The daily paper serving Warwick and the greater Kent County area is The Kent County Daily Times, which is published Monday through Saturday in West Warwick and provides local, state, national, and international news coverage. Folks in Warwick get their community news from The Warwick Beacon, which is published two times every week and concentrates on local news, sports, entertainment, and events. The Narragansett Times also reports on local news and is published twice a week.
Television programming is primarily relayed from the Providence area, which is home to a Fox affiliate (WPRI) and an ABC affiliate (WLNE). An NBC affiliate, WJAR, broadcasts out of Cranston. Other networks and cable channels are available through the cable company that serves the Warwick region.
Warwick is served by one Christian AM radio station, WARV; other AM and FM stations in a broad range of formats are accessible via Providence and Boston.
Media Information: The Kent County Times, 1353 Main Street, West Warwick, RI 02893; telephone (401)821-7400
Central Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce. Available www.centralrichamber.com
City of Warwick. Available www.warwickri.gov
Providence/Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau. Available www.pwcvb.com
Rhode Island Convention Center. Available www.riconvention.com
Rhode Island Economic Development. Available www.riedc.com
Rhode Island Public Transit Authority. Available www.ripta.com
Rhode Island Tourism Division. Available www.visitrhodeisland.com
Warwick Public School District. Available www.warwickschools.org
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