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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hearst Communications |
| Publisher | Mike Deluca |
| Founded | 1871 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Norwalk, Connecticut |
| Circulation | 15,048 |
| OCLC number | 27905790 |
| Website | thehour |
The Norwalk Hour is adaily newspaper published inNorwalk, Connecticut, by Hearst Media Services, Connecticut. It primarily covers and serves the city of Norwalk.
The newspaper was founded in 1871.[1][2] It was published under the titleThe Evening Hour from 1895 into the 1900s, at which point it was renamedThe Norwalk Hour. Some time after 1971, it became simplyThe Hour.[3][4] The newspaper covers local news, business, sports, and entertainment,[2] and as of April 2003, had a circulation of 16,070.[5] In 2000,The Hour shifted from afternoon to morning deliveries.[6]
In 2003, competition betweenThe Hour and its larger rival,The Advocate, came to a head. On May 15, theStamford-based competitor began circulating a special Norwalk edition with significantly increased local coverage and a price that substantially undercutThe Hour.[7] The rivalry escalated to barbs traded on editorial pages.[7][8]
Hearst, which took control of theAdvocate in 2008, acquiredThe Hour for an undisclosed price in a deal announced in April 2016.[9] The seller was the Nellie M. Thomas Trust, owner of the Hour Publishing Co.[10] According to reports, its print circulation at the time was about 12,000 daily copies.
On June 25, 2017, the newspaper was reflaggedThe Norwalk Hour. The move coincided with its relocation to 301 Merritt 7 in Norwalk, along with the offices of Hearst Connecticut Media.[11]
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