Forum Communications

Forum Communications Company is a media firm based in Fargo, North Dakota. The company prints a number of newspapers in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Its premier newspaper is the Duluth News Tribune, and the company's namesake is The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. The company also owns Fargo radio station WDAY-AM 970 and four television stations in North Dakota, all affiliated with ABC. It is owned by the Marcil-Black family of Fargo. Norman B. Black bought the Forum in 1917; current chairman William "Bill" Marcil, Sr. is the husband of N. B. Black's great-granddaughter. His son, current president and publisher Bill Jr., is the fifth generation of the family to run the company.[1][2][3]

Forum Communications Company

Type	Private
Industry	Television, Radio, Advertising, Broadcasting, Newspaper, Internet services
Founded	1878
Headquarters	101 5th Street North, Fargo, North Dakota 58102 , United States
Key people	Bill Marcil, Sr., Chairman Bill Marcil, Jr., President, CEO and Publisher
Revenue	Unknown
Net income	Unknown
Number of employees	2500+
Website	www.forumcomm.com

On June 7, 2006, Forum Communications purchased the Grand Forks Herald and the Duluth News Tribune. In May 2009, Forum Communications ceased publication of the Lake Elmo Leader and the Stillwater Courier.

Newspapers

The following newspapers in Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota, and North Dakota are part of Forum Communications:

• AgWeek (Grand Forks, North Dakota)[1]
• Alexandria Echo Press (Alexandria, Minnesota)[4][5][1]
• The American (Bemidji, Minnesota)[1]
• Brainerd Dispatch (Brainerd, Minnesota)[4][6][7][1]
• The Daily Republic (Mitchell, South Dakota)[8][1]
• Detroit Lakes Tribune, Becker County Record, Lake Area Press (Detroit Lakes, Minnesota)[9][1]
• The Dickinson Press (Dickinson, North Dakota)[10][1]
• Duluth News Tribune (Duluth, Minnesota)[4][11][1]
• The Farmington Independent (Farmington, Minnesota)[12]
• The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead (Fargo, North Dakota)[4][13]
• Grand Forks Herald (Grand Forks, North Dakota)[4][14]
• The Hastings Star Gazette (Hastings, Minnesota)[12]
• Hudson Star-Observer (Hudson, Wisconsin)[12]
• The Jamestown Sun (Jamestown, North Dakota)[15]
• The Morris Sun Tribune (now Stevens County Times) (Morris, Minnesota)[16]
• New Richmond News (New Richmond, Wisconsin)[12]
• New York Mills Herald (now New York Mills Dispatch and owned by Henning Publications) (New York Mills, Minnesota)[17]
• The Park Rapids Enterprise (Park Rapids, Minnesota)[18]
• The Pioneer (Bemidji, Minnesota)[4][19][1]
• The Perham Focus (Perham, Minnesota)[4][20]
• Pierce County Herald (Ellsworth, Wisconsin)[12]
• The Red Wing Republican Eagle (Red Wing, Minnesota)[4][21]
• River Falls Journal (River Falls, Wisconsin)[12]
• RiverTowns (Farmington, Minnesota)[12]
• South Washington County Bulletin (Cottage Grove, Minnesota)[12][4]
• Wadena Pioneer Journal (Wadena, Minnesota)[4][22]
• The West Fargo Pioneer (West Fargo, North Dakota)
• West Central Tribune (Willmar, Minnesota)
• Woodbury Bulletin (Woodbury, Minnesota)[12][4]
• Worthington Daily Globe (Worthington, Minnesota)[4][23]

Television stations

All stations were built and signed on by Forum Communications.

State	City	Call sign	Channel		Network
			PSIP	RF	DT-1	DT-2	DT-3	DT-4
North Dakota	Fargo	WDAY-TV	6	21	ABC	Justice Network	WDAY'Z Xtra (Syndicated/Local Sports/Weather Radar)	Ion Television
	Grand Forks	WDAZ-TV	8	8	ABC	Justice Network	WDAY'Z Xtra (Syndicated/Local Sports/Weather Radar)	Ion Television
	Bismarck	KBMY	17	17	ABC	Justice Network	MyNetworkTV / WDAY'Z Xtra	Ion Television
	Minot	KMCY	14	14	ABC	Justice Network	MyNetworkTV / WDAY'Z Xtra	Ion Television

Radio stations

Call sign	Frequency	City	Format	Branding
WDAY	970 AM	Fargo	News/Talk	970 WDAY

External links

• Forum Communications website

References

1. "The Forum of Fargo Moorhead". ForumComm.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
2. "Forum Communications Company". Facebook. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
3. Patrick Springer (April 17, 2017). "Family observes 100 years of Forum ownership". The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead.
4. "Minnesota Newspaper Directory" (PDF). Minnesota Newspaper Association. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
5. "Alexandria Echo Press". EchoPress.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
6. "Brainerd Dispatch". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
7. "Brainerd Dispatch". brainerddispatch.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
8. "Mitchell Republic". MitchellRepublic.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
9. "Detroit Lakes Online". DL-Online.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
10. "The Dickinson Press". TheDickinsonPress.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
11. "Duluth News Tribune". DuluthNewsTribune. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
12. "River Towns.net". RiverTowns.net. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
13. "The Forum". inforum.com.
14. "Grand Forks Herald". GrandForsHerald.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
15. "Jamestown Sun". Jamestownsun.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
16. "Stevens County Times". StevenCountyTimes.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
17. "New York Mills Dispatch". NYMDispatch.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
18. "Park Rapids Enterprise". ParkRapidsEnterprise. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
19. "The Bemidji Pioneer". BemidjiPioneer.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
20. "Perham Focus". PerhamFocus.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
21. "Republican Eagle". Republican-Eagle.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
22. "Wadena Pioneer Journal". WadenaPJ.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
23. "The Globe". DGlobe.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.