Charlotte, North Carolina

==Media==
{{Main|Media in Charlotte, North Carolina}}

===Newspaper===
Charlotte has one major daily newspaper, ''[[The Charlotte Observer]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://amp.charlotteobserver.com/customer-service/about-us|title=About us|publisher=[[The Charlotte Observer]]|access-date=February 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627093558/https://amp.charlotteobserver.com/customer-service/about-us|archive-date=June 27, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> It boasts the largest circulation in North Carolina<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mondotimes.com/newspapers/usa/northcarolina-newspaper-circulation.html|title=Biggest North Carolina Newspapers|website=Mondotimes.com|access-date=March 26, 2018}}</ref> and South Carolina.

===Radio===
Charlotte is the 24th largest radio market in the nation, according to [[Nielsen Audio]]. While major groups like [[iHeartMedia]] and [[Urban One]] have stations serving Charlotte, several smaller groups also own and operate stations in the area.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.iheartmedia.com/stations?market=CHARLOTTE-NC|title=Charlotte Stations – iHeartMedia|website=iHeartMedia.com|access-date=September 15, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://urban1.com/category/portfolio/radio-one/charlotte/|title=Charlotte Archives – Urban One|access-date=January 29, 2022}}</ref> The local [[NPR|National Public Radio]] news affiliate is [[WFAE|WFAE News]], which sponsors a number of podcasts and radio shows.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wfae.org/about-wfae|title=About WFAE|website=wfae.org|access-date=June 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626202550/https://www.wfae.org/about-wfae|archive-date=June 26, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Television===
According to [[Nielsen Media Research]], Charlotte is the 22nd largest television market in the nation (as of the 2016–2017 season) and the largest in the state of North Carolina.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nielsen.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en/docs/solutions/measurement/television/2016-2017-nielsen-local-dma-ranks.pdf|title=Local Television Market Universe Estimates|date=January 1, 2017|website=Nielsen}}</ref> Major television stations located in Charlotte include [[CBS]] affiliate [[WBTV]] 3 (the oldest television station in the Carolinas),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wbtv.com/story/9947127/wbtv-the-first-60-years/|title=WBTV: The First 60 Years|date=March 4, 2009|website=WBTV.com|publisher=[[WBTV]]|access-date=June 2, 2022}}</ref>[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate [[WSOC-TV]] 9,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsoctv.com/station/wsoc-tv-past-and-future/29178531/|title=WSOC-TV: Past and Future|date=January 20, 2016|website=wsoctv.com|access-date=June 2, 2022}}</ref>[[NBC]] affiliate [[WCNC-TV]] 36,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wcnc.com/about-us|title=About WCNC: The WCNC Charlotte Difference|website=WCNC.com|access-date=June 2, 2022}}</ref> [[The CW|CW]] affiliate [[WCCB]] 18,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wccbcharlotte.com/app-web-views/about-wccb/|title=About WCCB – WCCB Charlotte's CW|website=wccbcharlotte.com|access-date=June 2, 2022}}</ref> and [[PBS]] member station [[WTVI]] 42.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wtvi.org/about/|title=About PBS Charlotte|website=WTVI.org|publisher=[[WTVI]]|access-date=June 5, 2022}}</ref> One cable sports network is headquartered in Charlotte: the [[ESPN]]-controlled [[SEC Network]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://charlotte.axios.com/6896/the-espn-offices-in-charlotte-are-like-yours-but-not/|title=The ESPN offices in Charlotte are like yours, but not|last=Hallmark|first=Gi|date=June 29, 2015|website=Charlotte.axios.com|access-date=March 6, 2016|archive-date=April 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412055100/https://charlotte.axios.com/6896/the-espn-offices-in-charlotte-are-like-yours-but-not/|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Raycom Sports]] is also headquartered in Charlotte.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://raycomsports.com/|title=Raycom Sports|website=Raycomsports.com|access-date=July 18, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2021/08/03/raycom-sports-shifts-into-entrepreneur-mode.html|title=Monster trucks, MLS and more: CEO talks revamped business focus for Raycom Sports|last=Spanberg|first=Erik|date=August 3, 2021|website=Bizjournals.com|publisher=Charlotte Business Journal|access-date=September 14, 2022}}</ref>

Other stations serving the Charlotte market include [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate [[WJZY]] 46 in [[Belmont, North Carolina|Belmont]],<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.fox46.com/about-us/|title=About us – Queen City News – Fox 46|website=Fox46.com|date=August 21, 2019 |access-date=June 4, 2022}}</ref> [[UNC-TV]]/[[PBS]] member station WUNG-TV 58 in [[Concord, North Carolina|Concord]], [[Independent station (North America)|independent]] station [[WAXN-TV]] 64 (a sister to WSOC-TV) in [[Kannapolis, North Carolina|Kannapolis]], and two stations in [[Rock Hill, South Carolina]]: [[MyNetworkTV]] affiliate [[WMYT-TV]] 55 (a sister to WJZY)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.qcnews.com/my12/|title=WMYT-TV 12 – Charlotte|website=qcnews.com|date=June 10, 2022 |access-date=August 11, 2023}}</ref> and [[PBS]] member station [[WNSC-TV]] 30. Additionally, [[INSP (TV channel)|INSP]] is headquartered in nearby [[Indian Land, South Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insp.com/|title=INSP TV Homepage: Western TV & Movies|website=INSP.com|access-date=August 11, 2023}}</ref>

In 2020, [[CNN]] established a Charlotte bureau spearheaded by national correspondent Dianne Gallagher.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Janes |first1=Théoden |title=Dianne Gallagher to be first CNN correspondent in Charlotte |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/entertainment/tv/article245557600.html |website=The Charlotte Observer |publisher=McClatchy |access-date=1 October 2020}}</ref>

Cable television customers are served by [[Charter Communications|Spectrum]], which offers a localized feed of [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]]-based [[Spectrum News North Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte|title=Charlotte – Spectrum News 1|website=Spectrumlocalnews.com|access-date=July 18, 2021}}</ref>