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==Media== {{Main|Media in Cedar Rapids, Iowa}} ===Radio=== Cedar Rapids' radio market, which consists of Linn County,<ref name="arbmap">{{cite web|author=Arbitron|title=Arbitron Radio Metros Based on Fall 2006 Market Definitions|url=http://www.arbitron.com/downloads/Arb_US_Metro_Map_06.pdf|access-date=January 13, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216012114/http://www.arbitron.com/downloads/Arb_US_Metro_Map_06.pdf|archive-date=February 16, 2008}}</ref> is ranked 200th by [[Nielsen Audio]], with 194,000 listeners aged 12 and older.<ref>{{cite web|author=Arbitron|title=Market Ranks and Schedule (201β250)|url=http://www.arbitron.com/radio_stations/mm201250.asp|access-date=January 13, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071215233058/http://www.arbitron.com/radio_stations/mm201250.asp |archive-date = December 15, 2007}}</ref> [[iHeart Media]] owns four stations in the Cedar Rapids area, including [[WMT (AM)|WMT]] 600 AM, a [[talk radio|news/talk]] station that has broadcast since 1922. Clear Channel also owns [[KKSY-FM]] 96.5, a modern [[country music]] station; [[KMJM (AM)|KMJM]] 1360 AM, a [[classic country]] station; [[KOSY-FM]] 95.7 FM, a hit music station; and [[KKRQ]] 100.7 FM, with a [[classic rock]] format, which is an Iowa City station that is typically highly rated in Cedar Rapids.<ref>{{cite web|author=Clear Channel Communications|title=Radio: Station Search|url=http://www.clearchannel.com/Radio/StationSearch.aspx?RadioSearch=Cedar%20Rapids|access-date=January 13, 2008|archive-date=February 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217025114/http://www.clearchannel.com/Radio/StationSearch.aspx?RadioSearch=Cedar%20Rapids|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Townsquare Media]] owns four radio stations in Cedar Rapids, which were formerly owned by [[Cumulus Media]]: [[KDAT]] 104.5 FM ([[adult contemporary radio|adult contemporary]]), [[KHAK]] 98.1 FM ([[country music]]), and [[KRNA]] 94.1 FM ([[classic rock]]). Townsquare also operates [[KRQN]] 107.1 under a Lease-Management Agreement. KRQN broadcasts a ([[contemporary hit radio|contemporary hits]]) format.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.townsquaremedia.com/local-media/brands?state=iowa|title=Brands - Local Radio Stations & Clusters - Townsquare Media|publisher=Townsquare Media - Digital Media & Radio Advertising Company}}</ref> Three other stations in Cedar Rapids are independently owned: [[KZIA]] 102.9 FM ([[contemporary hit radio|contemporary hits]]), [[KGYM]] 1600 AM ([[sports radio]]), and [[KMRY]] 1450 AM/93.1 FM ([[Classic Hits]]).<ref name="northpine">{{cite web|author=Northpine.com|title=Iowa Radio Stations|url=http://www.northpine.com/broadcast/ia/radio.html|access-date=January 13, 2008}}</ref> Several stations from [[Davenport, Iowa|Davenport]], [[Waterloo, Iowa|Waterloo]], and [[Iowa City, Iowa|Iowa City]] also figure into ratings in Cedar Rapids.<ref>{{cite web|author=Arbitron |title=Arbitron Ratings Data |url=http://www.arbitron.com/home/ratings.htm |access-date=January 3, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014005825/http://www.arbitron.com/home/ratings.htm |archive-date=October 14, 2007 }}</ref> These stations include Waterloo-licensed contemporary Christian "Life 101.9," [[KNWS-FM]]; [[KFMW]] 107.9 FM, known as "Rock 108," with an [[active rock]] format; and [[KOKZ]] 105.7 FM, which has a [[classic hits]] format. The only noncommercial station licensed to Cedar Rapids is [[KCCK-FM]] 88.3 FM, a [[jazz]] station licensed to [[Kirkwood Community College]]. [[KXGM (FM)|KXGM]] 89.1 is a non-commercial [[contemporary Christian music]] station licensed to neighboring Hiawatha.<ref name="northpine"/> [[National Public Radio|NPR]] stations from [[Cedar Falls, Iowa|Cedar Falls]] ([[KUNI (FM)]] 90.9 FM) and Iowa City ([[KSUI]] 91.7 FM and [[WSUI]] 910 AM) reach Cedar Rapids.<ref>{{cite web|author=Northpine.com|title=Cedar Rapids Dial Guides|url=http://www.northpine.com/broadcast/dials/cedarrapids.html|access-date=January 13, 2008}}</ref> ===Television=== The Cedar Rapids-[[Waterloo, Iowa|Waterloo]]-[[Iowa City, Iowa|Iowa City]]-[[Dubuque, Iowa|Dubuque]] [[media market]] consists of 21 eastern Iowa counties: [[Allamakee County, Iowa|Allamakee]], [[Benton County, Iowa|Benton]], [[Black Hawk County, Iowa|Black Hawk]], [[Bremer County, Iowa|Bremer]], [[Buchanan County, Iowa|Buchanan]], [[Butler County, Iowa|Butler]], [[Cedar County, Iowa|Cedar]], [[Chickasaw County, Iowa|Chickasaw]], [[Clayton County, Iowa|Clayton]], [[Delaware County, Iowa|Delaware]], [[Dubuque County, Iowa|Dubuque]], [[Fayette County, Iowa|Fayette]], [[Grundy County, Iowa|Grundy]], [[Iowa County, Iowa|Iowa]], [[Johnson County, Iowa|Johnson]], [[Jones County, Iowa|Jones]], [[Keokuk County, Iowa|Keokuk]], [[Linn County, Iowa|Linn]], [[Tama County, Iowa|Tama]], [[Washington County, Iowa|Washington]], and [[Winneshiek County, Iowa|Winneshiek]].