Hartford: Communications

Newspapers and Magazines

Hartford's daily newspaper, The Hartford Courant, established in 1764, is one of the nation's oldest continuously operating newspapers. Three other daily newspapers are printed in the region: The New Britain Herald, The Journal Inquirer, which covers the eastern suburbs, and The Valley Press, which covers the western suburbs. Special interest publications include the Inquirer, the region's largest African American community newspaper; and other publications covering management, motor transport, neurology, psychiatry, law enforcement, and Jewish affairs in Connecticut.

Television and Radio

Two independent television stations, four stations representing the major network affiliates, a public television station, and cable service provide television viewing in the area. The Hartford area is served by more than 15 radio stations. Connecticut Radio Information Service, headquartered in Wethersfield, broadcasts readings from daily newspapers and magazines for the benefit of state residents who are blind or cannot hold or turn pages.

Media Information: The Hartford Courant, 285 Broad Street, Hartford, CT 06115; telephone (860)241-6200. New Britain Herald, 1 Herald Square, New Britain, CT 06050; telephone (860)225-4601

Hartford Online

Connecticut Development Authority. Available www.ctcda.com

Hartford Convention and Visitor's Bureau. Available www.enjoyhartford.com

The Hartford Courant. Available www.ctnow.com

Hartford Historical Society. Available www.chs.org

Hartford Public Library. Available www.hartfordpl.lib.ct.us

Hartford Public Schools. Available www.hartfordschools.org

Mayor's Office, City of Hartford. Available www.hartford.gov

MetroHartford Chamber of Commerce. Available www.metrohartford.com

Selected Bibliography

Andrews, Kenneth Richmond, Nook Farm, Mark Twain's Hartford Circle (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1950)

Antonucci, Thomas and Michael Antonucci (Eds.), Hartford, CT (Historical Briefs, Inc., 1992)

Barbour, Lucius Barnes, Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut (Baltimore: Genealogical Pub., 1977)

Clemens, Samuel, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (New York: Harper & Row, 1917)

Love, William DeLoss, The Colonial History of Hartford, Gathered from Original Sources by William DeLoss Love (U Chester, Conn. U: Centinel Hill Press, 1974)

Pearson, Ridley, Chain of Evidence, (Hyperion, 1997)