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Seaside Signal
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
OwnerEO Media Group
FounderRobert M. Watson
PublisherKari Borgen
EditorJim Van Nostrand
FoundedMarch 1905 (1905-03)
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters1555 N Roosevelt Dr, Seaside, Clatsop County, Oregon
Circulation703 Print
305 Digital (as of 2023)[1]
OCLC number30724988
Websiteseasidesignal.com

The Seaside Signal is a weekly newspaper published for the community of Seaside, Oregon, United States.[2]

History

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The Seaside Signal was founded Saturday, March 25, 1905 as a weekly. It was edited by Robert M. Watson. The paper was a tabloid format and cost $2.00 for a year's subscription. On May 11, 1907 the newspaper changed to a broadsheet format. Since then, the Signal has changed formats numerous times.[3][4] In 1910, Watson retired and leased the paper to Erle Norton Hurd and Walter B. Scott.[5][6]

In December 1927, Hurd sold the Signal to Max Schafer Sr. along with Raymond Herald owners C.S. Beall and Harry Beall.[7] Schafer Sr. operated the paper with his son Max Schafer Jr. for decades until selling it in 1974. The new owners were H.H. Publishing Co., a corporation operated by three publishers: Dave Juenke, Walter Taylor and Lee Irwin.[8]

In 1980, Juenke sold the Signal to Scripps-Ifft Newspapers Inc.[9][10] The company sold the newspaper to Swift-Pioneer Publishing Co. in 1983, which later became Swift Communications.[11][12] A subsidiary called Pacific Coast Newspapers operated the Signal, along with the Tillamook Headlight-Herald and The News Guard in Lincoln City.[6]

In February 2003, the Signal was sold to Kyle Larson,[13] who sold it again in June 2005 to Tom and Annie Mullen and Gary and Sue Stevenson of Sheridan, Wyoming, and Robb and Jenn Hicks of Buffalo, Wyoming.[14] The newspaper changed ownership for fourth time in seven years when in October 2007 it was sold to Country Media, Inc.[15] In 2013, the paper was acquired by EO Media Group.[16] In October 2024, EO was sold to Carpenter Media Group.[17]

References

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  1. ^ "EO Media Group Publishing Map". EO Media Group LLC. March 6, 2023. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "Historic Oregon Newspapers". Historic Oregon Newspapers. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  3. ^ "Newspaper Address". EO Media Group. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  4. ^ "'Seaside Signal' in Oregon is Sold". Editor & Publisher. Retrieved May 14, 2017.[dead link]
  5. ^ "Seaside Signal Leased". The Sunday Oregonian. June 10, 1910. p. 14.
  6. ^ a b Bassett, Fred (May 5, 1988). "Strong leadership steered Seaside Signal through financially troubled early years". Seaside Signal. p. 10.
  7. ^ "Seaside Signal Sold". The Oregonian. December 9, 1927. p. 1.
  8. ^ "Coast Newspaper Sale Announced By Schafers". The Oregon Journal. July 25, 1974. p. 11.
  9. ^ "Weekly newspapers change hands". The Oregonian. October 2, 1980. p. 43.
  10. ^ "Idaho chain buys papers on coast". Statesman Journal. October 2, 1980. p. 51.
  11. ^ "Swift-Pioneer buys Signal". Seaside Signal. July 21, 1983. p. 1.
  12. ^ "The Northwest". The Oregonian. July 21, 1983. p. 61.
  13. ^ "Signal under new ownership". Seaside Signal. January 23, 2003. p. 1.
  14. ^ "Seaside Signal is sold: New owners at the helm July 1". Seaside Signal. June 30, 2005. p. 1.
  15. ^ "Seaside Signal has new owners - again". The Astorian. October 31, 2007. Archived from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  16. ^ "EO Media Group Acquires Three Newspapers on Oregon Coast". EO Media Group. February 28, 2013. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  17. ^ Rogoway, Mike (October 23, 2024). "Oregon newspaper chain EO Media sells itself to Mississippi company". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
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