The Daily Post Athenian Explained

Daily Post Athenian
Type:	Daily newspaper
Owners:	Adams Publishing Group
Foundation:	1848
Circulation:	7,580
Circulation Date:	2019
Circulation Ref:	^[1]

The Daily Post Athenian is a newspaper serving Athens in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the merger of the Athens Post and the Athenian. The Daily Post Athenian is currently published online and in print for home delivery.^[2]

History

It was preceded by the Knoxville Post.^[3]

The Athens Post was founded in 1848 as a weekly.^[4] It ceased publication in 1917.^[5] The Athenian was founded in 1883,^[6] with an 1886 circulation of about 1,000.^[7] In its early history it billed itself as a Republican newspaper published weekly on Fridays.^[8]

The Post-Athenian was purchased in 1930 by Fred Wankan, and on March 16, 1931, was relaunched as a daily under the name The Daily Post-Athenian.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2019-12-01 . APG Regional Maps with-Circulation: Tennessee . 2023-04-25 . adamspg.com.
2. Web site: About Us. The Daily Post-Athenian. en. 2018-05-27.
3. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024443/
4. News: The Athens post.. The Library of Congress. 2018-05-27. en.
5. News: The Athens post.. The Library of Congress. 2018-05-27. en.
6. Book: Rowell, George Presbury. Geo. P. Rowell and Co.'s American Newspaper Directory. 1887. Printers' Ink Publishing Company. en.
7. Book: Rowell, George Presbury. Geo. P. Rowell and Co.'s American Newspaper Directory. 1887. Printers' Ink Publishing Company. en.
8. Book: Rowell, George Presbury. Geo. P. Rowell and Co.'s American Newspaper Directory. 1887. Printers' Ink Publishing Company. en.
9. Book: Akins, Bill. Hard Times Remembered: A Study of the Depression in McMinn County. McMinn County Historical Society. Tennessee Wesleyan College. 1983. 13.