The ''OC Post'' was a daily

newspaper A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as poli ...

for Orange County,

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

, that existed from August 21, 2006, to February 2008. Chartered by

Freedom Communications Freedom Communications, Inc. was an American media conglomerate that operated daily and weekly newspapers, websites and mobile applications and television stations, as well as ''Coast Magazine'' and other specialty publications. Headquartered at ...

, who also own and operate the ''

Orange County Register ''The Orange County Register'' is a paid daily List of newspapers in California, newspaper published in California. The ''Register'', published in Orange County, California, is owned by the private equity firm Alden Global Capital via its Digit ...

'', it was an attempt to condense a standard newspaper into a more "modern" tabloid format. Unlike other new tabloid style newspapers throughout the US, the ''OC Post'' charged for its publication whether for home delivery or newsstand. The newsstand price was 25 cents, with yearly subscriptions available for $19.99. The publisher occasionally gave out free 5-week "sample subscriptions" in selected neighborhoods, in order to build awareness of the newspaper. ''OC Post'' was charged with littering Orange County gated communities with unwanted copies of its paper scattered about in white plastic bags. It was reported that houses had many copies of the unwanted items, collected over several days, strewn about their yards and driveways, in spite of repeated requests to cease delivery. The publisher claimed that the number of paid subscriptions steadily increased since the product was launched. Production of the ''OC Post'' ended on February 9, 2008. It merged with the '' Irvine Daily News'' and is distributed exclusively in

Irvine, California Irvine () is a Planned community, planned city in central Orange County, California, United States, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. It was named in 1888 for the landowner James Irvine. The Irvine Company started developing the area in the ...

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External links

OC Post.com
Daily newspapers published in Greater Los Angeles Mass media in Orange County, California Newspapers established in 2006 Newspapers disestablished in 2008 Defunct newspapers published in California Freedom Communications 2006 establishments in California 2008 disestablishments in California {{California-newspaper-stub