Editing Tuscaloosa, Alabama (section)

==Media==
{{See also|List of television stations in Alabama|List of radio stations in Alabama|List of newspapers in Alabama}}
[[File:Tuscalnewsriverwalk.jpg|thumb|Former headquarters of the ''[[Tuscaloosa News]]'' as seen from the Riverwalk]]

''[[The Tuscaloosa News]]'' is the major daily newspaper serving the city. ''The Tuscaloosa News'' also publishes several websites and ''Tuscaloosa Magazine''. The primary news website is tuscaloosanews.com.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tuscaloosanews.com |title=TuscaloosaNews.com: Latest Alabama news, sports, weather &#124; The Tuscaloosa News &#124; Tuscaloosa, AL |newspaper=[[The Tuscaloosa News]] |access-date=May 13, 2016}}</ref> Tidesports.com focuses on University of Alabama sports. ''The Tuscaloosa News'' offices were located west of downtown on a bluff overlooking the Black Warrior River. In October 2023, Mayor Walt Maddox announced that the former ''News'' office building is slated to be razed to make way for a new municipal recreation center.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 9, 2023 |title=Former Tuscaloosa News building will be demolished |work=The Tuscaloosa News |url=https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/news/2023/10/09/former-tuscaloosa-news-building-will-be-demolished-mayor-says/71070218007/ |access-date=October 10, 2023}}</ref>

''The Planet Weekly'' is the largest of the several [[Alternative weekly|alternative weekly newspapers]] published in the area. Additionally, each of the three colleges in the area are served by student-published periodicals, the largest being ''[[The Crimson White]]'', the independent, student-run newspaper of the University of Alabama and one of several [[University of Alabama#Student media|UA-affiliated student publications]].

''Kids Life Magazine'' is a free publication which focuses on family friendly events in the Tuscaloosa area.

Tuscaloosa is part of the Birmingham-Tuscaloosa-Anniston television market, which is the 40th largest in the nation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nielsen Media Research Local Universe Estimates (US) |url=http://en-us.nielsen.com/etc/content/nielsen_dotcom/en_us/home/measurement/tv_research.mbt.39577.RelatedLinks.13293.MediaPath.pdf |publisher=Nielson Media Research |access-date=October 2, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711082126/http://en-us.nielsen.com/etc/content/nielsen_dotcom/en_us/home/measurement/tv_research.mbt.39577.RelatedLinks.13293.MediaPath.pdf |archive-date=July 11, 2009}}</ref>  All major networks have a presence in the market. [[WBMA-LD|WCFT 33]] is the ABC affiliate, [[WIAT|WIAT 42]] is the CBS affiliate, [[WBRC|WBRC 6]] is the Fox affiliate, [[WVTM-TV|WVTM 13]] is the NBC affiliate, [[Alabama Public Television|WBIQ 10]] is the PBS affiliate, [[WTTO|WTTO 21]] is the CW affiliate, [[WABM|WABM 68]] is the MyNetworkTV affiliate and [[WVUA-CD|WVUA-CD 7]] is the This TV affiliate. WVUA-CD is the only station that originates its broadcast in Tuscaloosa; it is owned by the University of Alabama and its studios are part of UA's Digital Media Center.

Tuscaloosa is the 234th largest radio market in the nation.<ref>[http://www.arbitron.com/radio_stations/mm001050.asp Arbitron Radio Market Rankings: Spring 2007] [[Arbitron]]. Accessed July 24, 2007.</ref> In January 2007, of the top-ten-rated radio stations, two were urban, three were country, two were contemporary, and one each was gospel, oldies, and talk radio.<ref>[http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRRatings/ Tuscaloosa, AL, Ratings] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090526070602/http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRRatings/ |date=May 26, 2009}}. ''RadioandRecords.com'' Accessed July 24, 2007.</ref>

Tuscaloosa serves as home base to [[Alabama Public Radio]], the state's largest public-radio network. APR's main studios are housed at the University of Alabama, and the flagship signal, [[WUAL-FM]], originates from a transmitter south of town. WUAL serves Tuscaloosa, portions of the Birmingham metro area and several counties of west-central Alabama. The University of Alabama also houses [[WVUA-FM]], a 24/7 college radio station run completely by students. [[Clear Channel Communications#Radio|Clear Channel Communications]] and [[Townsquare Media]] both own and operate a cluster of radio stations in Tuscaloosa, that form the majority of the market.

[[NOAA Weather Radio]] station [[KIH60]] broadcasts weather and hazard information for Tuscaloosa and the surrounding vicinity.