Media.Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. likes to think of itself as the nation's media capital, but, annoyingly enough, in nearly every media category the Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, region is edged out by New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . Los Angeles is the No. 2 television market in the country, with 5.1 percent of the nation's television households located here. New York is No. 1, with 6.9 percent. The dominant newspaper, the Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). , is the fourth biggest paper in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. in terms of circulation. No. 3, naturally, is The New York Times (the No. 1 and No. 2 papers are both national publications, The Wall Street Journal and USA Today USA Today National U.S. daily general-interest newspaper, the first of its kind. Launched in 1982 by Allen Neuharth, head of the Gannett newspaper chain, it reached a circulation of one million within a year and surpassed two million in the 1990s. ). You would think Los Angeles would have the edge over New York when it comes to giant entertainment studios, but you'd be wrong. Wait Disney Co. enjoyed a brief reign as the biggest entertainment company in the world last year after it bought Capital Cities/ABC Inc., but then New York-based Time Warner Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX), formerly known as AOL Time Warner, is the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered in New York City, with major operations in film, television, publishing, Internet service and telecommunications. Inc. bought Turner Broadcasting System Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (often abbreviated TBS Networks or TBS, inc.) is the company managing the collection of cable networks and properties started by Robert Edward "Ted" Turner from the mid-1970s to the late-1990s. Inc. to edge out Disney in terms of annual revenues. There's no need to even mention magazine and book publishing book publishing. The term publishing means, in the broadest sense, making something publicly known. Usually it refers to the issuing of printed materials, such as books, magazines, periodicals, and the like. , a category in which L.A. doesn't come close to the Big Apple despite big local magazine concerns like Flynt Publications Inc. and Petersen Publishing Co. On the plus side, though, some of L.A."s media giants are growing, while New York's are shrinking. The Los Angeles Times, for example, gained 4.7 percent in circulation between March 1996 and March 1997, while circulation at The New York Times dropped 4.4 percent in the same period. The L.A. paper is now just 38,000 readers below its New York rival, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Audit Bureau of Circulation. Meanwhile, as Time Warner shutters divisions to help pay for Turner, Disney just keeps growing. If trends continue as they have been, Disney is likely to regain its position at the top of the entertainment heap in the near future. In radio, L.A. is already the top market in the country in terms of annual revenues - due mainly to the fact that Angelenos spend more time in their cars than New Yorkers, who tend to take public transportation to work. Also of note is the fact that Rupert Murdoch, perhaps the world's most feared media titan, is now a Los Angeles resident - making the Business Journal's list of wealthiest Angelenos for the first time this year. As Murdoch builds his cable and broadcast empire, Los Angeles will play a central role. For one thing, Murdoch plans to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers "Dodgers" and "Brooklyn Dodgers" redirect here. For the American football team, see Brooklyn Dodgers (football). For the Eastern Basketball Association team, see Brooklyn Dodgers (basketball). - and analysts expect that the team's games will be beamed to a global audience, much in the way that Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. From to the present, the Braves have played in Turner Field. games were televised nationally through Ted Turner's cable superstation su·per·sta·tion n. A television or radio station that broadcasts to a nationwide audience by satellite, cable, or both. . Top-Rated TV Stations The rating numbers reflect viewership among all households with TVs, the share numbers reflect viewership among all households watching TV for that time period; figures are for the May Sweeps period Prime Time Station Viewership KNBC 11.0 rating/17 share KABC 9.9 rating/15 share KCBS 8.8 rating/14 share KTLA 5.9 rating/9 share KTTV 10.9 rating/16 share KCOP 3.8 rating/6 share KMEX 4.2 rating/6 share Full Day Station Viewership KNBC 5.6 rating/15 share KABC 5.1 rating/13 share KTTV 4.1 rating/11 share KCBS 3.3 rating/9 share KTLA 3.1 rating/8 share KCAL 2.5 rating/7 share KCOP 2.3 rating/6 share Source: Nielsen Media Research [TABULAR DATA OMITTED]
Highest-Billing L.A. Radio Stations
Station 1996 Billings Format Frequency
In millions
1 KRTH $30.2 Oldies 101.1 FM
2 KABC 28.4 News/Talk 790 AM
3 KFI 28.3 Talk 640 AM
4 KIIS 28.1 Top 40 102.7 FM
5 KROQ 27.0 Modern Rock 106.7 FM
6 KKBT 26.5 Urban Contemp. 92.3 FM
7 KPWR 26.0 Urban Contemp. 105.9 FM
8 KNX 25.8 News 1070 AM
9 KLOS 25.0 Album Rock 95.5 FM
10 KLVE 24.9 Spanish-Language Soft Rock 107.5 FM
Source: Duncan's American Radio
Daily Newspapers
Ranked by Circulation
Rank Newspaper Circulation
1 Los Angeles Times 1,021,121
2 Investor's Business Daily 210,942
3 Daily News 204,220
4 San Gabriel Valley Newspaper Group 119,212
5 Copley Los Angeles Newspapers 117,151
6 Press-Telegram 109,143
7 La Opinion 101,890
8 Antelope Valley Press 45,925
9 The Signal 43,177
10 Hollywood Reporter 24,102
Source: Los Angeles Business Journal
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