Morning Times
{{Short description|Morning newspaper in Pennsylvania, US}}
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{{Infobox newspaper
| name = Morning Times
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| type = Daily newspaper
| format = Broadsheet
| owner = Sample News Group
| foundation = 1891
| headquarters = 201 N. Lehigh Ave
Sayre, Pennsylvania 18840
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| circulation = 4,700
| circulation_date = 2021
| website = [http://www.morning-times.com morning-times.com]
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The Morning Times (formerly the Evening Times) is a morning newspaper published Monday through Saturday in Sayre, Pennsylvania. The newspaper serves Athens, Pennsylvania, Sayre, Pennsylvania, Waverly, New York, and the surrounding communities in the Penn-York Valley area of the Twin Tiers. Its coverage area includes portions of Tioga County and Chemung County, New York, and Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
History
The Morning Times was founded in 1891. From 1977 to 1991, it was published by George "Scoop" Sample. In 1987, the paper was acquired by Hollinger.[https://apnews.com/3753dcf758be91ad79bf1b6b9a2327c3 Canadian-Based Company Buys 23 U.S. Daily Newspapers] Current owner GateHouse Media purchased roughly 160 daily and weekly newspapers from Hollinger in 1997.[https://www.chicagotribune.com/1997/11/25/hollinger-will-sell-bunch-of-its-papers/ Hollinger Will Sell Bunch Of Its Papers] In 2004, the newspaper switched to morning distribution and was renamed from the Evening Times to the Morning Times. In 2008, the Morning Times was purchased by the Sample News Group and the River Valley News Group from GateHouse Media.Associated Press. "Sample News Group buys 3 dailies from GateHouse." September 3, 2008.
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External links
- [http://www.morning-times.com/ Official Website]
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Category:Daily newspapers published in Pennsylvania
Category:Bradford County, Pennsylvania
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