Free Times

Columbia, South Carolina, United StatesEnglish

Free Times is a weekly alternative newspaper based in Columbia, South Carolina. It provides local news coverage with a focus on arts, music, culture, and politics across Richland and Lexington counties. Now part of The Post and Courier, it remains a primary source for regional entertainment and lifestyle content.

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MEDIA LANDSCAPE IN COLUMBIA

South Carolina's capital functions as a single-daily newspaper market supported by established alternative and community weeklies. McClatchy owns the dominant daily publication, The State, which was founded in 1891 and provides extensive statewide and regional reporting. The local press landscape is rounded out by weekly periodicals catering to specific civic interests. The Free Times operates as the city's primary alternative weekly focused on local arts and entertainment, while the Columbia Star delivers hyper-local neighborhood, school, and business news. Paperboy lists 3 newspapers in Columbia.