Media in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Following is the complete list of mainstream and commercial media serving Fort Wayne, Indiana and its immediate suburbs.
Media
Newspapers
Commercial newspapers | |||||
Frequency | Name | Format | Coverage | Circulation | Owner |
Daily | The Journal Gazette | morning broadsheet | regional | 73,058 (126,988 Sunday) | Journal Gazette Company |
The News-Sentinel | Digital only | regional | 31,209 | Ogden Newspapers Inc. | |
Weekly | Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly | Paid tabloid | regional business | KPC Media Group, Inc. | |
The Aboite News | Paid tabloid | Community/Regional News | KPC Media Group, Inc. | ||
The Dupont Valley News | Paid tabloid | Community/Regional News | KPC Media Group, Inc. | ||
The New Haven News | Paid tabloid | Community/Regional News | KPC Media Group, Inc. | ||
The Northwest News | Paid tabloid | Community/Regional News | KPC Media Group, Inc. | ||
The Leo-Cedarville News | Paid tabloid | Community/Regional News | KPC Media Group, Inc. | ||
whatzup | free tabloid alternative weekly | regional entertainment | Ad Media | ||
Frost Illustrated | tabloid alternative weekly | African American regional | 10,300 | Frost, Inc. | |
Bi-weekly | Fort Wayne Reader | free tabloid | regional | 5,000 | Diversity Media Group |
Waynedale News | free broadsheet | Waynedale | 12,000 | Waynedaler, LLC | |
Monthly | Macedonian Tribune | tabloid | national (Macedonian) | Macedonian Patriotic Organization | |
Non-commercial newspapers | |||||
Name | Frequency | Type | Coverage | Circulation | Owner |
The Communicator | weekly | student newspaper | IPFW campus | 5,000 | Indiana-Purdue Student Newspapers, Inc. |
Television
Fort Wayne is the 107th-largest television market in the United States according to Nielsen Media Research.
Callsign | Channel | Network affiliation |
Callsign meaning |
Branding | Owner | City | |
NTSC | DTV | ||||||
W07CL | 7 | 26.1 | 3ABN | 3ABN 7 | Raymond S. and Dorothy N. Moore Foundation | Auburn | |
WANE | 15 | 31.1 | CBS | Fort WAyNE | WANE 15 | Nexstar Media Group | Fort Wayne |
31.2 | ION Television | ION | |||||
31.3 | LAFF | LAFF | |||||
31.4 | Escape | Escape | |||||
WPTA | 21 | 24.1 | ABC | ABC21 | Quincy Media | Fort Wayne | |
24.2 | NBC | Fort Wayne's NBC | |||||
24.3 | MyNetworkTV | My Network TV Fort Wayne | |||||
WISE | 33 | 34.1 | The CW |
WISE as in wisdom |
Fort Wayne CW | SagamoreHill Broadcasting | Fort Wayne |
34.2 | Justice Network | Justice | |||||
34.3 | Grit (TV network) | Grit | |||||
34.4 | CourtTV | CourtTV | |||||
34.5 | Start TV | StartTV | |||||
34.6 | MeTV | MeTV | |||||
WFWA | 39 | 18.1 | PBS | W Fort WAyne (also Fort Wayne's airport code) | PBS Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne Public Broadcasting | Fort Wayne |
18.2 | PBS Kids | ||||||
18.3 | Create | ||||||
18.4 | 39Explore News and Documentaries | ||||||
18.5 | weather radar | PBS39wx | |||||
WFWC-CD | 45 | 45.1 | Cozi TV | W Fort Wayne Channel | CoziTV | Tran Star | Fort Wayne |
45.2 | getTV | getTV | |||||
45.3 | HSN | HSN | |||||
45.4 | SonLife Broadcasting Network | SBN | |||||
45.5 | 3ABN | 3ABN | |||||
WFFT | 55 | 36.1 | Fox | W Fifty Five Television backronym: W Fox FT. Wayne |
WFFT Local | Heartland Media | Fort Wayne |
36.2 | Bounce TV | Bounce | |||||
36.3 | Antenna TV | Antenna | |||||
WINM | 63 | 12.1 | TCT/TBN | W INdiana Michigan | TCT O&O | Angola | |
Comcast Cable/Verizon FiOS | AFW/Public-access television Programming | Access Fort Wayne | Access1 / Access2 | ACPL | Fort Wayne | ||
Comcast Cable/Verizon FiOS | CATV5/College Produced Programming | College Access TV ch5 | Purdue University Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne |
Radio
The Fort Wayne radio market is the 107th-largest in the United States according to Arbitron.[1] It includes radio stations licensed to Fort Wayne and its surrounding communities in Indiana and Ohio.
