Media in Jacksonville, Florida

Overview of mass media in Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Jacksonville, Florida is served by local media, as well as regional and national media. As of 2024, Jacksonville is ranked as the 41st largest television media market in the United States, with 840,340 homes.[1][2] Radio and television broadcasts are governed by the FCC.[3]

## Print media

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See also: List of newspapers in Florida

The Florida Times-Union is the major daily newspaper in Jacksonville. Jacksonville.com is its official website. It is owned by GateHouse Media, which also publishes the Georgia Times-Union for southeast Georgia residents. Financial News & Daily Record is another daily paper focused on the business and legal communities. The Jacksonville Business Journal is a weekly American City Business Journals publication focused on business news. Folio Weekly is the city's largest alternative weekly. The Florida Star is the city's oldest African-American focused paper. Jacksonville Free Press is another weekly catering to the black community. Metro Jacksonville is an online publication.

Publication Name  | Publisher  | Distribution  | Website

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The Florida Times-Union | GateHouse Media (purchased from Morris Communications in 2017)  | 155,590 daily and 214,572 on Sunday  | www.jacksonville.com
Financial News & Daily Record | Baily Publishing  | Daily  | www.jaxdailyrecord.com
Jacksonville Business Journal | American City Business Journals | Weekly  | www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/
Void Magazine | Void Media Publishing  | Monthly  | www.voidlive.com
Folio 2.0 | Boldland Press, Inc / John M. Phillips  | Monthly  | www.folioweekly.com
The Florida Star | Clara McLaughlin  | Weekly  | www.thefloridastar.com
Jacksonville Free Press |  | Weekly  | www.jacksonvillefreepress.com
BUZZ Magazine | Client Focused Media  | Monthly  | www.iwantabuzz.com
EU Jacksonville | Boldland Press, Inc / John M. Phillips  | Monthly  | eujacksonville.com
Jacksonville Magazine | White Publishing  | Monthly  | www.jacksonvillemag.com
Coastal Today Magazine | Coastal Today Media, LLC  | Quarterly  | www.coastaltodaymagazine.com
Arbus Magazine | Arbus  | Bi-monthly  | Arbus.com
The Coastal | The Coastal Jacksonville LLC  | Quarterly  | thecoastal.com
The Resident Community News | The Resident Community News Group, Inc.  | Two Monthly Newspapers, 60,000/mo.  | residentnews.net
Circles-Social Datebook & Charity Register | The Resident Community News Group, Inc.  | Annual Charity Magazine, 10,000 in Print  | http://circlescharityregister.com
Historic Life | The Resident Community News Group, Inc.  | Annual Newcomers Guide, 10,000 in Print  | residentnews.net
Powerful Partners | The Resident Community News Group, Inc.  | Annual Advertorial Magazine, 10,000 in Print  | residentnews.net

## Television

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Jacksonville is the 42nd largest local television market in the United States,[2] and is served by television stations affiliated with all the major American networks. The Jacksonville designated market area has the distinction of being the only United States television market in which affiliates of all four major broadcast networks are involved in both virtual and legal duopolies (Tegna Inc. owns WJXX and WTLV outright, while Cox Media Group owns WFOX-TV and operates WJAX-TV through joint sales and shared services agreements with Bayshore Television). WJXT is a former longtime CBS affiliate that turned independent in 2002.[4] WJCT is the local PBS station. WUFT-TV is another PBS affiliate available in the Jacksonville area on cable through Comcast although originating in Gainesville, FL. The Jacksonville television market serves Northeastern Florida and Southeastern Georgia.

Call sign | Virtual Channel  | Digital Channel  | Branding  | Affiliation  | Licensee/Permittee[4]

