San Antonio: Communications

Newspapers and Magazines

San Antonio's major daily (morning) newspaper is the Express-News. San Antonio has numerous community newspapers, among them the San Antonio Register which serves the African American community, and specialty papers such as Go! 50 + for mature readers and San Antonio Business Journal for the business community. Several local newspapers, including Brooks Discovery, Fort Sam Houston Newsleader, Kelly USA Observer, Lackland Tailspinner, Medical Patriot, and Randolph Wingspread, serve the military community. Additionally, the official trade magazine of the U.S. Airforce, Airman, is published here. Eight medical newspapers and magazines are published in San Antonio, four magazines focus on cattle, and two magazines provide information on local events, entertainment, shopping, and dining.

Television and Radio

Eight television stations broadcast from San Antonio: four network affiliates, one public, one independent broadcasting religious and educational programming, one station affiliated with Telemundo and another with Univision. Additional stations are available via cable. Radio stations number more than 20 and offer a wide variety of formats, including Spanish-language programming.

Media Information: Express-News, PO Box 2171, San Antonio, TX 78297; telephone: (210)250-3000

San Antonio Online

City of San Antonio Home Page. Available www.ci.sat.tx.us

Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. Available www.sachamber.org

San Antonio Convention & Visitors Bureau. Available www.sanantoniocvb.com

San Antonio Economic Development Foundation. Available saedf.dcci.com

San Antonio Express-News. Available www.expressnews.com

San Antonio Public Library. Available www.sat.lib.tx.us

Selected Bibliography

Harrigan, Stephen, The Gates of the Alamo (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000)

Scott, Bob and Robert Scott, After the Alamo (Plano, Tx.: Republic of Texas Press, 1999)