The Top 10 West Virginia Daily Newspapers by Circulation
West Virginia’s first-ever newspaper appeared in 1790, with the founding of the Potowmac Guardian & Berkeley Advertiser in Shepherdstown.
Updated February 2020
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1. Charleston Gazette-Mail
Founded in 1873 as a weekly known as the Kanawha Chronicle, it became The Charleston Gazette in 1907. It then became the Gazette-Mail after a 2015 merger.
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2. The Herald-Dispatch
Serves Huntington, West Virginia and surrounding areas in southern Ohio and eastern Kentucky.
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3. The Parkersburg News and Sentinel
Gets its name from the merger of the News (published in the mornings) and Sentinel (an afternoon publication) in 2009.
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4. The Journal
Published in Martinsburg, The Journal serves West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle region including Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan counties.
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5. Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Published six days a week and serving McDowell, Mercer and Monroe counties in West Virginia; and Bland, Buchanan, Giles and Tazewell counties in Virginia.
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6. The Dominion Post
Published in Morgantown and founded in 1973, the Dominion Post was formed after mergers between the Morgantown New Dominion, the Morgantown News, and the Morgantown Post.
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7. The Register-Herald
Published six days a week in Beckley, the Register-Herald serves Fayette, Greenbrier, Raleigh, Summers and Wyoming counties.
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8. The Times West Virginian
Published six days a week in Fairmont, the Times West Virginian also covers Bridgeport and Marion, Monongalia, Taylor and Harrison counties.
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9. Weirton Daily Times
Published in Weirton by Ogden Newspapers.
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10. Point Pleasant Register
Established in 1862 as the Weekly Register, the Point Pleasant Register became a daily years later and is now distributed throughout Mason County.
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