quick facts
Charlotte Creative Loafing was started in 1987 by the founders of Creative Loafing in Atlanta as their first venture into other markets.
Over the years, CL has made its distinctive mark in the Charlotte market by emphasizing quality writing, hard hitting stories, and the most complete arts, entertainment and events listings in the area.
Paper Circulation - 47,000
Frequency - 52
Distribution Area
Charlotte Metropolitan area.
Page Views - 605,819
Unique Visitors - 61,000
Audit Source
Print - Media Audit Spring 2011
Online - Doubleclick/Google Analytics 2009
about
online
Creative Loafing Charlotte's home on the Web - clclt.com - is the Queen city's best destination for up-to-the-minute info and commentary about politics, music, theatre, film, shopping, food, nightlife, pop culture and much more. Log on all day/everyday for the latest blog posts, tweets, videos, podcasts, photos, free stuff and long-form stories, among other compelling content.
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Charlotte Creative Loafing serves the entire Charlotte metropolitan area, distributing 47,000 papers and reaching more than 276,082 readers weekly in print and online.The Loaf runs from approximately 56 to 88 tabloid-size pages per week.
Over the past 21 years, Creative Loafing has steadily upped its presence in the city through the quality of its arts and entertainment coverage, its fearless approach, and its ever-growing commitment to hard-hitting news and investigative reporting. Twenty one years after its launch, Creative Loafing has become the must-read paper for anyone who wants to know what's really going on in this New South metropolis.
Charlotte Loaf has repeatedly won statewide journalism awards and has become the most talked about publication in the city.
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