Editing Ames, Iowa (section)

== Media ==

=== Online and newsprint ===
*''[[Ames Tribune]]'', newspaper published in Ames.
*''[[Iowa State Daily]]'', Iowa State University student newspaper.
*''[[The Des Moines Register]]''
*''Story County Sun'', weekly county newspaper published in Ames.

=== Radio stations licensed to Ames ===
*[[KURE]], student radio operated at Iowa State University.
*[[WOI-FM]], [[Iowa Public Radio]]'s flagship "Studio One" station, broadcasting an [[NPR]] news format during the day and a music format in the evening, owned and operated at Iowa State University.
*[[WOI (AM)]], Iowa Public Radio's flagship station delivering a 24-hour news format consisting mainly of NPR programming, owned and operated at Iowa State University.
*[[KOEZ (FM)|KOEZ]], [[Adult Contemporary]] station licensed to Ames, but operated in Des Moines.
*[[KCYZ]], [[Hot Adult Contemporary]] station owned and operated by Clear Channel in Ames.
*[[KASI]], news/talk station owned and operated by Clear Channel in Ames.
*[[KNWI|KNWM-FM]], [[Contemporary Christian music|Contemporary Christian]] [[Madrid, Iowa|Madrid]]/Ames station owned and operated by the University of Northwestern – St. Paul - simulcast with [[KNWI|KNWI-FM]] [[Osceola, Iowa|Osceola]]/[[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]
*[[KHOI (FM)|KHOI]], [[Community radio|Community Radio]] station licensed to [[Story City, Iowa|Story City]] with studios in Ames. KHOI broadcasts music and local public affairs programs and is affiliated with the [[Pacifica Radio]] network.
Ames is also served by stations in the Des Moines media market, which includes [[Clear Channel Communications|Clear Channel's]] 50,000-watt talk station [[WHO (AM)|WHO]], music stations [[KAZR]], [[KDRB]], [[KGGO]], [[KKDM]], [[KHKI]], [[KIOA]], [[KJJY]], [[KRNT]], [[KSPZ]] and [[KSTZ]], talk station [[KWQW]], and sports stations [[KXNO (AM)|KXNO]] and [[KXNO-FM]].

=== Television ===
Ames is served by the Des Moines media market. [[WOI-DT]], the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate in central Iowa, was originally owned and operated by Iowa State University until the 1990s. The station is licensed to Ames, with studio's located in [[West Des Moines]]. Other stations serving Ames include [[KCCI]], [[KDIN-TV]], [[WHO-DT]], [[KCWI-TV]], [[KDMI]], [[KDSM-TV]] and [[KFPX-TV]].

Channel 12 is owned by the City of Ames, broadcasting city council meetings and local events. The station has received a NATOA Government Programming Award and a Telly Award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cityofames.org/government/departments-divisions-i-z/media-production-services|title=Media Production Services &#124; City of Ames, IA|website=www.cityofames.org}}</ref>

Channel 16 is a public access TV channel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cityofames.org/government/departments-divisions-i-z/media-production-services/channel-16|title=Channel 121-16 - Ames Public Access TV &#124; City of Ames, IA|website=www.cityofames.org}}</ref>