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==Media== [[File:The Press, York (geograph 6247772).jpg|thumb|200x200px|''The Press'' on Walmgate]] The York area is served by a local newspaper, ''[[The Press (York)|The Press]]'' (known as the ''Evening Press'' until April 2006), ''The York Advertiser'' newspaper (based at ''The Press'' on Walmgate), and four local radio stations: [[BBC Radio York]], [[YorkMix Radio]], [[YO1 Radio]] and [[Jorvik Radio]]. A local commercial radio station, [[Minster FM]], broadcast until 2020 when it was replaced by [[Minster FM|Greatest Hits Radio York and North Yorkshire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2020/05/most-of-acquired-bauer-stations-to-become-greatest-hits-radio/|title=Most of acquired Bauer stations to become Greatest Hits Radio|date=27 May 2020|accessdate=2 July 2022|archive-date=26 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626141037/https://radiotoday.co.uk/2020/05/most-of-acquired-bauer-stations-to-become-greatest-hits-radio/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thepress.co.uk/news/ |title=York news, North Yorkshire news and information from ''The Press'' newspaper in York |publisher=Newsquest Media Group |work=The Press |access-date=12 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629102856/http://www.thepress.co.uk/news/ |archive-date=29 June 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oneandother.com/|title=Events in York, Visit York, Local News Yorkshire, Things to Do in York β Oneandother.com β York|publisher=Oneandother.com|date=26 November 2011|access-date=4 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201090556/http://www.oneandother.com/|archive-date=1 December 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.minsterfm.com/mi/welcome/|title=Minster FM β Welcome|publisher=The Local Radio Company|work=Minster FM|access-date=12 June 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630133544/http://www.minsterfm.com/mi/welcome/|archive-date=30 June 2009}} </ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/14610934.On_the_air__hear_and_now/|title=On the air, hear and now|work=The Press|date=11 July 2016|access-date=19 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923082749/http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/14610934.On_the_air__hear_and_now/|archive-date=23 September 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/local_radio/ |title=BBC Radio York |publisher=BBC Local β York & North Yorkshire |access-date=12 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090703233305/http://www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/local_radio/ |archive-date=3 July 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> Another digital news and radio website is [[YorkMix]] run by former print journalists, that incorporates Local News; What's On; Food & Drink; Things To Do and Business sections with articles written by residents and local journalists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkmix.com/|publisher=YorkMix|title=Home|access-date=19 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817115407/http://www.yorkmix.com/|archive-date=17 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> In August 2016 YorkMix was nominated in two categories in the O2 Media Awards for Yorkshire and The Humber.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkmix.com/news/yorkmix-nominated-two-awards/|title=YorkMix nominated for two awards|publisher=YorkMix|date=2 August 2016|access-date=19 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106225149/http://www.yorkmix.com/news/yorkmix-nominated-two-awards/|archive-date=6 November 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Local news and television programmes are provided by [[BBC Yorkshire]] and [[BBC North East and Cumbria]] on BBC One and [[ITV Yorkshire]] and [[ITV Tyne Tees]] on ITV. Television signals are received from either the [[Emley Moor transmitting station|Emley Moor]] or [[Bilsdale transmitting station|Bilsdale]] transmitters.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Emley_Moor|title=Emley Moor (Kirklees, England) Full Freeview transmitter|date=1 May 2004|website=UK Free TV|accessdate=17 September 2023|archive-date=19 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819070317/https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Emley_Moor|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Bilsdale|title=Bilsdale (North Yorkshire, England) Full Freeview transmitter|date=1 May 2004|website=UK Free TV|accessdate=17 September 2023|archive-date=3 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903034040/https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Bilsdale|url-status=live}}</ref> On 27 November 2013, Ofcom awarded the 12-year local TV licence for the York area to a consortium entitled The York Channel, with the channel due to be on air in spring 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://media.ofcom.org.uk/2013/11/27/ofcom-awards-york-and-middlesbrough-local-tv-licences/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220162102/http://media.ofcom.org.uk/2013/11/27/ofcom-awards-york-and-middlesbrough-local-tv-licences/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 December 2013 |title=The York Channel |publisher=The York Channel |work=Local Television β York & North Yorkshire |access-date=9 May 2014}}</ref> This service is now on air as [[That's TV]] North Yorkshire.<ref>{{cite web|title=North Yorkshire β That's TV|date=2 October 2020 |url=http://www.thats.tv/north-yorkshire/|access-date=30 August 2021|archive-date=17 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917041554/http://www.thats.tv/north-yorkshire/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[York St John University]] has a Film and Television Production department with links to many major industrial partners. The department hosts an annual festival of student work and a showcase of other regional films.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.yorksj.ac.uk/default.asp?Page_ID=4724 |title=Film & Television Production BA (Hons) Entry Profile |publisher=York St John University |year=2006 |access-date=12 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090511070933/http://www2.yorksj.ac.uk/default.asp?Page_ID=4724 |archive-date=11 May 2009}}</ref> The [[University of York]] has its own television station [[York Student Television]] (YSTV) and two campus newspapers ''[[Nouse]]'' and ''[[York Vision]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ystv.york.ac.uk/ |title=YSTV β Watch TV. Make TV. YSTV |publisher=York Student Television |access-date=12 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318002513/http://ystv.york.ac.uk/ |archive-date=18 March 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Its radio station [[University Radio York|URY]] is the longest running legal independent radio station in the UK, and was voted Student Radio Station of the Year 2020 at the [[Student Radio Association|Student Radio Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ury.org.uk/about |title=URY β About Us |publisher=University Radio York |access-date=18 June 2021 |archive-date=22 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022132020/https://ury.org.uk/about/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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