Media in Dayton, Ohio

The following is a list of media in Dayton, Ohio, United States.

Print

Daily

• The Dayton Daily News - owned by Cox Enterprises

Weekly/business

• Dayton Business Journal
• Dayton B2B - business paper operated by the Dayton Daily News
• Dayton City Paper - formerly known as the Impact Weekly

Online

• Dayton Local
• Dayton Most Metro
• Inclusion Magazine
• Music Connection-Dayton

Alternative

• Active Dayton - owned by Cox Enterprises

Collegiate

• Clarion - the student newspaper of Sinclair Community College
• Flyer News - the semiweekly student newspaper at the University of Dayton
• The Guardian - the weekly student newspaper at Wright State University

Television stations

Nielsen Media Research ranked the 11-county Dayton television market #62 in the United States. Among the stations it includes are:

• WDTN, Channel 2 – NBC, operated by Media General
• WHIO-TV, Channel 7 – CBS, operated by Cox Media Group
• WPTD, Channel 16 – PBS, operated by ThinkTV, which also operates WPTO, assigned to Oxford, Ohio
• WKEF, Channel 22 – ABC, operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group
• WBDT, Channel 26 – The CW, operated by Acme Television
• WRGT-TV, Channel 45 – Fox/My Network TV, operated under a local marketing agreement by Sinclair Broadcast Group

Television stations from Cincinnati, Ohio are available with varying levels of reception.

The nationally syndicated morning talk show The Daily Buzz originated from WBDT-TV, the Acme property in Miamisburg, Ohio, before moving to its current home in Florida.

Radio

AM format

• WLW 700 - news and talk (Cincinnati)
• WPFB 910 - Classic Country (Middletown)
• WONE 980 – sports (Fox Sports)
• WGNZ 1110 - gospel hit radio (Fairborn)
• WDAO 1210 – black contemporary, soul music, local news and talk
• WHIO 1290 – news and talk (Cox Communications-owned, Fox News Radio affiliate)
• WIZE 1340 - country (Springfield)
• WING 1410 – sports (ESPN Radio)
• WBZI 1500 - country (Xenia) plus repeaters WEDI 1130 in Eaton and WKFI 1090 in Wilmington
• WPTW 1570 - oldies with local news and high school sports (Piqua)
• WULM 1600 - "Radio Maria USA" Catholic radio, (repeater of KJMJ Alexandria, Louisiana) transmitting in Springfield.
• WPVW-207 "info 1660" - informational radio (Kettering)

FM format

The Cox Enterprises broadcasting tower located outside the news station in Kettering, Ohio

• WDPR 88.1 – Dayton Public Radio, classical
• WCSU-FM 88.9 – Urban jazz and gospel
• WUSO 89.1 - College radio (Wittenberg University)
• WQRP 89.5 – Praise 89.5, Christian Praise and Worship
• WLHS 89.9 - WMKV simulcast
• WKCD 90.3 – Christian (based in nearby Cedarville, Ohio)
• WYSO 91.3 – National Public Radio (based in nearby Yellow Springs, Ohio)
• WROU-FM 92.1 – Urban adult contemporary
• WGTZ 92.9 – Adult Contemporary (Soft Rock 92.9)
• WFCJ 93.7 – Christian (WFCJ Inspiration!)
• WYDB 94.5 – Country (B94.5 FM)
• WYGY 94.9 - Classic Country (94.9 The Wolf - based in Fairfield, Ohio)
• WZLR 95.3 – Classic hits (95.3 The Eagle)
• WHIO 95.7 – News and talk (WHIO FM) (Simulcasts with WHIO 1290AM)
• WFTK 96.5 - Rock (96Rock - based in Lebanon, Ohio)
• WYDA 96.9 - Contemporary Christian (based in Troy, repeater of K-LOVE 89.3 FM in Winchester, Oregon)
• WSWO-LP 97.3 - Ultimate Oldies (based in Huber Heights)
• WUDR 98.1/99.5 - Flyer Radio (University of Dayton)
• WKET 98.3 - "The Bird" Student run station out of Fairmont High School (Impact 98.3) (Based in Kettering)
• WHKO 99.1 – Country (K99.1FM)
• WCHD 99.9 – Top 40 rhythmic pop (Channel 99-9)
• WEEC 100.7 - Christian
• WCLI-FM 101.5 - Country (101.5 Hank FM)
• WUFM 102.5 - RadioU - Christian alternative and hardcore (based in Columbus)
• WDHT 102.9 – Hip-Hop & R&B (Hot 102.9)
• WGRR 103.5 - Oldies (Based in Hamilton, Ohio)
• WZDA 103.9 – Modern rock (Alt 103.9)
• WTUE 104.7 – Classic rock
• WNKN 105.9 - Repeater of WNKU Highland Heights/Cincinnati "Public Radio That Rocks"
• WRZX 106.5 – Classic Hits (Big 106.5)
• WWSU 106.9 – College radio (Wright State University)
• WTJN 107.1- Variety hits and community programming as TCR (Troy Community Radio)
• WMMX 107.7 – Hot adult contemporary (Mix 107.7)