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WJXT | 4 (4.1)
4.2
4.3  | 42  | Channel 4
Dabl
Start TV  | Independent
Dabl
Start | Graham Media Group
WJCT | 7 (7.1)
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5  | 7  | WJCT
Create
WJCT World
WJCT More!/The Florida Channel
WJCT Kids  | PBS
Create
World
The Florida Channel
PBS Kids | WJCT, Inc.
WTLV | 12 (12.1)
12.2
12.3
12.4
12.5
12.6
12.7
12.8  | 13  | NBC 12
Antenna TV
Justice Network  | NBC
Antenna TV
Justice Network
Crime
Crime
Shop LC
HSN
Comet
Charge! | Tegna Inc.
WCWJ | 17 (17.1)
17.2
17.3
17.4  | 34  | CW 17
Bounce Jacksonville  | The CW
Bounce TV
Movies!
getTV | Graham Media Group
WUJX-LD | 18 (18.1)
18.2
18.3  | 15  | Tu18Jax  | Independent | Budd Broadcasting Company, Inc.
WKBJ-LD | 20 (20.1)
20.2
20.3
20.4
20.5
20.6
20.7  | 20  |  | Buzzr
Laff (TV network) | DTV America Corporation
WPXC | 21 (21.1)
21.2
21.3
21.4
21.5
21.6
21.7  | 24  | Ion Television)  | Ion
Court TV
Mystery
Grit
Defy
Laff
Newsy | Ion Media
(E. W. Scripps Company)
WJXX | 25 (25.1)
25.2
25.3
25.4
25.5
25.6
25.7
25.8  | 10  | ABC 25
First Coast News Weather Plus (25.8)  | ABC
This
Quest
Mystery
Twist
theGrio
QVC
FCN Wx  | Tegna Inc.
WFOX | 30 (30.1)
30.2
30.3
30.4  | 14  | Fox 30
MyTVJax
Heroes and Icons
Telemundo Jacksonville  | Fox
MyNetworkTV/MeTV
Heroes and Icons
Telemundo | Cox Media Group
WKBJ-LD | 35.1
35.2
35.3
35.4
35.5
35.6
35.7  | 35  |  | Grit (TV network)
Stadium (sports network)
Cozi TV
Comet (TV network)
Cheddar (TV channel)
Escape (TV network) | DTV America Corporation
WJAX | 47 (47.1)
47.2
47.3  | 19  | CBS 47
Cozi TV
Catchy Comedy  | CBS
Cozi TV
Catchy Comedy | Hoffman Communications, Inc.
(Operated by Cox Media Group)
W50CO  | 50 (50.1)  | 50  | 3ABN  | 3ABN | Three Angels Broadcasting Network
WJEB | 59 (59.1)
59.2
59.3
59.4
59.5  | 44  | TBN
Hillsong Channel
Smile
Enlace
Positiv  | TBN
Hillsong Channel
Smile
Enlace
Positiv | Community Educational Television

## Radio

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This article's factual accuracy may be compromised due to out-of-date information. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (June 2012)

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Jacksonville is the 48th largest local radio market in the United States,[5] and is dominated by the same two large ownership groups that dominate the radio industry across the United States: Cox Radio[6] and iHeartMedia. There are a total of 39 FM radio stations ranging from Alternative Rock, Top 40, News and Information, Hip-Hop & R&B, Country and more. There are 20 AM radio stations ranging from News and Information, Foreign Language music and talk and more.[7]

### FM stations

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Call Sign | Frequency
in MHz | Branding  | Format  | Licensee/Permittee[8] | Notes

