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Freedom Communications, Inc., headquartered in Irvine, California, owns more than 75 publications newspapers in the US, with a combined daily circulation of more than 1.2 million subscribers, and also operates over seventy local news websites. The broadcast division includes nine television stations, including five CBS network affiliates, one CW Television Network affiliate and three ABC network affiliates. Freedom Communications Logo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Freedom Communications Logo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Location of Irvine within Orange County, California. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ... The CW Television Network, casually referred to as The CW, or most recently as The New CW (due to it being a new network) is a television network in the United States launched during the 2006 television season. ... The American Broadcasting Company ( oftenly known as ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ...

Freedom's flagship newspaper is the Orange County Register, based in Santa Ana, California with a circulation of 360,000. The Register has won three Pulitzer Prizes. The Orange County Register website is the largest, most in-depth of Freedom's websites, drawing the most daily traffic and unique visitors of all of the local news sites. It received both high interest and criticism for the website's open forums, allowing visitors to openly comment on stories and features. A flagship is the ship used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships. ... The Orange County Register is a daily newspaper published in Santa Ana, California. ... Location of Santa Ana within Orange County, California. ... The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical composition. ... The Orange County Register is a daily newspaper published in Santa Ana, California. ...

• The Orange County Register

Leadership

Founder and chief executive officer R.C. Hoiles gained a one-third interest in his first newspaper (The Alliance Review in Ohio) sometime in the 1910s. He and his brother Frank bought many more local newspapers over the next several decades. In 1935 he moved his base of operations to Santa Ana, California, and in 1950 he incorporated his syndicate as Freedom Newspapers, Inc. After Hoiles' death in 1970, he was succeeded as CEO by his son C.H. Hoiles (until 1981), and then by: Location of Santa Ana within Orange County, California. ...

• D.R. Segal 1981-1992
• James N. Rosse 1992-1999
• Samuel C. Wolgemuth 1999-2002
• Alan Bell 2002-2006
• Scott N. Flanders, 2006-

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Interactive

Freedom Interactive was formed in June 2006. This division, also headquarted in Irvine, California, is solely responsible for the online presence of Freedom's media properties. All interactive advertising, marketing, content, business development, finance, and technology management is centralized within this arm of the organization. Early partnerships with search giant Google, user submitted calendar program Zvents, and employment site Monster.com gained recognition for the newly formed interactive division in early 2007. Location of Irvine within Orange County, California. ... Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG and LSE: GGEA) is an American public corporation, specializing in Internet search and online advertising. ... Monster. ...

• Michael Mathieu, 2006-

• Freedom Interactive Official site

Properties

Newspapers

• East Valley Tribune of Mesa, Arizona
• Ahwatukee Foothill News of Phoenix, Arizona
• Daily News-Sun of Sun City, Arizona
• The Sun of Yuma, Arizona
• Desert Dispatch of Barstow, California
• Hesperia Star of Hesperia, California
• Appeal-Democrat of Marysville, California
• Porterville Recorder of Porterville, California
• The Orange County Register of Santa Ana, California
• OC Post of Santa Ana, California
• Daily Press of Victorville, California
• The Gazette of Colorado Springs, Colorado
• The Destin Log of Destin, Florida
• Northwest Florida Daily News of Fort Walton Beach, Florida
• The News Herald of Panama City, Florida
• The Star of Port St. Joe, Florida
• The Walton Sun of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
• The Telegraph of Alton, Illinois
• Jacksonville Journal-Courier of Jacksonville, Illinois
• The Tribune of Seymour, Indiana
• Sedalia Democrat of Sedalia, Missouri
• Clovis News Journal of Clovis, New Mexico
• Portales News-Tribune of Portales, New Mexico
• The Quay County Sun of Tucumcari, New Mexico
• Times-News of Burlington, North Carolina
• The Havelock News of Havelock, North Carolina
• The Gaston Gazette of Gastonia, North Carolina
• The Daily News of Jacksonville, North Carolina
• The Free Press of Kinston, North Carolina
• New Bern of New Bern, North Carolina
• The Shelby Star of Shelby, North Carolina
• The Topsail Advertiser of Surf City, North Carolina
• Jones Post of Trenton, North Carolina
• The Lima News of Lima, Ohio
• The Brownsville Herald of Brownsville, Texas
• Valley Morning Star of Harlingen, Texas
• The Monitor of McAllen, Texas
• Odessa American of Odessa, Texas
• Mid Valley Town Crier of Weslaco, Texas

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The City of Hesperia is part of San Bernardino County, California located in the Mojave Desert 75 miles northeast of Los Angeles. ... The Appeal-Democrat is a daily broadsheet newspaper printed in Marysville, California, in the United States. ... Marysville is the home of many great people namely Courtney Weaver county seat of Yuba County, California, USA. The population was 12,268 at the 2000 census. ... Porterville is a city in Tulare County, California, United States. ... The Orange County Register is a daily newspaper published in Santa Ana, California. ... Location of Santa Ana within Orange County, California. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Location of Santa Ana within Orange County, California. ... Victorville is a city located in the Victor Valley of western San Bernardino County, California, USA. According to the U.S. Census Bureaus 2000 census, the city has a total population of 64,029. ... 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Nickname: Motto: Ill Tell The World Location of Burlington within North Carolina Coordinates: Country United States State North Carolina County Alamance County Founded 1857 (Company Shops) Founded 1886 (Burlington) Incorporated February 14, 1893 Government  - Mayor Stephen M. Ross Area  - City  21. ... Havelock is a city in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. ... This articles section called Trivia does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Nickname: Location of Jacksonville within North Carolina Coordinates: Country United States State North Carolina County Onslow County Founded 1757 Incorporated 1842 Government  - Mayor Jan B. Slagle Area  - City  45. ... Website: http://www. ... The Sun Journal is the daily newspaper in New Bern, North Carolina. ... New Bern is a town in Craven County, North Carolina with a population of 23,128 as of the 2000 census. ... Shelby is a city in Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States. ... Surf City is a town located in Pender County, North Carolina. ... Trenton is a town located in Jones County, North Carolina. ... The Lima News is a newspaper that is published in a small area with residents from Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Paulding, Putnam, Shelby and Van Wert counties reading the paper daily. ... Location in the state of Ohio Country United States State Ohio County Allen Government  - Mayor David Berger (D) Area  - City 12. ... Brownsville is a city in Cameron County, Texas, United States. ... Harlingen is a city in Cameron County in the heart of the Rio Grande Valley of south Texas, United States. ... The Monitor is a newspaper based in the state of Texas, covering the Rio Grande Valley area in the southern part of the state. ... McAllen is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas. ... 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Television stations

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External links

• Official site