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Daily print newspaper in Cedar Rapids, Iowa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Gazette is a daily print newspaper and online news source published in the American city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The first paper was published as an evening journal, branded the Evening Gazette, on January 10, 1883.[1]
_front_page.jpg) The July 27, 2005 front page of The Gazette | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Folience |
| Publisher | Gazette Communications, Inc. |
| Editor | Zack Kucharski |
| Founded | 1883 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 116 3rd St Southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401 United States |
| Circulation | 32,616 Daily 35,975 Saturday 37,860 Sunday |
| ISSN | 1066-0291 |
| Website | thegazette |
The newspaper is distributed throughout northeastern and east-central Iowa, including the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City metropolitan areas. It was formerly called The Cedar Rapids Gazette. As of September 2019, The Gazette has a circulation of 32,616 for the daily edition and 37,860 for the Sunday edition.[2]
The employee-owned Folience parent owns Gazette Communications, Inc. (formerly "The Gazette Company" and "Gazette Communications" and "SourceMedia Group")[3] which publishes The Gazette and other newspapers including the Penny Saver in Linn County and the Community News Advertiser in Johnson County.
The Gazette Company owned KCRG-TV (the call letters stand for "Cedar Rapids Gazette") until selling it to Gray Television, with the transfer being completed on October 1, 2015.[4][5] The company also owned KCRG radio (1600 AM) until selling the station to the owners of another local broadcaster, KZIA FM 102.9. The sale was completed on October 31, 2006, with the radio station's call letters changing to KGYM as a result.[6] SourceMedia Group also owned Decisionmark, which runs the TitanTV website, until selling it to a syndicate led by Turnstone Capital and Capitol Broadcasting Company.[7]
In 2019, Gazette Communications, Inc. employed roughly 125 people.
In January 2025, the newspaper announced it will cut back the number of print edition days from seven to three a week on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.[8]
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