Winnipeg Sun

Winnipeg Sun

Winnipeg Sun front page, June 16, 2010.
Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Tabloid
Owner(s)	Postmedia
Publisher	Kevin Klein
Founded	November 5, 1980 (first edition)
Headquarters	1700 Church Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R2X 3A2
Circulation	58,520 weekdays 50,884 Saturdays 52,388 Sundays in 2011
ISSN	0711-3773
Website	winnipegsun.com

The Winnipeg Sun is a daily tabloid newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

It is owned by Postmedia following its acquisition of Sun Media, and shares many characteristics typical of Sun tabloids, including an emphasis on local news stories, extensive sports coverage, a Canadian conservatism editorial stance, and a daily Sunshine Girl.

The newspaper, like most of those in the Canadian Sun chain, are known for short, snappy news stories aimed primarily at working class readers. The Sun's layout is based somewhat upon that of British tabloids.

The newspaper is distributed throughout Winnipeg and the surrounding area through retail sales, vending machines and home delivery. According to Canadian Newspaper Association figures, the newspaper's average weekday circulation for the six-month period preceding March 31, 2006, was 39,320. This figure was 39,476 on Saturdays, and 46,951 on Sundays.

On August 27, 1980, Southam Newspapers closed the Winnipeg Tribune after 90 years in publication, leaving Winnipeg with only one daily newspaper, the Winnipeg Free Press.

While planning for the Winnipeg Sun was taking place, another group that was publishing The Downtowner and The Suburban, had publicly stated in their editorial they were strongly considering transforming their weeklies into Winnipeg's next major daily newspaper; this, however, did not happen.

In response to demand for a new newspaper voice in the city, the Winnipeg Sun was announced at a press conference in October 1980, and first published on November 5, 1980. Its founders were Al Davies, Frank Goldberg, William (Bill) A. Everitt and Tom Denton, with Denton being the first publisher. It initially published Monday, Wednesday and Friday editions. Afternoon home delivery began on December 19, 1980. Carriers collected $1.50 every two weeks from subscribers.