Mass media in Dayton, Ohio

Mass media in Dayton, Ohio includes many ways people get news and entertainment. Dayton, Ohio is a city in the United States with lots of radio stations, newspapers, and television channels. These media help share important information and stories with the people who live there and nearby areas.

You can find many radio stations in Dayton that play different kinds of music and talk shows. There are also newspapers that print stories about what is happening in the city and the world. Television channels in Dayton show news, weather, and many programs for families to enjoy.

All these different parts of mass media help keep the community informed and connected. They are an important part of life in Dayton, Ohio.

Print

Dayton, Ohio has many places to read news and stories. There are daily papers like The Dayton Daily News. You can also find weekly or business-focused papers such as Dayton Business Journal, Dayton City Paper, and Dayton Weekly.

Online, you can visit sites like Dayton Local, [Dayton Most Metro], DaytonLocalMusic.com, and Inclusion Magazine. There are also alternative papers like Active Dayton. For students, there are papers from schools such as Clarion from Sinclair Community College, Flyer News from the University of Dayton, and The Guardian from Wright State University.

Television

Nielsen Media Research ranked the Dayton television market as the 65th largest in the United States. It includes several stations such as WDTN (NBC), WHIO-TV (CBS), WPTD (PBS), WKEF (ABC/Fox), WBDT (The CW), WKOI-TV (Ion Television), and WRGT-TV (MyNetworkTV). Some television stations from Cincinnati, Ohio, can also be received in the area.

The popular morning talk show The Daily Buzz started at WBDT-TV in Miamisburg, Ohio, before moving to Florida.

Broadcast radio

AM stations

Here are some AM radio stations that serve the Dayton area:

• 700 WLW Cincinnati (Talk/Sports)¹
• 910 WPFB Middletown (Catholic)
• 980 WONE Dayton (Sports)
• 1090 WKFI Wilmington (Classic country)²
• 1110 WGNZ Fairborn (Gospel)²
• 1130 WEDI Eaton (Classic country)²
• 1210 WDAO Dayton (Urban contemporary)²
• 1290 WHIO Dayton (Talk)
• 1340 WIZE Springfield (Black Information Network)
• 1410 WING Dayton (Sports)
• 1500 WBZI Xenia (Classic country)²
• 1570 WPTW Piqua (Oldies)
• 1600 WULM Springfield (Radio Maria)

¹ clear-channel station

² daytime-only station

FM stations

Here are some FM radio stations that serve the Dayton area. An asterisk (*) shows non-commercial stations.

• 88.1 WDPR Dayton (NPR/Classical)*
• 88.9 WCSU-FM – Urban Contemporary
• 89.1 WUSO Springfield (College/Variety)*
• 89.5 WDPS Dayton (Campus/Variety)*^†
• 89.5 WQRP Dayton (Radio Nueva Vida)*^†
• 89.9 WLHS West Chester (Adult standards/MOR)*
• 90.3 WKCD Cedarville (K-Love)*
• 91.3 WYSO Yellow Springs (NPR/talk/Variety)*
• 92.1 WROU-FM West Carrollton (Urban AC)
• 92.9 WGTZ Eaton (Adult hits)
• 93.7 WFCJ Miamisburg (Christian)
• 94.5 WYDB Englewood (Conservative talk)
• 94.9 WREW Fairfield (Adult contemporary)
• 95.3 WZLR Xenia (Classic hits)
• 95.7 WHIO-FM Pleasant Hill (Talk)
• 96.5 WFTK Lebanon (Active rock)
• 96.9 WYDA Troy (Air1)*
• 97.3 WSWO-LP Huber Heights (LPFM/Oldies)*
• 98.1 WUDR Dayton (College/Variety)*
• 98.3 WKET Kettering (Campus/Variety)*
• 99.1 WHKO Dayton (Country)
• 99.9 WCHD Kettering (Contemporary hit radio)
• 100.7 WEEC Springfield (Worship music)*
• 101.5 WCLI-FM Enon (Country)
• 102.9 WDHT Urbana (Mainstream urban)
• 103.5 WGRR Hamilton (Classic hits)
• 103.9 WZDA Beavercreek (Country)
• 104.7 WTUE Dayton (Classic rock)
• 105.9 WNKN Middletown (Classic country)
• 106.5 WTKD Greenville (Christian)
• 106.9 WWSU Fairborn (College/Variety)*
• 107.1 WTJN-LP Troy (LPFM/Community)*
• 107.7 WMMX Dayton (Hot AC)

^† indicates a time-share operation between the two stations.