Mass media in Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland, is an important place for news and entertainment, even though it is only a short drive from Washington, D.C.. The city has its own big newspaper called The Baltimore Sun. This newspaper, along with other papers in the area, belongs to David Smith, who is the leader of the Sinclair Broadcast Group. This group owns over 200 television stations, including one called Fox 45 in Baltimore.

Baltimore is also a big spot for watching TV and listening to radio. It is the 24th largest place in the United States for TV viewers and the 21st largest for radio listeners. This means many people in Baltimore enjoy watching and listening to local news and shows.

Newspapers

See also: List of newspapers in Maryland

Baltimore has many newspapers. Some of the well-known ones include:

• Baltimore Afro-American
• Baltimore Beat
• Baltimore Business Journal
• Baltimore Jewish Times
• Baltimore Out Loud
• The Baltimore Sun
• The Daily Record
• The UB Post
• The Towerlight
• The Johns Hopkins News-Letter

There are also digital newspapers such as:

• The Baltimore Banner
• Baltimore Brew
• Baltimore Fishbowl
• The Real News Network
• Technical.ly Baltimore
• Wide Angle Youth Media

Some newspapers that are no longer published include:

• The Baltimore Banner (strike paper) (1965)
• Baltimore City Paper (1977–2017)
• The Baltimore Examiner (2006–2009)
• Baltimore Daily Commercial (1865–1867)
• The Baltimore Guide
• Baltimore Morning Herald
• Baltimore News-American
• Baltimore Wecker
• The Catholic Mirror
• Gay Life (1979–2016)
• Herald of Freedom and Torch Light
• Telegraf

Television

The Baltimore television market includes the city and ten counties in northeastern Maryland. Because Baltimore is close to Washington, D.C., people there can also watch most TV stations from the Washington television market.

Here are some TV stations that broadcast from Baltimore:

Two other stations that broadcast from the larger Baltimore Metropolitan Area are: WMJF-CD, an Ion Television station that broadcasts on Channel 39 from Towson University in Towson, Maryland; (Baltimore County), and WQAW-LD, a ShopHQ station on Channel 69 in Lake Shore, Maryland (Anne Arundel County).

Some cable channels based in Baltimore include:

• Mid-Atlantic Sports Network
• Public, educational, and government access (PEG) channels
• Public-access television, channel 75
• Educational-access television, channel 76
• Government-access television (GATV), channel 25

Radio

Baltimore has many radio stations that people can listen to. Some of the popular ones include WBAL, WBJC, WEAA, WERQ, WIYY, WJZ, WJZ-FM, WLIF, WLOY, WNST, WPOC, WQSR, WRBS, WWIN (AM), WWIN-FM, WWMX, WYPR, WCAO, WCBM, WZBA, and WZFT. These stations offer different kinds of music and news for everyone to enjoy.

Magazines

Baltimore has many interesting magazines. Some of the popular ones include Baltimore magazine, Baltimore SmartCEO, and Inside Lacrosse. There are also literary magazines like Grub Street (literary magazine) and 32 Poems, as well as magazines such as Welter, Smartish Pace, Where What When, The Wine Advocate, and B Woman.

Some magazines that are no longer published include Baltimore Saturday Visiter, The Portico, The Accountant and Advertiser, Rural Gentleman and Ladies' Companion, The Southern Review, and Dirty Linen.