La Estrella Norte

La Estrella Norte and La Estrella Oeste were two Spanish-language, regional newspapers based in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Both editions covered 36 towns of the western and northern areas of Puerto Rico. The papers closed down in 2015.[1]

This article is about the Puerto Rican newspaper. For other uses, see Estrella del norte.
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatTabloid
Founded1983
LanguageSpanish
HeadquartersMayagüez, Puerto Rico
Websitehttp://www.periodicolaestrella.com

As of 2006, La Estrella is the biggest regional newspaper, in terms of circulation, in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, with a combined weekly circulation of 117,000. La Estrella was the first regional newspaper to be audited in Puerto Rico by the Circulation Verification Council (CVC). La Estrella is distributed door to door across the 36 towns of the western and northern areas of Puerto Rico.

The newspaper was founded in 1983, and was intended to cover news and features from Puerto Rico's western towns. Later in the 1980s, La Estrella Norte was founded to cover news and features about Puerto Rico's northern towns.

References
  1. Cierra una institución de la Prensa del Oeste… La Estrella… Mi escuela…. Julio Victor Ramirez. 16 December 2015. Accessed 24 July 2019.


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