Callsign | Channel | Branding | Format | Owner | City | |
WMRI | Sports Talk| Mid-America Radio Group, Inc. | Marion | ||||
WFCV | 1090 | Fort Wayne Christian Voice | Religious | [2] | Fort Wayne | |
WOWO | 1190 | News-Talk 1190 | Talk radio | Federated Media | Fort Wayne | (Note: Also Transmits on 107.5) |
WGL | 1250 | FOX Sports | Sports Talk | Adams Radio Group | Fort Wayne | |
WBZQ | 1300 | Huntington's Very Own | Soft AC | Larko Communications, Inc. | Huntington | |
WKJG | 1380 | ESPN Radio | Sports | Federated Media | Fort Wayne | |
WIOE | 1450 | Oldies WIOE | Oldies | Adams Radio Group | Fort Wayne | |
WJZI | 1540 | Jazz | Lewis Broadcasting, LLC | Decatur | ||
WGLL | 1570 | Religious | Raymond S. and Dorothy N. Moore Foundation | Auburn | ||
WLAB-FM | 88.3 | Star | Religious | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | Northeast Indiana | Note: Also transmits as 88.7 |
W204BF | 88.7 | Star | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | Fort Wayne | Northeast Indiana | Note: Also transmits as 88.3 |
WBOI-FM | 89.1 | NPR | News & Jazz | Northeast Indiana Public Radio | Fort Wayne | |
WBCL-FM | 90.3 | Contemporary Christian Music | Religious | Taylor University | Fort Wayne | |
WCYT-FM | 91.1 | The Point | Alternative/Indie | Homestead High School | Fort Wayne | |
WCKZ | 91.3 | NPR | Classical | Star | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod Orland | (Second tower, see 88.7 and 88.3) |
WJHS | 91.5 | The Eagle | Adult Alternative | Columbia City High School | Columbia City | |
WVSH-FM | 91.9 | Viking Radio | Variety | Huntington North High School | Huntington | |
WFWI | 92.3 | BIG 92.3 | Classic Rock | Federated Media | Fort Wayne | |
WZBD-FM | 92.7 | Z92.7 FM | Adult Contemporary | Adams County Radio, INC. | Berne, Indiana | |
WBTU-FM | 93.3 | US 93.3 | Country | Adams Radio Group | Fort Wayne | |
WBNI | 94.1 | NPR | Classical | Northeast Indiana Public Radio | Roanoke | |
WAJI-FM | 95.1 | Best FM | Adult Contemporary | Sarkes-Tarzian | Fort Wayne | |
WXKE | 96.3 | 96.3XKE | Classic Rock | Adams Radio Group | Fort Wayne | |
WJFX HD2 | 96.9 | B96.9 | R&B & Old School | Adams Radio Group | Fort Wayne | |
WMEE-FM | 97.3 | WMEE | Hot Adult Contemporary | Federated Media | Fort Wayne | |
WDFM | 98.1 | Mix 98-1 | Hot Adult Contemporary | Clear Channel Communications | Defiance, Ohio | |
WBYR-FM | 98.9 | The Bear | Rock | Federated Media | Fort Wayne | |
WFCV-FM | 100.1 | Bott Radio | Religious | Fort Wayne | ||
WQSW-LP | 100.5 | Quasi Inc. | Gospel | Fort Wayne | ||
WIOE-FM | 101.1 | Oldies 101 | Oldies/Classic Hits/Classic Top 40 | Brian R. Walsh | South Whitley | |
WLDE-FM | 101.7 | FUN 101 | Oldies/Classic Hits | Sarkes Tarzian | Fort Wayne | |
WGBJ | 102.3 | La Mega | Spanish | Three Amigos Broadcasting | Fort Wayne | |
WJCI | 102.9 | The River | WGL-AM Simulcast | The Summit City Radio Group | Fort Wayne | |
WJFX HD3 | 103.3 | LOUD 103.3 | Rhythmic Top 40 | Adams Radio Group | Fort Wayne | |
WWFW | 103.9 | Soft Rock 103.9 | Soft Rock | Adams Radio Group | Fort Wayne | |
WQHK-FM | 105.1 | K105 | Country | Federated Media | Huntertown | |
WRDF | 106.3 | Redeemer Radio | Catholic Radio | Columbia City | ||
WFGA-FM | 106.7 | Real Country | Classic Country | Swick | Auburn (COL Hicksville, Ohio) | |
WXXC-FM | 106.9 | Star 106.9 | Classic Hits | Mid-America Radio Group, Inc. | Marion | |
WOWO | 107.5 | News/Talk | Federated Media | Fort Wayne | (Note: FM version of WOWO) | |
WJFX-FM | 107.9 | Hot 107.9 | Top 40 | Adams Radio Group | Fort Wayne |
Internet
Below is a list of websites based in Fort Wayne along with genre, ownership, maintenance contact, and Alexa[3] Traffic Rank. This rank is calculated using a combination of average daily visitors and page views over the past three months. The more visitors and views a site gets, the lower ranking number it receives. The site with the highest combination of visitors and page views is ranked #1.
Internet-based media | |||||||
Type | URL | Audience | Coverage | Date Established | Owner | Maintained By | Global Alexa Page ranking |
Social Networking Websites | JammerDirect.com | All-Inclusive Entertainment | global | 2007 | Jammer Direct | Ryan Martin | 296,848[4] |
Entertainment Websites | FortWayneHipHop.com | Hip hop | regional | 2004 | Polaris | Solaris | 7,672,139[5] |
FortWayneMusic.com | Local Music, Entertainment & Editorials | regional | 1999 | Chris Wallace | Alan Quandt | 9,885,411[6] | |
Internet Radio Websites | StageBanter.com | Rock | regional | 2006 | n/a | n/a | 20,499,942[7] |
Remedy.fm | Positive Music - Secular and Sacred | national | n/a | n/a | n/a | 2,745,913[8] |
References
- Arbitron. Retrieved on 2008-04-25.
- Bott Radio Network. Retrieved on 2008-04-25.
- Alexa Top 500 Sites Archived 2009-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Alexa Traffic Details for JammerDirect.com 14 September, 2010
- Alexa Traffic Details for Fortwaynehiphop.com 14 September, 2010
- Alexa Traffic Details for Fortwaynemusic.com 14 September, 2010
- Alexa Traffic Details for stagebanter.com 14 September, 2010
- Alexa Traffic Details for remedy.fm 14 September, 2010