List of mass media in Cleveland
The following is a list of mass media in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Defunct
- Al-Sahafa
- Bérmunkás
- The Big Us
- Cleveland Free Times
- The Cleveland Gazette
- The Cleveland Leader
- Cleveland News
- Cleveland Press
- The Daily Cleveland Herald
- Homeless Grapevine
- Magazine of Western History
- The Ohio Farmer
- Solidarity
Radio
Greater Cleveland is currently the 35th largest radio market in the United States, as ranked by Nielsen Media Research.[1] While most stations originate in Cleveland proper, this list includes stations licensed within the counties of Cuyahoga, Lorain, Medina, Lake and Geauga that define the market. Stations licensed to Akron but which are specifically marketed to the Cleveland region are also included (Nielsen recognizes Akron and Canton as separate markets).
Currently, radio stations that primarily serve Greater Cleveland include:[2][3]
AM
- 850 WKNR Cleveland (Sports - ESPN)
- 930 WEOL Elyria/Lorain (Talk)
- 1000 WCCD Parma (Religious)1
- 1100 WTAM Cleveland (Talk)2
- 1220 WHKW Cleveland (Christian)
- 1260 WCCR Cleveland (Catholic - EWTN)
- 1300 WJMO Cleveland (Spanish variety)
- 1320 WOBL Oberlin (Classic country)
- 1330 WINT Willoughby (Talk)
- 1350 WARF Akron (Sports - Fox)
- 1380 WDLW Lorain (Oldies)
- 1420 WHK Cleveland (Talk)
- 1460 WABQ Painesville (Gospel)
- 1490 WERE Cleveland Heights (Talk)
- 1 daytime only station
- 2 clear-channel station
FM
- 88.3 WBWC Berea[a] (College/alternative rock - Baldwin Wallace University)*
- 88.3 WHWN Painesville[b] (Spanish/variety)*
- 88.7 WJCU University Heights (College/variety - John Carroll University)*
- 89.3 WCSB Cleveland (College/variety - Cleveland State University)*
- 89.7 WKSU Kent (NPR)*
- 90.3 WCLV Cleveland (Classical)*
- 91.1 WRUW-FM Cleveland (College/variety - Case Western Reserve University)*
- 91.5 WKHR Bainbridge (Adult standards/MOR - Kenston High School)*
- 91.5 WOBC-FM Oberlin (College/variety - Oberlin College)*
- 92.3 WKRK-FM Cleveland Heights (Sports - Infinity)
- 93.1 WZAK Cleveland (Urban AC)
- 95.5 WFHM-FM Cleveland (Christian contemporary)
- 96.5 WAKS Akron (Contemporary hits)
- 98.5 WNCX Cleveland (Classic rock)
- 99.5 WGAR-FM Cleveland (Country)
- 100.7 WMMS Cleveland (Active rock/hot talk)
- 102.1 WDOK Cleveland (Adult contemporary)
- 103.3 WCRF-FM Cleveland (Christian - Moody)*
- 104.1 WQAL Cleveland (Hot AC)
- 104.9 WCPN Lorain (NPR - WKSU simulcast)*
- 105.7 WMJI Cleveland (Classic hits)
- 106.5 WHLK Cleveland (Adult hits)
- 107.3 WNWV Elyria (Alternative rock)
- 107.9 WENZ Cleveland (Mainstream urban)
(*) - indicates a non-commercial station.
