List of newspapers in Oklahoma explained

The List of newspapers in Oklahoma lists every daily and non-daily news publication currently operating in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The list includes information on where the publication is produced, whether it is distributed daily or non-daily, what its circulation is, and who publishes it. For those newspapers that are also published online, the website is given.

List of active newspapers

Newspaper  Area  Frequency  Circulation  Publisher/Parent Company  
The Ada News Daily 8,000
Allen Advocate Non-daily 1,500 Robinson Publishing Company
Altus Times Daily 5,000 Hicks Media Group
Alva Review-Courier Non-daily 11,300 Martin Broadcasting
The American Weekly Reid Newspapers
Anadarko Daily News Daily 4,800 McBride Family
Antlers American Non-daily 3,200 Brad House
Apache News Non-daily 1,200 Wright Family
The Ardmoreite Daily 9,800 CherryRoad Media[1]
The Atoka County Times Non-daily 4,200 Louise Cain
Baptist Messenger Non-daily 75,837 Baptist Convention of Oklahoma
Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise Daily 12,000 GateHouse Media
Beaver Herald Democrat Non-daily 1,750 Lansden Family
Bethany Tribune Non-daily 3,500 Reid Newspapers
Bishinik Non-daily 192,576 Choctaw Nation
The Black Chronicle Non-daily 33,000
Blackwell Journal Tribune Weekly 2,800 Bruce Jones
Blanchard News Non-daily 3,000
Boise City News Non-daily 1,650
Bristow News and Record Citizen Non-daily 3,300 Carolyn Ashford
Broken Bow News Non-daily 5,500 McCurtain County Gazette
Bryan County Star Non-daily 700 Plyler Publishing
Buffalo Weekly News Weekly 1,000 Williams Media, LLC
Canton Times Non-daily 1,000 Mack Miller
The Capitol Hill Beacon Non-daily changed name David Sellers
Carnegie Herald Non-daily 1,700 Lori Cooper
Chelsea Reporter Non-daily 1,835 Linda Lord
Cherokee Advocate Non-daily 90,000 Cherokee Nation
Cherokee Messenger and Republican Non-daily 2,250 Steve Booher
Cherokee Phoenix Monthly
Cheyenne Star Non-daily 2,100 Melanie Cole
Chickasaw Times Non-daily 25,000
Chickasha Express Star Daily 4,600
Choctaw Times Non-daily 2,400 Choctaw Times LLC
The Christian Chronicle Monthly
Chronicles of Grand Lake Non-daily 15,000 Brian Ruth
City Sentinel Non-daily 74,851 Cory G Charlston & Richard J Grellner: Charlston-Grellner Media LLC - A Westfall-Gooden Single-Family Office partnership
Claremore Daily Progress Daily 6,700
Clayton Today Non-daily 1,200 TriCounty Publishing
Cleveland American Non-daily 3,000 Ferguson and Ferguson
Cleveland County Chronicle Non-daily 2,500 Monty Collins
Clinton Daily News Daily 4,500 Rod Serfoss
Coalgate Record Register Non-daily 2,300 Robinson Publishing Company
Collinsville News Weekly 1,600 Community Publishers Inc.
The Comanche Nation News Non-daily 7,000 Stigler Publishing
The Comanche Times Weekly 600 Todd Brooks
Cordell Beacon Non-daily 4,700 Brett Wesner
County Times Non-daily 1,500 Tommy Hawthorne
Country Connection Non-daily 1,800
Coweta American Weekly 3,000 Community Publishers Inc.
Cushing Citizen Non-daily 3,300 Cimarron Valley Communications, LLC
Cyril News Non-daily 1,300 Sonya Gilliam
Daily O'Collegian Daily 11,000
The Davis News Non-daily 1,800
Delaware County Journal Non-daily 3,100 Reid Newspapers[2]
Delaware Indian News Non-daily 5,000
Dewey County Publisher Non-daily 1,300 Mack Miller
Drumright Gusher Non-daily 1,500
Duncan Banner Daily 10,000
Durant Daily Democrat Daily 4,500
Eastern Oklahoma Catholic Non-daily
Eastern Times Register Non-daily 1,500 Jeff Mayo
Edmond Life & Leisure Non-daily 14,500 Ray Hibbard Jr.
Elk City Daily News Daily 4,500 Larry Wade