<ref name="arbmap"/> It is ranked 90th by [[Nielsen Media Research]] for the 2016β17 television season with 346,330 television households.<ref>{{cite web|author=Nielsen Media Research|title=Nielsen Local Television Market Universe Estimates|url=https://www.lyonspr.com/latest-nielsen-dma-rankings/|access-date=August 3, 2017|archive-date=April 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412071947/https://www.lyonspr.com/latest-nielsen-dma-rankings/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Cedar Rapids is home to the following commercial stations: [[KGAN]] channel 2 ([[CBS]]), KGAN-DT2 ([[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]), [[KCRG-TV]] channel 9 ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]), KCRG-DT2 ([[MyNetworkTV]]), KCRG-DT3 ([[The CW]]), [[KFXA]] channel 28 ([[Dabl]]), and [[KPXR-TV]] channel 48 ([[Ion Television|Ion]]). [[NBC]] affiliate [[KWWL (TV)|KWWL]] channel 7 and [[MeTV]] affiliate KWWL-DT3 are based in Waterloo and maintain a newsroom inside the [[Alliant Energy]] tower in downtown Cedar Rapids. Other stations in the market are [[KWKB]] channel 20 ([[Tri-State Christian Television|TCT]], [[ThisTV]] on DT-5), licensed to Iowa City and [[KFXB-TV]] channel 40 ([[Christian Television Network|CTN]]), licensed to Dubuque. [[Public Broadcasting Service|Public television]] is provided by [[Iowa PBS]], which has two stations in the area: KIIN channel 12 in Iowa City and KRIN channel 32 in Waterloo. [[KWWF]] channel 22 ([[Retro Television Network|RTN]]), which operated from Waterloo, ceased broadcasting in 2013. [[Mediacom]] and local company ImOn Communications provide cable television service to Cedar Rapids. ===Print=== ''[[The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)|The Gazette]]'' is the primary daily newspaper for Cedar Rapids. The ''Cedar Rapids Gazette'' won a Pulitzer Prize in 1936, under editor Verne Marshall and primarily due to his efforts and articles, for its campaign against corruption and misgovernment in the State of Iowa.<ref>{{cite web|title=1936 Winners|url=http://www.pulitzer.org/awards/1936|publisher=Pulitzer|access-date=March 31, 2011}}</ref> ===Film=== ''[[Cedar Rapids (film)|Cedar Rapids]]'' is an American comedy film about a naive insurance agent, played by [[Ed Helms]], who is sent to represent his company at a regional conference in big town Cedar Rapids.<ref name="FPCRpicture">{{cite web|url= http://www.foxsearchlight.com/cedarrapids/|title=Cedar Rapids|publisher= FOX Pictures|access-date=January 20, 2011}}</ref> Although the film is set in Cedar Rapids, it was actually mostly shot in [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]], Michigan, although exterior shots were done in Cedar Rapids.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cedar Rapids' movie debuts tonight at Sundance|url=http://thegazette.com/2011/01/23/cedar-rapids-movie-debuts-tonight-at-sundance/|publisher=The Cedar Rapids Gazette|access-date=October 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029222725/http://thegazette.com/2011/01/23/cedar-rapids-movie-debuts-tonight-at-sundance/|archive-date=October 29, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The 2017 film ''[[Amelia 2.0 (2017 film)|Amelia 2.0]]'' is a scifi drama set in a nameless fictional city. The majority of the movie was filmed in Cedar Rapids, using iconic locations such as the Cedar Rapids Public Library and Theater Cedar Rapids as important set pieces. ''[[The Crazies (2010 film)|The Crazies]]'' is a 2010 film set near Cedar Rapids in the fictional Odgen Marsh, Iowa. Bruce Aune, a real newscaster from [[KCRG-TV|KCRG-TV 9]] in Cedar Rapids, appears in a mid-credits scene near the end of the film.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}} ''[[The Final Season]]'' is a 2007 film about the [[Norway High School (Iowa)|Norway High School]] baseball team's pursuit of their 20th state championship and the district's fight against consolidation.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Stegmeir|first=Mary|date=October 8, 2007|title=The Final Season" screening draws actors, Norway baseball figures; to open Friday at College Square|url=https://wcfcourier.com/news/metro/the-final-season-screening-draws-actors-norway-baseball-figures-to-open-friday-at-college-square/article_9549ab1c-3507-599b-a6d1-c23dda77697d.html|access-date=October 9, 2020|website=The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier}}</ref> The film includes footage of the [[John F. Kennedy High School (Iowa)|Kennedy High School]] baseball field, the new [[Cedar Rapids Kernels]] baseball stadium, and an appearance by former KZIA-FM Cedar Rapids radio personalities Scott Schulte and the late Ric Swann.
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