Media in Fort Wayne, Indiana

Following is the complete list of mainstream and commercial media serving Fort Wayne, Indiana and its immediate suburbs.

Media

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Newspapers

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Commercial newspapers
Frequency Name Format Coverage Circulation Owner
Daily The Journal Gazette morning broadsheet regional 73,058
(126,988 Sunday)
Journal Gazette Company
Weekly Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly
Paid tabloid regional business Fort Wayne Newspapers[1]
The Aboite News Paid tabloid Community/Regional News KPC Media Group, Inc.
The Dupont Valley News Paid tabloid Community/Regional News KPC Media Group, Inc.
The New Haven News Paid tabloid Community/Regional News KPC Media Group, Inc.
The Northwest News Paid tabloid Community/Regional News Fort Wayne Newspapers[2]
The Leo-Cedarville News Paid tabloid Community/Regional News KPC Media Group, Inc.
whatzup free tabloid
alternative weekly
regional entertainment Sweetwater Sound, Inc.[3]
Fort Wayne Ink Spot tabloid
alternative bi-weekly
African American regional Fort Wayne Ink Spot LLC[4]
Monthly Waynedale News free broadsheet Waynedale 12,000 Waynedaler, LLC
Monthly Macedonian Tribune tabloid national
(Macedonian)
Macedonian Patriotic Organization
Monthly El Mexicano Newspaper tabloid regional
(Spanish)
El Mexicano Newspaper LLC[5]

Television

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Fort Wayne is the 107th-largest television market in the United States according to Nielsen Media Research.

Callsign Channel Network
affiliation
Callsign
meaning
Branding Owner[1] City
NTSC DTV[2]
WANE 15 32.1 CBS Fort WAyNE WANE 15 Nexstar Media Group Fort Wayne
32.2 ION Television ION
32.3 Laff Laff
32.4 Ion Mystery Escape
WPTA 21 24.1 ABC ABC21 Gray Television Fort Wayne
21.2 24.2 NBC Fort Wayne's NBC
21.3 24.3 MyNetworkTV My Network TV Fort Wayne
WISE 33 34.1 The CW+

WISE as in wisdom

Fort Wayne CW Gray Television Fort Wayne
34.2 True Crime Network True Crime
34.3 Grit (TV network) Grit
34.4 CourtTV CourtTV
34.5 Start TV StartTV
34.6 MeTV MeTV
34.7 Dabl Dabl
WFWA 39 18.1 PBS W Fort WAyne (also Fort Wayne's airport code) PBS Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Public Broadcasting Fort Wayne
18.2 PBS Kids
18.3 Create
18.4 39Explore News and Documentaries
18.5 weather radar PBS39wx
WFWC-CD 45 45.1 Infomercials W Fort Wayne Channel Infomercials Tran Star Fort Wayne
45.2 getTV getTV
45.3 HSN HSN
45.4 SonLife Broadcasting Network SBN
45.5 Infomercials 3ABN
45.6 NTD America NTD America
45.7 Shop LC Shop LC
WFFT 55 36.1 Fox W Fifty Five Television
backronym: W Fox FT. Wayne
WFFT Local Allen Media Broadcasting Fort Wayne
36.2 Bounce TV Bounce
36.3 Antenna TV Antenna
12.1 12.3 TCT/TBN W INdiana Michigan TCT O&O Angola
12.2 12.4 SonLife SonLife
12.4 12.6 Cozi TV Cozi TV
12.5 12.7 Defy TV Defy TV
12.6 12.8 (Blank) (Blank)
12.7 12.9 Scripps News Scripps News
12.8 12.10 Quest Quest
12.9 12.11 (Blank) (Blank)
12.10 12.12 (Blank) (Blank)
Comcast Cable/Verizon FiOS AFW/Public-access television Programming Access Fort Wayne Access1 / Access2 ACPL Fort Wayne
Comcast Cable/Verizon FiOS CATV5/College Produced Programming College Access TV ch5 Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne

Radio

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The Fort Wayne radio market is the 107th-largest in the United States according to Arbitron.[6] It includes radio stations licensed to Fort Wayne and its surrounding communities in Indiana and Ohio.

