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==Media== ''[[The Astorian]]'' (formerly ''The Daily Astorian'') is the main newspaper serving Astoria. It was established {{Years or months ago|{{#expr:1873-1}}}}, in 1873,<ref name=bluebook>[https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/cultural/media-newspapers.aspx Newspapers Published in Oregon] ''[[Oregon Blue Book]]''. Retrieved July 22, 2012.</ref> and has been in continuous publication since that time.<ref name=opna-jun2012>{{cite web|title=Oregon Newspaper Publishers Century Roster|date=June 2012|work=Oregon Publisher|publisher=[[Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association|The Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association]]|url=http://www.orenews.com/web/members/op/OPJune2012.pdf |page=7|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619054453/http://www.orenews.com/web/members/op/OPJune2012.pdf|archive-date=June 19, 2012|access-date=November 25, 2014}}</ref> The ''Coast River Business Journal'' is a monthly business magazine covering Astoria, Clatsop County, and the Northwest Oregon coast. It, along with ''The Astorian'', is part of the EO Media Group (formerly the [[East Oregonian]] Publishing Company) family of Oregon and Washington newspapers.<ref name=eo>{{cite web|title=Coast River Business Journal β About Us|url=http://publishing.eomediagroup.com/coast-river-business-journal/|access-date=May 30, 2016|archive-date=September 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160928010317/http://publishing.eomediagroup.com/coast-river-business-journal/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The local [[National Public Radio|NPR]] station is [[KMUN]] 91.9, and [[KAST (AM)|KAST]] 1370 is a local [[Talk radio|news-talk]] radio station. ===Filming location=== The early 1960s television series ''[[Route 66 (TV series)|Route 66]]'' filmed the episode entitled "One Tiger to a Hill"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0690475/|title=One Tiger to a Hill|date=September 21, 1962|publisher=IMDb}}</ref> in Astoria; it was broadcast on September 21, 1962. In recent popular culture, Astoria is most famous for being the setting of the 1985 film ''[[The Goonies]]'', which was filmed on location in the city. Other notable movies filmed in Astoria include ''[[Short Circuit (1986 film)|Short Circuit]]'', ''[[The Black Stallion (film)|The Black Stallion]]'', ''[[Kindergarten Cop]]'', ''[[Free Willy]]'', ''[[Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home]]'', ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III]]'', ''[[Benji the Hunted]]'', ''[[Come See the Paradise]],'' ''[[The Ring Two]]'', ''[[Into the Wild (film)|Into the Wild]]'', ''[[The Guardian (2006 film)|The Guardian]]'' and ''[[Green Room (film)|Green Room]].''<ref>{{cite web | url = http://parentingsquad.com/family-vacation-idea-visit-your-favorite-family-movie-locations-in-astoria-oregon | title = Visit Your Favorite Family Movie Locations in Astoria, Oregon | author = Sonja Stewart | date = May 16, 2011 | work = Parenting Squad | access-date = March 3, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.astoriaoregon.com/astoria_movies.php | title = Movies filmed in Astoria Oregon | publisher = Astoria Oregon | access-date = March 3, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://content.usatoday.com/communities/popcandy/post/2010/07/guest-blogger-how-did-i-spend-my-vacation-visiting-goonies-filming-locations/1 | title = Guest blogger: How did I spend my vacation? Visiting 'Goonies' filming locations! | author = Ryan S. (a.k.a. Spoodawg) | date = July 8, 2010 | work = USA Today | access-date = March 3, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.oregonfilm.org/docs/Oregon_Filmography.pdf |title= Filmed in Oregon 1908β2012 |publisher= Oregon Governor's Office of Film & Television |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140814050842/http://www.oregonfilm.org/docs/Oregon_Filmography.pdf |archive-date= August 14, 2014 |access-date= April 17, 2018 }}</ref>
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