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

Seaside Signal
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)EO Media Group
PublisherKari Borgen
EditorJim Van Nostrand
FoundedMarch 1905 (March 1905)
Headquarters1555 N Roosevelt Dr, Seaside, Clatsop County, Oregon
Circulation703 Print
305 Digital (as of 2023)[1]
OCLC number30724988
Websiteseasidesignal.com

History

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The Signal was founded Saturday, March 25, 1905 as a weekly. It was edited by R. 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]

Erle Norton Hurd sold the Seaside Signal in 1927 to Max Schafer Sr. along with Raymond Herald owners C.S. Beall and Harry Beall.[5] 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.[6]

In 1980, Juenke sold the Signal to Scripps-Ifft Newspapers Inc.[7][8] The company sold the newspaper to Swift-Pioneer Publishing Co. in 1983.[9] Swift-Pioneer at some point became Swift Communications, who sold the Seaside Signal in February 2003 to Kyle Larson, who sold it again in June 2005 to Tom and Annie Mullen and Gary and Sue Stevenson of Sheridan, Wyo., and Robb and Jenn Hicks of Buffalo, Wyo. The newspaper changed ownership for fourth time in seven years when in October 2007 it was sold to Country Media, Inc.[10] In 2013, the paper was acquired by EO Media Group.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "EO Media Group Publishing Map". EO Media Group LLC. 2023-03-06. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  2. ^ "Historic Oregon Newspapers". Historic Oregon Newspapers. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Newspaper Address". USNPL. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  4. ^ "'Seaside Signal' in Oregon is Sold". Editor and Publisher. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Seaside Signal Sold". The Oregonian. December 9, 1927. p. 1.
  6. ^ "Coast Newspaper Sale Announced By Schafers". Oregon Journal. July 25, 1974. p. 11.
  7. ^ "Weekly newspapers change hands". The Oregonian. October 2, 1980. p. 43.
  8. ^ "Idaho chain buys papers on coast". Statesman Journal. October 2, 1980. p. 51.
  9. ^ "The Northwest". The Oregonian. Jul 21, 1983. p. 61.
  10. ^ "Seaside Signal has new owners - again". The Astorian. 2007-10-31. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  11. ^ "EO Media Group Acquires Three Newspapers on Oregon Coast". EO Media Group. February 28, 2013. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
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