The Findlay Publishing Company is a growing communications company and presently owns and operates a morning daily newspaper, The Courier, Findlay, Ohio; an afternoon daily newspaper, the Review Times, Fostoria, Ohio; and a commercial printing operation, Allegra Print and Imaging, which is also located in Findlay, Ohio. Also in Findlay is The Courier InfoLINE, and Findlay Internet. The Findlay Publishing Company is the parent company for three wholly owned subsidiary companies which operate five broadcast radio stations; The Blanchard River Broadcasting Company, WFIN and WKXA, in Findlay, Ohio; White River Broadcasting Company, Inc., WCSI, WKKG WINN, and WWWY in Columbus, Indiana and WRBI, in Batesville, Indiana. The Findlay Publishing Company, is one of the finest examples of a small city media company found anywhere in the world. Its technology is state-of-the-art, and its professionalism is recognized by its peers throughout the industry.

THE COURIER and The Courier Commercial Printing 
 The Findlay Publishing Company story begins with The Courier. The Courier, now over 158 years old and Findlay’s oldest surviving business, has been in continuous existence since Jacob Rosenberg published the first edition of THE FINDLAY COURIER on November 10, 1836. Although THE FINDLAY COURIER was the area’s first newspaper, it faced stiff competition from other local papers for almost 100 years. One such newspaper was THE REPUBLICAN, which was owned by The Findlay Publishing Company and began daily publication in 1886. Surviving competition from the other newspapers that came and went, THE REPUBLICAN and The Courier came under common ownership when The Findlay Publishing Company purchased The Courier in 1926. 

Like many other American newspapers of that time, THE REPUBLICAN and The Courier were unabashed partisans for political points of view. Both newspapers maintained their party affiliation even though they were owned by the same company and printed in the same plant. 

THE MORNING REPUBLICAN was the morning Republican newspaper; THE FINDLAY COURIER was an evening Democratic party newspaper. However, the two papers were later nudged toward professionalism by the economic conditions of the Great Depression. In 1933, the two were combined into a single daily, published in the morning and independent in politics, and the name was changed to THE REPUBLICAN-COURIER. 

The Heminger family entered the newspaper business in 1886 when I. N. Heminger joined the staff of THE REPUBLICAN. Fifteen years later, after building a stock interest and serving as a director, he became business manager of the publication. His two sons, R. L. and L. N. Heminger joined the newspaper staff upon completion of school. L. N. Heminger died in an auto accident in 1931, but R. L. Heminger went on to succeed his father as head of the Company in 1941. 

The two sons of R. L. Heminger were actively associated with the Company until Harold H. Heminger retired in June, 1983. Harold had succeeded his father as President of The Findlay Publishing Company in 1965 and was instrumental in the growth and management of the Company’s radio operations. Edwin L. Heminger had served as President of the Company until April 1989, when he was named Chairman of The Board of Directors. Edwin had also served as Publisher until April 2000. Kurt P. Kah is the current President of The Findlay Publishing Company, having been named to that position in April 1989. He also serves as the Treasurer of the Company. One of Edwin’s sons, Karl L. Heminger was named Publisher in April 2000. 

The Republican-Courier name was shortened to The Courier in 1976 to emphasize the newspaper’s independence from political bias. Currently, The Courier’s circulation is over 25,000 in the area surrounding Findlay and Hancock County and remains one of few morning daily newspapers in northwestern Ohio. The Courier building was erected in 1967 and expanded in 1973 and 1986 to house the corporate offices of The Findlay Publishing Company, The Courier and Allegra Print and Imaging. 

The location address is 701 West Sandusky Street, Findlay, OH 45840. 
Telephone 419-422-5151. Fax 419-422-2937. 
Federal Identification Number is 34-4232610.

The Findlay Publishing Company Internet Services 
Findlay Internet was formed in 1995 to help businesses and organizations wade through the often complex world of Internet marketing. As a division of Findlay Publishing Company, a leading northwest Ohio publisher, we offer many years of strategic marketing experience, brand-name graphic design skills and a state-of-the-art facility. Findlay Publishing Company Internet Services offers a wide range of Internet and Intranet products and services including web site creation, web site hosting, graphic design, photo imaging, electronic commerce, shopping carts, and programming. Our E-mail-related offerings include additional E-mail accounts, auto-responders and a unique Fax Gateway that allows you to receive faxes from your web site.

