Augusta: Communications

Newspapers and Magazines

The Kennebec Journal, a morning newspaper, is published daily. Maine's oldest newspaper, it was founded in 1825. Magazines published in Augusta include Maine Fish and Wildlife, Maine Motor Transport News, and Maine Trails.

Television and Radio

WCBB, a public broadcasting television station, broadcasts from Augusta. Six AM and FM radio serve Augusta listeners and offer a variety of music, including oldies, adult contemporary, pop, and contemporary country.

Media Information: Kennebec Journal, 274 Western Ave., Augusta, ME 04332; telephone (207) 623-3811

Augusta Online

Augusta Civic Center. Available www.gwi.net/∼acc

Augusta Public Schools. Available www.cony-hs.augusta.k12.me.us/default.htm

City of Augusta. Available www.ci.augusta.me.us

Finance Authority of Maine. Available www.famemaine.com

Kennebec Journal. Available www.kjonline.com

Kennecbec Valley Chamber of Commerce. Available www.augustamaine.com

Lithgow Public Library. Available www.lithgow.lib.me.us

Maine Department of Labor. Available www.state.me.us/labor

University of Maine at Augusta. Available www.uma.maine.edu

Selected Bibliography

Grant, Gay M., Along the Kennebec, The Herman Bryant Collection (Arcadia:1995.)

Ulrich, Laurel, A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary (New York: Knopf, distributed by Random House, 1990)