Portsmouth

This article is about the English city of Portsmouth. For other places with the same name, please see Portsmouth (disambiguation).

Media

Portsmouth was one of the first cities in the UK to get a local TV station, MyTV (which later rebranded to PortsmouthTV) in 2001. The TV station has had some success but it limited availability in some parts of Portsmouth has limited its growth.

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The local radio station is 107.4 The Quay. Other regional stations that cover the central south coast include Ocean FM, on a broadcast frequency of 96.7 to 97.5FM, and BBC Radio Solent on 96.1FM. Before 107.4 The Quay, Radio Victory was the local station in Portsmouth.

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The city currently has only one major daily local newspaper known as The News. Johnston Press, owner of Portsmouth Publishing & Printing, the company producing The News, also produces a free weekly "local affairs" newspaper called The Journal.

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