Louisville: Communications

Newspapers and Magazines

Louisville's major daily newspaper is the Courier-Journal (morning). The Voice Tribune is a weekly business newspaper. Louisville Business First and a number of special-interest magazines are also based in Louisville, including the weekly Leo,The Louisville Defender,Snitch, the annual Kentucky Travel Guide, and the monthly lifestyle publication Louisville Magazine. Other publications serve readers involved in the building trades, agriculture, computers, and religion.

Television and Radio

Louisville is served by eight television stations. Fourteen radio stations (eight AM and six FM) broadcast a variety of musical formats plus news and talk.

Media Information: Louisville Courier-Journal, telephone (502)582-4011

Louisville Online

City of Louisville Home Page. Available www.louky.org/main.htm

Greater Louisville Convention and Visitors Bureau. Available www.louisville-visitors.com

Greater Louisville Inc. Available www.greaterlouisville.com

Jefferson County Public Schools. Available www.jefferson.k12.ky.us

Louisville Free Public Library. Available www.lfpl.org

Metro Chamber of Commerce. Available www.greaterlouisville.com

Selected Bibliography

Bolus, Jim, Derby Dreams (Gretna, La.: Pelican Pub Co., 1996)

Wright, George C., Life Behind a Veil: Blacks in Louisville, Kentucky 1865–1930 (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1985)