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WCRJ | 88.1  | Joy FM  | Contemporary Christian music | Delmarva Educational Association |
WJFR | 88.7  | Family Radio  | Christian radio | Family Radio |
WUFT | 89.1  | Florida's 89.1  | Public radio | University of Florida |
WECC | 89.3  | The Lighthouse  | Contemporary Christian music  | Lighthouse Christian Broadcasting |
WJCT | 89.9  | 89.9 WJCT  | Public radio  | WJCT, Inc.  |
WYFB | 90.5  | BBN 90.5  | Religion | Bible Broadcasting Network |
WJKV | 90.9  | K-Love  | Contemporary Christian  | Educational Media Foundation |
WTRJ | 91.7  | The Truth  | Contemporary Christian music  | Delmarva Educational Association  |
WJXR | 92.1  | Latino 92.1  | Spanish Tropical | WJXR, Inc.  |
WJXL-FM | 92.5  | 1010XL & 92.5FM  | Sports | River City Broadcasting, LLC  |
WNNR | 92.9  | La Raza 92.9  | Spanish Tropical  | Norsan Consulting And Management, Inc.  |
WJBT | 93.3  | 93.3 The Beat  | Urban contemporary | iHeartMedia, Inc. |
WSOS | 94.1  | JAX Country 94.1 & 105.3  | Country music | Nia Broadcasting, Inc |
WAPE | 95.1  | 95.1 WAPE  | Top 40/CHR | Cox Radio |
WSKR-LP | 95.5  | 95.5 Spinnaker Radio  | Adult Album Alternative | University of North Florida Spinnaker Radio |
WEJZ | 96.1  | 96.1 WEJZ  | Adult Contemporary | Renda Broadcasting  |
WJGL | 96.9  | 96.9 The Eagle  | Classic rock | Cox Radio  |
W247CF | 97.3  | 97.3 The Game  | Sports  | iHeartMedia, Inc.  | Translator of WKSL-HD2
WKSL | 97.9  | 97.9 KISS FM  | Top 40/CHR  | iHeartMedia, Inc.  |
WQIK | 99.1  | 99.1 WQIK  | Country music | iHeartMedia, Inc.  |
W258CN | 99.5  | X99.5  | Alternative Rock | Cox Radio  | Translator of WOKV-HD2
WGNE | 99.9  | 99.9 Gator Country  | Country music  | Renda Broadcasting  |
W262AG | 100.3  | 100.3 The Biz  | Financial News | Queen of Peace Radio, Inc. | Translator of WZNZ-AM
WMUV | 100.7  | 100.7 The Promise  | Christian AC  | Renda Broadcasting  |
W266CX | 101.1  | AM 600 & FM 101.1 The Answer  | Talk | Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting Corporation | Translator of WBOB-AM
WSOL | 101.5  | V101.5  | Classic Hip Hop | iHeartMedia, Inc.  |
W272CQ | 102.3  | Sunny 102.3  | Classic Hits | iHeartMedia, Inc.  | Translator of WSOL-HD2
WYNR | 102.5  | 102.5 WYNR  | Country music  | iHeartMedia, Inc.  |
WEZI | 102.9  | Easy 102.9  | Adult Contemporary | Cox Radio  |
WOKV-FM | 104.5  | News 104.5 WOKV  | News/Talk | Cox Radio  |
WYKB | 105.3  | JAX Country 94.1 & 105.3  | Country music  | Nia Broadcasting, Inc. |
WBHU | 105.5  | Beach 105.5  | Variety hits | Flagler Broadcasting, Inc.  |
WJGM | 105.7  | 105.7 The Gospel  | Christian/Southern Gospel | West Jacksonville Baptist Church, Inc.  |
W291CI | 106.1  | Power 106.1  | Hip Hop | Cox Radio  | Translator of WJGL-HD2
WKBX | 106.3  | K-Bay 106  | Country music  | Radio Kings Bay, Inc.  |
WHJX | 106.5  | Hot 106.5  | Urban adult contemporary | Cox Radio  |
W295AZ | 106.9  | Rumba 106.9  | Tropical Music | iHeartMedia, Inc.  | Translator of WQIK-HD2
WPLA | 107.3  | 107.3 Planet Radio  | Active Rock | iHeartMedia, Inc.  |
W300CU | 107.9  | Praise 107.9  | Christian/Southern Gospel | iHeartMedia, Inc.  | Translator of WKSL-HD3

### AM stations

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Call sign | Frequency
in kHz | Branding  | Format  | Licensee/Permittee[9] | Notes