Ellis County Capital Non-daily 1,300 Jerry Denson
El Nacional Non-daily 11,000 Rosa Quiroga King
El Reno Tribune Non-daily 5,000 Dyer Publishing
The Enid News & Eagle Daily 15,603
Eufaula Indian Journal[3] Non-daily 3,600 Darrell Sumner
Fairfax Chief Non-daily 1,600 Ida Roberts
Fairland American Non-daily 1,200 John Linx
Fairview Republican Non-daily 3,000 Hoby Hammer
Fletcher Herald Non-daily 1,000 Lynn Moon
Fort Cobb Journal Non-daily 150
Fort Gibson Times Non-daily 1,300
Fort Sill Cannoneer Non-daily 14,541 U.S. Army
Frederick Leader Non-daily 1,200
Frederick Press Non-daily 1,300 Ray Wallace
Freedom Call Non-daily 290 Islia Barnes
Gage Record Non-daily 400 Jerry Denson
Garber-Billings News Non-daily 800 Vicki Hogan
Garvin County News Star Non-daily 2,100 Jeff Shultz
Geary Star Non-daily 1,200
Grove Sun Non-daily 5,300 Reid Newspapers
Guthrie News Leader Daily 3,500 Belinda Ramsey
Guymon Daily Herald Daily 2,800
Haskell News Non-daily 1,350 Mark Anderson
Healdton Herald Non-daily 2,400 Cindy Dickerson
Heavener Ledger Non-daily 4,000 Jim Johnson
Hennessey Clipper Non-daily 1,600 Barbara Walter
Henryetta Free-Lance Non-daily 2,600 Sumner Newspapers
Hinton Record Non-daily 875 Tim Curtin
Hobart Democrat Chief Non-daily 3,200 W.J. Hancock
Holdenville News Daily 2,200 Eastern Oklahoma Publishers
Holdenville Tribune Non-daily 1,000 Robinson Publishing Company
Hollis News Non-daily 1,800 Chris Blackburn
Hominy News Progress Non-daily 1,500 Ferguson & Ferguson
Hooker Advance Non-daily 1,200 Sheila Blankenship
Non-daily 15,250
Hugo Daily News Daily 3,000 Stan Stamper
Hughes County Times Non-daily 2,500 Robinson Publishing Company
Inola Independent Non-daily 1,500 Johnny Brock
Johnson County Capital Democrat Non-daily 3,250 Ray Lokey
Daily 3,200 Bridgetower Media[4]
Kingfisher Times and Free Press Non-daily 3,800 Reid Publishing
Kiowa County Democrat Non-daily 1,350 Carol Middick
Konawa Leader Non-daily 2,000 Stu Phillips
Latimer County News Tribune Non-daily 2,400 TriCounty Publishing
Latimer County Today Non-daily 4,400 TriCounty Publishing
Laverne Leader Tribune Non-daily 1,250 Mark Anderson
Lawton Constitution Daily 20,972 Lawton Publishing
The Lincoln County News Non-daily 4,200
Lindsay News Non-daily 2,500 Cable Printing
Lone Grove Ledger Non-daily 1,500
The Madill Record Non-daily 4,450 Mark & Sherry Codner
Mangum Star News Non-daily 2,500 Casey Paxton
The Mannford Reporter Non-daily 2,500 GaGoGo by HekTech.
Marietta Monitor Non-daily 3,100
Marlow Review Non-daily 3,700 John A. Hruby
McAlester News Capital and Democrat Daily 12,600
McCurtain County Gazette Daily 6,500 McCurtain County News Inc.
McCurtain Gazette-News 4,000 Willingham family
McIntosh County Democrat Non-daily 3,200 Big Basin Enterprises
Medford Patriot Star & Grant County Journal Non-daily 1,500 Big Basin Enterprises
Meeker News Non-daily 1,500
Miami News-Record Daily 14,000 Reid Newspapers
Midwest City Beacon Non-daily 1,600 Choctaw Times LLC
Minco-Union City Times Non-daily 2,100 Choctaw Times LLC
Moore American Non-daily 3,400
Mooreland Leader Non-daily 1,300
Morris News Non-daily 850
Mountain View News Non-daily 1,200
Muscogee Nation News Non-Daily 7,700 Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Muskogee Daily Phoenix & Times Democrat Daily 13,044
Mustang News Non-daily 1,000 Dyer Publishing
Mustang Times Non-daily 5,000 Choctaw Times LLC
Native American Times Non-daily 9,000 Lisa Snell
Newcastle Pacer Non-daily 7,000 Kory Oswald
Newkirk Herald Journal Non-daily 1,550 Winfield Publishing
Nondoc Online Sustainable Journalism Foundation (Non-profit)[5]
