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Who Owns the News Media is an interactive database of companies that own news properties in the United States. Use the site to compare the companies, explore each media sector or read profiles of individual companies. Learn more about the site. For highlights of a year that included the busiest time in newspaper sales since 2007 and the single largest local TV acquisition in four years, read the summary of major ownership changes in the last year.
Top Newspaper Companies
| Rank | Company | Total Weekday Circulation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gannett | 4,859,360 |
| 2 | MediaNews Group | 3,098,580 |
| 3 | News Corporation | 2,618,850 |
| 4 | McClatchy Company | 2,100,590 |
| 5 | Advance Publications | 1,448,610 |
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Top Online News Companies
| Rank | Company | Monthly Unique Visitors for All News Sites |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yahoo | 39,042,000 |
| 2 | Time Warner | 34,617,000 |
| 3 | Comcast | 29,438,000 |
| 4 | Gannett | 26,400,000 |
| 5 | AOL | 22,578,000 |
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Top Network TV Companies
| Rank | Company | Morning and Evening News Viewership |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comcast | 14,190,800 |
| 2 | Walt Disney Company | 12,606,700 |
| 3 | CBS | 8,840,100 |
| 4 | Public Broadcasting Service | 1,100,000 |
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Top Cable News Companies
| Rank | Company | Combined Cable News Viewership |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | News Corporation | 1,910,000 |
| 2 | Time Warner | 1,040,000 |
| 3 | Comcast | 1,001,000 |
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Top Local TV Companies
| Rank | Company | Combined Station Reach |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | News Corporation | 25% |
| 2 | CBS | 25% |
| 3 | Univision Communications | 23% |
| 4 | Tribune Company | 22% |
| 5 | Walt Disney Company | 21% |
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Top Magazine Companies
| Rank | Company | Total Magazine Circulation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Time Warner | 32,582,300 |
| 2 | Hearst Corporation | 30,037,000 |
| 3 | Meredith Corporation | 27,652,800 |
| 4 | Advance Publications | 18,668,300 |
| 5 | Reader’s Digest Association | 14,456,500 |
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Top Radio Companies
| Rank | Company | Total Radio Audience |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CC Media Holdings Inc. (Clear Channel) | 160,099,000 |
| 2 | CBS | 82,178,500 |
| 3 | Cumulus Media Inc. | 46,266,900 |
| 4 | National Public Radio | 27,200,000 |
| 5 | Entercom | 23,330,200 |
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Top Ethnic Companies
| Rank | Company | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comcast | |
| 2 | Time Warner | |
| 3 | Univision Communications | |
| 4 | Viacom | |
| 5 | McClatchy Company | |
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