Editing St. Louis (section)

==Media==
{{main|Media in St. Louis}}
[[File:St._Louis_Post-Dispatch_headquarters.JPG|thumb|The former ''[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]'' building is in downtown St. Louis.]]
[[Greater St. Louis]] commands the 24th-largest [[media market]] in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nielsen Media Research Television Markets listed numerically courtesy of the Master Station Index at TVJobs.com |url=https://www.tvjobs.com/cgi-bin/markets/market2.cgi |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=www.tvjobs.com |archive-date=November 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127133747/https://www.tvjobs.com/cgi-bin/markets/market2.cgi |url-status=dead }}</ref> All of the major U.S. television networks have affiliates in St. Louis, including [[KTVI]] 2 ([[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]), [[KMOV]] 4 ([[CBS]], with [[MyNetworkTV]] on channel 32.1), [[KSDK]] 5 ([[NBC]]), [[KETC]] 9 ([[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]]), [[KPLR-TV]] 11 ([[The CW]]), [[KNLC]] 24 ([[MeTV]]), [[KDNL]] 30 ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]), [[WRBU]] 46 ([[Ion Television|Ion]]), and [[WPXS]] 51 [[Daystar Television Network]]. Among the area's most popular radio stations are [[KMOX]] (AM sports and talk, notable as the longtime flagship station for St. Louis Cardinals broadcasts), [[KLOU]] (FM oldies), [[WIL-FM]] (FM country), [[WARH]] (FM adult hits), and [[KSLZ]] (FM Top 40 mainstream).<ref name="arbitron">Arbitron (June 2011).</ref> St. Louis also supports [[public radio]]'s [[KWMU]], an [[NPR]] affiliate, and [[community radio]]'s [[KDHX]]. All-sports stations, such as [[KFNS (AM)|KFNS]] 590 AM "The Fan" and [[WXOS]] "101.1 ESPN" are also popular.  [[KSHE]] 95 FM "Real Rock Radio" has broadcast rock music since November 1967 - longer than any other radio station in the United States.

The ''[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]'' is the region's major newspaper. Others in the region include ''[[Ladue News]]'', ''[[West Newsmagazine]]'', the ''[[Webster-Kirkwood Times]],'' and the ''[[Call Newspapers]]'' which all serve parts of St. Louis County. Three weeklies serve the African-American community: the ''[[St. Louis Argus]]'', the ''[[St. Louis American]]'', and the ''[[St. Louis Sentinel]]''. ''[[St. Louis Magazine]]'', a monthly magazine, covers topics such as local history, cuisine, and lifestyles, while the weekly ''[[St. Louis Business Journal]]'' provides coverage of regional business news. St. Louis was served by an [[online newspaper]], the ''[[St. Louis Beacon]]'', but that publication merged with [[KWMU]] in 2013.<ref name="beacon">[https://www.stlbeacon.org/#!/coverpage] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720014459/http://stlbeacon.org/|date=July 20, 2013}}</ref> The primary [[alternative newspaper]] was the ''[[Riverfront Times]]'' before it was closed in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-22 |title=Riverfront Times sale and layoff of news staff signals end of 46-year era for St. Louis alt-weekly |url=https://www.stlpr.org/2024-05-22/rft-sold-riverfront-times-rip-alt-weekly-staff-laid-off |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=STLPR |language=en}}</ref>

Many books and movies have been written about St. Louis. A few of the most influential and prominent films are ''[[Meet Me in St. Louis]]'' and ''[[American Flyers]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tucker|first1=Justin|title=Top 10 Films Set (or Partially Set) in St. Louis|url=http://insidestl.com/top-10-films-set-or-partially-set-in-st-louis|website=Inside St. Louis|access-date=April 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508171915/http://insidestl.com/top-10-films-set-or-partially-set-in-st-louis|archive-date=May 8, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> and novels include ''[[The Killing Dance]]'', ''[[Meet Me in St. Louis (novel)|Meet Me in St. Louis]]'', ''[[The Runaway Soul]]'', ''[[The Rose of Old St. Louis (novel)|The Rose of Old St. Louis]]'', and ''[[Circus of the Damned]]''.

Because St. Louis was a prime location for immigrants to move to, much of the early social work depicting immigrant life was based on St. Louis, such as in the book ''[[The Immigrant in St. Louis (book)|The Immigrant in St. Louis]]''.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}