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The ''Springfield News-Sun'' is a daily
Springfield's daily newspaper has been serving residents of Clark and Champaign counties since 1817. The newspaper's lineage can be traced back to the first publication in Clark County called ''The Farmer''. Over the 1800s and 1900s the name would change several times. ''The Springfield Daily Democrat'' merged with ''The Press Republic'' in 1905 eventually becoming ''The Springfield Daily News''; ''The Springfield Daily News'' and ''The Sun'' publications merged in 1982 to form the current name ''Springfield News-Sun'', making this one of the longest continuously-running newspaper publications in the region.
In late 2010, Cox Enterprises merged all of its local media holdings under the CMG Ohio brand and consolidated locations to the Cox Media Group Ohio Media Center in Dayton. In addition to its print publications, holdings include broadcast media
Official mobile website
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newspaper
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published in Springfield, Ohio
Springfield is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Clark County. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio and is situated on the Mad River, Buck Creek, and Beaver Creek, approximately west of Columbus and northe ...
, by Cox Enterprises
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, which also publishes the ''Dayton Daily News
The ''Dayton Daily News'' (''DDN'') is a daily newspaper published in Dayton, Ohio, United States. It is owned by Cox Enterprises, Inc., a privately held global conglomerate headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, with approximately 5 ...
''. Both newspapers contain similar editorial content, but tailor their local news coverage to the area served. The ''News-Sun'' primarily serves Springfield and Urbana, in southwestern Ohio
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. While the ''Springfield News-Suns newsroom is in downtown Springfield, the newspaper is published in Dayton.
The newspaper has won nearly 100 Ohio Associated Press Awards, including a General Excellence Award. Nearly 90% of adults in Clark County read the ''Springfield News-Sun'' over the course of a month. Its website, SpringfieldNewsSun.com, is updated 7 days a week and features local breaking news.
History
Springfield's daily newspaper has been serving residents of Clark and Champaign counties since 1817. The newspaper's lineage can be traced back to the first publication in Clark County called ''The Farmer''. Over the 1800s and 1900s the name would change several times. ''The Springfield Daily Democrat'' merged with ''The Press Republic'' in 1905 eventually becoming ''The Springfield Daily News''; ''The Springfield Daily News'' and ''The Sun'' publications merged in 1982 to form the current name ''Springfield News-Sun'', making this one of the longest continuously-running newspaper publications in the region.
In late 2010, Cox Enterprises merged all of its local media holdings under the CMG Ohio brand and consolidated locations to the Cox Media Group Ohio Media Center in Dayton. In addition to its print publications, holdings include broadcast media WHIO-TV
WHIO-TV (channel 7) is a television station in Dayton, Ohio, United States, affiliated with CBS. It has been owned by Cox Media Group since its inception, making it one of two stations that have been built and signed on by Cox (alongside company ...
, MeTV WHIO Classic Television and radio stations WHIO (AM)
WHIO (1290 kHz) – branded ''AM 1290 and News 95.7 WHIO'' – is a commercial talk AM radio station licensed to serve Dayton, Ohio and covering the Dayton metropolitan area. Owned by Cox Media Group, the WHIO studios are located at the Co ...
-FM, K99.1FM WHKO
WHKO (99.1 FM, "K99.1FM") is a commercial radio station in Dayton, Ohio. The station is owned by Cox Media Group and carries a country music radio format. Its studios and offices are co-located with the ''Dayton Daily News'', WHIO-AM- FM- TV, ...
, and WZLR
WZLR (95.3 FM broadcasting, FM), known as "95-3 and 101-1 The Eagle," is a radio station broadcasting a 1980s classic hits format. Licensed to Xenia, Ohio, United States, it serves the Dayton, Ohio, Dayton area. According to the FCC, Federal Comm ...
The Eagle.
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External links
*Official mobile website
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