- The Hamilton Spectator
Infobox_Newspaper
name =
type = Daily newspaper
format =Broadsheet
foundation = 1846
owners =Torstar Corporation
headquarters = 44 Frid Street, Hamilton, Ontario
editor =David Estok (as of March 2007)
website = [http://www.hamiltonspectator.com/ www.hamiltonspectator.com]"The Hamilton Spectator", founded in
1846 , is a newspaper published every day but Sunday in Hamilton,Ontario ,Canada . The paper has a daily readership of nearly 260,000.History
"The Hamilton Spectator" was first published
July 15 ,1846 , as "The Hamilton Spectator and Journal of Commerce". Founded byRobert Smiley and a partner, the paper was sold in1877 toWilliam Southam , who founded the Southam newspaper chain and made the Spectator the first of the chain. The Southam chain was sold in1998 toConrad Black , who in turn sold off "The Hamilton Spectator" toSun Media . In 1999 the Spectator was sold for a third time toTorstar Corporation .Publication
"The Hamilton Spectator" is currently published 6 days a week by
Metroland Media Group , a division ofTorstar . It services Hamilton, Burlington and surrounding communities Stoney Creek, Ancaster, Dundas, Flamborough and Glanbrook, as well as the Niagara communities of Grimsby and Beamsville along with Brant County and Haldimand-Norfolk towns such as Caledonia, Hagersville and Dunnville. The Spectator also serves Halton Region, as far east as Oakville, and as far North as Southampton.External links
* [http://www.hamiltonspectator.com/ Hamilton Spectator Official Website]
* [http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/newspapers/intro_e.html Democracy at War: Canadian Newspapers and the Second World War - Canadian Museum of Civilization]
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