This guide might include newspapers, radio or television stations, magazines, and other media in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
This may include online news sites if the focus is on Grand Rapids, as well as magazines that may be published elsewhere, as long as the focus of the publication is on Grand Rapids.
As examples, the Grand Rapids Press is a daily newspaper founded in 1890 and is currently owned by Booth Newspapers, a media company based in Grand Rapids, and Gemini Media is a Grand Rapids-based company that publishes the Grand Rapids Business Journal and Grand Rapids Magazine. The Rapidian is an online project funded by various foundations.
WOOD-TV is affiliated with NBC, but licensed to Grand Rapids, serving the Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, and Battle Creek markets. WZZM is an ABC-affiliated television station in Grand Rapids that serves the same market. Others include WXMI and WXSP-CD
Grand Rapids is served by sixteen AM radio stations and twenty-eight FM stations, and those that are based in Grand Rapids may be listed here.
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Originally owned by the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce, the publication was purchased by John H. Zwarensteyn, who had published the magazine as a Chamber member, in 1979, and is now published through Gemini Publications. Subscriptions to the print magazine may be made online, while much of its content is available on the site, which includes an archive of past issues. Its advertising policies, a calendar of events, newsletter, and contacts are included.
https://www.grmag.com/
Published since 1957, and distributed throughout West Michigan, the Grand Rapids Times is a weekly publication targeting the black communities, primarily in Grand Rapids, but also Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, and Muskegon, the newspaper features news and discussion of issues affecting African-Americans locally, statewide, and nationally, and includes personal management articles, lifestyle columns, a sports column, religion column, event schedules, and job opportunities.
https://www.grtimes.com/
Distributed at more than five hundred locations throughout Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Muskegon, Holland, Grand Haven, Saugatuck, Battle Creek, and other towns in West Michigan, REVUE Magazine is a free entertainment guide covering music, arts, film, beer, dining, and family entertainment. Distribution locations are listed on the site, and the current issue may be viewed online. Its advertising policies, an annual editorial calendar, a media kit, and advertising specifications are featured.
https://revuewm.com/
Licensed to Grand Rapids, Michigan, and owned by Nexstar Media Group, WOOD-TV is broadcast on virtual channel 8 and VHF digital channel 7. The NBC-affiliated television station serves the Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, and Battle Creek market. Broadcast schedules are published on the site, which includes news, sports, and community information, weather reports, traffic reports, and local events. News reports, breaking news, and other events may be available through live streaming.
https://www.woodtv.com/
The ABC-affiliate television station is licensed to Grand Rapids, Michigan, and serves the Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, and Battle Creek markets, broadcasting on virtual and digital channel 13. Through their website, news broadcasts may be viewed live, and an archive of recent reports is also available. The site features local, community, and statewide news reports, weather forecasts, and sports stories. The news team is introduced, contacts are posted, and advertising policies are outlined.
https://www.wzzm13.com/
