The ''Anchorage Press'' is a free
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based in
Anchorage
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,
Alaska
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, and owned by
Wick Communications. It is published and distributed every Thursday.
History
Established in 1992 by Bill Boulay, Barry Bialik, and Nick Coltman as the ''Anchorage Bypass'', it was renamed the ''Anchorage Press'' in 1994.
In 2006, Anchorage Press Publishing, which published the newspaper and the ''
Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman'', was purchased by Wick Communications. In 2022, the paper discontinued it's print edition and went online only. In January 2025, the company announced it was looking to sell the paper.
See also
*
List of alternative weekly newspapers
References
External links
*
1992 establishments in Alaska
Alternative weekly newspapers published in the United States
Mass media in Anchorage, Alaska
Newspapers published in Alaska
Newspapers established in 1992
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