Media in Oklahoma City
As of 2011, the Oklahoma City metropolitan area is the 44th-largest media market in the United States, as ranked by Nielsen Media Research, with 712,630 television households[1] (0.6% of all U.S. homes) and 1.2 million people aged 12+. The following is a summary of broadcast and print media in Oklahoma City:
Newspapers and magazines
The major daily newspaper published in Oklahoma City is The Oklahoman, which has the largest circulation of the state's newspapers. There are also a number of regional and special-interest newspapers such as the Black Chronicle, the Oklahoma Gazette and The Journal Record.
Daily
Weekly
- Baptist Messenger
- Bethany Tribune
- Black Chronicle
- The Capitol Hill Beacon
- El Latino American (Spanish)
- El Nacional (Spanish)
- OK VIETIMES (Vietnamese)
- Oklahoma Chinese Times (Chinese)
- The Oklahoma City Herald
- Oklahoma Gazette
- Sooner Catholic
Community
- Choctaw Sun
- Del City Today
- Eastern Oklahoma County News (Harrah)
- The Edmond Sun
- Harrah Sun
- Jones Sun
- Luther Sun
- Midwest City News
- Moore Monthly
- Nicoma Park Sun
- Spencer Sun
- The Vista (Edmond)
Business, legal, entertainment and other local periodicals
- Apartment Locator
- The Brides of Oklahoma
- The Campus (Oklahoma City University)
- The City Sentinel
- distinctly Oklahoma Magazine
- Durocher's Oklahoma City Business Report
- EastWord (online only)
- Edmond Life and Leisure
- Edmond Outlook
- EscapeOKC Magazine
- The Gayly Oklahoman
- Gossip Boy
- House & Home Magazine
- The Journal Record
- KeyOKC
- Look at OKC
- MetroFamily Magazine
- Moore Monthly
- Nuestra Comunidad Oklahoma (bilingual)
- OCU LAW Magazine (Oklahoma City University)
- OKC N Style Magazine
- okcBIZ
- Oklahoma Banker
- Oklahoma City Apartments
- Oklahoma City Friday
- Oklahoma City Guide
- Oklahoma City News
- Oklahoma Constitution
- Oklahoma County News
- Oklahoma Gazette
- Oklahoma Living
- Oklahoma News
- Oklahoma Senior Life News
- Oklahoma Today
- Oklahoma Woman Magazine
- Oklahoma's Nursing Times
- Outdoor Oklahoma
- Preview Magazine
- Pure Magazine
- Slice Magazine
- So6ix
- TalkOKC
- Tinker Take Off (Tinker Air Force Base)
- The Vista (University of Central Oklahoma)
- Universal Republic (online only)
- VYPE High School Sports Magazine
Defunct newspapers and publications
- Bethany News
- The Black Dispatch
- Mid City Advocate
- Northwest Metro Times
- Oklahoma City Times
Television
Oklahoma City, the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma, is the 44th largest designated market area for television in the United States (as ranked by Nielsen Media Research);[2] the DMA serves 34 counties in the northern, west-central and central portions of the state. The Oklahoma City area has 20 television stations, including 13 full-power and seven low-power (analog or digital) stations:
Local broadcast stations
Oklahoma City-licensed
Outlying areas
Areas outside the immediate Oklahoma City metropolitan area are served by mostly low-power stations, with the exceptions of two full-power stations that are an affiliate of Univision and a member station of PBS, respectively. The six network-affiliated television stations in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area do not operate any full-power satellite stations, despite the western portions of the market being underserved by any network affiliates' signal (though NBC affiliate KFOR-TV does have low-power translators serving northwestern parts of the state, and Univision affiliate KUOK is based out of Woodward with two low-power translators, one analog and one digital, serving the immediate Oklahoma City area). Therefore, cable or satellite television is required to receive Oklahoma City television stations; in order to receive KFOR-TV, KOCO-TV, KWTV-DT, KOKH-TV, KOCB or KAUT-TV in those areas, cable television is required.
