This question came from a thread on the "Classic TV" part of RD, on episode names. While I realize newspapers are struggling, most have on-line editions. Frankly, I have not seen this feature on any on-line newspaper site. A sub-question, anyone remember when newspapers regularly reported on TV/Radio stations, their staff changes, etc. I know The Seattle Times and Seattle PI both did quite a bit of this, in fact the Seattle Times had a specific radio columnist in the 60's-80's, Vic Stredicke.
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Do most newspapers publish tv listings anymore?
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Both papers I've recently worked for still publish TV grids -- print only, not online. There are also separate boxes of televised sports in the sports sections -- again, print only.
Wondered about that every time they say,"check your local listings"
In Connecticut I know the Waterbury Republican-American still publishes TV listings. As does The Bristol Press/New Britain Herald. They have a small TV insert on Sundays. The Bristol Press/New Britain Herald has never had listings for WCTX Channel 59 in New Haven. They have been on the air for almost 22 years. They were WB then UPN and now run the My Network TV Programming Service. The Hartford Courant does not. They were offering a TV Magazine that you can subscribe to, however I don't know if it still exists or not. The Meriden-Record Journal does not. They even stopped publishing the Sunday TV Book. Last time I looked at the New York Post they had TV Listings in it.
In Denver the local Denver Post publishes a prime time grid and a short capsule of the talk shows. That is pretty much it as far as TV goes unless they offer a Sunday TV listing to "select suscribers".
The Denver Post offers a radio log for it's Sunday paper but it is often wrong for example 107.1 according to the paper is called Jack FM but 107.1 hasn't been Jack for years !!! The paper no longer reports on radio happenings though mainly because of "Uncle Nasty" when he was let go from KBPI and let's just say some of the stuff he said about KBPI and Iheart Media was not very nice.
The Denver Post offers a radio log for it's Sunday paper but it is often wrong for example 107.1 according to the paper is called Jack FM but 107.1 hasn't been Jack for years !!! The paper no longer reports on radio happenings though mainly because of "Uncle Nasty" when he was let go from KBPI and let's just say some of the stuff he said about KBPI and Iheart Media was not very nice.
I subscribe to The Charlotte Observer and each day there is a tiny list of shows on broadcast channels and a few cable channels for the prime time hours. The weekly guide, which I also subscribe to, comes with my Saturday paper, and it's a guide that lots of papers use, but of course with different local channels. I'd have to check to see what company it is.
The nearby Winston-Salem Journal I see at libraries and it has a full page each day with the prime time and early evening listings for lots of channels. I think the Greensboro News & Record does the same thing. Both papers get a weekly guide with similar listings and news stories from TV Media. I think the News & Observer of Raleigh also does the full page daily.
The nearby Winston-Salem Journal I see at libraries and it has a full page each day with the prime time and early evening listings for lots of channels. I think the Greensboro News & Record does the same thing. Both papers get a weekly guide with similar listings and news stories from TV Media. I think the News & Observer of Raleigh also does the full page daily.
I can't think of any papers in Michigan that still do.
My local newspaper (Manistee News-Advocate) never had weekday TV listings in the paper AFAIK and they haven't had a TV Weekly on Saturdays in years now, probably because everyone has one of three lineups, all of which have EPG:
1. Charter
2. DirecTV
3. DISH Network
When they did publish a weekly guide, there were some errors, including one that had Arcadia (a small resort community in northwest Manistee County) getting a bunch of Flint and Detroit channels [Zap2it fell for this as well; there IS an Arcadia Township in Lapeer County]. In reality, Arcadia had (and has) the same lineup as Manistee, Onekama, and Bear Lake. Another error had WZZM's call letters with PBS programming in the programming grids (via WCMW, it did have WCMW's channel number correct).
My local newspaper (Manistee News-Advocate) never had weekday TV listings in the paper AFAIK and they haven't had a TV Weekly on Saturdays in years now, probably because everyone has one of three lineups, all of which have EPG:
1. Charter
2. DirecTV
3. DISH Network
When they did publish a weekly guide, there were some errors, including one that had Arcadia (a small resort community in northwest Manistee County) getting a bunch of Flint and Detroit channels [Zap2it fell for this as well; there IS an Arcadia Township in Lapeer County]. In reality, Arcadia had (and has) the same lineup as Manistee, Onekama, and Bear Lake. Another error had WZZM's call letters with PBS programming in the programming grids (via WCMW, it did have WCMW's channel number correct).
