Editing Montgomery, Alabama (section)

==Media==
{{See also|List of television stations in Alabama|List of radio stations in Alabama|List of newspapers in Alabama}}
The morning newspaper, the ''[[Montgomery Advertiser]]'', began publication as ''The Planter's Gazette'' in 1829. It is the principal newspaper of central Alabama and is affiliated with the [[Gannett]]. In 1970, then publisher [[Harold E. Martin]] won the [[Pulitzer Prize]] for special reporting while at the ''Advertiser''. The ''Alabama Journal'' was a local afternoon paper from 1899 until April 16, 1993, when it published its last issue before merging with the morning Advertiser.

Montgomery is served by seven local television stations: [[WNCF|WNCF 32]] ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]), [[WSFA|WSFA 12]] ([[NBC]]), [[WCOV-TV|WCOV 20]] ([[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]), [[WBMM|WBMM 22]] ([[The CW Television Network|CW]]), [[WAIQ|WAIQ 26]] ([[PBS]]), [[WMCF-TV|WMCF-TV 45]] ([[Trinity Broadcasting Network|TBN]]), [[WFRZ-LD|WFRZ-LD 33]] (Religious and Educational). In addition, [[WAKA|WAKA 8]] ([[CBS]]), licensed to Selma but operating out of Montgomery, and [[WBIH|WBIH 29]] (independent) located in [[Selma, Alabama|Selma]], and [[WIYC|WIYC 67]] ([[American Music Video Network|AMV]]) is licensed to [[Troy, Alabama|Troy]]. Montgomery is part of the [[Template:Montgomery TV|Montgomery-Selma Designated Market Area]] [[media market|(DMA)]], which is ranked 118th nationally by [[Nielsen Media Research]].<ref name="tv2">{{cite web |title=Local Television Market Universe Estimates |work=nielsenmedia.com |url=http://www.nielsenmedia.com/nc/nmr_static/docs/2007-2008_DMA_Ranks.xls |access-date=November 17, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927200433/http://www.nielsenmedia.com/nc/nmr_static/docs/2007-2008_DMA_Ranks.xls |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Charter Communications]] and [[Knology]] provide cable television service. [[DirecTV]] and [[Dish Network]] provide [[direct broadcast satellite]] television including both local and national channels to area residents.

The Montgomery area is served by eight [[AM broadcasting|AM]] radio stations: [[WMSP]], [[WMGY]], [[WZKD]], [[WTBF (AM)|WTBF]], [[WGMP]], [[WAPZ]], [[WLWI (AM)|WLWI]], and [[WXVI]]; and nineteen [[FM broadcasting|FM]] stations: [[WJSP-FM|WJSP]], [[WAPR]], [[WELL-FM|WELL]], [[WLBF]], [[Troy University Public Radio|WTSU]], [[WVAS]], [[WLWI-FM|WLWI]], [[WXFX]], [[WQKS-FM|WQKS]], [[WWMG]], [[WVRV]], [[WJWZ]], [[WBAM-FM|WBAM]], [[WALX]], [[WHHY-FM|WHHY]], [[WMXS]], [[WHLW]], [[WZHT]], and [[WMRK-FM|WMRK]]. Montgomery is ranked 150th largest by [[Arbitron]].<ref name="radio2">{{cite web |title=Arbitron Radio Market Rankings: Spring 2011 |work=arbitron.com |url=http://www.arbitron.com/downloads/bluebook_sp11.pdf |access-date=June 2, 2011 |archive-date=May 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518220538/http://www.arbitron.com/downloads/bluebook_sp11.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

NOAA Weather Radio station [[KIH55]] broadcasts weather and hazard information for Montgomery and vicinity.