Media
Virginia Beach's daily newspaper is the Virginian-Pilot. Other papers include the Port Folio Weekly, the New Journal and Guide, and the Hampton Roads Business Journal.
Virginia Wesleyan College publishes its own newspaper, Marlin Chronicles. Hampton Roads Magazine serves as a bi-monthly regional magazine for Virginia Beach and the Hampton Roads area. Hampton Roads Times serves as an online magazine for all the Hampton Roads cities and counties. Virginia Beach is served by a variety of radio stations on the AM and FM dials, with towers located around the Hampton Roads area.
Virginia Beach is also served by several television stations. Major network television affiliates include:
| Channel | Callsign | Network(s) | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | WTKR | (CBS) | http://www.wtkr.com/ |
| 10 | WAVY | (NBC) | http://www.wavy.com |
| 13 | WVEC | (ABC) | http://www.wvec.com/ |
| 15 | WHRO | (PBS) | http://www.whro.org/ |
| 27 | WGNT | (CW) | http://www.cw27.com/ |
| 33 | WTVZ | (MyNetworkTV) | http://www.mytvz.com |
| 43 | WVBT | (Fox) | http://www.myfoxhamptonroads.com/ |
| 49 | WPXV | (ION Television) | http://www.ionline.tv/ |
Virginia Beach residents also can receive independent stations, such as WSKY broadcasting on channel 4 from the Outer Banks of North Carolina and WGBS-LD broadcasting on channel 11 from Hampton. Virginia Beach is served by Cox Cable which provides LNC 5, a local 24-hour cable news television network and Verizon FiOS. DirecTV and Dish Network are also popular as an alternative to cable television in Virginia Beach.
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Famous quotes containing the word media:
“Few white citizens are acquainted with blacks other than those projected by the media and the so—called educational system, which is nothing more than a system of rewards and punishments based upon one’s ability to pledge loyalty oaths to Anglo culture. The media and the “educational system” are the prime sources of racism in the United States.”
—Ishmael Reed (b. 1938)
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—Joshua Meyrowitz, U.S. educator, media critic. “The Blurring of Public and Private Behaviors,” No Sense of Place: The Impact of Electronic Media on Social Behavior, Oxford University Press (1985)
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—John Berger (b. 1926)