Media
King's Lynn has one main local newspaper, the Lynn News. It is a twice weekly newspaper, largely based on advertising, owned by East Midlands Newspapers. The Lynn News has two local sister newspapers; the Peterborough Evening Telegraph and the Fenland Citizen.
The local college runs a web-based TV station from the media department's students, entitled SpringboardTV.com and runs a little awards ceremony at the end of every academic year. This year, it won an award for most outstanding media department within the entire country of the United Kingdom.
For television, King's Lynn is served by BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire and ITV Yorkshire, and also served by BBC East and ITV Anglia.
King's Lynn has one locally broadcast radio station, KL.FM 96.7, a commercial radio station with local programmes.
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