The only full-power English-language major network-affiliated television stations to serve those areas of the market located outside the Oklahoma City metro were KVIJ (channel 8; originally a CBS affiliate and later a satellite of Amarillo ABC affiliate KVII) in Sayre, which ceased operations in 1992, and ABC affiliate KGEO (channel 5) which moved from Enid to Oklahoma City in 1958, and is now the present-day KOCO-TV.
| Channel | Callsign | City of license | Network | Subchannels | Owner | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Virtual/RF) | Channel | Programming | |||||
| 12.1 (8) | KWET-TV | Cheyenne | PBS | 12.2 | OETA Okla | Oklahoma Educational Television Authority | |
| 24.1 (34) | KOMI-CD | Woodward | Pursuit Channel | N/A | N/A | Omni Broadcasting Co. | |
| 27 | KTEW-LD | Ponca City | America One | N/A | N/A | Mable Marie Kelly | |
| 32.1 | KXOK-LD | Enid | Pursuit Channel/ America One | N/A | N/A | ME3 Communications Company | |
| 35.1 (35) | KUOK | Woodward | Univision | N/A | N/A | Tyler Media Group | |
Local independent cable channels
† Channel formerly carried on over-the-air as digital subchannel carried on OETA stations
- The Cox Channel (sports and public access programming)
- City Channel 20 (public, educational, and government access (PEG) channel)
- Fox Sports Oklahoma (regional sports network)
- OETA Kids† (PBS Kids programming, daytime and evenings/talk shows, overnights)
- OETA YOU† (carries programming from Create)
- OKC-ETC (public, educational, and government access (PEG) channel)
Most of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is served by Cox Communications for cable television and AT&T U-verse for internet protocol television. Multimedia Cablevision previously served the suburbs of the city prior to the purchase of its service area by Cox in February 2000.
Radio
As of September 2011, Oklahoma City is the 48th largest radio market in the United States, according to Arbitron.[3] The following is a list of radio stations serving the Oklahoma City area:
AM
| Frequency | Callsign | Nickname | Format | Owner | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 640 | KWPN | ESPN 640 | Sports/Talk | Citadel Broadcasting Corporation | |
| 800 | KQCV | KQCV | Christian Talk | Bott Radio Network | |
| 890 | KTLR | KTLR | Religious Talk | WPA Radio, LLC | |
| 930 | WKY | La Indomable | Spanish | Citadel Broadcasting Corporation | |
| 1000 | KTOK | NewsRadio 1000, KTOK | Conservative Talk | iHeartCommunications | |
| 1140 | KRMP | Heart & Soul 92.1 & 1140 | Urban Adult Contemporary | Perry Broadcasting Company Inc. | |
| 1220 | KTLV | KTLV 1220 | Urban Contemporary Gospel | First Choice Broadcasting | |
| 1340 | KGHM | All Sports Radio | Sports/Talk | iHeartCommunications | |
| 1400 | KREF | The Ref | Sports/Talk | Fox Sports Radio | |
| 1460 | KZUE | La Tremenda Radio Mexico | Regional Mexican | La Tremenda Radio Mexico, Inc | |
| 1520 | KOKC | NewsTalk 1520 KOKC | CBS News/Talk | Tyler Media Group | |
| 1560 | KEBC | AM 1560 | Sports/Talk | Tyler Media Group |
FM
| Frequency | Callsign | Nickname | Format | HD Radio | Owner | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88.1 | KMSI | The Oasis | Religious | Oasis Network | ||
| 88.5 | KZTH | The House | Contemporary Christian | The Love Station, Inc. | ||
| 88.9 | KYLV | K-Love | Contemporary Christian | Educational Media Foundation | ||
| 89.3 | KSSO | Sunlife Radio | Religious | Family Worship Center Church, Inc | ||
| 89.5 | K208CG | CSN Radio | Religious | Calvary Chapel of Twin Falls, Inc | ||
