Anchorage Press

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Anchorage Press
Anchorage Press (front page).jpg
Type Alternative weekly
Owner(s) Wick Communications
PublisherNick Coltman
EditorSusy Buchanan
Founded1992;32 years ago (1992)
Headquarters540 East 5th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501
United States
Circulation 15,500(as of 2020) [1]
Website anchoragepress.com

The Anchorage Press is a free alternative weekly newspaper based in Anchorage, Alaska and owned by Wick Communications.

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Established in 1992 by Bill Boulay, Barry Bialik, and Nick Coltman as the Anchorage Bypass, it was renamed the Anchorage Press in 1994. It is published and distributed every Thursday. The paper was sold to Wick Communications Company in August 2006.

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References

  1. "My Alaska Media 2020 Rate Card by Wick Communications - Issuu". issuu.com. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 2023-04-21.