Business and Economy > Technology and Communications
Contributor --
Kurt Metzmeier, University of Louisville
This section provides statistical information on technology and communications
in Kentucky. This includes radio and television, wire and wireless telephony,
cable communications, telecommunications regulation, computer use and the
Internet, including personal and commercial Internet usage, Internet infrastructure,
and Internet service providers.
- Consolidated
Database System (CDBS) Public Access
- This is a database of license application and ownership information from
the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's Mass Media Bureau databases
for AM, FM, TV, LPTV, and DTV broadcast stations. It allows users to search
by city or state name.
- Internet Access Providers/Web
Hosting Companies
- This free, commercially produced database of Internet Service Providers
can be searched by area code or by zip code.
- Kentucky
Area Codes
- This map shows Kentucky's four area codes, broken down by county. (PDF
format)
- Kentucky Network Servers-
By Locality
- This website, maintained by the University of Kentucky, lists Internet
servers in Kentucky by locality.
- Kentucky Radio and Television
Markets
- This is a comprehensive listing of television stations in Kentucky, with
full FCC information for all commercial stations. There is a less comprehensive
listing of radio stations but it includes, in addition to FCC information,
information on streaming audio access. The site is maintained by TvRadioWorld,
a web-based commercial information directory in operation since 1996.
- Utility Information
- The Kentucky Public Service Commission provides maps and other information
about utility services in Kentucky, including cellular and local exchange
telephone information, electrical service, and natural gas distribution.
- Local Universe Estimates
for the 2002-2003 Broadcast Season
- This report by America's top media analysis firm, Nielsen Media Research,
lists the top 210 U.S. television markets, and includes Louisville (50),
Lexington (65), Paducah,KY - Cape Girardeau, MO-Harrisburg-Mt. Vernon, IL
(75), and Bowling Green, KY (180).
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Last Updated: Wednesday, 28-Jan-2004 16:34:27 EST
