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| Type | Dailynewspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | Postmedia |
| Editor-in-chief | Lorne Motley |
| Managing editor | Martin Hudson |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Headquarters | Calgary,Alberta |
| Circulation | 41,675 weekdays 42,744 Saturdays 51,819 Sundays (as of 2015)[1] |
| ISSN | 0832-2422 |
| Website | calgarysun.com |
TheCalgary Sun is a dailynewspaper published inCalgary,Alberta, Canada. It is currently owned byPostmedia Network. First published in 1980, thetabloid-format daily newspaper replaced the long-running tabloid-sizeThe Albertan soon after it was acquired by the publishers of theToronto Sun. The newspaper, like most of those in the CanadianSun chain, is known for short, snappy news stories aimed primarily atworking-class readers. The layout of theCalgary Sun is partially based on that ofBritish tabloids.
The newspaper that would become theCalgary Sun was first published in 1886 as theCalgary Tribune. Prior to its 1980 acquisition bySun Media, the newspaper was published under the following titles:
A signature feature ofSun-branded newspapers including theCalgary Sun is the "Sunshine Girl," a dailyglamour photograph of a femalemodel. The feature uses locally photographed models (both amateur and professional) as well as photographs shot for the national chain. Originally situated on page 3 (similar to the British tabloids theSun chain originally set out to emulate, which also featured glamour photos on their third page), in the 1990s the feature was relocated to the Sports section. A "Sunshine Boy" feature appeared sporadically in the 1980s and 1990s.[citation needed]
For many years, theCalgary Sun also published a local weekly,The Calgary Mirror, which covered community news. Sun Media purchased the newspaper in the early 1990s. This publication, which originated in the 1950s and was known at one time asNorth Hill News, was discontinued in 2001. It was succeeded byFYI Calgary In-Print, a free weekly newspaper intended to be the print equivalent of theSun's much-publicized FYI Calgary news website (there was also anFYI Toronto newspaper published to tie in with theToronto Sun's website). The new publication was rejected by readers and advertisers and was discontinued in May 2001 during a downsizing of Sun Media. The website abandoned the FYI concept about a year later and rebranded itself as calgarysun.com.[citation needed]
On October 2, 2006, the Calgary Sun underwent a major redesign, adopting the logo already being used by otherSun newspapers and revamping thetypeface for its body text and headlines. In February 2007, Sun Media launched a Calgary edition of its free daily,24 Hours, which shares editors and editorial staff with theCalgary Sun. Sun Media ceased publishing the Calgary edition of24 Hours in 2013.[citation needed]
TheCalgary Herald was produced on a daily basis until 2012, when it ceased printing a Sunday edition. Distribution is bysubscription, direct sale (such as atnewsstands), ornewspaper box. The latter was the target of public debate by the City Council in early 2008, when at least onealderman claimed that newspaper boxes were responsible for increased levels of litter on public transit.
TheCalgary Sun, like mostCanadian daily newspapers, has seen a decline incirculation. Its total circulation dropped by 16 percent to 43,277 copies daily from 2009 to 2015.[3]
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