Like most American cities, Richmond, Virginia is served by a variety of mass media, including television, print and radio. , the Richmond-Petersburg market, which contains the two cities and thirty-four counties, is the 56th largest Designated Market Area in the United States, with 625,380 recorded television households.
Print media
Daily The local daily newspaper in Richmond is the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Weekly Style Weekly (alternative weekly) Chesterfield Observer
Monthly / bi-monthly / quarterly NORTH of the JAMES Magazine (monthly) Boomer Magazine (bi-monthly) Chesterfield Living, West Ends Best, Hanover Lifestyle (bi-monthly) Greater Richmond Grid Magazine (bi-monthly) OurHealth Richmond Magazine (bi-monthly) Richmond Magazine (monthly) RVA Magazine (quarterly) Virginia Business (monthly) Whurk (monthly)
News and newsmagazines
The Richmond Free Press and the Richmond Voice are weekly newspapers that cover the news from a predominantly African American perspective. The only Hispanic magazine in the state, La Voz Hispana de Virginia provides significant cultural and news content in both English and Spanish. There are also two major publications from the Jewish community of Richmond, published in English; The Reflector is the semi-weekly newspaper of the Jewish Federation of Richmond and Virginia Jewish Life (formerly Virginia Jewish News) is an independent monthly magazine published by the Chabad community of Richmond, but highlighting stories of general Jewish interest in Virginia. City Edition was a civic-minded newspaper that listed municipal and council related events, issues, and results, which stopped publication in October 2007. . Richmond.com is an online newsmagazine with a wide readership. Other local topical publications include Richmond Parents Magazine and V Magazine for Women. the voice of women in Richmond. Richmond Guide is a quarterly that is targeted toward visitors. The Virginia Defender is a quarterly statewide community newspaper with a press run of 16,000 distributed through nearly 300 distribution sites in Richmond, plus 16 other Virginia cities and five counties.
Richmond's leading African American newspaper at the turn of the century was the Richmond Planet which ran from 1883 to 1996 and was edited by John Mitchel, Jr. from 1884 until his death in 1929.
Regional and county newspapers include the following: The Amelia Bulletin Monitor for Amelia County, Virginia Capital News Service at VCU for regional and national news The Chesterfield Observer for Chesterfield County, Virginia The Goochland Courier for Goochland County, Virginia The Goochland Gazette for Goochland County, Virginia The Henrico Citizen for Henrico County, Virginia The Hopewell News (defunct) for Hopewell, Virginia Petersburg Progress-Index for Petersburg, Virginia RVA Magazine Virginia Living is a glossy magazine published bi-monthly that covers Virginia events.
Student Operated Many colleges and universities in Richmond have student operated new services including The Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture at Virginia Commonwealth University, VCU Student Media, VUU, and University of Richmond. Examples of student operated media include VCU's Commonwealth Times, VCU Capital News Service and VCU InSight,Ink, Amendment, Emanata, and Poictesme.
Television Richmond is served by several television stations.
Broadcast Richmond's over-the-air television stations: Digital Repack PSIP Callsign Licensed To PrimaryNetwork(s)[on HD1 Channel] DigitalSubchannel(s) Ownership Website 25 23 6 WTVR RichmondCBS 6.2 - Antenna TV6.3 - Xtra News6.4 - Court TV6.5 - Ion Television6.6 - Newsy E. W. Scripps Company http://www.wtvr.com 22 28 8 WRICPetersburg ABC 8.2 - Ion Television8.3 - GetTV8.4 - Laff Nexstar http://www.wric.com 12 10 12 WWBT Richmond NBC 12.2 - Me-TV12.3 - Circle12.4 - Court TV Mystery12.5 - Justice Network Gray Television http://www.nbc12.com 15 15 15 WUDW-LD Richmond BUZZR 15.2 - 24/7 infomercials15.3 - 24/7 infomercials15.4 - Shop LC15.5 - Soul of the South HC2 Holdings none 42 22 23 WCVE Richmond PBS 23.2 - VPM Create23.3 - WNVT MHz Worldview23.4 - PBS Kids Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corporation http://www.vpm.org/tv 28 25 28 WWBK-LD Richmond 3ABN 28.2 - 24/7 infomercials28.3 - 24/7 infomercials28.4 - unused HC2 Holdings none 30 30 30 WFWG-LD Richmond Azteca America 30.2 - Cozi TV30.3 - 24/7 infomercials30.4 - 24/7 infomercials30.5 - Cheddar HC2 Holdings none 26 24 35 WRLH Richmond Fox 35.2 - MyNetworkTV/TBD35.3 - Comet35.4 - Charge!35.5 - dabl Sinclair Broadcast Group http://www.foxrichmond.comhttp://www.mytvrichmond.com 45 34 45 WZTD-LD Richmond Telemundo 45.2 - NBC Lx NBCUniversal(Telemundo Stations Group) 48** 36 48 WRID-LD Richmond Daystar n/a Word of God Fellowship (Daystar) http://www.daystar.com 44 29 57 WCVW Richmond PBS n/a Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corporation http://www.vpm.org/tv 8 n/a 65 WUPV Ashland CW 65.2 - Bounce TV65.3 - GritTV65.4 - Laff Gray Television http://www.cwrichmond.tv
