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12 Hartford Business Journal • January 22, 2018 • www.HartfordBusiness.com Source: Alliance for Audited Media (AAM) quarterly data reports for the three months ending Sept. 30, 2017 unless otherwise indicated. Notes: NA = Not applicable. All papers audited by AAM except The Chronical, which is audited by Certified Audit of Circulations (CAC). All papers are audited biennially, with the exception of The Hartford Courant and affiliates, New Haven Register and affiliates and Republican-American. Daily average represents Monday-Friday unless otherwise indicated. The Record-Journal and The Register Citizen are not audited by AAM nor CAC and are therefore not included in this list. (1) Digital represents the number of people who subscribe to the nonprint edition of the newspaper through tablet or smartphone apps, PDF replicas, metered or restricted-access websites or e-reader editions. (2) Includes Courant Community, an affiliated publication with 13,825 copies. (3) Includes affiliated publications as follows: Middletown Press with 2,014 copies, Shoreline Times with 8,452 copies and Milford Orange Bulletin with 6,552 copies. (4) Includes Middletown Press with 19 copies. (5) Includes affiliated publications as follows: Middletown Press with 1,676 copies and Sunday Plus with 15,742 copies. (6) Data are for three months ending March 31, 2016, the most recent available. (7) Represents average Saturday circulation; does not circulate on Sundays. (8) Includes affiliated publications as follows: Fairfield Citizen with 250 copies and Westport News with 289 copies. (9) Represents average Monday-Saturday circulation. —Compiled by Heide Martin. THE LIST Top daily newspapers in Connecticut (Ranked by total daily circulation for the three months ending Sept. 30, 2017) FOCUS Top daily newspapers in Connecticut (Ranked by total daily circulation for the three months ending Sept. 30, 2017) Average daily Average Sunday Rank Company Total circulation Print/ Digital (1) Total circulation Print/ Digital (1) Publisher/ Title Owner Year established 1 The Hartford Courant and affiliate 285 Broad St. Hartford, CT 06115 860-241-6200; www.courant.com 94,096 84,655 (2) 9,441 134,628 125,419 9,209 Andrew Julien Publisher tronc Inc. 1764 2 New Haven Register and affiliates 100 Gando Drive New Haven, CT 06513 203-789-5200; www.nhregister.com 39,078 37,819 (3) 1,264 (4) 51,586 50,487 (5) 1,099 (4) Paul Barbetta Group publisher & president, Hearst Media Services, Connecticut Hearst Media Services, Connecticut 1812 3 Republican-American 389 Meadow St., P.O. Box 2090 Waterbury, CT 06722 203-574-3636; www.rep-am.com 33,295 32,552 743 38,276 37,543 733 William J. Pape II Editor & publisher American- Republican Inc. 1844 4 Journal Inquirer (6) 306 Progress Drive, P.O. Box 510 Manchester, CT 06045 800-237-3606; www.journalinquirer.com 25,496 25,460 36 27,921 (7) 27,885 36 Elizabeth S. Ellis Publisher Journal Inquirer Publishing Co. 1968 5 Connecticut Post and affiliates 410 State St. Bridgeport, CT 06604 203-333-6688; www.ctpost.com 23,797 20,153 (8) 3,644 28,949 28,580 369 Paul Barbetta Group publisher & president, Hearst Media Services, Connecticut Hearst Media Services, Connecticut 1883 6 The Day 47 Eugene O'Neill Drive, P.O. Box 1231 New London, CT 06320 860-442-2200; www.theday.com 22,763 17,500 5,263 23,261 20,360 2,901 Gary Farrugia Publisher The Day Publishing Co. 1881 7 The News-Times 333 Main St. Danbury, CT 06810 877-542-6057; www.newstimes.com 9,280 7,661 1,619 11,426 11,131 295 Paul Barbetta Group publisher & president Hearst Media Services, Connecticut Hearst Media Services, Connecticut 1883 8 The Bulletin 10 Railroad Place Norwich, CT 06360 860-887-9211; www.norwichbulletin.com 8,849 (9) 8,836 13 12,389 12,375 14 Nadine D. McBride Publisher GateHouse Media Inc. 1791 9 The Advocate 9A Riverbend Drive South, P.O. Box 9307 Stamford, CT 06907 203-324-9799; www.stamfordadvocate.com 7,060 (9) 6,105 955 7,638 7,418 220 Paul Barbetta Group publisher & president, Hearst Media Services, Connecticut Hearst Media Services, Connecticut 1829 10 New Britain Herald (10) 1 Liberty Square, 3rd Floor New Britain, CT 06050 860-255-4601; www.newbritainherald.com 4,740 (9) 3,901 839 7,525 7,452 73 Michael E. Schroeder Editor & publisher Central Connecticut Communications LLC 1871 11 The Bristol Press (10) 188 Main St. Bristol, CT 06010 860-584-0501; www.bristolpress.com 4,375 (9) 3,789 586 NA NA NA Michael E. Schroeder Editor & publisher Central Connecticut Communications LLC 1871 12 The Chronicle 322 Main St., Unit 1-1B P.O. Box 229 Willimantic, CT 06226 860-423-8466; www.thechronicle.com 4,280 3,832 448 5,455 (7) 5,006 449 Michael E. Schroeder Publisher & president The Chronicle Printing Co. 1877 13 The Hour 301 Merritt 7 Norwalk, CT 06851 203-354-1000; www.thehour.com 4,161 3,983 178 10,780 10,603 177 Paul Barbetta Group publisher & president Hearst Media Services, Connecticut Hearst Media Services, Connecticut 1871 14 Greenwich Time 1445 E. Putnam Ave. Old Greenwich, CT 06870 203-333-6688; www.greenwichtime.com 3,882 (9) 3,362 520 4,343 4,123 220 Paul Barbetta Group publisher & president, Hearst Media Services, Connecticut Hearst Media Services, Connecticut 1877 Source: Alliance for Audited Media (AAM) quarterly data reports for the three months ending Sept. 30, 2017 unless otherwise indicated. Notes: NA = Not applicable. All papers audited by AAM except The Chronical, which is audited by Certified Audit of Circulations (CAC). All papers are audited biennially, with the exception of The Hartford Courant and affiliates, New Haven Register and affiliates and Republican-American. Daily average represents Monday-Friday unless otherwise indicated. The Record-Journal and The Register Citizen are not audited by AAM nor CAC and are therefore not included in this list. (1) Digital represents the number of people who subscribe to the nonprint edition of the newspaper through tablet or smartphone apps, PDF replicas, metered or restricted-access websites or e-reader editions. (2) Includes Courant Community, an affiliated publication with 13,825 copies. (3) Includes affiliated publications as follows: Middletown Press with 2,014 copies, Shoreline Times with 8,452 copies and Milford Orange Bulletin with 6,552 copies. (4) Includes Middletown Press with 19 copies. (5) Includes affiliated publications as follows: Middletown Press with 1,676 copies and Sunday Plus with 15,742 copies. (6) Data are for three months ending March 31, 2016, the most recent available. (7) Represents average Saturday circulation; does not circulate on Sundays. (8) Includes affiliated publications as follows: Fairfield Citizen with 250 copies and Westport News with 289 copies. (9) Represents average Monday-Saturday circulation. 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