Times-Shamrock Communications
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Times-Shamrock Communications is an American media company based in Scranton, Pennsylvania
. The company, owned by the Lynett and Haggerty families of Scranton, lists among its assets seven daily newspapers, over 20 weekly newspapers, and 12 radio stations. Most of its properties are in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
The Milwaukee radio stations are operated by Milwaukee Radio Alliance, a partnership between Shamrock Communications, Times-Shamrock's broadcasting affiliate, and All-Pro Broadcasting, Inc.
In January, 2008, Times-Shamrock Communications launched the570.com, a regional entertainment portal covering the 570 area code
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Scranton, Pennsylvania
Scranton is a city in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania, United States. It is the county seat of Lackawanna County and the largest principal city in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area. Scranton had a population of 76,089 in 2010, according to the U.S...
. The company, owned by the Lynett and Haggerty families of Scranton, lists among its assets seven daily newspapers, over 20 weekly newspapers, and 12 radio stations. Most of its properties are in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Daily newspapers
- The Times-Tribune, Scranton, PennsylvaniaScranton, PennsylvaniaScranton is a city in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania, United States. It is the county seat of Lackawanna County and the largest principal city in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area. Scranton had a population of 76,089 in 2010, according to the U.S...
- The Citizens' Voice, Wilkes-Barre, PennsylvaniaWilkes-Barre, PennsylvaniaWilkes-Barre is a city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, the county seat of Luzerne County. It is at the center of the Wyoming Valley area and is one of the principal cities in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area, which had a population of 563,631 as of the 2010 Census...
- The Daily ReviewThe Daily ReviewThe Daily Review is a daily broadsheet newspaper, serving Bradford and Sullivan Counties of Pennsylvania. Its main office is in Towanda, Pennsylvania with branch offices in Troy and Sayre...
, Towanda, PennsylvaniaTowanda, PennsylvaniaTowanda is a borough in and the county seat of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States, northwest of Wilkes Barre, on the Susquehanna River. The name means "burial ground" in the Algonquian language... - The Progress-IndexThe Progress-IndexThe Progress-Index is a daily newspaper published in Petersburg, Virginia. It is published Monday through Friday afternoon and Saturday and Sunday morning.- History :...
, Petersburg, VirginiaPetersburg, VirginiaPetersburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States located on the Appomattox River and south of the state capital city of Richmond. The city's population was 32,420 as of 2010, predominantly of African-American ethnicity... - The Republican & HeraldRepublican & HeraldThe Republican & Herald is a daily newspaper serving Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The newspaper is owned by Times-Shamrock Communications....
, Pottsville, PennsylvaniaPottsville, PennsylvaniaPottsville is the only city in and the county seat of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 15,549 at the 2000 census. The city lies along the west bank of the Schuylkill River, north-west of Philadelphia... - The News-ItemThe News-ItemThe News-Item is the main newspaper serving the City of Shamokin, Pennsylvania and the surrounding areas. It is based in Shamokin. It is owned by Times-Shamrock Communications....
, Shamokin, PennsylvaniaShamokin, PennsylvaniaShamokin is a city in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, at the western edge of the Anthracite Coal Region. At the 2000 census the population was 8,009 residents... - The Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PennsylvaniaHazleton, PennsylvaniaHazleton is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 25,340 at the 2010 census, an increase of 8.6% from the 2000 census count .-Greater Hazleton:...
- The Virgin Islands Daily NewsThe Virgin Islands Daily NewsThe Virgin Islands Daily News is a daily newspaper in the United States Virgin Islands headquartered on the island of Saint Thomas. In 1995 the newspaper became one of the smallest ever to win journalism's most prestigious award, the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. The newspaper is published...
, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin IslandsSaint Thomas, U.S. Virgin IslandsSaint Thomas is an island in the Caribbean Sea and with the islands of Saint John, Saint Croix, and Water Island a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands , an unincorporated territory of the United States. Located on the island is the territorial capital and port of...
Weekly Newspapers
- The Abington Suburban
- The Triboro Banner
- The Valley Advantage
- The Pocono Times
- The Citizen-Standard, Valley View, PennsylvaniaValley View, Schuylkill County, PennsylvaniaValley View is a census-designated place in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,677 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Valley View is located at ....
