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==Media== [[File:Facade of Dallas Morning News office in Dallas.jpg|thumb|Headquarters of ''The Dallas Morning News'']] [[File:WFAAalternatestudiosatVictoryPark2.jpg|thumb|right|Satellite studio of WFAA]] {{See also|Newspapers of Dallas, Texas|List of radio stations in Texas|List of television stations in Texas#Dallas/Fort Worth|List of movies set in Dallas, Texas|List of television shows set in Dallas}} Dallas has several local newspapers, magazines, television stations and radio stations that serve the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, which is the fifth-largest [[media market]] in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arbitron.com/radio_stations/mm001050.asp |title=Fall 2006 Market Ratings |publisher=Arbitron.com |access-date=May 11, 2013}}</ref> Dallas has one major daily newspaper, ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]'', which was founded in 1885 by [[A. H. Belo]] and is A. H. Belo's flagship newspaper. The ''[[Dallas Times Herald]]'', started in 1888, was the ''Morning News''' major competitor until Belo purchased it on December 8, 1991, and closed the paper down the next day. Other daily newspapers are ''[[Al Día (Dallas)|Al Día]]'', a Spanish-language paper published by Belo, and a number of ethnic newspapers printed in languages such as [[Chinese language|Chinese]], [[Korean language|Korean]], and [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]]. Other publications include the ''Dallas Weekly'' and the ''Elite News'', all weekly news publications. The ''[[Dallas Observer]]'' and the ''North Texas Journal'' are also alternative weekly newspapers. ''The Dallas Morning News'' formerly had a weekly publication, ''[[Neighborsgo]]'', which came out every Friday and focused on community news. Readers could post stories and contribute content to the website. ''[[D Magazine]]'' is a notable monthly magazine about business, life, and entertainment in Dallas–Fort Worth. Local visitor magazines include "WHERE Magazine" and "Travelhost"–available at hotel desks or in guest rooms. In addition, the park cities and suburbs such as Plano also have their own community newspapers. Also, ''THE Magazine'' covers the contemporary arts scene.<ref>{{Cite web|title=THE Magazine DFW|url=https://artandseek.org/calendar/organization/2284/the-magazine-dfw|access-date=September 16, 2020|website=artandseek.org}}</ref> In terms of the larger metro area, the ''[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]]'' is another major daily newspaper, covering [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]]'s metropolitan division. It also publishes a major Spanish-language newspaper for the entire metro area known as ''La Estrella''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=La Estrella|url=https://www.star-telegram.com/la-estrella/|website=Fort Worth Star-Telegram}}</ref> To the north of Dallas and Fort Worth, the ''[[Denton Record-Chronicle]]'' primarily covers news for the [[Denton, Texas|city of Denton]] and [[Denton County]]. Area television stations affiliated with the major broadcasting networks (network [[Owned-and-operated station|O&O's]] highlighted in '''bold''') include '''[[KDFW|KDFW 4]]''' ([[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]), '''[[KXAS-TV|KXAS 5]]''' ([[NBC]]), [[WFAA-TV|WFAA 8]] ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]) (which for many years was owned by [[Belo Corporation|Belo]] alongside the ''Morning News''), '''[[KTVT|KTVT 11]]''' ([[CBS]]), [[KERA-TV|KERA 13]] ([[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]]), '''[[KUVN-TV|KUVN 23]]''' ([[Univisión|UNI]]), '''[[KDFI|KDFI 27]]''' ([[My Network TV|MNTV]]), '''[[KDAF|KDAF 33]]''' ([[The CW]]), and '''[[KXTX-TV|KXTX 39]]''' ([[Telemundo|TMD]]). [[KTXA|KTXA 21]] and [[KFAA-TV|KFAA 29]] are an [[independent station]]s; KTXA was previously affiliated with the now-defunct [[UPN]] network. Over 101 radio stations operate within range of Dallas.<ref>{{cite web|title=Radio stations in Dallas, Texas.|url=http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/locate?select=city&city=dallas&state=tx&x=17&y=5|access-date=May 11, 2013|publisher=Radio-locator.com}}</ref> The city of Dallas operates [[WRR (FM)|WRR]] 101.1 FM, the area's main classical music station, from city offices in [[Fair Park]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dallascityhall.com/FairParkNews/FPStory5.html |title=Dallas' Fair Park Newsletter |publisher=Dallascityhall.com |access-date=May 11, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121045254/http://www.dallascityhall.com/FairParkNews/FPStory5.html |archive-date=January 21, 2013 }}</ref> Its original sister station, licensed as [[WRR (AM)|WRR-AM]] in 1921, is the oldest commercially operated radio station in Texas and the second-oldest in the United States, after [[KDKA (AM)]] in Pittsburgh.<ref>[http://www.wrr101.com/about.shtml WRR Classical 101.1 FM: The First Radio Station In Texas, est. 1921 – About WRR]. Retrieved on May 9, 2006. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704131443/http://www.wrr101.com/about.shtml |date=July 4, 2008 }}</ref> [[KKDA-FM]] (K104), an [[Urban contemporary music|urban contemporary]] station, and [[KRNB]] (Smooth R&B 105.7), an [[urban adult contemporary]] station, are owned independently by Service Broadcasting Corporation. Because of the city's central geographical position and lack of nearby mountainous terrain, high-power [[List of broadcast station classes#AM|class A]] [[medium-wave]] stations [[KRLD (AM)|KRLD]] and [[WBAP (AM)|WBAP]] can broadcast as far as southern Canada at night and can be used for emergency messages when broadcasting is down in other major metropolitan areas in the United States. [[Slavic Voice of America]] media group serves Russian-speaking Americans out of Dallas. Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation (HBC), the largest company in the Spanish-language radio station business, is based in Dallas.<ref>[http://www.emailwire.com/ Emailwire.com] – "[http://www.emailwire.com/cgi-bin/news/db.cgi?db=ads&uid=default&ID=3355&C1=Radio&view_records=1&full_view=1 Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation Announces Renan Almendarez Coello, El Cucuy De La Mañana, 'is Taking His Career to New Heights'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927095448/http://www.emailwire.com/cgi-bin/news/db.cgi?db=ads&uid=default&ID=3355&C1=Radio&view_records=1&full_view=1 |date=September 27, 2007 }}".</ref> In 2003, HBC was acquired by Univision and became Univision Radio Inc., but the radio company remains headquartered in the city.<ref>[http://www.business.com/ Business.com] – [http://www.business.com/directory/media_and_entertainment/radio/hispanic_broadcasting_corporation/index.asp Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation]. Retrieved on October 19, 2006. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150824222151/http://www.business.com/ |date=August 24, 2015 }}</ref>
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