Callsign Channel Branding Format Owner City
WMRI Sports Talk| Mid-America Radio Group, Inc. Marion
WFCV 1090 Fort Wayne Christian Voice Religious [7] Fort Wayne
WOWO 1190 News-Talk 1190 Talk radio Federated Media Fort Wayne (Note: Also Transmits on 107.5)
WGL 1250 WGL Newsradio 1250 News Adams Radio Group Fort Wayne
WBZQ 1300 Huntington's Very Own Soft AC Larko Communications, Inc. Huntington
WKJG 1380 1380 The Fan Sports Federated Media Fort Wayne
WIOE 1450 Oldies WIOE Oldies Adams Radio Group Fort Wayne
WGLL 1570 Religious Raymond S. and Dorothy N. Moore Foundation Auburn
WLAB-FM 88.3 Star Religious Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod Northeast Indiana Note: Also transmits as 88.7
W204BF 88.7 Star Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod Fort Wayne Northeast Indiana Note: Also transmits as 88.3
WBOI-FM 89.1 89.1 WBOI NPR News & Jazz Northeast Indiana Public Radio Fort Wayne
WBCL-FM 90.3 Contemporary Christian Music Religious Taylor University Fort Wayne
WCYT-FM 91.1 The Point Alternative/Indie Homestead High School Fort Wayne
WCKZ 91.3 NPR Classical Star Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod Orland (Second tower, see 88.7 and 88.3)
WJHS 91.5 The Eagle Adult Alternative Columbia City High School Columbia City
WVSH-FM 91.9 Viking Radio Variety Huntington North High School Huntington
WFWI 92.3 BIG 92.3 Classic Rock Federated Media Fort Wayne
WZBD-FM 92.7 Z92.7 FM Adult Contemporary Adams County Radio, INC. Berne, Indiana
WBTU-FM 93.3 US 93.3 Country Adams Radio Group Fort Wayne
WRNP 94.1 Rhythm & Praise Urban Gospel Taylor University Broadcasting, Inc. Roanoke
WAJI-FM 95.1 Best FM Adult Contemporary Sarkes-Tarzian Fort Wayne
WXKE 96.3 96.3XKE Classic Rock Adams Radio Group Fort Wayne
WJFX HD2 96.9 B96.9 R&B & Old School Adams Radio Group Fort Wayne
WMEE-FM 97.3 WMEE Hot Adult Contemporary Federated Media Fort Wayne
WDFM 98.1 Mix 98-1 Hot Adult Contemporary Clear Channel Communications Defiance, Ohio
WBYR-FM 98.9 The Bear Rock Federated Media Fort Wayne
WFCV-FM 100.1 Bott Radio Religious Fort Wayne
WQSW-LP 100.5 Quasi Inc. Gospel Fort Wayne
WIOE-FM 101.1 Oldies 101 Oldies/Classic Hits/Classic Top 40 Brian R. Walsh South Whitley
WLDE-FM 101.7 FUN 101 Oldies/Classic Hits Sarkes Tarzian Fort Wayne
WGBJ 102.3 La Mega Spanish Three Amigos Broadcasting Fort Wayne
WJCI 102.9 The River WGL-AM Simulcast The Summit City Radio Group Fort Wayne
WJFX HD3 103.3 LOUD 103.3 Rhythmic Top 40 Adams Radio Group Fort Wayne
WWFW 103.9 Soft Rock 103.9 Soft Rock Adams Radio Group Fort Wayne
WQHK-FM 105.1 K105 Country Federated Media Huntertown
WRDF 106.3 Redeemer Radio Catholic Radio Columbia City
WFGA-FM 106.7 Real Country Classic Country Swick Auburn (COL Hicksville, Ohio)
WXXC-FM 106.9 Star 106.9 Classic Hits Mid-America Radio Group, Inc. Marion
WOWO 107.5 News/Talk Federated Media Fort Wayne (Note: FM version of WOWO)
WJFX-FM 107.9 Hot 107.9 Top 40 Adams Radio Group Fort Wayne

References

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  1. ^ "May 18 - Business Weekly, KPC Media Group announce sale of company". 18 May 2022.
  2. ^ https://www.innorthwestnews.com/ [bare URL]
  3. ^ "About Us".
  4. ^ "About".
  5. ^ https://elmexicanonews.com/ [bare URL]
  6. ^ Arbitron. Retrieved on 2008-04-25.
  7. ^ Bott Radio Network. Retrieved on 2008-04-25.