Seattle media is a popular form of entertainment and education for the people of the city. The most common forms of media in Seattle are newspapers, radio networks, television networks and magazines. These forms of media are a means of propaganda, communication, education and advertising. The mass media of Seattle gives an insight into the local culture and the way of living of the inhabitants of Seattle.
Newspapers in Seattle are the most popular form of print media. All the newspapers are published in English. Some of the leading newspapers in Seattle are:
- Seattle Gay Newsweekly is Gay and Lesbian news weekly, published for a specific target audience.
- Northwest Asian Weekly is the only English-language newspaper in Seattle that serves the Asian community of the region.
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer is the oldest morning newspaper published in Washington state.
- Real Change acts as a mouthpiece for people belonging to low income groups.
Apart from the above mentioned there are other newspapers in Seattle like Washington Free Press, The Spectator, Seattle Times and The Stranger.
A number of Seattle magazines and Ezines are popular among the people of the city. These magazines and ezines cover all
types of news and articles related to Seattle's lifestyle, business, literature, technology, art, culture and community .
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Few of the magazines are Eat the State, 48° North,
New Times, Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, Art Access, Arbor Heights Cool Writers' Magazine,
Seattle Magazine, Arm's Extent, Puget Sound Business Journal and Unit Circle Magazine.
Music is the heart of Seattle and the city has nearly 13 radio stations telecasting all kinds of programs from daily news to music. Various genres of music including jazz, country, classical, rock, hip-hop and many more are aired by these radio stations. KOMO AM 1000 and KVI AM 570 broadcast news about current political issues, sports and different social and cultural activities of Seattle. Some of the most favorite music stations are KISW FM 99.9, KING FM 98.1, KZOK FM 102.5, OverXposure.FM, KMPS FM 94.1, KMTT FM 103.7 and KPLZ FM 101.5. Other Seattle Radio Stations are GiantRadio.com, KBLE AM 1050, KIRO AM 710, KPTK AM 1090 and KUOW FM 94.9.
Television is perhaps the most common form of audio visual media. Some of the major Seattle television channels are KCPQ, KING, KCTS, KOMO, KIRO, ABC and KSTW. Both informative and entertaining programs are broad cast by various Seattle television channels. Special events in sports and culture are aired live and are liked by Seattle people. The variety of programs telecast are based on news, political views, cultural programs, discussions on current topics, reality shows, talk shows, cookery shows and many more. Special hours are slotted for the kids. During these special hours cartoons, game shows and other interesting programs, especially for the kids are aired.
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