Mass media in Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville, Tennessee is the 29th largest media market in the United States with roughly 966,000 homes, 0.8% of the country's media market.

Print

See also: List of newspapers in Tennessee

Daily newspapers

• The Tennessean

Weekly newspapers

• La Campana - Spanish newspaper
• NashVegas Insider
• Nashville Business Journal
• The Nashville Pride
• Nashville Scene

Monthly newspapers

• The Contributor

Monthly magazines

• Nashville Music Guide
• NATIVE

Defunct newspapers

• All The Rage — entertainment and events
• The City Paper (general news and opinion; originally Monday-Friday, later twice weekly, and then weekly; published November 1, 2000 — August 9, 2013)
• The Daily American, (1876–1894) and The Nashville American (1894–September 25, 1910); merged into The Tennessean
• The Labor Advocate (weekly 1902–1939)
• Nashville Banner (ceased publication February 20, 1998)
• Nashville Business in Review (1995–1997); later published as In Review (1997–1999) — alternative weekly (later biweekly) tabloid
• Nashville Globe and Independent — African-American weekly (ceased publication in July 1960)
• Nashville Times (weekly November 11, 1937–May 26, 1938, then daily; ceased publication July 28, 1940)

Defunct magazines

• Advantage, The Nashville Business Magazine (monthly, 1978–1989, published by Advantage, Inc.)
• Aluminum Magazine (monthly, June 1999 to August 1999)
• Nashville (monthly, January 1963–April 1970)
• Nashville (monthly, approx. 1978–1990, published by Advantage Publications Inc.)
• Nashville Life (bimonthly, 1994–1999, published by Eagle Communications Inc.)
• Tag Magazine (monthly)

Online news and blogs

• NashvillePost.com
• AntiochTenn.com
• StyleBlueprint

Television

The following full-power and low-power television stations are receivable in the Nashville metropolitan area:

Full-power

• 2 WKRN-TV Nashville (ABC)
• 4 WSMV-TV Nashville (NBC, Tennessee Valley Sports & Entertainment Network on 4.2)
• 5 WTVF Nashville (CBS, Ion Television on DT2)
• 8 WNPT Nashville (PBS)
• 17 WZTV Nashville (Fox, The CW on 17.2)
• 28 WNPX-TV Franklin (Independent)
• 30 WUXP-TV Nashville (Independent with MyNetworkTV)
• 39 WHTN Murfreesboro (CTN)**
• 44 WJFB Lebanon (MeTV)**
• 50 WPGD-TV Hendersonville (TBN)
• 58 WNAB Nashville (Roar)

Low-power

• 6 WRTN-LP Alexandria (Daystar)**
• 15 WTNX-LD Nashville (Telemundo)
• 20 WNPX-LD Nashville (Daystar)**
• 26 WNTU-LD Nashville (Daystar)**
• 31 WJDE-CD Nashville
• 34 WJNK-LD Nashville (TBN)
• 35 WCTZ-LD Bowling Green, KY
• 40 WKUW-LD White House
• 42 WLLC-LD Nashville (Univision, UniMás on 42.2)

Cable

Cable stations based in Nashville include Country Music Television and NRB Network. The Nashville Network was also based in Nashville until it closed in 2000.

Radio

Nashville is ranked by Arbitron as the 44th-largest radio market in the United States and its territories.

Its stations, licensed to Nashville and surrounding cities, include:

AM

• 560 WNSR Brentwood (Sports)
• 650 WSM Nashville (Country)**
• 710 WYJV Smyrna (Moody Radio)*
• 760 WENO Nashville (Conservative talk)
• 810 WMGC Murfreesboro (Spanish variety)
• 830 WQZQ Goodlettsville (Classic hits)
• 880 WMDB Nashville (Regional Mexican)
• 900 WKDA Lebanon (Big band)
• 950 WAKM Franklin (Country)
• 980 WYFN Nashville (Bible Broadcasting Network)*
• 1010 WHIN Gallatin (Country)
• 1160 WCRT Donelson (Bott Radio Network)*
• 1200 WFCN Nashville (Moody Radio)*
• 1240 WNVL Nashville (Regional Mexican)
• 1300 WNQM Nashville (Christian)
• 1360 WNAH Nashville (Urban gospel)
• 1380 WHEW Franklin (Spanish variety)
• 1430 WYGI Madison (Oldies-WHPY-FM simulcast)
• 1460 WGNS Murfreesboro (Talk)
• 1470 WVOL Berry Hill (Urban adult contemporary)
• 1490 WCOR Lebanon (Country-WANT simulcast)
• 1510 WLAC Nashville (Conservative talk)**

FM

• 88.1 WFSK-FM Nashville (Jazz/Fisk University)*
• 88.3 WMTS-FM Murfreesboro (College/Middle Tennessee State University)*
• 88.5 WVCP Gallatin (College/Volunteer State Community College)*
• 88.7 WAYM Spring Hill (WayFM Network)*
• 89.1 WECV Nashville (Bott Radio Network)*
• 89.5 WMOT Murfreesboro (Americana/Middle Tennessee State University)*
• 90.3 WPLN-FM Nashville (NPR and talk)*
• 91.1 WNXP Nashville (Adult album alternative)*
• 92.1 WQQK Goodlettsville (Urban adult contemporary)
• 92.9 WJXA Nashville (Adult contemporary)
• 93.7 WFRW Kingston Springs (Family Radio)
• 94.1 WAIV Smyrna (Air1)
• 94.5 WHPY-FM Bellevue (Oldies)
• 95.5 WSM-FM Nashville (Country)
• 96.3 WCJK Murfreesboro (Adult hits/Jack FM)
• 97.1 WLVU Belle Meade (K-Love)*
• 97.9 WSIX-FM Nashville (Country)
• 98.9 WANT Lebanon (Country)
• 99.7 WWTN Hendersonville (Talk radio)
• 100.1 WRLT Franklin (Adult album alternative)
• 101.1 WUBT Russellville, KY (Mainstream urban)
• 102.5 WPRT-FM Pegram (Sports/ESPN)
• 102.9 WBUZ La Vergne (Active/alternative rock)
• 103.3 WKDF Nashville (Country)
• 104.5 WGFX Gallatin (Sports radio/FSR)
• 104.9 WLVN Woodbury (K-Love)*
• 105.1 WJZM Waverly (Adult hits)
• 105.9 WNRQ Nashville (Classic rock)
• 106.7 WNFN Franklin (Classic country)
• 107.1 WRFN-LP Pasquo (Community radio)*
• 107.5 WRVW Nashville (Contemporary hit radio)

See also

• Tennessee media
  • List of newspapers in Tennessee
  • List of radio stations in Tennessee
  • List of television stations in Tennessee
  • Media of cities in Tennessee: Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis, Murfreesboro

Bibliography

• "History of the Nashville Press". Nashville City and Business Directory, For 1860–61. Vol. 5. Nashville, Tennessee: L.P. Williams & Co. 1860. p. 90. hdl:2027/hvd.hn4gyr.
• D.E. Sumner (1991). "Clash over Race: Tennessee Governor Ellington versus CBS, 1960". Journalism Quarterly. 68 (3): 541–547. doi:10.1177/107769909106800326. S2CID 143058804.

External links

• "United States: Tennessee: Nashville: News and Media". DMOZ. AOL. (Directory ceased in 2017)
• "US Newspaper Directory: Tennessee: Nashville". Chronicling America. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress.