Forum Communications

Forum Communications Company

Type	Private
Industry	Television, Radio, Advertising, Broadcasting, Newspaper, Internet services
Founded	1878
Headquarters	Fargo, North Dakota, United States
Key people	Bill Marcil, Sr., Chairman Bill Marcil, Jr., President, CEO and Publisher
Revenue	Unknown
Net income	Unknown
Number of employees	2500+
Website	www.forumcomm.com

Forum Communications Company is a media firm based in Fargo, North Dakota. The company prints a number of newspapers in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Its flagship and namesake is The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. The company also owns Fargo radio station WDAY-AM 970 and four television stations in North Dakota, all affiliated with ABC. It is owned by the Marcil-Black family of Fargo. N. B. Black bought the Forum in 1917; current chairman William "Bill" Marcil, Sr. is the husband of N. B. Black's great-granddaughter.

On June 7, 2006, Forum Communications purchased the Grand Forks Herald and the Duluth News Tribune. In May 2009, Forum Communications ceased publication of the Lake Elmo Leader and the Stillwater Courier.