| 90.1 | KUCO | KUCO | Classical | University of Central Oklahoma | ||
| 90.5 | K213EM | Radio U | Christian rock | Community Public Radio, Inc. | ||
| 90.9 | KOKF | Air1 | Contemporary Christian | Educational Media Foundation | ||
| 91.7 | KOSU | KOSU | Classical/NPR(daytime)/ The Spy FM (nighttime) | HD2: "Classical music" | Oklahoma State University | |
| 92.1 | K221FQ | Heart & Soul 92.1 & 1140 | Urban Adult Contemporary (KRMP simulcast) | Perry Broadcasting Company Inc. | ||
| 92.5 | KOMA | KOMA | Oldies | HD-2: "The Edge 92.9", HD-3 "V103" | Tyler Media Group | |
| 92.9 | K225BN | The Edge 92.9 | Alternative Rock | Tyler Media Group | ||
| 93.3 | KJKE | Jake FM | Classic Country | Tyler Media Group | ||
| 93.7 | KSPI-FM | Hot 93.7 | Top 40-Hot AC | Stillwater Radio, LLC | ||
| 93.9 | KWDW-LP | Radio Salvacion | Spanish Religious | Jesucristo Es Mi Fortaleza Church, Inc | ||
| 94.1 | K231BH | Bott Radio Network | Christian talk (KQCV-AM simulcast) | Bott Radio | ||
| 94.7 | KBRU | 94.7 The Brew | 80's Classic Rock | HD-2: "98.5 El Patrón" | iHeartMedia | |
| 95.1 | KQCV-FM | Bott Radio Network | Christian talk | Bott Radio | ||
| 95.3 | K237GE | News-Talk 1520 | News/Talk (KOKC (AM) simulcast) | Screen Door Broadcasting, Inc. | ||
| 95.7 | K239BT | Bott Radio Network | Christian talk (KQCV-AM simulcast) | Bott Radio | ||
| 96.1 | KXXY-FM | 96.1 KXY | Country | HD-2: "KTOK" | iHeartMedia | |
| 96.5 | K243BJ | Exitos 96.5 | Spanish Oldies | Tyler Media Group | ||
| 96.9 | KQOB | Fun 96.9 | Classic Hits | Chisolm Trail Broadcasting (LMA with Citadel Broadcasting Corporation) | ||
| 97.3 | KKNG-FM | Oklahoma Catholic Broadcasting | Catholic/ Religious | WPA Radio, LLC | ||
| 98.1 | WWLS-FM | The Sports Animal | Sports talk | Citadel Broadcasting Corporation | ||
| 98.5 | K253BV | 98.5 El Patrón | Regional Mexican | iHeartMedia | ||
| 98.9 | KYIS | Kiss-FM | Hot Adult Contemporary/Adult hit music | Citadel Broadcasting Corporation | ||
| 99.7 | KNAH | 99.7 Hank FM | Classic Country | Champlin Broadcasting, Inc | ||
| 100.1 | K261DP | The House FM | Contemporary Christian | The Love Station, Inc | ||
| 100.5 | KATT-FM | Rock 100.5, The KATT | Rock | Citadel Broadcasting Corporation | ||
| 101.1 | K266BG | CSN Radio | Religious | Calvary Chapel of Twin Falls, Inc | ||
| 101.5 | K268BR | The Gospel Station | Southern Gospel (KIMY simulcast) | Russell Ministries, Inc. | ||
| 101.9 | KTST | The Twister | Country | HD-2: "My Praise FM KLVV" | iHeartMedia | |
| 102.3 | K272FD | Bott Radio Network | Christian talk (KQCV-AM simulcast) | Bott Radio | ||
| 102.7 | KJYO | KJ103 | Contemporary Hits/Top-40 | HD-2: "iHeartRadio Music Festival" | iHeartMedia | |
| 103.1 | K276EX | V103 | Classic Hip Hop (KOMA simulcast) | Tyler Media Group | ||
| 103.5 | KVSP | Power 103.5 | Mainstream Urban | Perry Broadcasting Company Inc. | ||
| 104.1 | KMGL | Magic 104.1, KMGL | Adult Contemporary | Tyler Media Group | ||
| 104.5 | K283BW | 104.5 KRXO | Classic Rock | Tyler Media Group | ||
| 104.9 | KKWD | Wild 1049 | Rhythmic Contemporary Hits | Citadel Broadcasting Corporation | ||
| 105.3 | KINB | 105.3 The Pro | Sports | The Last Bastion Station Trust, LLC | ||
| 105.7 | KROU | KGOU, Your NPR Source | News/Talk (daytime)/ Jazz (nighttime) | University of Oklahoma | ||
| 106.3 | KGOU | KGOU, Your NPR Source | News/Talk (daytime)/ Jazz (nighttime) | University of Oklahoma | ||
| 106.7 | KTUZ-FM | La Zeta, 106.7 | Spanish | Tyler Media Group | ||
| 107.7 | KRXO-FM | 107.7, The Franchise KRXO | Sports | HD-2: "104.5 KRXO", HD-3: "Exitos 96.5" | Tyler Media Group | |