Yes indeed. My local paper in Eastern Washington runs schedules based on east coast schedules, and that is totally screwed up by west coast feeds on certain stations. I think the end of newspapers reporting (or caring) about this service is quickly coming to an end. I know many of my neighbors like the paper for a number of reasons, and unfortunatley, the most important reason is reading the obits.
some papers around Minnesota
Minneapolis Star Tribune publishes listings daily. 6am-midnight for local stations. 6pm-midnight for cable. They do post a few subchannel listings too. TPT Minnesota Channel (PBS), MeTV, AntennaTV, ThisTV (all subs on the Independent station which is co-owned with ABC). Sports section has listings of sporting events in one area. Friday paper shows the whole weekend (same with Saturday too)
Mankato Free Press (Mankato, MN) publishes from 6pm-midnight daily but latelly its only been the stations in the "broadcast tier" of cable. Mankato only has one station (KEYC CBS-1 FOX -2) so Minneapolis is piped in. They list the big 4 + PBS from Mpls, KEYC & "NEYC" (FOX), KAAL (ABC) and KSMQ (PBS) from Rochester/Austin, MN, the cable only CW and I think WGN.
They do have a print guide for the week that is in Friday's paper and has cable listings too.
Brainerd Dispatch (Brainerd, MN) only has a print guide on the weekend edition (Saturday/Sunday)
The weekly paper my uncle gets (Grant County Herald, Elbow Lake, MN) still has the weeks listings in the paper for the "standard" cable stations (their cable sucks...its like 60 channels tops) but what is interesting is they do list some of the QAM stations (which are mainly the subchannels from the Mpls market) like Me, This, Antenna & H&I
Minneapolis Star Tribune publishes listings daily. 6am-midnight for local stations. 6pm-midnight for cable. They do post a few subchannel listings too. TPT Minnesota Channel (PBS), MeTV, AntennaTV, ThisTV (all subs on the Independent station which is co-owned with ABC). Sports section has listings of sporting events in one area. Friday paper shows the whole weekend (same with Saturday too)
Mankato Free Press (Mankato, MN) publishes from 6pm-midnight daily but latelly its only been the stations in the "broadcast tier" of cable. Mankato only has one station (KEYC CBS-1 FOX -2) so Minneapolis is piped in. They list the big 4 + PBS from Mpls, KEYC & "NEYC" (FOX), KAAL (ABC) and KSMQ (PBS) from Rochester/Austin, MN, the cable only CW and I think WGN.
They do have a print guide for the week that is in Friday's paper and has cable listings too.
Brainerd Dispatch (Brainerd, MN) only has a print guide on the weekend edition (Saturday/Sunday)
The weekly paper my uncle gets (Grant County Herald, Elbow Lake, MN) still has the weeks listings in the paper for the "standard" cable stations (their cable sucks...its like 60 channels tops) but what is interesting is they do list some of the QAM stations (which are mainly the subchannels from the Mpls market) like Me, This, Antenna & H&I
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser prints the TV listings for the 6pm-1am period in its Monday through Saturday editions, while on Sundays they have TV Week,which only showcases a 6am-2am grid. The highlights of the week's shows are detailed in the new Star-Advertiser Magazine, which is mostly lifestyle and entertainment focused.
I believe initially newspapers were doing what they considered a "service" to their readers, offering tv listings. This goes back to the early days of TV as far back as the late 40's. For most, the tradition has hung on, but perhaps reduced in scope. Again, I don't see any of this offered on-line with newspapers, though there are a number of websites outside of newspapers that offer this. As for reporting about Radio/TV, it continued to be popular in US newspapers through the 80's, but in the 90's it kind of simmered down, both due to the internet and TV becoming more of a competitor to their news presence. As traditional newspaper readers continue to die off, I would expect the TV listings will also die off. The fact that it isn't offered online with these papers is a pretty good clue. Newspapers, like radio, and to some extent TV, are in a precarious position right now and they need to make choices that will help them survive in this technologic future.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette still publishes a daily grid and a weekly TV supplement
(though it is only a fraction the size it used to be).
The other local paper, the Tribune-Review, stopped publishing a print edition altogether in November.
The one thing the grid does not have, which I could really use, is a daily listing for all of the
diginet subchannels (MeTV, DECADES, COZI, etc.)
(though it is only a fraction the size it used to be).
The other local paper, the Tribune-Review, stopped publishing a print edition altogether in November.
The one thing the grid does not have, which I could really use, is a daily listing for all of the
diginet subchannels (MeTV, DECADES, COZI, etc.)
The Detroit News still publishes TV listings M-Sat. They don't publish a Sunday edition, but subscribers get the Sunday Free Press. The Sunday Free Press doesn't contain any TV Book for subscribers, but there is one at the newsstand editions. Subscribers can pay extra to receive a larger, more detailed TV Book.
I was in Northern Indiana last week and noted that the Elkhart and Goshen papers had TV listings and include a TV Book with their weekend or Sunday editions as applicable.
I was in Northern Indiana last week and noted that the Elkhart and Goshen papers had TV listings and include a TV Book with their weekend or Sunday editions as applicable.
Hate when they say "check local listings."
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