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''The Free Lance–Star'' is the principal daily newspaper distributed throughout Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States, with a circulation area including the city of Fredericksburg and all or parts of the counties of Spotsylvania, Stafford, King George, Caroline, Culpeper, Fauquier, Louisa, Orange, Prince William and Westmoreland. ''The Free Lance'' was first published on January 27, 1885, when Col. John W. Woltz and William E. Bradley founded the paper as a twice-weekly publication to serve the news and advertising needs of the community. A one-year subscription that first year cost $1.50. In 1900, the ''Free Lance'' operation merged with its competitor, ''The Fredericksburg Daily Star''. The two papers continued to be published separately until 1926 when, under the leadership of Josiah P. Rowe Jr., they were combined into ''The Free Lance–Star'', a single newspaper published 6 days a week. The paper has occupied two addresses in its history. The offices of ''The Free Lance'', and later the ''Daily Star'' and ''The Free Lance–Star'', were at 303 William St in Fredericksburg.〔 In 1965 the newspaper moved to its current location at 616 Amelia Street.〔Kelly, James. ("Telling a Town About Itself" ). ''Time''. June 16, 1986.〕 Charles and Josiah Rowe inherited the paper from their father in 1949, and in 1997, upon Charles’ retirement, the family of Josiah P. Rowe III purchased total ownership of the business.〔 ''The Free Lance–Star'' was owned and operated by members of the Rowe family from 1926 until 2014, when The Free Lance–Star Publishing Co. filed for bankruptcy.〔(The Free Lance-Star files for bankruptcy )〕 The newspaper was purchased by Sandton Capital Partners on June 19, 2014, ending the Rowe family's involvement.〔 == Star Radio Group == WFLS (AM), the company’s first radio station housed at the same location, went on the air in 1960. WFLS-FM was added to the company in 1961. Later on, in 1994, The Star Radio Group bought 99.3 WYSK: The Rock Alternative The company purchased WWUZ, a classic rock-formatted station out of Bowling Green in 2001. In 2009, WYSK became 99.3 The Vibe (WVBX), advertised as "Fredericksburg's #1 Hit Music Station. In September 2010, the company added a sports talk station, ESPN The Game, at AM 1350 and FM 96.5. In March 2012, WWUZ became 96.9 The Rock, advertised as "Your Classic Rock Station". In the mid-1990s the company maintained a web presence under FLStarWeb.com. Those efforts have since shifted to fredericksburg.com. In 1984, ''The Free Lance–Star'' was named by ''Time'' magazine as one of two top small daily newspapers in the country.〔. See: "family legacies: Virginia's Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star"〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Free Lance–Star」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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