Forum Communications
Forum Communications Company is a media firm based in Fargo, North Dakota. The company prints a number of newspapers in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Its premier newspaper is the Duluth News Tribune, and the company's namesake is The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. The company also owns Fargo radio station WDAY-AM 970 and four television stations in North Dakota, all affiliated with ABC. It is owned by the Marcil-Black family of Fargo. Norman B. Black bought the Forum in 1917; current chairman William "Bill" Marcil, Sr. is the husband of N. B. Black's great-granddaughter. His son, current president and publisher Bill Jr., is the fifth generation of the family to run the company.[1][2][3]
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| Private | |
| Industry | Television, Radio, Advertising, Broadcasting, Newspaper, Internet services |
| Founded | 1878 |
| Headquarters | 101 5th Street North, Fargo, North Dakota 58102 , |
Key people | Bill Marcil, Sr., Chairman Bill Marcil, Jr., President, CEO and Publisher |
| Revenue | Unknown |
| Unknown | |
Number of employees | 2500+ |
| Website | www |
On June 7, 2006, Forum Communications purchased the Grand Forks Herald and the Duluth News Tribune. In May 2009, Forum Communications ceased publication of the Lake Elmo Leader and the Stillwater Courier.
Newspapers
The following newspapers in Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota, and North Dakota are part of Forum Communications:
- AgWeek (Grand Forks, North Dakota)[1]
- Alexandria Echo Press (Alexandria, Minnesota)[4][5][1]
- The American (Bemidji, Minnesota)[1]
- Brainerd Dispatch (Brainerd, Minnesota)[4][6][7][1]
- The Daily Republic (Mitchell, South Dakota)[8][1]
- Detroit Lakes Tribune, Becker County Record, Lake Area Press (Detroit Lakes, Minnesota)[9][1]
- The Dickinson Press (Dickinson, North Dakota)[10][1]
- Duluth News Tribune (Duluth, Minnesota)[4][11][1]
- The Farmington Independent (Farmington, Minnesota)[12]
- The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead (Fargo, North Dakota)[4][13]
- Grand Forks Herald (Grand Forks, North Dakota)[4][14]
- The Hastings Star Gazette (Hastings, Minnesota)[12]
- Hudson Star-Observer (Hudson, Wisconsin)[12]
- The Jamestown Sun (Jamestown, North Dakota)[15]
- The Morris Sun Tribune (now Stevens County Times) (Morris, Minnesota)[16]
- New Richmond News (New Richmond, Wisconsin)[12]
- New York Mills Herald (now New York Mills Dispatch and owned by Henning Publications) (New York Mills, Minnesota)[17]
- The Park Rapids Enterprise (Park Rapids, Minnesota)[18]
- The Pioneer (Bemidji, Minnesota)[4][19][1]
- The Perham Focus (Perham, Minnesota)[4][20]
- Pierce County Herald (Ellsworth, Wisconsin)[12]
- The Red Wing Republican Eagle (Red Wing, Minnesota)[4][21]
- River Falls Journal (River Falls, Wisconsin)[12]
- RiverTowns (Farmington, Minnesota)[12]
- South Washington County Bulletin (Cottage Grove, Minnesota)[12][4]
- Wadena Pioneer Journal (Wadena, Minnesota)[4][22]
- The West Fargo Pioneer (West Fargo, North Dakota)
- West Central Tribune (Willmar, Minnesota)
- Woodbury Bulletin (Woodbury, Minnesota)[12][4]
- Worthington Daily Globe (Worthington, Minnesota)[4][23]
Television stations
All stations were built and signed on by Forum Communications.
| State | City | Call sign | Channel | Network | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSIP | RF | DT-1 | DT-2 | DT-3 | DT-4 | |||
| North Dakota | Fargo | WDAY-TV | 6 | 21 | ABC | Justice Network | WDAY'Z Xtra (Syndicated/Local Sports/Weather Radar) | Ion Television |
| Grand Forks | WDAZ-TV | 8 | 8 | ABC | Justice Network | WDAY'Z Xtra (Syndicated/Local Sports/Weather Radar) | Ion Television | |
| Bismarck | KBMY | 17 | 17 | ABC | Justice Network | MyNetworkTV / WDAY'Z Xtra | Ion Television | |
| Minot | KMCY | 14 | 14 | ABC | Justice Network | MyNetworkTV / WDAY'Z Xtra | Ion Television | |
External links
References
- "The Forum of Fargo Moorhead". ForumComm.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- "Forum Communications Company". Facebook. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- Patrick Springer (April 17, 2017). "Family observes 100 years of Forum ownership". The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead.
- "Minnesota Newspaper Directory" (PDF). Minnesota Newspaper Association. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- "Alexandria Echo Press". EchoPress.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- "Brainerd Dispatch". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- "Brainerd Dispatch". brainerddispatch.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- "Mitchell Republic". MitchellRepublic.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- "Detroit Lakes Online". DL-Online.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- "The Dickinson Press". TheDickinsonPress.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- "Duluth News Tribune". DuluthNewsTribune. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- "River Towns.net". RiverTowns.net. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- "The Forum". inforum.com.
- "Grand Forks Herald". GrandForsHerald.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- "Jamestown Sun". Jamestownsun.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- "Stevens County Times". StevenCountyTimes.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- "New York Mills Dispatch". NYMDispatch.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- "Park Rapids Enterprise". ParkRapidsEnterprise. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- "The Bemidji Pioneer". BemidjiPioneer.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- "Perham Focus". PerhamFocus.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- "Republican Eagle". Republican-Eagle.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- "Wadena Pioneer Journal". WadenaPJ.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- "The Globe". DGlobe.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.