New Hampshire is the focal point of United States politics as six mainstream Republican candidates try to win the presidential primary today. There has been plenty of media coverage all over the Granite State, including nationally known journalists from news media outlets.
As much as media conglomerates and huge companies have canvassed New Hampshire looking for stories, the local media knows the electorate best. Here's a look at local media that figure prominently into New Hampshire's political landscape.
Television
New Hampshire is a relatively small state with just over 1.3 million people. Newslink.org lists just five television stations in the state. WMUR is based in Manchester. That station hosted a recent debate at Saint Anselm College. The debate featured all six mainstream candidates.
There are three public broadcasting television stations. Durham hosts WENH, Keene has WEKW and Littleton is home to WLED. One small low-power community television station is based at Rivier College. WYCN TV-13 is a student-run station that serves the communication department.
Radio
There are plentiful radio stations in New Hampshire. The most prominent ones that would cover politics are the public radio stations. NewHampshire.com lists five public radio stations in New Hampshire. WEVO is in Concord, WEVN is in Keene, WEVJ is based in Jackson, WEVH is located in Hanover and WEVC broadcasts out of Gorham. Most public radio stations are based on college campuses.
Manchester, Concord and Nashua have the most radio stations in New Hampshire. WGIR is a news radio station in Manchester on the AM dial. WKXL is a news-oriented broadcast station in Concord. Meanwhile, WSMN is in Nashua for news.
Newspapers
Some of the newspapers have a history dating two centuries. The New Hampshire Gazette in Portsmouth has been in continuous publication since 1756 and is published biweekly. The Union-Leader is the largest newspaper in New Hampshire based in Manchester.
The U.S. Newspaper List has 26 newspapers throughout the state, including the Telegraph in Nashua, the Monitor in Concord and the Sentinel in Keene. As expected, newspapers will be hitting political coverage hard today to bring readers and political pundits top-notch reporting from the first-in-the-nation primary leading up to the Republican nominee for president.




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