Sacramento: Communications

Newspapers and Magazines

Sacramento offers one major daily newspaper, the morning The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento's second largest newspaper is the Sacramento News and Review, a weekly alternative paper. There are also a number of ethnic newspapers, including Italian, Spanish, and Jewish publications. The Sacramento Observer is considered one of the finest African American newspapers in the country. The Sacramento Business Journal reports on happenings in business and industry. Sacramento Magazine highlights local entertainment and lifestyles. Nearly 30 magazines and journals are published in Sacramento.

Television and Radio

One public and eight commercial television stations, representing ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, UPN, WB, Telemundo, and Univision, broadcast in Sacramento, where cable is also available. In the Sacramento area, 41 AM and FM radio stations broadcast music, news, talk, Spanish, and Christian programming.

Media Information: The Sacramento Bee, 2100 Q Street, Sacramento, CA 95852; telephone (916)321-1000

Sacramento Online

City of Sacramento Home Page. Available www.cityofsacramento.org

Metro Sacramento Chamber. Available www.metrochamber.org

Sacramento Bee. Available www.sacbee.com

Sacramento City Unified School District. Available www.scusd.edu

Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau. Available www.sacramentocvb.org

Sacramento Public Library. Available www.saclibrary.org

Selected Bibliography

Kelley, Robert Lloyd, Battling the Inland Sea: American Political Culture, Public Policy, and the Sacramento Valley, 1850–1986 (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1989)