Fredriksstad Blad

Fredriksstad Blad is the biggest local daily newspaper in Fredrikstad, Norway.

Fredriksstad Blad
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatTabloid (1986present)
Owner(s)Mediehuset Østfold
EditorRenè Svendsen
Founded1889
Political alignmentNon-partisan
HeadquartersFredrikstad, Norway
Circulation22,877 (2005)
Websitewww.f-b.no

History and profile

Fredriksstad Blad was established in 1889, but had a predecessor in Ugeblad for Fredriksstad, Sarpsborg og Omegn which started in 1843. It was published six times a week from 1905,[1] and published daily since 1997. It changed to tabloid format in 1986, and launched its Internet site in 1996.[2]

The competitor of Fredriksstad Blad is Demokraten. The chief editor of the former is Renè Svendsen. The paper is owned by Amedia.[3]

In addition to Fredrikstad, Fredriksstad Blad covers the municipality of Råde.[1] The paper had a circulation of 22,883 copies and had 22,266 subscribers in 2005.[3]

References

  1. Østbye, Helge (1984). Massemediene (in Norwegian). Oslo: Tiden. p. 25. ISBN 82-10-02375-6.
  2. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Fredriksstad Blad". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  3. "Fredriksstad Blad". Norwegian Media Registry (in Norwegian). Norwegian Media Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2004. Retrieved 8 March 2009.


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