Media in Louisville, Kentucky

Vans of the three major news broadcasts in Louisville covering an event at 4th Street Live!

This is a list of media publications and sources in Louisville, Kentucky.

Newspapers, magazines and online news

See also: List of newspapers in Kentucky

The local daily newspaper in Louisville is The Courier-Journal, a property of the Gannett chain.

Local weekly newspapers include Business First of Louisville, Louisville Defender (African American paper published since 1933), Louisville Eccentric Observer (or LEO, a free alternative paper) and The Voice-Tribune.

Louisville Magazine, published monthly, highlights the city's culture and lifestyles.

Television

See also: List of television stations in Kentucky

Louisville is also well served by television. Louisville's television stations include:

Call letters	Channel	Network affiliation
WAVE	3 (Cable 6)	(NBC)
WHAS	11 (Cable 4)	(ABC)
WKPC	15 (Cable 13)	(PBS/KET1)
WBNA	21 (Cable 21)	(Ind)
WMYO-CD	24 (Cable 138)	(Laff)
MetroTV	25 (Cable Only)	Louisville Metro affairs
WLKY	32 (Cable 5)	(CBS)
WDRB	41 (Cable 9)	(FOX)
WBKI WBKI-3	58 (Cable 7) 58.3 (Cable 10)	(CW) (MyNetworkTV)
WKMJ	68 (Cable 15)	(PBS/KET2)

The only cable service available in Louisville is from Charter Communications (doing business as Spectrum). They provide standard and premium cable TV service, high-speed Internet access and digital telephone service.

Radio

See also: List of radio stations in Kentucky

FM radio

Louisville's radio broadcasting stations cater to a wide variety of musical and other interests.

Call letters	FM frequency	Type	Special notes
WNAS	88.1	New Albany High School
WJIE	88.5	Christian Contemporary
WFPL	89.3	National Public Radio
WUOL	90.5	Classical	University of Louisville
WKYU	90.9	National Public Radio	Western Kentucky University - Elizabethtown, KY
WFPK	91.9	Adult Album Alternative
WTFX	93.1	Urban/Hip Hop	"Real 93.1"
WLCL	93.9	Sports	"93.9 The Ville"
WULF	94.3	Country	Hardinsburg, KY
WLGK	94.7	Worship
WQMF	95.7	Rock
WGZB	96.5	Urban/Hip Hop	"B96.5"
WAMZ	97.5	Country
WQXE	98.3	Hot Adult Contemporary	Elizabethtown, KY
WNRW	98.9	CHR/Top 40	"98.9 Kiss FM"
WDJX	99.7	CHR/Top 40
WSDF	100.5	Adult Hits	"100.5 FM"
WMJM	101.3	Urban Adult Contemporary	"Magic 101.3"
WXMA	102.3	Adult Hits	"102.3 Jack FM"
WQNU	103.1	Country	"Q103.1"
WAKY-FM	103.5	Classic Hits	simulcast on WAKY/620, W261CO/100.1, and W292FS/106.3
WRKA	103.9	Urban Adult Contemporary	"103.9 The Groove"
WAYI	104.3	Christian Contemporary	WAY-FM simulcast with WAYK/105.9
WGHL	105.1	Alternative	"Alt 105.1"
WLVK	105.5	Country	Elizabethtown, KY
WAYK	105.9	Christian Contemporary	WAY-FM simulcast with WAYI/104.3
WVEZ	106.9	Hot Adult Contemporary	"Mix 106.9"
WSFR	107.7	Classic Rock	"107.7 The Eagle"

AM radio

Call letters	AM frequency	Type	Special notes
Information Channel	530	Information
WAKY	620	Classic Hits	simulcast on WAKY-FM/103.5, W261CO/100.1, and W292FS/106.3
WHBE	680	Sports	ESPN Radio affiliate
WKRD	790	Sports
WHAS	840	News/Talk
WFIA	900	Christian
WGTK	970	News/Talk
WLCR	1040	Christian	EWTN Catholic radio
WKJK	1080	Talk
WLLV	1240	Southern Gospel
WLOU	1350	Urban Oldies	simulcast on W297BV/104.7
WLRS	1570	News/Talk
NOAA Weather Radio	1610	Weather
Trimarc Traffic Channel	1610	Traffic	Louisville Metro traffic

See also

• List of newspapers in Kentucky
• List of radio stations in Kentucky
• List of television stations in Kentucky
• Media of cities in Kentucky: Bowling Green, Lexington

Bibliography

• J. Stoddard Johnston (1896), "Newspaper Press of Louisville", Memorial history of Louisville from its first settlement to the year 1896, Chicago: American Biographical Pub. Co., OCLC 3346757
• Kleber, John E., ed. (2001). "Television". The Encyclopedia of Louisville. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. pp. 872–873. ISBN 0-8131-2100-0. OCLC 247857447.

External links

• "US Newspaper Directory: Kentucky: Louisville". Chronicling America. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress.
• Radio-Locator