Norman Transcript Daily 11,526
Northwest Oklahoman & Ellis County News Non-daily 1,500
Nowata Star Non-daily 2,800 Reid Newspapers
The O'Colly Daily (no weekend editions) Oklahoma State University
Okarche Chieftain Non-daily Piedmont Surrey Gazette
Okeene Record Non-daily 1,200 Mack Miller
Okemah News Leader Non-daily 3,000 News Leader Co., Inc.
Oklahoma Banker Non-daily 2,000 OK Bankers Association
Oklahoma City Friday Non-daily 10,000 Nichols Hills Publishing
Oklahoma City Herald Non-daily 35,000 Angela Monson
Oklahoma Daily Daily 6,000[6] University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Eagle Non-daily 14,000 James Goodwin
Oklahoma Gazette Non-daily 53,500[7]
The Oklahoman Daily 147,212[8] GateHouse Media
Okmulgee Daily Times Daily 3,100 Sumner Newspapers
Oologah Lake Leader Non-daily 3,000
Owasso Reporter Weekly 5,100 Community Publishers Inc.
Pauls Valley Daily Democrat Daily 3,100
Pawhuska Journal-Capital Weekly 850
Pawnee Chief Non-daily 3,000 Ferguson & Ferguson
Perkins Journal Non-daily 3,800
Perry Daily Journal Daily 3,500 Reid Newspapers
Piedmont Surrey Gazette Non-daily 2,500 Hometown News Inc.
The Ponca City News Daily 4,300 Kay County Media LLC
Pond Creek Herald Non-daily 700 Big Basin Enterprises
Pottawatomie County Democrat Non-daily 500
Poteau Daily News Daily 5,000
Prague Times Herald Non-daily 2,500
Pryor Daily Times Daily 6,200
Purcell Register Non-daily 5,000
Ringling Eagle Non-daily 1,203
Rush Springs Gazette Non-daily 1,500
Ryan Leader Non-daily 800
Sands Springs Leader Weekly 4,500 Community Publishers Inc.
Sapulpa Daily Herald Daily 5,400 Sumner Publishing
Sayre Record & Beckham County Democrat Non-daily 2,650
Seminole Producer Daily 5,400 Stu Phillips
Sentinel Leader Non-daily 1,400
Sequoyah County Times Non-daily 7,000 Jim Mayo
Shawnee News-Star Daily 7,175 CherryRoad Media[9]
Shidler Review Non-daily 1,100 Marlene Fields
Skiatook Journal Weekly 2,800 Community Publishers Inc.
Sooner Catholic Non-daily
Southeast Times Non-daily 1,700 Jerry Ellis
Spiro Graphic Non-daily 3,000
Stigler News Sentinel Non-daily 3,800
The Stillwater News-Press Daily 24,000
Stilwell Democrat Journal Non-daily 7,000
Stroud American Non-daily 2,100
Sulphur Times Democrat Non-daily 3,800
Tahlequah Daily Press Daily 5,000
Talihina American Non-daily 1,900 TriCounty Publishing
Taloga Times Advocate Non-daily 800
Tecumseh Countywide News Non-daily 1,500
This Land Non-daily 4,000
Thomas Tribune Non-daily 1,500
Tinker Takeoff Non-daily 22,000 Journal Record Publishing
Tonkawa News Non-daily 2,000
Tulsa Beacon Weekly Biggs Communications, Inc.
Tulsa World Daily 102,392
Tuttle Times Non-daily 1,400
University of Tulsa Collegian Non-daily 4,000
The US Inquirer Non-daily Digital First Media[10]
Valliant Leader Non-daily 2,000
Vian Tenkiller News Non-daily 3,000
Vici Vision Non-daily 900 Wathina Walton
Vinita Daily Journal Daily 4,250 Reid Newspapers
Non-daily 4,000
Wagoner Tribune Non-daily 4,000 Community Publishers Inc.
Wakita Herald Non-daily 650
Walters Herald Non-daily 3,000 Wesner Publications
Washita County Enterprise Non-daily 1,000
Washita Valley Weekly Non-daily 15,500
Watonga Republican Non-daily 3,200
Waurika News-Democrat Non-daily 950
Weleetka Weleetkan Non-daily 1,000
Westville Reporter Non-daily 3,000
Westville Weekly Times Non-daily
Wewoka Times Non-daily 1,200 Stu Phillips
Weatherford Daily News Daily 5,700 Reid Newspapers
Wilson Post Democrat Non-daily
Woods County Enterprise Non-daily
Woodward News Daily 18,500
Wynnewood Gazette Non-daily
Yale News Non-daily 1,100
Yukon Review Non-daily 15,000 Conrad Dudderar
Cokv Tvlvme Non-daily

