The city of Providence, Rhode Island is part of a media market that includes New Bedford, Massachusetts. The area is served by several local television stations, radio stations, newspapers, and blogs based in the cities proper and the surrounding communities of Rhode Island and Bristol County, Massachusetts.
Broadcast television
Providence is the center of Southern New England's broadcasting market, which also encompasses Bristol County, Massachusetts, which includes the cities of Fall River and New Bedford. The city is served by television stations representing every major American television network, as well as radio stations originating from Providence and Boston.
ChannelCall SignNetworksOwner6WLNE-TV.1 Roar.2 Grit.3 Ion Mystery.5 MeTVStandard Media(operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group)8WYCN-LD.1 Telemundo.2 TeleXitos.3 Cozi TV.4 NBC True CRMZTelemundo Station Group10WJAR.1 NBC.2 ABC.3 Charge!.4 CometSinclair Broadcast Group12WPRI-TV.1 CBS.2 MyNetworkTV.3 True Crime Network.4 DefyNexstar Media Group17WVMA-CDAntenna TVWoodland Communications, LLC(operated by Vision Communications)28WLWCCourt TVInyo Broadcast Holdings36WSBE-TVPBSOcean State Media51WRIW-CD.1 Telemundo.2 Cozi TV.3 OxygenTelemundo Station Group64WNAC-TV.1 Fox.2 The CW.3 Rewind TV.4 Antenna TV Mission Broadcasting(operated by Nexstar Media Group)69WPXQ-TV.1 Ion Television.2 Laff.3 Busted.4 Bounce TV .5 Game Show Central .6 HSN .8 QVCIon Media(subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company)
Radio Providence is the center of Southern New England's broadcasting area, with many radio stations located in the city and surrounding communities, as well as some radio stations located in Greater Boston, Central Massachusetts, and eastern Connecticut.
AM StationsCall SignOwner550 kHzWSJWRelevant Radio630 kHzWPRO (AM)Cumulus Media790 kHzWPRVCumulus Media920 kHzWHJJiHeartMedia1110 kHzWPMZVideomundo Broadcasting1220 kHzWSTLFaith Christian Church1290 kHzWPVDOcean State Media1320 kHzWARAAttleboro Access Cable Systems1340 kHzWNBHHall Communications1400 kHzWHTBRVDE, LLC1420 kHzWBSMCumulus Media1450 kHzWWRIDiPonti Communications, LLC1480 kHzWSARBristol County Broadcasting1590 kHzWARVBlount Communications
FM StationsCall SignOwner88.1 MHzWELHThe Wheeler School89.3 MHzWNPNOcean State Media (Newport)91.3 MHzWDOMProvidence College91.5 MHzWCVYCoventry Public Schools92.3 MHzWPRO-FMCumulus Media93.3 MHzWSNE-FMiHeartMedia94.1 MHzWHJYiHeartMedia95.5 MHzWLVOK-Love98.1 MHzWCTKHall Communications (New Bedford, MA)99.7 MHzWEAN-FMCumulus Media (Wakefield)101.5 MHzWWBBiHeartMedia101.1 MHz(share-time)WBRU-LPWFOO-LPWVVX-LPBrown Student RadioAS220Providence Community Radio102.7 MHzWNPEOcean State Media (Narragansett)103.7 MHzWPVD-FMOcean State Media (Westerly)105.1 MHzWWLICumulus Media106.3 MHzWWKXCumulus Media (Woonsocket)
Newspapers Several newspapers serve the Providence-New Bedford media market. NewspaperOwnerAttleboro Sun-ChronicleUnited Communications CorporationFall River Herald NewsGateHouse MediaNew Bedford Standard-TimesDow Jones Local Media GroupMothers News (defunct)Rhododendron FestivalThe Providence JournalGateHouse MediaThe Providence Phoenix (defunct)Phoenix Media/Communications GroupProvidence Business NewsProvidence Business News, IncTaunton Daily GazetteGateHouse Media
Television and movie productions Providence and the surrounding area have been used as a backdrop for several movies and television series and the city remains invested in bringing filmmakers to its location, as is evidenced by a 25% tax credit on all Rhode Island spending offered to motion picture companies.
The animated television series Family Guy takes place in Quahog, a fictional suburb of Providence, and prominently features the most pronounced segment of Providence's skyline several times an episode (the buildings are One Financial Plaza, 50 Kennedy Plaza, and the Superman Building).
The city and its name were used in the television series Providence, and Showtime's new series, Brotherhood, was also filmed and set in Providence.
The Farrelly brothers used the city as a backdrop for several of their movies, notably Dumb and Dumber and There's Something About Mary. Peter Farrelly set Outside Providence in Pawtucket, adjacent to Providence. The 1991 American-Canadian film Providence takes place at Brown University. Although not set in Providence, the movie Amistad used the exterior of the Rhode Island State House as the United States Capitol exterior. The movie Little Children was also filmed in Providence. In 2006, Providence was the primary filming location for the film Underdog.
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