- ^ Signal covers Cleveland and west suburbs
- ^ Signal covers Lake County and east suburbs
Defunct
- KDPM—Cleveland (1921–1927)
- WATJ—Chardon (1969–2004)
- WBOE—Cleveland (1938–1978; license deleted in 1982)
- WDBK—Cleveland (1924–1927; moved to Akron as WFJC, consolidated to form WGAR in 1930)
- WJTB—North Ridgeville (1984–2017)
- WWGK—Cleveland (1947–2021)
- WWIZ—Lorain (1958–1967)
Programming
- Wings Over Jordan (1937–1947; 1949)
- Rover's Morning Glory (2003–05; 2006–present)
- The Maxwell Show (2004–2009; 2010–2011)
- The Alan Cox Show (2010–present)
- Weekend Radio (1982–present)
- Cleveland Browns Radio Network (1946–1996; 1999–present)
- Cavaliers AudioVerse (1970–present)
- Cleveland Guardians Radio Network (1948–present)
TV
Unlike radio, Cleveland, Akron, and Canton are grouped as a single television market, which is currently ranked by Nielsen Media Research as the 19th-largest television market in the United States.[4] Cleveland was the first city in the U.S. to have all commercial television newscasts produced in high-definition; WJW was the first station to do in December 2004,[5] followed by WKYC on May 22, 2006,[6] WEWS on January 7, 2007,[7] and WOIO on October 20, 2007.
Affiliations listed below are the primary subchannel of each respective station (displayed as x.1 via PSIP). Additional networks/diginets are also available on many of the following stations' secondary subchannels (x.2 and up).
Full-power
- 3 WKYC Cleveland (NBC)
- 5 WEWS-TV Cleveland (ABC)
- 8 WJW Cleveland (Fox)
- 17 WDLI-TV Canton (Grit)
- 19 WOIO Shaker Heights (CBS)
- 23 WVPX-TV Akron (Ion)
- 25 WVIZ Cleveland (PBS)
- 43 WUAB Lorain (The CW/RESN)
- 47 WRLM Canton (TCT)*
- 49 WEAO Akron (PBS)
- 55 WBNX-TV Akron (Independent)
- 61 WQHS-DT Cleveland (Univision)*
Low-power
- 1 KONV-LD Canton (National Black Television)
- 6 WTCL-LD / WOHZ-CD / W28FG-D Cleveland / Canton / Akron (Telemundo)
- 16 WRAP-LD Cleveland (Infomercials)
- 20 WQDI-LD Canton (Timeless TV)
- 35 WOCV-CD Cleveland (Catchy Comedy)*
- 41 WEKA-LD Canton (Timeless TV)
- 53 WCDN-LD Cleveland (Daystar)*
(*) - indicates channel is a network owned-and-operated station.
Cable
Defunct
- WAKN-LP—Akron (1990–2000)
- WAOH-LP—Akron (1990–2017)
- WICA-TV—Ashtabula (1953–56; 1966–67)
- WKBF-TV—Cleveland (1968–75)
- Spectrum Sports (2006–09)
Programming
- The 90 & 9 Club (1985–2019)
- Barnaby (1957–67, 1969–90)
- Hickory Hideout (1981–91)
- Hoolihan & Big Chuck/Big Chuck & Lil' John (1966–2007: new production, 2011–present: "Best of")
- Matches 'n Mates (1967–68)
- Montage (1965–78)
- Popeye Theater with Mister Mac (1968–71)
- Shock Theater (Ghoulardi) (1963–66)
- The Ghoul (1971–75, 1982–84, 1998–2004)
- Supe's On/Mad Theater (Superhost) (1969–89)
- The Captain Penny Show (1955–71)
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961–65)
- The Morning Exchange (1972–99)
- Upbeat (1964–71)
- Woodrow the Woodsman (1961–72, 1997–2000)
Internet
Publishing
Defunct
References
- ^ "True Market | Radio Audience Ratings". www.rab.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ^ AM Query – AM Radio Technical Information – Audio Division (FCC) USA Archived 2009-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ FM Query – FM Radio Technical Information – Audio Division (FCC) USA Archived 2009-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2021 Designated Market Area Rankings". MediaTracks Communications. November 19, 2020.
- ^ Fox 8 Station History. Accessed February 23, 2008.
- ^ WKYC: HDTV FAQ. Accessed February 23, 2008.
- ^ WEWS: Cleveland Leads Nation in HDTV Archived 2008-06-21 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed February 23, 2008.
- ^ "About Us". Cleveland.com. Retrieved February 28, 2012.