Freedom Communications Announces Additional Community Newspaper Rollouts in Los Angeles

Press Release | Freedom Communications

Freedom Communications today announced the launch of additional community newspapers in the coming weeks as part of a larger expansion plan to introduce more than a dozen new newspapers serving specific cities across Los Angeles. 

The expansion also includes the April 16 launch of Los Angeles Register, a locally focused, community-building daily newspaper serving Los Angeles County. The community newspapers are delivered as standalone editions, apart from the Los Angeles Register.

The new newspapers and related launch dates are as follows: 

•SAN GABRIEL VALLEY REGISTER – Covina, Glendora, West Covina edition 
The new newspaper is delivered to 38,900 homes and launches April 19 under the San Gabriel Valley Register masthead as an edition of the Register. 

•GATEWAY REGISTER: Whittier, La Mirada edition
The new newspaper is delivered to 55,200 homes and launches April 19 under the San Gabriel Valley Register masthead as an edition of the Register. 

•FOOTHILLS REGISTER: San Dimas, La Verne, Claremont edition
The new newspaper is delivered to 35,800 homes and launches April 19 under the San Gabriel Valley Register masthead as an edition of the Register.

•SAN GABRIEL VALLEY REGISTER: Hacienda Heights, Diamond Bar, Walnut edition
The new newspaper is delivered to 44,600 homes and launches April 19 under the San Gabriel Valley Register masthead as an edition of the Register.

•LA REGISTER WEST
The new newspaper is delivered to 51,000 homes in Los Angeles (90048), West LA, Century City, Hollywood Hills and West Hollywood starting April 25 as an edition of the Register.

•ARCADIA REGISTER: 
The new newspaper is delivered to 39,500 homes. It launches May 2 and serves Arcadia, Duarte, Altadena and Sierra Madre. 

•CRESCENTA VALLEY REGISTER: 
The new newspaper is delivered to 25,000 homes. It launches May 2 to serve Sunland, La Crescenta and La Canada Flintridge North.

•PASADENA REGISTER
The new newspaper is delivered to 65,000 homes in South Pasadena, San Marino and Pasadena. It launches May 2 as an edition of the Register. •VALLEY REGISTER: Topanga, Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Woodland Hills and West Hills editionThe new newspaper is delivered to 58,000 homes on May 11 as an edition of the Register.

•VALLEY REGISTER: Chatsworth, Northridge, Porter Ranch, Granada Hills edition
The new newspaper is delivered to 55,000 homes on May 11 as an edition of the Register.

•VALLEY REGISTER: Encino, Tarzana, Sherman Oaks edition
The new newspaper is delivered to 50,600 homes on May 11 as an edition of the Register.

•GLENDALE-BURBANK REGISTER
The new newspaper is delivered to 43,500 homes on May 11 as an edition of the Register.

Ron Sylvester, Editor of Los Angeles Register, said: “We are excited to expand our service into Los Angeles and introduce these community building newspapers with journalists covering city developments with great depth and personality.” 

The new newspapers provide readers with original reporting about interesting people, businesses, events, government and politics, arts and entertainment, schools, prep sports, pets, family life, health, voices (opinion), charities and places of worship. It will also include puzzles, service directories, and listings for real estate, obituaries and legal advertising. 

Freedom Communications previously launched and expanded other community newspapers under the Easy Reader masthead in recent weeks as part of its expansion. Freedom and Easy Reader Inc. signed a comprehensive, long-term management agreement in January in which Freedom assumed management responsibilities for all aspects of the Easy Reader business. 

The original Easy Reader debuted in 1970, and expanded to include sister publications: Beach, Peninsula People and Drop Zone. The original Easy Reader – a weekly publication serving Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach communities – enhanced its design and expanded from a tabloid to a larger broadsheet format on Feb. 27. It publishes two expanded editions each month that serve Palos Verdes and El Segundo. Both editions have also expanded to the new broadsheet format. Two additional Easy Reader monthly newspapers launched in March. The first is a northern coastal edition that serves Playa del Rey, Marina del Rey and Playa Vista communities, delivered to 23,000 homes. The second serves Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades, Malibu and Venice communities, delivered to 58,000 homes. A new Torrance edition launched March 27, and is delivered to 52,000 homes in Torrance and Carson under the Easy Reader masthead as an edition of the Register.

About Freedom Communications, Inc. Freedom Communications, headquartered in Santa Ana, Calif., is a privately-owned company that publishes three daily newspapers - Long Beach Register in Long Beach, Calif., The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, Calif. and the Orange County Register in Santa Ana, Calif. with a fourth daily newspaper launching April 16th, the Los Angeles Register. Freedom also publishes more than 25 community newspapers that serve specific cities, audiences and geographic areas, including Spanish-language Unidos en el Sur de California, the Desert Enterprise in Coachella Valley, and the Easy Reader publications along the coast of Los Angeles. Freedom publishes highly designed glossy magazines and operates a custom publishing unit. The company's portfolio also includes news and entertainment websites and mobile applications. For more information, visit freedom.com or contact Eric Morgan at emorgan@freedom.com.