** As of August, 2019, this station is indicated as Silent on the FCC's broadcast database.
Repack refers to the impending reallocation of channel assignments following FCC Auctions 1001/1002, which is designed to sell unused TV spectrum to wireless service operators. Richmond-area stations will begin testing in January 2020, and will have to move to their new channels by March 13, 2020.
Primary station signals air on 2-3 channels per cable system (usually one in standard definition and 1–2 in high definition). Subchannels are cleared on cable systems through contractual agreements, and are generally in standard definition.
Cable Comcast is the primary cable television provider for the Richmond area (Richmond city proper, Chesterfield, Henrico County) and the Tri-Cities (area includes Petersburg, Colonial Heights, Hopewell and the counties of Dinwiddie and Prince George). In the city and Henrico County, it is the successor to the franchise originally held by Continental Cablevision, then MediaOne, then AT&T Broadband, before Comcast acquired AT&T Broadband. In Chesterfield, it is the successor to the franchise originally held by Storer Cable. In the nearby Tri-Cities area, it is the successor to the franchise originally held by Sammons Communications, then Marcus Cable, then Tele-Media, then Adelphia, before Comcast acquired Adelphia.
Verizon now offers television through its fiber-optic system, FiOS TV, in Richmond City and Henrico and Chesterfield Counties, and is currently expanding its services farther into the outlying Richmond area.
Radio The metropolitan area is served by a variety of radio stations, serving a wide variety of musical and other interests.
AM Several AM stations serve a variety of music, talk, and sports topics, including the following:
Frequency Callsign Licensed To Nickname Format Owner Web site 590 WLES Bon Air The Truth Religious Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting Truth Richmond website 800 WSVS Crewe Virginia's Country Legend Classic Country Gee Communications WSVS website 820 WJFN Chester 820 The Answer Conservative TalkDisruptor Radio LLC 910 WRNL Richmond 910 the Fan and 105.1 FMSports radioAudacy, Inc. WRNL website 9501240 WXGIWTPS RichmondPetersburg ESPN RichmondESPN RadioUrban One WXGI website 990 WREJ Richmond Rejoice RadioGospelRadio Richmond LLCWREJ website 1140 WRVA Richmond Newsradio 1140 WRVA and 96.1 FMNews/Talk (50,000 watts)Audacy, Inc. WRVA website 1290 WDZY Colonial Heights AM1290 The Word Religious Wilkins Radio Network Wilkins Radio Richmond website 1320 1450 WBTLWVNZ RichmondSandston Boomtown Richmond Oldies Mobile Radio PartnersBoomtown Richmond website 1340 WHAP Hopewell Fox Sports Radio 1340 and 96.9 Sports/Variety/Talk Bruce Gee WHAP website 1380 WBTK Richmond Radio PoderHispanic ReligionMt. Rich MediaWBTK website 1430 WHAN Ashland The 'Mater Adult Alternative / Community Radio Fifth Estate WHAN website 14801540 WTOXWULT Glen AllenHighland Springs Ultra Richmond Spanish musicMobile Radio PartnersUltra website 1590 WNRN Richmond Modern Rock, No Commercials Modern Rock Stu-Comm(Relay of WNRN-FM/Charlottesville) WNRN-FM website 1620 WPQE514 n/a Highway Advisory Road Condition ReportsVDOT may be closing this system in early 2019. Commonwealth Of Virginia none
FM On the FM dial, popular music stations include the following: