Format | Tabloid |
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Owner(s) | Gota Media |
Founded | 1841 |
Language | Swedish |
Headquarters | Kalmar |
Country | Sweden |
Website | Barometern OT |
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Barometern OT is a local newspaper published in Kalmar, Sweden. It is the leading paper in its circulation area. [1]
Barometern was established in 1841. [2] [3] The paper was published by the Tidningen Barometerns AB from 1903 to 1989. [2] Then it was published by a stock corporation, Barometern-OT AB, between 1990 and 2002. [2] In 2003 the paper merged with three newspapers, namely Blekinge Läns Tidning, Borås Tidning and Smålandsposten, to create the joint holding company Gota Media. [2] [4] The company is the owner of Barometern OT [5] which is based in Kalmar. [6] Since 1963 another local paper, Oskarshamns-Tidningen, has been published as an edition of the paper. [2]
Barometern OT has been published in tabloid format since 24 April 2001. [7] Toge Forsberg served as the editor-in-chief of the paper [6] which is published six times per week. [1]
In 2010 Barometern OT sold 42,300 copies. [4] The circulation of the paper was 41,000 copies in 2012 and 40,300 copies in 2013. [8]