Media
Schuylkill County is the birthplace of cable television. Service Electric Cable Television, the nation's first cable television company, was started in Mahanoy City. Today, it's one of the nation's largest cable companies.
Schuylkill County is served by many varied information sources including local and regional newspapers, magazines, as well as local, regional and national radio services. All of the major television networks have a presence in the region. In fact, Schuylkill County is the birthplace of cable television.
When John Walsonovich was selling television sets in Mahanoy City and the mountainous terrain made it difficult to receive television signals from the closest stations (Philadelphia was the nearest signal back in 1948), Walsonovich erected a television antenna on a strip pit coal bank. The television signal was captured and distributed by Walsonovich to sections of Mahanoy City. He founded Service Electric Cable Television, which is now one of the largest cable television service companies in America.
In addition to Service Electric Cable, other providers serving the county include AT&T, Blue Mountain Cable, ComCast Cable, Shen-Heights and Wire Teleview Corp.
Schuylkill County is also served through internet technology, with a large number of internet service providers being based in the county, including:
| Daily | County Circulation |
|---|---|
| REPUBLICAN & Herald | 26,213 Mon - Sat 37,610 Sunday Edition |
| Standard Speaker | 4,207 Daily 4,577 Sunday |
| Times News | 3,000 |
| Weekly | County Circulation |
|---|---|
| The Call (Schuylkill Haven) |
4,047 |
| West Schuylkill Herald (Tower City) |
1,195 |
| Press-Herald (Pine Grove) |
2,756 |
| The Citizen Standard (Hegins Valley) |
4,600 |
| Daily | County Circulation |
|---|---|
| Schuylkill Living Magazine | Quarterly |
| Schuylkill Plus | Monthly |
| Panorama Anthracite | Monthly |
| Station | Frequency | Watts | Community |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAVT-FM | 101.9 |
50,000 |
Pottsville |
| WLSH-AM | 1410 |
5,000 |
Lansford |
| WMBT-AM | 1530 |
2,500 |
Shenandoah |
| WMGH-FM | 105.5 |
6,000 |
Tamaqua |
| WPAM-AM | 1450 |
1,000 |
Pottsville |
| WPPA-AM | 1360 |
5,000 | Pottsville |
| Penns Peak Radio | web-based | web-based | world-wide |
