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==Media== {{main|Media in Las Vegas}} ===Newspapers=== [[File:Las Vegas Review-Journal sign.jpg|thumb|Las Vegas ''Review-Journal'' sign]] * ''[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]'', the area's largest daily newspaper, is published every morning. It was formed in 1909 but has roots back to 1905. It is the largest newspaper in Nevada and is ranked as one of the top 25 newspapers in the United States by circulation. In 2000, the ''Review-Journal'' installed the largest newspaper printing press in the world. It cost $40 million, weighs 910 tons and consists of 16 towers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Scheid |first1=Jenny |title=New presses are the worlds's largest |url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/0FD393A6550A8446?p=NRNB |newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal |access-date=August 6, 2018 }}</ref> Until his death in January 2021, the newspaper was owned by casino magnate [[Sheldon Adelson]], who purchased it for $140 million in December 2015. In 2018, the ''Review-Journal'' received the [[Sigma Delta Chi Award]] from the [[Society of Professional Journalists]] for reporting the [[2017 Las Vegas shooting|Oct 1 mass shooting]] on the Las Vegas Strip. In 2018 and 2022, ''Editor and Publisher'' magazine named the ''Review-Journal'' as one of 10 newspapers in the United States "doing it right."<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.editorandpublisher.com/feature/10-newspapers-that-do-it-right-2018-recognizing-success-in-pioneering-newsrooms-advertising-growth-and-community-engagement/ |title=10 Newspapers That Do It Right 2018: Recognizing Success in Pioneering Newsrooms, Advertising Growth and Community Engagement |journal=[[Editor & Publisher]] |first1=Nu |last1=Yang |first2=Jesus |last2=Ruiz |language=en-US |access-date=December 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816154054/http://www.editorandpublisher.com/feature/10-newspapers-that-do-it-right-2018-recognizing-success-in-pioneering-newsrooms-advertising-growth-and-community-engagement/ |archive-date=August 16, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/10-news-publishers-that-do-it-right,219623 |title=10 news publishers that do it right |date=March 1, 2022 |last=Blinder |first=Robin |work=[[Editor & Publisher]] |access-date=September 4, 2022 |archive-date=August 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827150500/https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/10-news-publishers-that-do-it-right,219623 |url-status=live }}</ref> * ''[[Las Vegas Sun]]'', based in neighboring [[Henderson, Nevada|Henderson]], is a daily newspaper. Although independently published, the print edition is distributed as a section inside the ''Review-Journal''. The ''Sun'' is owned by the Greenspun family and is part of the [[Greenspun Media Group]]. It was founded independently in 1950 and in 1989 entered into a [[Joint Operating Agreement]] with the ''Review-Journal'', which runs through 2040. The ''Sun'' has been described as "politically liberal."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rainey |first1=James |title=Sleeping with the enemy newspaper |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-mar-08-et-vegas8-story.html |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |page=E1 |access-date=March 8, 2006 |archive-date=August 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811180520/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-mar-08-et-vegas8-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2009, the ''Sun'' was awarded a [[Pulitzer Prize for Public Service]] for coverage of the high death rate of construction workers on the Las Vegas Strip amid lax enforcement of regulations.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2009-04-20 |title=2009 Pulitzer Prizes for Journalism |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/20/business/media/2009-journalism-pulitzer.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420000628/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/20/business/media/2009-journalism-pulitzer.html |archive-date=2019-04-20 |access-date=2025-03-08 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=2009 Pulitzer Prizes β Journalism |url=https://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-year/2009 |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=[[Pulitzer Prize|The Pulitzer Prizes]] |language=en}}</ref> * ''[[Las Vegas Weekly]]'', based in neighboring Henderson, is a free [[alternative weekly]] newspaper. It covers Las Vegas arts, entertainment, culture and news. ''Las Vegas Weekly'' was founded in 1992 and is published by the Greenspun Media Group. ===Broadcast=== Las Vegas is served by 10 full power television stations and 46 radio stations. The area is also served by two NOAA Weather Radio transmitters (162.55 MHz located in Boulder City and 162.40 MHz located on [[Potosi Mountain (Nevada)|Potosi Mountain]]). * [[Template:Las Vegas Radio|Radio stations in Las Vegas]] * [[Template:Las Vegas TV|Television stations in Las Vegas]] ===Magazines=== * ''[[Desert Companion]]'' * ''[[Las Vegas Weekly]]'' * ''[[Luxury Las Vegas]]''
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