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This is a list of television and radio stations along with a list of media outlets in and around Boston, Massachusetts, United States, including the Greater Boston area. As the television media market known as "Boston–(Manchester)", it stretches as far north as Manchester, New Hampshire, and ranks as the ninth largest television market, and one of the 10 largest radio markets in the United States according to Nielsen Media Research.[1]


Broadcast

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Radio

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The Boston radio market is the tenth largest in the country, encompassing over 4 million people in Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and Suffolk counties.[2]

(*) – indicates a non-commercial radio station.

AM

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FM

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Silent

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Television

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The Boston television market includes all but the 4 westernmost counties and Bristol County in Massachusetts and the 6 southern counties in New Hampshire, plus Windham County, Vermont.

The following is a list of full-power stations serving the Metro Boston; for full listings, please see the Boston TV template.

(*) – indicates a network owned-and-operated station.

ChannelCall SignNetworkLocaleOver-the-air Television
Subchannel(s)[3][4]		Owner
2.1WGBH-TVPBSBoston2.2 World Channel
2.3 WGBH-S		WGBH Educational Foundation
4.1WBZ-TVCBS*Boston4.2 Start TV
4.3 Dabl
4.4 Outlaw
4.5 Catchy Comedy		CBS News and Stations
5.1WCVB-TVABCBoston5.2 MeTV
5.3 Story Television		Hearst Corporation
7.1WHDHIndependentBoston7.2 DefySunbeam Television
15.1WBTS-CDNBC*Nashua, NH15.2 Cozi TV
15.3 NBC True CRMZ
15.4 Oxygen		NBC Owned Television Stations
24.1WFXZ-CDThe Business Television Network[5]BostonCenterpost Media
25.1WFXTFOXBoston25.2 Charge!
25.3 Laff		Cox Media Group
27.1WUTF-TVUniMásWorcester27.2 LATV
27.3 The Nest
27.4 Jewelry Television		Entravision Communications
38.1WSBK-TVIndependentBoston38.2 Heroes & Icons
38.3 QVC
38.4 QVC2
38.5 Movies!
38.6 Confess		CBS News and Stations
40.1WYDNDaystar*Lowell40.2 VOZ
40.3 ---
Word of God Fellowship, Inc.
44.1WGBX-TVPBSBoston44.2 PBS
44.3 Create
44.4 PBS Kids		WGBH Educational Foundation
50.1WWJE-DTTrue CrimeDerry, NH
56.1WLVIThe CWCambridge56.2 Buzzr Sunbeam Television
60.1WNEUTelemundo*Merrimack, NH60.2 TeleXitosTelemundo Station Group
66.1WUNIUnivision*Marlborough66.2 MovieSphere Gold
66.3 Great Entertainment Television
66.4 Court TV
66.5 B2B		TelevisaUnivision


Low power

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ChannelCall SignNetworkLocaleOver-the-air Television
Subchannel(s)[3]		Owner
17.1WWOO-LD[6][7]Westmoreland, NH

Cable channels

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Print

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Newspapers

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Daily

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Weekly

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Bi-weekly and monthly

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  • Just Property, focused on real estate[11]
  • Just Rentals, focused on real estate[12]
  • The Rainbow Times, the largest LGBTQ monthly newspaper in Boston, serving all of New England[13]
  • Sampan, bilingual, Chinese and English
  • Spare Change News

Neighborhood papers

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  • Allston-Brighton TAB[14]
  • Boston Guardian (effective successor of defunct Boston Courant)
  • Boston Sun[15] (formerly Back Bay Sun)
  • Beacon Hill Times[16]
  • Charlestown Patriot-Bridge
  • Dorchester Reporter[17]
  • East Boston Sun Transcript
  • Fenway News
  • Hyde Park Tribune
  • Jamaica Plain Gazette[18]
  • Mattapan Reporter
  • Mission Hill Gazette
  • South End News
  • West Roxbury Transcript

Inner suburbs

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Outer suburbs

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College newspapers

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Wire Services

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Others

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  • Barstool Sports[22]
  • Big Red & Shiny, online contemporary arts magazine with coverage and arts criticism for Greater Boston and New England[23]
  • Boston Art Review, a print and online magazine on contemporary art in Boston[24]
  • Boston Common, magazine
  • The Boston Independent Media Center, provides alternative views[25]
  • Boston Live Magazine, live music and entertainment
  • Boston Magazine, a monthly lifestyles magazine[26]
  • Boston Review, a national political and arts magazine
  • Boston Spirit Magazine, gay and lesbian life and style magazine, for Greater Boston and New England[27]
  • CommonWealth, online magazine and quarterly print publication about politics and policy in Massachusetts
  • Nieman Lab, online publication covering media and journalism based at Harvard's Nieman Foundation
  • Open Media Boston, progressive online metro news weekly serving the Boston area
  • NewBostonPost, conservative news website[28]
  • STAT, an online publication covering health and life sciences, owned by The Boston Globe[29]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Nielsen Research. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ "Radio stations in Boston, Massachusetts - Radio Lineup".
  3. 1 2 "Digital TV Market Listings: Boston, Massachusetts". RabbitEars. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Boston Television Stations - Station Index". www.stationindex.com.
  5. ↑ "Where to watch in Massachusetts". BizTV. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
  6. ↑ "WWOO Files to become Nation's First 5G TV Station". June 12, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
  7. ↑ Adgate, Brad (July 20, 2023). "FCC Approves A Low Power TV Station To Broadcast Over 5G Networks". Forbes. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  8. ↑ "US Newspaper Directory: Massachusetts: Boston". Chronicling America. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress.
  9. ↑ Boston Globe online
  10. ↑ Boston Herald online
  11. ↑ MLSHomeFinder
  12. ↑ Boston For Rent
  13. ↑ The Rainbow Times
  14. ↑ Allston-Brighton TAB
  15. ↑ Boston Sun online
  16. ↑ Beacon Hill Times
  17. ↑ Dorchester Reporter
  18. ↑ The Jamaica Plain Gazette
  19. ↑ Cambridge Chronicle & TAB online
  20. ↑ Cambridge Day online
  21. ↑ "About Us". statehousenews.com. State House News Service. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  22. ↑ Barstool Sports
  23. ↑ Big Red & Shiny
  24. ↑ Boston Art Review
  25. ↑ Boston Independent Media Center
  26. ↑ Boston magazine online
  27. ↑ Boston Spirit Magazine online
  28. ↑ NewBostonPost
  29. ↑ "With a giant staff for an online startup, The Boston Globe's Stat aims to reach a global audience". Nieman Lab. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

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