Freedom Communications 908477 224908891 2008-07-10T23:16:01Z Newzpapergirl 7456985 /* Interactive */ [[Image:Freedom Communications Logo.gif|thumb|Freedom Communications Logo]] '''Freedom Communications, Inc.''', headquartered in [[Irvine, California]], owns more than 75 publications [[newspaper]]s in the [[United States|US]], with a combined daily circulation of more than 1.2 million subscribers, and also operates over seventy local news websites. The broadcast division includes eight television stations, including five [[CBS]] network affiliates, one [[The CW Television Network|CW Television Network]] affiliate and two [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] network affiliates. Freedom's [[flagship]] newspaper is the ''[[Orange County Register]]'', based in [[Santa Ana, California]] with a circulation of 360,000. The Register has won three [[Pulitzer Prize]]s. The [[Orange County Register]] website is the largest, most in-depth of Freedom's websites, drawing the most daily traffic and unique visitors of all of the local news sites. It received both high interest and criticism for the website's open forums, allowing visitors to openly comment on stories and features. * [http://www.ocregister.com/ The Orange County Register ] ==Leadership== Founder and chief executive officer [[R.C. Hoiles]] gained a one-third interest in his first newspaper (''The Alliance Review'' in Ohio) sometime in the 1910s. He and his brother Frank bought many more local newspapers over the next several decades. In 1935 he moved his base of operations to [[Santa Ana, California]], and in 1950 he incorporated his syndicate as '''Freedom Newspapers, Inc'''. After Hoiles' death in 1970, he was succeeded as CEO by his son [[C.H. Hoiles]] (until 1981), and then by: * [[D.R. Segal]] 1981-1992 * [[James N. Rosse]] 1992-1999 * [[Samuel C. Wolgemuth]] 1999-2002 * [[Alan Bell]] 2002-2006 * [[Scott Flanders]], 2006- ==Interactive== Freedom Interactive was formed in June 2006. This division, also headquarted in [[Irvine, California]], is solely responsible for the online presence of Freedom's media properties. All interactive advertising, marketing, content, business development, finance, and technology management is centralized within this arm of the organization. Early partnerships with search giant [[Google]], user submitted calendar program [[Zvents]], and employment site [[Monster.com]] gained recognition for the newly formed interactive division in early 2007. Financially, Freedom Communications is an investor of USIS, the nation's largest investigative company for government level security clearances. * [[Michael Mathieu]], 2006-2008 * [http://www.freedominteractive.com/ Freedom Interactive Official site] ==Properties== ===Newspapers=== * ''[[East Valley Tribune]]'' of [[Mesa, Arizona]] * ''[[Ahwatukee Foothill News]]'' of [[Phoenix, Arizona]] * ''[[Daily News-Sun]]'' of [[Sun City, Arizona]] * ''[[The Sun (Yuma)|The Sun]]'' of [[Yuma, Arizona]] * ''[[Desert Dispatch]]'' of [[Barstow, California]] * ''[[Colusa County Sun-Herald]]'' of [[Colusa, California]] * ''[[Corning Observer]]'' of [[Corning, California]] * ''[[Hesperia Star]]'' of [[Hesperia, California]] * ''[[Appeal-Democrat]]'' of [[Marysville, California]] * ''[[Orland Press-Register]]'' of [[Orland, California]] * ''[[Porterville Recorder]]'' of [[Porterville, California]] * ''[[The Orange County Register]]'' of [[Santa Ana, California]] * ''[[OC Post]]'' of [[Santa Ana, California]] * ''[[Daily Press (Victorville)|Daily Press]]'' of [[Victorville, California]] * ''[[Willows Journal]]'' of [[Willows, California]] * ''[[The Gazette (Colorado Springs)|The Gazette]]'' of [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]] * ''[[The