Editing Ashland, Kentucky (section)

==Media==
===Newspapers===
Ashland is home to two newspapers: ''The Independent''  and ''The Greater Ashland Beacon''.

''[[The Daily Independent (Ashland newspaper)|The Daily Independent]]'' is a five-day morning [[daily newspaper]] which covers the city and the surrounding metropolitan area. In addition, it offers national, state and regional news/sports coverage via reprints of Associated Press and [[CNHI]] wire reports and columns. The newspaper is often called "The Independent" or the "Ashland Daily Independent" by locals, as these were its former names. One of the paper's claims to fame is the first printings of a supposed image of Jesus in the clouds of [[Korea]] in 1951.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/jesusclouds.asp |title=Jesus in the Clouds |date=September 2, 2008 |publisher=snopes.com |access-date=May 22, 2012}}</ref>

Ashland's other newspaper is ''The Greater Ashland Beacon''. It is a free weekly circular published in full color every Tuesday. "The Beacon", as it is known by locals, is "hyper-local," meaning it is exclusively dedicated to covering the community. Highlights include, but are not limited to, local events, sports results, outdoor recreation and personal interest articles and columns penned by freelance Ashland-area journalists and quasi-celebrities.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.ashlandbeacon.com/ |title = The Greater Ashland Beacon}}</ref>

===Radio===
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! Call sign !! Frequency !! Format !! Description / Notes
|-
| [[WKAO]]
| 91.1 FM
| [[Contemporary Christian music]]
| Owned by Positive Alternative Radio, Inc. Licensed to Ashland and identifies as ''"Walk FM"''.
|-
| [[WDGG]]
| 93.7 FM
| [[Country music|Country]]
| Owned by Kindred Communications. Licensed to Ashland with studios located in [[Huntington, West Virginia]]. Identifies as ''"93.7 The Dawg"''.
|-
| [[WKSG (FM)|WKSG]]
| 98.3 FM
| [[Southern gospel]]
| Licensed to nearby [[Garrison, Kentucky]] with its transmitter tower located just outside of Garrison in [[Greenup County, Kentucky]] and its studios located in [[Portsmouth, Ohio]]. Identifies as ''"Hot 98.3"''.
|-
| [[WLGC-FM]]
| 105.7 FM
| [[Oldies]]
| Owned by Greenup County Broadcasting, Inc. Licensed to nearby [[Greenup, Kentucky]] with studios located in downtown Ashland. Identifies as ''"Kool Hits 105.7"''.
|-
| [[WCMI (AM)|WCMI]]
| 1340 AM
| [[Sports talk radio|Sports talk]]
| Owned by Kindred Communications. It was founded by the Ashland Broadcasting Station whose owners were the Daily Independent on April 29, 1935.<ref name="HIS_ASHLAND_1954"/> It was sold to Nunn Enterprises in 1939. Identifies as ''"CAT Sports 93-3 and 1340"''.
|-
| [[WOKT]]
| 1080 AM
| [[Christian radio|Christian Talk & Teaching]]
| Located in adjacent [[Cannonsburg, Kentucky|Cannonsburg]], it is owned by Fowler Media Partners of South Point, Ohio. It currently simulcasts its programming on "WJEH" 990 AM of Gallipolis, Ohio.. Identifies as ''"The Tri-State's 24 Hour Christian Talk and Information Station "''.
|}

===Television===
Ashland residents receive their network television primarily from stations in [[Huntington, West Virginia|Huntington]] and [[Charleston, West Virginia]]. In addition, [[WKYT]], the [[CBS]] affiliate in [[Lexington, Kentucky]], is shown on [[cable TV]] in Ashland when its programming is different from Charleston's CBS affiliate [[WOWK]]. There are also two television stations licensed to Ashland itself. Those are:

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! Call sign !! Channel !! Description
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| [[WKAS]]
| Digital 25
| Owned by the Kentucky Authority for Educational Television. [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]]/[[Kentucky Educational Television]] (KET) affiliate
|-
| [[WTSF]]
| Digital 44
| Owned by Word of God Fellowship, Inc. [[Daystar (TV network)|Daystar]] affiliate
|}