The March 24, 2006 front page of the San Antonio Express-News
Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Broadsheet
Owner	Hearst Corporation
Publisher	Thomas A. Stephenson
Editor	Robert Rivard
Founded	1865
Headquarters	Avenue E and Third Street San Antonio, TX 78205 United States
Website: MySA.com

The San Antonio Express-News is the daily newspaper of San Antonio, Texas. It is ranked as the third-largest daily newspaper in the state of Texas in terms of circulation, and is one of the leading news sources of South Texas, with offices in Austin, Brownsville, Laredo, and Mexico City. The Express-News is owned by the Hearst Corporation. March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Newspaper sizes in August 2005. ... The Hearst Corporation is a large privately-held media conglomerate based in New York City. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Nickname: Alamo City; River City Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Counties Bexar County Mayor Phil Hardberger Area    - City 1067. ... Official language(s) None See: Languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 268,581 sq mi (695,622 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... Nickname: Alamo City; River City Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Counties Bexar County Mayor Phil Hardberger Area    - City 1067. ... Official language(s) None See: Languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 268,581 sq mi (695,622 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... Nickname: Live Music Capital of the World Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas County Travis County Mayor Will Wynn Area    - City 669. ... Brownsville is a city in Cameron County, Texas, United States. ... Nickname: The Gateway City & The City Under Seven Flags Coordinates: Settled 1755 Government type Mayor / City Manager Mayor Raul Salinas Interim City Manager Cynthia Collazo Area    - City 218. ... Nickname: Country Mexico State Federal District Founded (as Tenochtitlan) 1325 Head of Government Marcelo Ebrard (PRD) Area    - City 1,479 1 km² Elevation 2,240 m Population (2005)  - City 8,720,916  - Density 5,741/km²  - Urban 19,411,000 Time zone Central Time zone (UTC-6) 1 Area of... The Hearst Corporation is a large privately-held media conglomerate based in New York City. ...

History

The paper was first published in 1865 as a weekly tabloid-style newspaper under the name San Antonio Express. At that time, the city had already had a number of other newspapers in a number of different languages. However, all the other publications went out of business, leaving only the Express to serve the city.

In December of 1866, the Express made the move from a weekly paper to a daily newspaper, and expanded into a full newspaper by the early 1870s. The early days of the Express was marked by several leadership changes which almost doomed the paper, until a brand new company, the Express Printing Company, took control in 1875. The Express eventually became a daily morning newspaper in 1878.

In January 1881 a new rival newspaper, the Evening Light, was first published. The Evening Light was published as an afternoon paper, as opposed to the Morning Express. At first, the editors of the Express chose to ignore the upstart paper, but the Light soon grew in popularity at the turn of the 20th Century. So much so that in 1918, the Express ownership, now renamed Express Publishing Company, launched its own afternoon paper, the San Antonio Evening News. Soon thereafter, a rivalry developed between workers of the Express and the News. In fact, some News workers dubbed a new office building as the News-Express building.

The 1920s was marked by expansion by Express Publishing as the company started one of the city's first radio station, WOAI, in 1922. Meanwhile, the company's future owners, in the form of William Randolph Hearst, purchased the Light. As the two rival companies entered the 50s, the Express and the News both had higher readership numbers than the Light. However, the Light skyrocketed to the top of the market when it acquired a number of popular comic strips, like Dick Tracy. Over at Express Publishing, the company diversified further as they acquired a couple more radio stations, and a television station which they renamed KENS-TV. In the 1960s, Express Publishing was sold to the Harte-Hanks newspaper group. WOAI-TV is the San Antonio, Texas local NBC television station affiliate. ... William Randolph Hearst (April 29, 1863 – August 14, 1951) was an American newspaper magnate. ... Dick Tracy is a comic strip detective and a popular character in American pop culture. ... KENS-TV, KENS 5 is the CBS television affiliate in San Antonio, Texas, owned by Belo Corporation. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

In 1973, with the Light beating the Express and the News in circulation numbers, a new ownership group emerged. Australian native Rupert Murdoch of News Corp bought the Express and the News from Harte-Hanks. Murdoch re-formatted the News as a more tabloid-styled paper, while the Express retained its original, conservative format. The Light was now forced to compete against two different styles of newspaper while at the same time trying to combat the growing costs of an afternoon circulation. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... News Corporation (abbreviated to News Corp) (NYSE: NWS, NYSE: NWSa, ASX: NWS, LSE: NCRA) is one of the worlds largest media conglomerates. ...

By the mid 1980s, the Express and the News merged into the Express-News and afternoon service was slowly discontinued, while the Light started getting into the morning circulation business in order to keep up. But under News Corp., the Express-News adopted a more mainstream format and expanded its services to communities outside Bexar County. As a result, the Express-News became San Antonio's leading newspaper for good. By 1992, News Corp had diversified into movies and television and was looking to sell the Express-News. The Hearst Corporation, which still owned the Light, agreed to either sell or close the newspaper and acquire the Express-News in order to keep its stake in the San Antonio market. The Light never found a buyer and it went out of business in January 1993. News Corporation (abbreviated to News Corp) (NYSE: NWS, NYSE: NWSa, ASX: NWS, LSE: NCRA) is one of the worlds largest media conglomerates. ... Bexar County is a county located in the state of Texas. ...

Today, Bob Rivard is the editor of the San Antonio Express-News. Brett Thacker is the managing editor. With a circulation of 240,000 weekdays and 355,000 Sundays and an editorial staff of 280, it is the third-largest in Texas. For 2004, the Express-News earned its first ever Newspaper of the Year honors from the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors. The Express-News was honored the best daily paper in its big-city circulation category, topping competitors in Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth and Austin.

External links

• MySA.com Online home of the Express-News and KENS-TV
  • The history of the Express-News San Antonio Express-News
• Hearst subsidiary profile of the San Antonio Express-News

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