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San Diego Major Market

Major Media and Key Contacts

 

San Diego and its surrounding market

San Diego competes with its northern neighbors, LA and SF, as a world-class media center (once you visit there you will realize its no contest ... San Deigo has a far better climate...then you realize that you don't want to tell too many people about it). It continues as one of the fastest growing markets (despite efforts to cut the Federal government by every new administration…and in many ways it is the focus of the Mexican-California community. Below are key major media contacts

San Diego

#26 largest US Designated Market Area (based on TV Households)…945,170 TV Households

#22 based on population…2,722,000

#23 based on Buying Income…$39.7 billion

#22 based on HH with Buying Income over $150,000

#26 based on total retail sales

In 1542 Juan Rodriques Cabrillo sailed into San Diego Bay and claimed the land for Spain. In 1825 the Mexican Government took control of the territory. San Diego continued to change hands from Mexico to the US until 1846 when General Stephan Kearney reached San Diego and set up permanent headquarters. The city of San Diego was incorporated on March 27. 1850.

Home of the US Navy on the Pacific Coast San Diego has a strong base in both agriculture and manufacturing. San Diego county ranks 20th in value of agriculture production. Among the 4,000 manufacturing companies are electronics, ship building, aerospace, industrial machinery, oceanics and biomedical. For the last two decades it has made a concerted effort to move from defense as a main stay of the local economy to tourism…and now high technology and telecommunications.

 

San Diego Airwatch

858-496-3900

858-496-9777

San Diego Associated Press

619-231-3587

619-291-2098

San Diego Business Jl

858-277-6359

858-571-3628

San Diego City News Service

619-231-9097

619-231-9633

San Diego Copley News Service

619-293-1818

619-293-2322

San Diego Coronado Eagle & Jl

619-437-8800

619-437-8635

San Diego County News Service

619-233-7685

619-295-0639

San Diego CVB

619-

www.sandiego.org

San Diego Daily Transcript

619-232-4381

619-236-8126

San Diego Financial Analysts

858-455-5721

858-457-0362

San Diego FutureVisionNews

858-268-3862

info@fvnb.net

San Diego Internat'l Times (Jpn)

619-576-9016

619-576-7294

San Diego KBNT TV 19

858-576-1919

858-715-2975

San Diego KCEO AM

760-729-1000

760-434-2367

San Diego KFMB AM/FM

858-292-7600

858-560-0627

San Diego KFMB TV 8

858-571-8888

858-560-0627

San Diego KGTV TV 10

619-237-6397

619-527-0369

San Diego KNSD TV 7/39

858-467-7200

858-492-9143

San Diego KOGO AM

858-560-6671

858-715-3364

San Diego KPBS (NPR)

619-594-8100

619-594-3787

San Diego KPBS TV SDSU

619-594-1515

619-265-6417

San Diego KSDO AM

858-560-6671

858-715-3364

San Diego KSON FM

619-291-9797

619-543-1353

San Diego KSWB TV 5/69

858-492-9269

858-268-0401

San Diego KUSI TV 9/51

858-571-6397

858-576-9317

San Diego KXXY FM

858-571-7600

858-571-0326

San Diego LA Times Bureau

619-544-6040

619-544-6051

San Diego Magazine

619-230-9292

619-230-0490

San Diego Metro News Service

619-298-4300

619-298-1865

San Diego Metropolitan

619-233-4060

619-233-4272

San Diego Press Club

619-299-5747

619-491-0066

San Diego Shadow Broadcast

619-299-2111

619-299-7423

San Diego Star News

619-427-3000

619-426-6346

San Diego UNION-TRIBUNE

619-299-3131

619-293-2077

SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE:

619-299-3131

 

San Diego USN/Compass News

619-532-1335

compass@cnrsw.navy.mil

San Diego XETV TV 6

858-279-6666

858-279-0061

San Diego Business Editors

San Diego Union-Tribune

Sandy Young

Business Desk Clerk

619-293-1512

 

San Diego Union-Tribune

Darlene M. Alilain

Business Assistant

619-293-2271

darlene.alilain@uniontrib.com

Newspapers

D Town Downtown SD

715 J St #306

San Diego, CA 92101

619-531-7488

619-531-7422

 

Daily Californian

POBox 1565

El Cajon, CA 92022

619-442-4404

619-447-6165

 

LA Times

530 B St. #1820

San Diego, CA 92101

619-544-6001

619-544-6051

 

North County Times

207 E. Pennsylvania

Escondido, CA 92025

760-745-6611

760-745-3769

 