Destin Log]]'' of [[Destin, Florida]] * ''[[Northwest Florida Daily News]]'' of [[Fort Walton Beach, Florida]] * ''[[The News Herald (Panama City)|The News Herald]]'' of [[Panama City, Florida]] * ''[[The Star (Florida)|The Star]]'' of [[Port St. Joe, Florida]] * ''[[The Walton Sun]]'' of [[Santa Rosa Beach, Florida]] * ''[[The Telegraph (Alton)|The Telegraph]]'' of [[Alton, Illinois]] * ''[[Jacksonville Journal-Courier]]'' of [[Jacksonville, Illinois]] * ''[[The Tribune (Seymour)|The Tribune]]'' of [[Seymour, Indiana]] * ''[[Sedalia Democrat]]'' of [[Sedalia, Missouri]] * ''[[Clovis News Journal]]'' of [[Clovis, New Mexico]] * ''[[Portales News-Tribune]]'' of [[Portales, New Mexico]] * ''[[The Quay County Sun]]'' of [[Tucumcari, New Mexico]] * ''[[Times-News]]'' of [[Burlington, North Carolina]] * ''[[The Havelock News]]'' of [[Havelock, North Carolina]] * ''[[The Gaston Gazette]]'' of [[Gastonia, North Carolina]] * ''[[The Daily News (Jacksonville)|The Daily News]]'' of [[Jacksonville, North Carolina]] * ''[[The Free Press (Kinston)|The Free Press]]'' of [[Kinston, North Carolina]] * ''[[Sun Journal (New Bern)|New Bern]]'' of [[New Bern, North Carolina]] * ''[[The Shelby Star]]'' of [[Shelby, North Carolina]] * ''[[The Topsail Advertiser]]'' of [[Surf City, North Carolina]] * ''[[Jones Post]]'' of [[Trenton, North Carolina]] * ''[[The Lima News]]'' of [[Lima, Ohio]] * ''[[The Brownsville Herald]]'' of [[Brownsville, Texas]] * ''[[Valley Morning Star]]'' of [[Harlingen, Texas]] * ''[[The Monitor (Texas)|The Monitor]]'' of [[McAllen, Texas]] * ''[[Odessa American]]'' of [[Odessa, Texas]] * ''[[Mid Valley Town Crier]]'' of [[Weslaco, Texas]] ===Television stations=== {| class="toccolours" border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse" |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | '''Current [[Media market|DMA]] #''' | '''Market''' | '''Station''' | '''Channel (DT)''' | '''Affiliation''' | '''Acquired''' | '''Notes''' |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | 38. | [[West Palm Beach, Florida]] | [[WPEC]] | 12 (13) | '''[[CBS]]''' | 1996 | |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | 39. | [[Kalamazoo, Michigan]] | [[WWMT]] | 3 (2) | '''[[CBS]]''' | 1998 | ''[[The CW Television Network|The CW]] on DT2'' |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | 56. | [[Schenectady, New York]] | [[WRGB]] | 6 (39) | '''[[CBS]]''' | 1986 | |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | | | [[WCWN]] | 45 (43) | '''[[The CW Television Network|The CW]]''' | 2006 | |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | 86. | [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]] | [[WTVC]] | 9 (35) | '''[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]''' | 1983 | Freedom's first broadcast property (with KFDM) |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | 112. | [[Lansing, Michigan]] | [[WLAJ]] | 53 (51) | '''[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]''' | 1998 | Operated by WWMT<br> ''[[The CW Television Network|The CW]] on DT2'' |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | 140. | [[Medford, Oregon]] | [[KTVL]] | 10 (35) | '''[[CBS]]''' | 1996 | ''[[The CW Television Network|The CW]] on DT2'' |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | 141. | [[Beaumont, Texas]] | [[KFDM]] | 6 (21) | '''[[CBS]]''' | 1983 | ''[[The CW Television Network|The CW]] on DT2'' |} ==External links== * [http://www.freedom.com/ Official site] [[Category:Companies based in Irvine, California]] [[Category:Media companies of the United States]] [[Category:Television broadcasting companies of the United States]] [[Category:Freedom Communications| ]] {{Freedom Communications}}