Syracuse, New York

Syracuse is an American city in Central New York. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city had a total population of 147,306, and its metropolitan area had a population of 732,117. It is the county seat of Onondaga County and the economical and educational hub of Central New York, a region with over a million inhabitants. Syracuse is also a relatively large convention city, with a downtown convention complex and the Empire Expo Center directly west of the city, which hosts the annual Great New York State Fair. Syracuse was named after the original Syracuse, a city on the eastern coast of Sicily, Italy, which shares some similarities with this one, including a formerly-important salt industry and a neighboring town of Salina.

Media

Newspapers

Syracuse has one daily morning newspaper, The Syracuse Post-Standard. There is also a weekly free newspaper that focuses on events in Syracuse, The Syracuse New Times.

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The Syracuse Post-Standard - The Syracuse New Times

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There are other popular free newspapers, including Eagle Newspaper's Downtown edition, and Table Hopping, which focuses on the restaurant and entertainment scene.

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Up until 2001, Syracuse also had an evening paper, The Syracuse Herald-Journal.

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Television

Syracuse has eight broadcast television stations:

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Syracuse's cable television provider is Time Warner Cable, which, as a part of its regular and digital offerings, provides a 24-hour local news channel (News 10 Now), local sports channel, public access channel, and an additional PBS channel.

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Cable television - Time Warner Cable - News 10 Now - Public access channel - PBS

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Dish Network and DirectTV also provide local satellite television subscribers with local broadcast stations.

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Dish Network - DirectTV - Satellite television

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