The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead
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The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, previously titled the Fargo Forum, is a daily newspaper
printed in Fargo, North Dakota
and owned by Forum Communications
. The Forum, as it is commonly known, is the primary daily paper for southeast North Dakota
, and also much of northwest Minnesota
. Its average daily circulation is about 65,000 on Sundays and 51,000 on weekdays. The Forum was first published on November 17, 1891. As part of Forum Communications Company, The Forum is also co-owned with radio station WDAY AM (though not WDAY-FM
, which is owned by James Ingstad
) and TV stations WDAY
and WDAZ. In spring 2008, The Forums news staff merged with WDAY-AM's news team, forming one of the first joint radio-print news-gathering operations in the country.
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
printed in Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County. In 2010, its population was 105,549, and it had an estimated metropolitan population of 208,777...
and owned by Forum Communications
Forum Communications
Forum Communications Company is a media firm based in Fargo, North Dakota. The company prints a number of newspapers in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, including The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead....
. The Forum, as it is commonly known, is the primary daily paper for southeast North Dakota
North Dakota
North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....
, and also much of northwest Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
. Its average daily circulation is about 65,000 on Sundays and 51,000 on weekdays. The Forum was first published on November 17, 1891. As part of Forum Communications Company, The Forum is also co-owned with radio station WDAY AM (though not WDAY-FM
WDAY-FM
WDAY-FM is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 format serving the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area. It first began broadcasting in the 1960s....
, which is owned by James Ingstad
James Ingstad
James Ingstad is a Fargo, North Dakota resident who owns Radio Fargo-Moorhead, Inc., consisting of KFGO, KMJO, KBVB, KRWK, KVOX, and WDAY-FM, which were formerly owned by Clear Channel Communications...
) and TV stations WDAY
WDAY-TV
WDAY-TV, digital channel 21 , is the ABC affiliate television station for Fargo, North Dakota. The station serves the southern half of the Fargo-Grand Forks television market, with WDAZ-TV in Grand Forks serving the northern half. The two stations are counted as a single unit for Nielsen ratings...
and WDAZ. In spring 2008, The Forums news staff merged with WDAY-AM's news team, forming one of the first joint radio-print news-gathering operations in the country.