Media in Rhode Island: Difference between revisions

The state of Rhode Island has the following popular media.

Newspapers

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

• The Boston Globe (Rhode Island) of Boston, owned by Boston Globe Media Partners, via their Providence-based bureau, covering all of Rhode Island
• The Brown Daily Herald of Providence, owned independently, covering Brown University
• The Call of Woonsocket, owned by RISN Operations, covering northern Providence County
• Kent County Daily Times of West Warwick, owned by RISN Operations, covering most of Kent County
• The Newport Daily News of Newport, owned by GateHouse Media, covering most of Newport County
• The Providence Journal of Providence, owned by GateHouse Media, covering all of Rhode Island
• The Times of Pawtucket, owned by RISN Operations, covering eastern Providence County
• The Westerly Sun of Westerly, owned by RISN Operations, covering western Washington County

Magazines

• Motif, arts and entertainment
• Providence Monthly
• Rhode Island Monthly

Television

• 6/WLNE-TV-New Bedford, MA (1. ABC/.2 Grit/.3 Escape) (WLNE isn't a Rhode Island TV station but does serve as the ABC affiliate for the Providence, RI TV Market)
• 10/WJAR-Cranston (1.NBC/2.Me-TV/3.Comet/4.TBD)
• 12/WPRI-TV-Providence (1. CBS/.2 MyNetworkTV/.3 Bounce/4. Get TV)
• 28/WLWC-New Bedford, MA (.1Ion Life) (WLWC isn't a Rhode Island TV station but does serve as the Ion Life affiliate for the Providence, RI TV Market).
• 36/WSBE-TV-Providence (.1 PBS)
• 50/WRIW-CD-Providence (.1 Telemundo)
• 64/WNAC-TV-Providence (.1 FOX/.2 CW/.3 Laff)
• 69/WPXQ-TV-Block Island (.1 Ion Television)

AM Radio

• 550/WSJW Pawtucket: Religion
• 630/WPRO Providence: (NewsTalk 630 WPRO): News/Talk
• 790/WPRV Providence: News/Talk, Yankee baseball
• 920/WHJJ Providence: (TalkRadio 920 WHJJ): News/Talk, Pawsox baseball
• 1110/WPMZ East Providence: (Poder 1110): Spanish
• 1140/NEW-Greenville: Construction permit
• 1180/WSKP Hope Valley: Oldies
• 1220/WSTL Providence: Spanish
• 1230/WBLQ Westerly: Full Service
• 1240/WOON Woonsocket: Full service
• 1290/WRPA Providence: Spanish Public Radio
• 1380/WNRI Woonsocket: News/Talk
• 1450/WPVD West Warwick: ESPN Radio
• 1540/WADK Newport: Full service
• 1590/WARV Warwick: Religion

FM Radio

Frequency	Callsign	Location	Format	Owner	Web site
88.1	WELH	Providence	Spanish, Classic Soul, Student radio	Wheeler School	[1]
88.3	WQRI	Bristol	Rock	Roger Williams University	[2]
88.7	WJMF	Smithfield	College	Bryant University	[3]
89.3	WNPN	Newport	News/Talk	Rhode Island Public Radio	[4]
90.3	WRIU	Kingston	College	University of Rhode Island	[5]
90.7	WJHD	Portsmouth	High school	Portsmouth Abbey	[http://]
91.3	WDOM	Providence	College	Providence College	[6]
91.5	WCVY	Coventry	High school (On air M-F 2-10pm only)	Coventry High School	[7]
92.3	WPRO-FM	Providence	Top 40	Citadel	[8]
93.3	WSNE	Taunton, Massachusetts	Hot adult contemporary	iHeartMedia	[9]
94.1	WHJY	Providence	Rock	Clear Channel	[10]
94.9	WSTL	Providence	Spanish Tropical	New England Christian Media	[11]
95.5	WLVO	Providence	Contemporary Christian	Educational Media Foundation	[12]
95.9	WCRI-FM	Block Island	Classical	Judson Group, Inc.	[13]
96.5	W243AI	Newport	Translator for WMVY	Friends of Mvyradio, Inc.	[14]
96.7	WSUB-LP	Ashaway	Alternative rock	The Buzz Alternative Radio Foundation, Inc.	[15]
97.3	WJFD	New Bedford	Portuguese/World Music	WJFD-FM Inc.	[16]
97.7	WCTY	Eastern Connecticut, Servicing Southern RI	Country Music	Hall Communications	[32]
98.1	WCTK	New Bedford	Country Music	Hall Communications	[17]
99.1	WPLM	Plymouth, Massachusetts	Soft Adult Contemporary	Plymouth Rock Broadcasting Company	[18]
99.3	WMNP	Block Island	CHR Pop	3G Broadcasting, Inc.	[19]
99.7	WEAN-FM	Wakefield-Peacedale	News/Talk (Simulcast of WPRO AM 630)	Citadel	[20]
100.3	WKKB	Middletown	Spanish	John Fuller	[21]
101.5	WWBB	Providence	Oldies	Clear Channel	[22]
101.9	WCIB	Falmouth, Massachusetts	Classic Hits	iHeartMedia, Inc.	[23]
102.1	WPMZ	East Providence	Spanish (Simulcast of Poder 1110 WPMZ)	Video Mundo Broadcasting Co., LLC.	[24]
102.7	WNPE	Narragansett Pier	NPR	Rhode Island Public Radio	[25]
103.7	WVEI-FM	Westerly	Sports (Simulcast of WEEI-FM Boston)	Entercom	[26]
104.7	WHJJ	Providence	(Simulcast of WHJJ-AM 920)	iHeartMedia, Inc..	[27]
105.1	WWLI	Providence	Adult Contemporary	Citadel	[28]
105.9	WXHQ-LP	Newport	Jazz	Newport Music Arts Association	[29]
106.3	WWKX	Woonsocket-Providence	Rhythmic Top 40/Hip-Hop	Citadel	[30]
107.7	WWRX	Bradford (serves New London, Connecticut)	Rhythmic Top 40	Full Service Broadcasting	[31]

Internet Radio

Frequency	Station Name	Location	Format	Owner	Web site
Internet	New England Rock & Metal Radio (NRM Radio)	Providence	Unsigned rock and metal bands from the region	Independent	[32]

Other stations

Other radio stations from Connecticut & 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, 89.3/WGBH, 94.5 WJMN, 96.1 WSRS, 98.5 WBZ (FM), 99.5/WCRB, 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/WAAF, and 107.9 WXKS-FM