List of defunct newspapers

TitleLocaleYear est.Year ceasedNotes
Bigheart Times Formerly published by Louise Redcorn
Bixby BulletinBixby19052012In 2012, the Bulletin was combined with the Jenks Journal and Glenpool Post to form the South County Leader. The South County Leader ceased publication in 2014.[11]
Branding IronAtoka18841884[12]
The Broken Arrow Ledger 1904 2017 Purchased by Tulsa World
Cheyenne TransporterDarlington Agency18791886[13]
Choctaw County Times Formerly published by Stan Stamper
Daily ChieftainVinita18981902[14]
Edmond Sun 18892020[15]
El Dorado Courier Formerly published by Joan Gilliam
The Elk Citian
Indian AdvocateSacred Heart1910[16]
Indian ChieftainVinita18821902[17]
Hartshorne Sun
The Muskogee CimeterMuskogee19041921African-American newspaper founded by William Twine[18]
Muskogee StarMuskogee19121913African-American newspaper founded by A. J. Smitherman; succeeded by the Tulsa Star[19]
The Oklahoma (City) TimesOklahoma City18891984[20]
Skiatook SentinelSkiatook1905[21]
Tulsa Business Journal Formerly published by Community Publishing
Tulsa County NewsTulsa2012Published by Gary Percefull
Tulsa StarTulsa19131921African-American newspaper founded by A. J. Smitherman; defunct after Tulsa Race Massacre[22]
Tulsa TribuneTulsa19191992[23]
Urban Tulsa Weekly Formerly published by Keith Skrzypczak[24]
Vinita Daily ChieftainVinita19021913

See also

References

NOTE: Uncited circulation information comes from Finder Binder: Oklahoma's Updated Media Directory, 2010 Winter Issue

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CherryRoad Media, Connecting What Matters . ardmoreite.com . The Ardmoreite . 18 February 2023.
  2. Web site: Reid Newspapers . reidnewspapers.com . Reid Newspapers . 18 February 2023.
  3. Web site: Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture . Oklahoma Historical Society and Oklahoma State University Library Electronic Publishing Center . March 23, 2017 .
  4. Web site: About us . journalrecord.com . The Journal Record . 18 February 2023.
  5. News: About NonDoc . 10 October 2022 . Nondoc.
  6. Web site: Media Kit – OU Student Media. studentmedia.ou.edu. en-US. 2018-10-11.
  7. http://aan.org/alternative/Aan/ViewCompany?oid=oid%3A64 Oklahoma Gazette
  8. http://abcas3.accessabc.com/ecirc/newsform.asp Audit Bureau of Circulations
  9. Web site: The Shawnee Star . news-star.com . The Shawnee Star . 18 February 2023.
  10. Book: The US inquirer. (eNewspaper, 2007) [WorldCat.org] ]. https://web.archive.org/web/20220503225009/https://www.worldcat.org/title/us-inquirer/oclc/1313558773 . 3 May 2022 . WorldCat. 1313558773 .
  11. Web site: Jennings. Jo-ann. Newspaper to Cease Publication. South County Leader. August 20, 2014. July 31, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151017145029/http://southcountyleader.com/bixbybulletin/news/newspaper-to-cease-publication/article_7bab26d4-18b7-11e4-9c79-001a4bcf887a.html. October 17, 2015.
  12. News: About The Branding iron. (Atoka, I.T. [Okla.]) 1884-1884 ]. 7 April 2017.
  13. News: Cheyenne transporter. (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879–1886 . 7 April 2017.
  14. News: daily chieftain. (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898–1902 ]. 7 April 2017.
  15. News: Newspaper touted as Oklahoma's oldest to close, virus cited . 10 October 2022 . . 4 May 2020.
  16. News: About The Indian advocate. ([Sacred Heart, Okla.]) 1???-1910 ]. 7 April 2017 . Library of Congress.
  17. News: About The daily chieftain. (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898–1902 ]. 7 April 2017 . Library of Congress.
  18. Web site: The Muskogee Cimeter (Muskgoee, I.T.) . gateway.okhistory.org . Oklahoma Historical Society . 5 August 2022.
  19. Web site: The Muskogee Star (Muskogee, Muskogee County, Okla.) 1912-1913 . loc.gov . Library of Congress . 5 August 2022.
  20. News: About The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908–1984 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress (loc.gov).
  21. http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=SK003 Anna Mae Henderson, "Skiatook," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture.
  22. Web site: Tulsa Star . gateway.okhistory.org . Oklahoma Historical Society . 5 August 2022.
  23. News: About The Tulsa tribune. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1920–1992 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress (loc.gov).
  24. http://aan.org/alternative/Aan/ViewCompany?oid=oid%3A115272 Urban Tulsa Weekly