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WAYR | 550  | WAY Radio  | Christian radio | Moody Radio |
WBOB | 600  | Talk Radio 600 WBOB  | News/Talk | Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting |
WOKV (AM) | 690  | ESPN 690  | Sports | Cox Radio |
WFXJ | 930  | 97.3 The Game  | Sports  | iHeartMedia, Inc. |
WNNR | 970  |  | Regional Mexican | Norsan Consulting And Management |
WJXL | 1010  | 1010 XL  | Sports | Seven Bridges Radio |
WROS | 1050  | The Rose of Jacksonville  | Gospel | The Rose of Jacksonville  |
WEWC | 1160  |  | Tropical music | Norsan Consulting And Management |
WSOS | 1170  |  | Tropical music | Norsan Consulting And Management |
WPAA | 1190  |  | Contemporary Christian | Lighthouse Christian Broadcasting | Day only
WKTZ | 1220  | Jones College Radio  | Easy listening | Jones College |
WFOY | 1240  |  | News/Talk | Phillips Broadcasting |
WJNJ | 1320  | Pure Radio  | Gospel | New Covenant Ministries, Inc.  |
WCGL | 1360  |  | Gospel | JBD Communications |
WZAZ | 1400  | WZAZ Gospel 1400  | Gospel | Titus Harvest Dome Spectrum Church |
WAOC | 1420  |  | Sports | Phillips Broadcasting |
WQOP | 1460  | Queen of Peace Radio  | Catholic radio | Queen of Peace Radio |
WYMM | 1530  | Radio Amistad 1530 AM  | Latin Christian music | Word Broadcasting Network, Inc.  |
WVOJ | 1570  |  | Regional Mexican | Norsan Consulting And Management |
WZNZ | 1600  | 1600 The Beach  | Oldies/Talk | Queen of Peace Radio |

## Online media

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Jacksonville.com is the online edition of the Florida Times-Union. Each of the television stations that offer a news program also has a website for news.

The Coastal, a magazine geared toward young professionals in the area, launched online in late 2015 before expanding to print.[10]

## See also

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* Florida media
* List of newspapers in Florida
* List of radio stations in Florida
* List of television stations in Florida
* Media of cities in Florida
* Fort Lauderdale, Gainesville, Key West, Lakeland, Miami, Orlando, St. Petersburg, Tallahassee, Tampa

## References

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* Florida portal

1. ^ "2024-2025 Nielsen DMA Ranking". ustvdb.com. USTVB. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
2. ^ a b Nielson Media Research (2017). "Local Television Market Universe Estimates" (PDF). Television Bureau of Advertising. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
3. ^ "Index of Media Bureau CDBS Public Database Files". Federal Communications Commission. 2008. Archived from the original on 16 February 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
4. ^ a b "TV Query Broadcast Station Search". FCC. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
5. ^ "Arbitron Radio Market Rankings" Arbitron
6. ^ "Cox Radio's Market Profile for Jacksonville, Florida". Archived from the original on 3 July 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2007.
7. ^ "Clear Channel Radio Station List for Jacksonville, Florida". Archived from the original on 16 January 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2007.
8. ^ "FM Query Broadcast Station Search". FCC. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
9. ^ "AM Query Broadcast Station Search". FCC. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
10. ^ "About the Coastal - Magazine in Jacksonville, FL".

## Bibliography

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* Sean Devereux (1976). "Boosters in the newsroom: the Jacksonville case". Columbia Journalism Review. 14.
* Michael Ray Fitzgerald (2011). "Boss Jocks: How Corrupt Radio Practices Helped Make Jacksonville One of the Great Music Cities". Southern Cultures. 17. ISBN 9780807868423. ISSN 1068-8218.

## External links

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* "Florida: Localities: Jacksonville: News and Media". DMOZ. AOL. (Directory ceased in 2017)
* "US Newspaper Directory: Florida: Jacksonville". Chronicling America. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress.

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Broadcast television in northeast Florida and southeast Georgia, including Jacksonville/St. Augustine, FL and Brunswick/Waycross, GA

Full power|

* WJXT 4
* Independent
* WJCT 7
* PBS
* WTLV 12
* NBC
* WCWJ 17
* The CW
* WPXC-TV 21
* Ion Television
* WJXX 25
* ABC
* WFOX-TV 30
* .1 Fox
* .2 MyNetworkTV/MeTV
* .4 Telemundo
* WJAX-TV 47
* CBS
* WJEB-TV 59
* TBN

Low-power|

* WJKF-CD 9
* Story Television
* WJXE-LD 10
* WUJX-LD 18
* WKBJ-LD 20
* Buzzr
* WJVF-LD 23
* Heartland
* WWRJ-LD 27
* WUBF-LD 29
* Religious
* WUJF-LD 33
* Daystar
* WODH-LD 34
* WRCZ-LD 35
* W30EE-D 39
* WBXJ-CD 43
* W32EZ-D 50

Outlying areas|

* W06DI-D 6
* Jasper, Florida
* WXGA-TV 8
* .1 PBS/GPB, Waycross, Georgia
* WQXT-CD 22
* Retro TV, St. Augustine, Florida
* WJGV-CD 48
* .1 Religious, Palatka, Florida

