Las Provincias

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Las Provincias
TypeRegional daily newspaper
Owner(s) Grupo Vocento
PublisherFederico Domenech SA
Founded30 January 1886;138 years ago (1886-01-30)
Political alignment
Language Spanish
Headquarters Valencia
Country Spain
Sister newspapers
ISSN 1578-7923
OCLC number 918393908
Website lasprovincias.es

Las Provincias is a regional newspaper published in Valencia, Spain. Founded in 1886, it is one of the oldest publications in the country.

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History and profile

Las Provincias was first published in Valencia in January 1886. [1] The paper is part of the Vocento Group [2] [3] and is published by Federico Domenech SA. [4] The daily has six local editions published in La Ribera, Camp de Morvedre, La Costera, La Safor, La Marina and Castellon. [2] [4] Its sister newspapers include ABC , El Correo Español , El Diario Vasco and La Verdad , all of which are part of the Vocento Group. [3]

Las Provincias has a right-wing political stance. [5] In the 1960s the paper opposed the attempts of intellectuals to revive the culture and language of the region. [1]

The paper has a supplement, namely XL Semanal. [6]

Circulation

Las Provincias sold 58,354 copies in 1993. [7] [8] Its circulation was 42,905 copies in 2002. [3] It was 28,000 copies in 2011. [9] The paper had a circulation of 20,771 copies in 2014. [2]

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