 

THE COURIER INFO-LINE 
 The Courier Info-Line is an audiotex system featuring current news, entertainment, sports, local business and service libraries. Phone directory networks are available through The Courier Info-Line including School Alert, Hancock InfoLINK, Parent-Teacher-Student Connection and Hancock Community Calendar. 

REVIEW TIMES 
 The FOSTORIA REVIEW can be traced back to 1893. In 1897the FOSTORIA REVIEW merged another local newspaper, the FOSTORIA DISPATCH to create the DAILY REVIEW. Fostoria had as many as six newspapers, including the DAILY REVIEW, the FOSTORIA REVIEW, the FOSTORIA DEMOCRAT, the FOSTORIA TIMES, FOSTORIA WEEKLY DISPATCH and the FOSTORIA DAILY DISPATCH. After many consolidations, a final merger happened in 1943 when the DAILY REVIEW and the DAILY TIMES combined to become the Review Times. The Findlay Publishing Company purchased the Review Times on February 1, 1999.

The Blanchard River Broadcasting Company d.b.a. WFIN/ WKXA 
WFIN began broadcasting on December 15, 1941. It was the first station to serve all of Northwest Ohio and remained the only area station for many years. FM facilities were added in 1948. Following the death of the principal owner, the stations were purchased by The Findlay Publishing Company in 1949. 

WFIN is licensed to broadcast 1,000 watts of power at 1330 KHz, daytime, and reduced power at night, having gone to 24-hour broadcasting in August, 1989. The station supplies its listeners with extensive local and regional, award-winning news and sports. In 1987 WFIN began broadcasting in AM stereo. 

The FM facility was also a forerunner in Northwest Ohio as it was the first in the area to offer completely separate programming and first to broadcast in multiplex stereo. The WFIN-FM call letters were changed to WHMQ in 1975. In 1985, a major renovation occurred when the tower and transmitting facilities were moved south of Houcktown, enabling WHMQ to increase its coverage area. In June of 1989, the call letters were changed to WKXA to enable the station format and identity to be redirected. WKXA is licensed to broadcast 20,000 watts of power at 100.5 MHz. In January 1991, WFIN and WKXA were incorporated as The Blanchard River Broadcasting Company. a wholly owned subsidiary company of The Findlay Publishing Company. In August of 1992, the stations moved into their new quarters in the Cascade Cliffs Center, an ultramodern broadcasting and office condominium complex, shard with two other tenants, The National Lime and Stone Company, and Pry CPA Services, Inc. 

The address is Cascade Cliffs Center, 551 Lake Cascades Parkway, Findlay, OH 45840. 
Telephone 419-422-4545. FAX 419-422-6736. 
Federal Identification Number is 34-1665791.

The White River Broadcasting Company d.b.a. WCSI/ WKKG/ WINN, and WRBI 
WCSI began broadcasting in 1947 as an FM station. It was the most powerful in Indiana and one of the most powerful in the nation, at that time. Two years later the transmitting tower blew down in a severe windstorm. Upon resuming operations following the storm, WCSI abandoned the FM frequency in favor of AM and was licensed at 1010 KHz with 500 watts of power. 

The Findlay Publishing Company purchased WCSI in 1957 and formed the White River Broadcasting Company Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary, incorporated in Indiana. WCSI currently supplies award-winning news and local and regional sports to its audience, along with its musical format. In 1987, WCSI began broadcasting in stereo. 

In 1958, White River Broadcasting Company applied for a FM permit and began operating WCSI-FM at 101.5 MHz. Eventually, the station’s power was increased to 20,000 watts and is licensed and operating at 50,000 watts, today. The FM station was one of the first Indiana stations to broadcast in multiplex stereo. In 1983, the WCSI-FM call letters were changed to WKKG. In 1987, WKKG replaced its transmitting facilities, increased the tower height and increased the power to 50,000 watts.

WINN  www.1049theriver.fm

 

WWWY - www.y106.com

 

 The address of WCSI / WKKG / WINN / WWWY is 3212 Washington Street, Columbus, IN 47201. 
Telephone 812-372-4448. Fax 812-372-1061. 
Federal Identification Number is 35-1005065 

WRBI signed on as a class A commercial radio station on May 10, 1977. The WRBI call letters stood for Radio Batesville Incorporated. The original adult-contemporary changed to country in 1980. On April 1, 1997 WRBI was purchased from ARS Broadcasting. 

The address of WRBI is 133 S. Main St., Batesville, IN 47006 
Telephone 812-934-511