Defunct|

* WMYG-LP 11
* Lake City
* W23AQ 23
* Lake City
* W33AL 33
* Brunswick, Georgia
* WJHP-TV 36
* Jacksonville
* WPXJ-LP 41
* Jacksonville
* W45CU 45
* Waycross, Georgia

See also
Albany GA TV
Gainesville TV
Orlando TV
Savannah TV
Tallahassee TV

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Radio stations in the Jacksonville metropolitan area (Florida)

By AM frequency|

* 550
* 600
* 690
* 930
* 970
* 1010
* 1050
* 1160
* 1170
* 1190
* 1220
* 1240
* 1320
* 1360
* 1400
* 1420
* 1460
* 1530
* 1570
* 1600

By FM frequency|

* 88.1
* 88.7
* 89.3
* 89.9
* 90.9
* 91.7
* 92.1
* 92.5
* 93.3
* 94.1
* 95.1
* 96.1
* 96.9
* 97.9
* 99.1
* 99.9
* 100.7
* 101.5
* 102.9
* 104.5
* 105.3
* 105.5
* 105.7
* 106.3
* 106.5
* 107.3

| LPFM|

* 95.5

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Translators|

* 89.5
* 92.3
* 92.9
* 94.7
* 95.7
* 96.5
* W243AW
* W243DO
* 97.3
* 98.3
* 98.7
* 99.5
* 100.3
* 101.1
* 101.3
* 101.9
* 102.1
* 102.3
* 103.3
* 103.7
* 103.9
* 104.1
* 104.9
* 106.1
* 106.3
* 106.9

Digital radio
by frequency & subchannel|

* 88.1-1
* 88.1-2
* 88.1-3
* 89.9-1
* 89.9-2
* 89.9-3
* 89.9-4
* 90.9-1
* 90.9-2
* 90.9-3
* 90.9-4
* 93.3-1
* 93.3-2
* 95.1-1
* 96.1-1
* 96.9-1
* 96.9-2
* 97.9-1
* 97.9-2
* 99.1-1
* 99.1-2
* 99.9-1
* 100.7-1
* 100.7-2
* 100.7-3
* 100.7-4
* 101.5-1
* 102.9-1
* 104.5-1
* 104.5-2
* 105.3-1
* 105.3-2
* 105.5-1
* 105.5-2
* 105.5-3
* 106.5-1
* 107.3-1

By call sign|

* W208AV
* W222CL
* W225BI
* W234CW
* W239CN
* W243AW
* W243DO
* W247CF
* W252DJ
* W254CW
* W258CN
* W262AG
* W266CX
* W267BX
* W270CD
* W271CJ
* W272CQ
* W277DE
* W279AG
* W280EY
* W281AM
* W285FE
* W291CI
* W292DE
* W295AZ
* WAOC
* WAPE-FM
* WAYR
* WBHU
* HD2
* HD3
* WBOB
* WCGL
* WCRJ
* HD2
* HD3
* WECC-FM
* WEJZ
* WEWC
* WEZI
* WFOY
* WFXJ
* WGNE-FM
* WHJX
* WJBT
* HD2
* WJCT-FM
* HD2
* HD3
* HD4
* WJFR
* WJGL
* HD2
* WJGM
* WJKV
* HD2
* HD3
* HD4
* WJNJ
* WJXL
* WJXL-FM
* WJXR
* WKBX
* WKSL
* HD2
* WKTZ
* WMUV
* HD2
* HD3
* HD4
* WNNR
* WOKV
* WOKV-FM
* HD2
* WPAA
* WPLA
* WQIK-FM
* HD2
* WQOP
* WROS
* WSKR-LP
* WSOL-FM
* WSOS
* WSOS-FM
* WTRJ-FM
* WVOJ
* WYKB
* HD2
* WYMM
* WZAZ
* WZNZ

Defunct|

* WCAN (833 AM)
* WDAL (833 AM)
* WSVE (1280 AM)

Nearby regions
Brunswick
Daytona Beach
Gainesville/Ocala
Lake City
Savannah
Waycross

See also
List of radio stations in Florida

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