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| Type | Alternative weekly |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Wick Communications |
| Publisher | Nick Coltman |
| Editor | Susy Buchanan |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Headquarters | 540 East 5th Avenue Anchorage, AK 99501 United States |
| Circulation | 15,500 (as of 2020)[1] |
| Website | anchoragepress.com |
The Anchorage Press is a free alternative weekly newspaper based in Anchorage, Alaska, and owned by Wick Communications. It is published and distributed every Thursday.
History
[edit]Established in 1992 by Bill Boulay, Barry Bialik, and Nick Coltman as the Anchorage Bypass, it was renamed the Anchorage Press in 1994.
In 2006, Anchorage Press Publishing, which published the newspaper and the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, was purchased by Wick Communications.[2] In 2022, the paper discontinued it's print edition and went online only.[3] In January 2025, the company announced it was looking to sell the paper.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "My Alaska Media 2020 Rate Card by Wick Communications - Issuu". issuu.com. February 3, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ^ Richtmyer, Richard (August 3, 2006). "Arizona publisher buys Anchorage press owner". Anchorage Daily News. p. 47.
- ^ Downing, Suzanne (December 17, 2022). "Anchorage Press self-cancels print edition, goes digital only, as parent company downsizes". Must Read Alaska. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
- ^ Rhode, Scott (April 7, 2025). "Pressing Concerns: Behind the Covers of Periodical Printing". Alaska Business Magazine. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
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