Las Vegas: Communications

Newspapers and Magazines

The major daily newspaper is the Las Vegas Review-Journal, a morning paper. Las Vegas Sentinel-Voice is a weekly African American community newspaper, and the Sun is a general weekly community newspaper. Nevada Senior World is a monthly newspaper focusing on active seniors. Several small, special interest journals and magazines are also published in the city; among them are Nevada Business Journal, which focuses on the Nevada business climate, and What's On In Las Vegas Magazine, published every other week. Other publications include scholarly journals, and Jewish publications, and those focused on art, foodservice, and business.

Television and Radio

Four commercial and one public television stations broadcast in Las Vegas. Cable television service is available by subscription.

Sixteen AM and FM radio stations broadcast from Las Vegas, featuring diverse programming, including news, information, and music ranging from jazz to classical. Additional stations are received from surrounding communities.

Media Information: Las Vegas Review-Journal, PO Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125; telephone (702)383-0211

Las Vegas Online

Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Available www.unlv.edu/Research–Centers/cber

City of Las Vegas home page. Available www.lasvegas nevada.gov

Clark County home page. Available www.co.clark.nv.us

Clark County School District. Available ccsd.net

Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce. Available www.lv chamber.com

Las Vegas-Clark County Library District. Available www.lvccld.lib.nv.us

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. Available www.lasvegas24hours.com

Las Vegas Review-Journal. Available www.reviewjournal.com

Las Vegas Sun. Available www.lasvegassun.com

Nevada State Museum and Historical Society. Available dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/museums/lv/vegas.htm

"One City One Site." Available www.lasvegas.com

Vegas.com (entertainment, dining, attractions, book a room, travel tips). Available www.vegas.com

Selected Bibliography

Hopkins, A.D., and K.J. Evans, eds., The First 100: Portraits of the Men and Women Who Shapes Las Vegas (Las Vegas, Nev.: Huntington Press, 2000)

Kranes, David, Low Tide in the Desert: Nevada Stories (Las Vegas: University of Nevada, 1996)

Moehring, Eugene P., Resort City in the Sunbelt, Las Vegas 1930–1970 (U. of Nevada Press, 1989)

Vinson, Barney, Las Vegas Behind the Tables (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Gollehon, 1986)