San Diego Business Jl

4909 Murphy Canyon

San Diego, CA 92123

619-277-6359

619-571-3628

www.sdbj.com

San Diego Tech Times

4909 Murphy Canyon

San Diego, CA 92123

619-277-6359

619-571-3628

www.sandiegotechtimes.com

SD Daily Transcript

POBox 85469

San Diego, CA 92186

619-232-4381

619-236-8126

www.sddt.com

SD Union Tribune

5260 Anna Ave.

San Diego, CA 92112

619-299-3131

619-293-2077

www.uniontrib.com

Star News

POBox 1207

Chula Vista, CA 91912

619-427-3000

619-426-6346

 

Magazines

619 Social Calendar

POBox 3464

San Diego, CA 92067

619-756-3193

619-756-9451

 

Around San Diego

POBox 719001

San Diego, CA 92171

619-233-4567

619-233-1004

 

Inn Room Magazine

POBox 3395

San Diego, CA 92033

760-489-5252

760-489-6752

 

N. County Entertainer

12760 High Bluff Dr

San Diego, CA 92130

619-259-1822

619-259-6574

 

San Diego Home/Garden & Lifestyle

POBox 719001

San Diego, CA 92112

619-571-1818

619-571-1889

 

San Diego Magazine

POBox 85409

San Diego, CA 92186

619-230-9292

619-230-9220

 

San Diego Metropolitan

1250 Sixth Ave.

San Diego, CA 92101

619-233-4060

619-233-4272

 

SDCVB Event

11 Horton Plaza

San Diego, CA 92101

619-236-1212

619-615-3456

www.sandiego.org

SDCVB Visitor Guide

401 B St.

San Diego, CA 92101

619-232-3101

619-696-9371

 

Ranch & Club Magazine

POBox 3464

Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067

619-756-3193

619-756-9451

 

The Reader

POBox 85803

San Diego, CA 92186

619-235-3000

619-231-0489

www.sdreader.com

Radio

KCEO AM

550 Laguna Dr

Carlsbad, CA 92008

760-729-1055

760-434-2367

 

KFMB AM/FM

POBox 85888

San Diego, CA 92186

619-292-7600

619-560-0627

www.760kfmb.com

KOGO AM

5050 Murphy Canyon

San Diego, CA 92123

619-278-1130

619-285-4364

 

KPBS (NPR)

5200 Campanlle Dr

San Diego, CA 92182

619-594-8100

619-265-6478

www.kpbs.org

KSDO AM

5050 Murphy Canyon

San Diego, CA 92123

619-278-1130

619-285-4364

 

Television

KBNT TV (Spanish)

5770 Ruffin Rd

San Diego, CA 92123

619-715-2975

619-715-1919

 

KFMB TV (CBS)

POBox 85888

San Diego, CA 92186

619-571-8888

619-560-0627

www.kfmb.com

KGTV TV (ABC)

POBox 85347

San Diego, CA 92186

619-237-1010

619-527-0369

www.kgtv.com

KNSD TV (NBC)

8330 Engineer Rd

San Diego, CA 92111

619-279-3939

619-492-9143

www.nbc7.com

KUSI TV

4575 Viewridge Ave.

San Diego, CA 92123

619-571-5151

619-576-9317

 

News Services

Associated Press

350 Camino De La Reina

San Diego, CA 92122

619-231-3587

613-291-2098

 

City News Service

202 C St., MS-13A

San Diego, CA 92101

619-231-9097

619-231-9633

 

Copley News Service

123 Camino de la Reina

San Diego, CA 92112

619-293-1818

619-293-2322

www.copleynews.com

County New Service

3609 4th Ave.

San Diego, CA 92103

619-233-7685

619-295-0639

 

Futurevision NewsBur

4495 Mt Herbert Ave.

San Diego, CA 92117

619-268-3862

 

Aml@Fvnb.net

Metro News San Diego

 

 

619-298-4300

619-298-1865

www.metronetworks.com

Associations

San Diego Press Club

2454 Heritage Pk Row

San Diego, CA 92110

619-299-5747

619-491-0066

www.sdpressclub.com

SD Finan Analysts

 

 

858-455-5721

619-457-0362

 

USN/Compass

 

 

619-532-1335

 

compass@cnrsw.navy.mil

San Diego ConvenCtr

111 W Harbor Dr

 

619-525-5000

 

www.sdcc.org

SD Sports Arena

3500 Sports Arena Blvd

 

619-225-9813

 

www.sandiegoarena.com