OC Metro

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OC METRO
Categories Business
FrequencyMonthly
Circulation 55,000
PublisherSteve Churm
Year founded1990
Final issue2014
Company Freedom Communications (2012-2014)
CountryUSA
Language English
Website www.ocmetro.com

OC METRO Magazine was a business lifestyle magazine in Orange County, California. OC METRO was the largest of the five magazines published by Newport Beach-based Churm Media, Inc. [1] In 2012, Churm Media was acquired by Freedom Communications. [2] Freedom closed OC METRO in 2014. [3]

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References

  1. ocmetro.com
  2. Register owner buys O.C. magazine group Churm Media
  3. Mediha DiMartino (14 November 2014). "Freedom Communications Folds Magazine". Orange County Business Journal. Retrieved 24 November 2014.