Springfield: Communications

Newspapers and Magazines

Springfield's daily newspaper is the The Republican. Special interest publications include The Catholic Observer and BusinessWest, a biweekly business journal serving western Massachusetts.

Television and Radio

Springfield is served by a number of television stations: two commercial networks, one Public Broadcasting Service station, and one channel franchise. According to the 2003 Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook, Springfield ranks fourth among the nation's top market for cable television, as 86 percent of households have access to cable. Two AM and three FM radio stations broadcast a variety of music, news, and college-oriented programs.

Media Information: BusinessWest, 1441 Main St., 6th Fl., Springfield, MA 01103; telephone (413)781-8600; fax (413)781-3930. The Republican, 1860 Main St., Springfield, MA 01101; telephone (413)788-1000

Springfield Online

Baystate Health System. Available www.baystatehealth.com

BusinessWest. Available www.businesswest.com

City of Springfield. Available www.cityofspringfieldmass.com

Greater Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau. Available www.valleyvisitor.com

Massachusetts Office of Business Development. Available www.state.ma.us/mobd

Pioneer Valley Planning Commission. Available www.pvpc.org

The Republican. Available www.repub.com

Springfield Armory National Historic Site. Available www.nps.gov/spar

Springfield Library. Available www.springfieldlibrary.org

Springfield Library & Museums Association. Available www.quadrangle.org

Springfield Public Schools. Available www.sps.springfield.ma.us

Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council. Available www.westernmassedc.com

Selected Bibliography

Clark, Rusty, West Springfield, Massachusetts: Stories Carved in Stone (West Springfield, MA: Dog Pond Press, 2004)

Cruikshank, Ginger, Springfield, MA, Volume 1 (Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 1999)

Prisch, Michael H., Town into City: Springfield, Massachusetts, and the Meaning of Community (Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 1972)