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==Media== Norfolk's daily newspaper is ''[[The Virginian-Pilot]]''. Its alternative papers include the (now defunct) ''[[Port Folio Weekly]]'', the ''[[New Journal and Guide]]'', and the online AltDaily.com. ''[[Inside Business (newspaper)|Inside Business]]'' serves the regional business community with local business news.<ref name="Hampton Roads News Links"/> {{anchor|Norfolk Post}}''Norfolk Post'' was published 13 January 1921 to 1 February 1924.<ref>{{cite web |title=Norfolk Post |url=https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=cl&cl=CL1&sp=NPO |website=Virginia Chronicle: Digital Newspaper Archive |access-date=25 January 2023}}</ref> Local universities publish their own newspapers: [[Old Dominion University]]'s ''Mace and Crown'', [[Norfolk State University]]'s ''The Spartan Echo'', and [[Virginia Wesleyan College]]'s ''Marlin Chronicles''.<ref name="Hampton Roads News Links">{{cite web |url=http://www.abyznewslinks.com/unitevanr.htm |title=Hampton Roads News Links |access-date=August 6, 2007 |publisher=abyznewslinks.com}}</ref> ''Coastal Virginia Magazine'' is a bi-monthly regional magazine for Norfolk and the [[Hampton Roads]] area.<ref name="Hampton Roads Magazine">{{cite web |url=http://www.hrmag.com |title=Hampton Roads Magazine |access-date=August 6, 2007 |publisher=Hampton Roads Magazine |archive-date=September 28, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928171054/http://www.hrmag.com/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Hampton Roads Times'' is an online magazine for Norfolk and the Hampton Roads area.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}} Norfolk is served by a variety of radio stations on the AM and FM dials, with towers located around the [[Hampton Roads]] area. These cater to many different interests, including [[news]], [[talk radio]], and [[sports]], as well as an eclectic mix of [[music]]al interests.<ref name="Hampton Roads Radio Links">{{cite web |url=http://www.ontheradio.net/metro/Norfolk_VA.aspx |title=Hampton Roads Radio Links |access-date=August 6, 2007 |publisher=ontheradio.net |archive-date=August 5, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070805002934/http://www.ontheradio.net/metro/Norfolk_VA.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> Norfolk is served by several television stations. The Hampton Roads [[Media market|designated market area]] (DMA) is the 42nd largest in the U.S. with 712,790 homes (0.64% of the total U.S.).<ref name="nielsen">Holmes, Gary. "[http://www.nielsenmedia.com/nc/portal/site/Public/menuitem.55dc65b4a7d5adff3f65936147a062a0/?vgnextoid=6573d3b8b0c3d010VgnVCM100000ac0a260aRCRD# Nielsen Reports 1.1% increase in U.S. Television Households for the 2006β2007 Season] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705100549/http://www.nielsenmedia.com/nc/portal/site/Public/menuitem.55dc65b4a7d5adff3f65936147a062a0/?vgnextoid=6573d3b8b0c3d010VgnVCM100000ac0a260aRCRD%23|date=July 5, 2009 }}." ''[[Nielsen Media Research]].'' September 23, 2006. Retrieved on September 28, 2007.</ref> Major network television affiliates include: {|class="wikitable" |+ align="bottom"| ! style="background:#ffcccc;"|Channel ! style="background:#ffcccc;"|[[Callsign]] ! style="background:#ffcccc;"|Network(s) |- |3 |[[WTKR-TV|WTKR]] |([[CBS]]) |- |10 |[[WAVY-TV|WAVY]] |([[NBC]]) |- |13 |[[WVEC-TV|WVEC]] |([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]) |- |15 |[[WHRO-TV|WHRO]] |([[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]]) |- |27 |[[WGNT]] |([[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]) |- |33 |[[WTVZ-TV|WTVZ]] |([[MyNetworkTV]]) |- |43 |[[WVBT]] |([[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]],<br />[[The CW]] [DT2]) |- |49 |[[WPXV-TV]] |([[ION Television]]) |- |} Norfolk residents also can receive independent stations, such as [[WSKY-TV|WSKY]] broadcasting on channel 4 from the Outer Banks of North Carolina and [[WGBS-LD]] broadcasting on channel 11 from [[Hampton, Virginia|Hampton]]. Norfolk is served by [[Cox Cable]] which provides [[LNC 5]], a local [[24-hour news cycle|24-hour]] [[United States cable news|cable news]] television network. [[DirecTV]] and [[Dish Network]] are also very popular as an alternative to [[cable television]] in Norfolk.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}} Several major [[Film|motion pictures]] have been filmed in and around Norfolk, including ''[[Rollercoaster (1977 film)|Rollercoaster]]'' (filmed at the former [[Ocean View Amusement Park]]), ''[[Navy SEALs (film)|Navy Seals]]'', and ''[[Mission: Impossible III]]'' (partially filmed at the [[Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel]]).<ref name="IMDB_nor_movies">"[https://www.imdb.com/List?endings=on&&locations=Norfolk,+Virginia,+USA Titles with locations including Norfolk, Virginia, USA]{{Dead link|date=July 2021|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes }}." ''[[Internet Movie Database|IMDB]].'' Retrieved on September 28, 2007.</ref>
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