Seaside Signal
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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | EO Media Group |
| Founder | Robert M. Watson |
| Publisher | Kari Borgen |
| Editor | Jim Van Nostrand |
| Founded | March 1905 (1905-03) |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 1555 N Roosevelt Dr, Seaside, Clatsop County, Oregon |
| Circulation | 703 Print 305 Digital (as of 2023)[1] |
| OCLC number | 30724988 |
| Website | seasidesignal |
The Seaside Signal is a weekly newspaper published for the community of Seaside, Oregon, United States.[2]
The Seaside Signal was founded Saturday, March 25, 1905 as a weekly. It was edited by Robert M. Watson. The paper was a tabloid format and cost $2.00 for a year's subscription. On May 11, 1907 the newspaper changed to a broadsheet format. Since then, the Signal has changed formats numerous times.[3][4] In 1910, Watson retired and leased the paper to Erle Norton Hurd and Walter B. Scott.[5][6]
In December 1927, Hurd sold the Signal to Max Schafer Sr. along with Raymond Herald owners C.S. Beall and Harry Beall.[7] Schafer Sr. operated the paper with his son Max Schafer Jr. for decades until selling it in 1974. The new owners were H.H. Publishing Co., a corporation operated by three publishers: Dave Juenke, Walter Taylor and Lee Irwin.[8]
In 1980, Juenke sold the Signal to Scripps-Ifft Newspapers Inc.[9][10] The company sold the newspaper to Swift-Pioneer Publishing Co. in 1983, which later became Swift Communications.[11][12] A subsidiary called Pacific Coast Newspapers operated the Signal, along with the Tillamook Headlight-Herald and The News Guard in Lincoln City.[6]
In February 2003, the Signal was sold to Kyle Larson,[13] who sold it again in June 2005 to Tom and Annie Mullen and Gary and Sue Stevenson of Sheridan, Wyoming, and Robb and Jenn Hicks of Buffalo, Wyoming.[14] The newspaper changed ownership for fourth time in seven years when in October 2007 it was sold to Country Media, Inc.[15] In 2013, the paper was acquired by EO Media Group.[16] In October 2024, EO was sold to Carpenter Media Group.[17]
References
- ↑ "EO Media Group Publishing Map". EO Media Group LLC. March 6, 2023. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ↑ "Historic Oregon Newspapers". Historic Oregon Newspapers. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ↑ "Newspaper Address". EO Media Group. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ↑ "'Seaside Signal' in Oregon is Sold". Editor & Publisher. Retrieved May 14, 2017.[dead link]
- ↑ "Seaside Signal Leased". The Sunday Oregonian. June 10, 1910. p. 14.
- 1 2 Bassett, Fred (May 5, 1988). "Strong leadership steered Seaside Signal through financially troubled early years". Seaside Signal. p. 10.
- ↑ "Seaside Signal Sold". The Oregonian. December 9, 1927. p. 1.
- ↑ "Coast Newspaper Sale Announced By Schafers". The Oregon Journal. July 25, 1974. p. 11.
- ↑ "Weekly newspapers change hands". The Oregonian. October 2, 1980. p. 43.
- ↑ "Idaho chain buys papers on coast". Statesman Journal. October 2, 1980. p. 51.
- ↑ "Swift-Pioneer buys Signal". Seaside Signal. July 21, 1983. p. 1.
- ↑ "The Northwest". The Oregonian. July 21, 1983. p. 61.
- ↑ "Signal under new ownership". Seaside Signal. January 23, 2003. p. 1.
- ↑ "Seaside Signal is sold: New owners at the helm July 1". Seaside Signal. June 30, 2005. p. 1.
- ↑ "Seaside Signal has new owners - again". The Astorian. October 31, 2007. Archived from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ↑ "EO Media Group Acquires Three Newspapers on Oregon Coast". EO Media Group. February 28, 2013. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ↑ Rogoway, Mike (October 23, 2024). "Oregon newspaper chain EO Media sells itself to Mississippi company". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
External links
- Seaside Signal
- Profile of Seaside Signal at Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association Archived February 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- Library of Congress