- Wyoming County Press Examiner, Tunkhannock, PennsylvaniaTunkhannock, PennsylvaniaTunkhannock is a borough in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, 31 miles northwest of Wilkes-Barre. In the past, lumbering was carried on extensively. The chief industry was tanning and there were spool and tub factories, furnaces and machine shops, stave and planing mills, and witch hazel distilleries....
- The Farmer's Friend, Towanda, PennsylvaniaTowanda, PennsylvaniaTowanda is a borough in and the county seat of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States, northwest of Wilkes Barre, on the Susquehanna River. The name means "burial ground" in the Algonquian language...
- Susquehanna County Independent, Montrose, PennsylvaniaMontrose, PennsylvaniaMontrose is a borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States, north by west of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Montrose was laid out in 1812 and incorporated as a borough on March 19, 1824. Its name is a combination of "mont", the French word for “mountain” and Rose, for Dr. L R. Rose, a...
- The Colonial Voice, Colonial Heights, VirginiaColonial Heights, VirginiaColonial Heights is an independent city in Virginia, United States. The population was 17,411 as of 2010. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of Colonial Heights with Dinwiddie County for statistical purposes...
- The Troy Pennysaver
- The Owego Pennysaver
- Ithaca & Tri-Village Pennysaver
Alternative weeklies
- Electric City, Scranton, Pennsylvania
- Diamond City, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
- Baltimore City PaperBaltimore City PaperBaltimore City Paper is a free alternative weekly newspaper published in Baltimore, Maryland, founded in 1977 by Russ Smith and Alan Hirsch. Current owner Times-Shamrock Communications purchased the paper in 1987...
, Baltimore, MarylandBaltimoreBaltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore... - Metro TimesMetro TimesThe Metro Times is the largest circulating weekly newspaper in the metro Detroit area. Supported entirely by advertising, it is distributed free of charge every Wednesday in newsstands in businesses and libraries around the city and suburbs...
, Detroit, MichiganDetroit, MichiganDetroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... - Orlando WeeklyOrlando WeeklyThe Orlando Weekly is an alternative newsweekly distributed in the Greater Orlando area of Florida. It features local news, views, arts, entertainment, local music coverage, an events calendar and classifieds...
, Orlando, FloridaOrlando, FloridaOrlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States... - San Antonio Current, San Antonio, TexasSan Antonio, TexasSan Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
- Cleveland SceneCleveland SceneThe Cleveland Scene is an alternative weekly newspaper based in Cleveland, Ohio. The newspaper includes highlights of Cleveland-area arts, music, dining, and films, as well as classified advertising...
, Cleveland, OhioCleveland, OhioCleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
Radio stations
- WEJLWEJLWEJL is a radio station broadcasting in Scranton, Pennsylvania on the AM dial at 630 kHz. Its programming is simulcast on WBAX in Wilkes-Barre, at 1240 kHz and WQFM in Forest City at 100.1 MHz. The two stations, known on-air as ESPN Radio 630-1240, broadcast sports talk programming from...
/WBAX, Scranton, Pennsylvania - WEZX/WPZX, Scranton, Pennsylvania
- WQFMWQFM-External references:...
/WQFN, Scranton, Pennsylvania - KMYZ, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- KTSO, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- WZBAWZBAWZBA is a radio station serving Baltimore, Maryland. The station broadcasts on 100.7 MHz and translator W261CD 100.1 MHz in downtown Baltimore, and markets itself as the only station in the Baltimore market dedicated to the classic rock format...
, Westminster, Maryland - WLDB, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- WLUM, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- WMCSWMCSThis article is about the radio station, for the school, see West Memphis Christian SchoolWMCS is an African-American-oriented talk and music radio station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin...
, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The Milwaukee radio stations are operated by Milwaukee Radio Alliance, a partnership between Shamrock Communications, Times-Shamrock's broadcasting affiliate, and All-Pro Broadcasting, Inc.
In January, 2008, Times-Shamrock Communications launched the570.com, a regional entertainment portal covering the 570 area code
Area code 570
Area code 570 is a Commonwealth of Pennsylvania telephone area code which serves the northeast corner of the state including the cities of Williamsport, Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, and Sayre. Area code 570 was split from area code 717 on December 5, 1998....
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