiliate for the Providence, Rhode Island area. The station is owned by Standard Media, and maintains studios in the Orms Building in downtown Providence; its transmitter is based in Rehoboth, Massachusetts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WPRI-TV</span> CBS/MyNetworkTV affiliate in Providence, Rhode Island

WPRI-TV is a television station in Providence, Rhode Island, United States, affiliated with CBS and MyNetworkTV. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group, which provides certain services to dual Fox/CW affiliate WNAC-TV under a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Mission Broadcasting. Both stations share studios on Catamore Boulevard in East Providence, Rhode Island, while WPRI-TV's transmitter is located on Pine Street in Rehoboth, Massachusetts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WSNE-FM</span> Radio station in Massachusetts, United States

WSNE-FM is a commercial radio station, licensed to Taunton, Massachusetts, and serving Southeastern Massachusetts and the Providence, Rhode Island, area. It broadcasts a hot adult contemporary radio format branded as Now 93.3, and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The radio studios and offices are on Oxford Street in Providence. The station carries the syndicated On Air with Ryan Seacrest in afternoons. Several of the other shifts are voicetracked by DJs working at other iHeart stations.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WNAC-TV</span> Fox/CW affiliate in Providence, Rhode Island

WNAC-TV, branded on-air as Fox Providence, is a television station in Providence, Rhode Island, United States, affiliated with Fox and The CW. It is owned by Mission Broadcasting, which maintains a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Nexstar Media Group, owner of dual CBS/MyNetworkTV affiliate WPRI-TV, for the provision of certain services. Both stations share studios on Catamore Boulevard in East Providence, Rhode Island, while WNAC-TV's transmitter is located on Homestead Avenue in Rehoboth, Massachusetts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rhode Island Public Transit Authority</span> Public transport agency in Rhode Island, US

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) provides public transportation, primarily buses, in the state of Rhode Island. The main hub of the RIPTA system is Kennedy Plaza, a large bus terminal in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. In 2020 the authority served an average of 36,776 people a day, in 36 out of 39 Rhode Island communities.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">South Coast (Massachusetts)</span> Region of southeastern Massachusetts

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WHJJ is a commercial radio station in Providence, Rhode Island. It carries a talk radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The studios and offices are on Oxford Street in Providence.

The Pawsox Radio Network was the radio network of the Pawtucket Red Sox, a Triple-A minor league affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. There were 12 stations and three F.M. translators in the network, including the flagship and part-time stations. The network last broadcast games for the Pawtucket team in 2019, as the 2020 minor league season was cancelled and the team relocated to Worcester, Massachusetts, becoming the Worcester Red Sox for the 2021 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WEAN-FM</span> Radio station in Wakefield-Peacedale, Rhode Island

WEAN-FM is a radio station licensed to Wakefield-Peacedale, Rhode Island. The station is owned by Cumulus Media, and airs a news-talk format. WEAN-FM is a full-time simulcast of WPRO in Providence, serving as WPRO's satellite in southern Rhode Island. Operations are based at WPRO's studios in East Providence.

The Call is an American daily newspaper published seven days per week in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, covering northern Providence County, Rhode Island, and some adjacent towns in Massachusetts.

<i>The Times</i> (Pawtucket) American daily newspaper published in Pawtucket, Rhode Island

The Times is an American daily newspaper published Mondays through Saturdays in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, covering eastern Providence County, Rhode Island, and some adjacent towns in Massachusetts. It is owned by RISN Operations Inc.

The Warwick Daily Times was a daily newspaper covering Warwick, Rhode Island, United States, although its offices are in West Warwick. It is owned by RISN Operations Inc.

RISN Operations Inc., also called Rhode Island Suburban Newspapers, is a privately owned publisher of three daily newspapers and several weekly newspapers in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The company was founded by Illinois-based newspaper executives in early 2007 to purchase the Rhode Island holdings of Journal Register Company, which it did for $8.3 million.

Breeze Publications is a privately owned publisher based in Lincoln, Rhode Island, serving northern and western Providence County with five free tabloid-format weekly newspapers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Public's Radio</span> Public radio network serving Rhode Island

Rhode Island Public Radio, doing business as The Public's Radio, is the NPR member radio network for the state of Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. Its studios are in the historic Union Station in downtown Providence. The network airs a format of news and talk from NPR, APM, PRX and other sources, such as Morning Edition, On Point, KERA's Think and All Things Considered, as well as extensive local news coverage.

WHIM was a country music radio station in the Providence, Rhode Island, market.

The Providence Bruins Radio Network was the radio network of the Providence Bruins, a minor league affiliate of the Boston Bruins, which operated from 1992–2014. As of the 2014–15 season, the Providence Bruins games' audio can be heard online only.