TSJ Media
| Industry | Print and radio broadcasting |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 (originally as The Spanish Journal) |
| Headquarters | Blue Ash, Ohio, USA |
Key people | Josh Guttman (President)[1] |
| Revenue | $1 million (2007)[1] |
Number of employees | 30 (2007)[1] |
| Website | www.tsjnews.com |
TSJ Media, also known as TSJ News Inc. and the Spanish Journal Network, is a chain of bilingual weekly newspapers, monthly magazines, and Spanish-language radio stations based in Cincinnati, Ohio, that serves Hispanic communities in several metropolitan areas of the United States.
History
The media company was founded in 1999 as the monthly broadsheet newspaper The Spanish Journal (Spanish: La Jornada Latina), which was published in Cincinnati. In 2006, TSJ News was bought by Blue Ash, Ohio–based Gate West Coast Ventures, LLC, which also owns the translation company Strategic Spanish. As a division of Gate West Coast, TSJ expanded to several other markets in the Midwestern United States.[2][3]
Publications
TSJ's print publications are centrally produced in Cincinnati, while ads are sold by local staff.[1] For the most part, TSJ publication are written in Spanish, although some sections may be written in English for ESL students.
| Markets | Title | Format | Circulation[4] | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio | La Jornada Latina | Weekly tabloid newspaper | 12,000–15,000 | 1999 |
| Latinos Magazine | Monthly magazine | 12,000 | ||
| Columbus, Ohio | La Jornada Latina (formerly Impacto Latino) | Bi-weekly tabloid newspaper | 10,000–12,000 | |
| Latinos Magazine | Monthly magazine | 10,000 | ||
| Cleveland | Latinos Magazine | Monthly magazine | 10,000 | |
| Vocero Latino | Monthly magazine | 5,000 | ||
| Detroit | Latino Detroit | Weekly tabloid newspaper | 19,000 | |
| Latinos Magazine | Monthly magazine | 8,000 | ||
| Pittsburgh | La Jornada Latina | Monthly tabloid newspaper | 6,000–8,000 | |
| Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky | Latinos Magazine | Monthly magazine | 12,000 | |
| Al Día en América (affiliate) | Bi-weekly tabloid newspaper | 10,000–12,000 | ||
| Kansas City, Missouri | Dos Mundos (affiliate) | Weekly broadsheet newspaper | 10,000–12,000 | 1981 |
| Nashville, Tennessee | La Campana (affiliate) | Weekly broadsheet newspaper | 7,000–10,000 | |
| Minneapolis | Vida y Sabor | Weekly magazine | 15,000 | |
| La Prensa de Minnesota | Weekly tabloid newspaper | 15,000 | ||
| Latinos Magazine | Monthly magazine | 10,000 |
The Spanish Journal Network also once published La Jornada Atlanta Empleos, which was distributed for free in Atlanta.
Broadcasting
In September 2001, the Spanish Journal Network briefly experimented with a weekly radio talk show on Christian radio station WTSJ 1050 AM (now WGRI), called Noticiero Latino–Radio en Español, but the show was cancelled on December 26, 2005, for financial reasons.
After launching an information-by-telephone service (iNFO-TELEFONO) and converting the newspaper from a monthly publication to a weekly one, the Spanish Journal Network resumed broadcasts of Radio en Español in Spring 2005 on WDBZ 1230 AM, airing each Sunday with six hours of programming.[5]
TSJ Media operates three Spanish-language radio stations, two of which it took over under Gate West Coast ownership, the third under Murray Hill Broadcasting:
- WOXY "La Mega 97.7 FM" in Mason, Ohio (Cincinnati)
- WVKO-FM "Mega 103.1" in Columbus, Ohio[2]
- WLFM-LP "La Mega 87.7" in Cleveland, Ohio[6]
In addition to its Spanish-language radio stations, TSJ Media also operates WVKO, an English-language soul-gospel station in Columbus, Ohio.
As of 2011, TSJ also sells advertising for three Davidson Media–owned affiliates:[4]
- WTUV and WHBE-FM "La Poderosa 105.7 FM & 620 AM" in Eminence, Kentucky (Louisville)
- KDTD "La Gran D 1340 AM" in Kansas City, Kansas
- KMNV and KMNQ "La Invasora 1400 AM – 1470 AM" in Minneapolis–Saint Paul
References
- 1 2 3 4 Kemper, Kevin (2008-11-24). "Publisher of Spanish-language news buys Columbus biweekly paper". Columbus Business First (American City Business Journals). Retrieved 2011-08-28.
- 1 2 Monk, Dan (2009-06-22). "Spanish-language TSJ News hopes adding radio boosts profitability". Cincinnati Business Courier (American City Business Journals). Retrieved 2011-08-28.
- ↑ Kemper, Kevin (2009-06-22). "Spanish-language publisher takes over business operations at WVKO". Columbus Business First (American City Business Journals).
- 1 2 "Multi-Market Media Kit" (PDF). TSJ Media. 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
- ↑ "No se vayan, que esto se pone bueno..!" The Spanish Journal. June 10, 2005. Accessed July 10, 2005. In Spanish.
- ↑ http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/86918/87-7-the-sound-cleveland-sold-will-flip-to-spanish/