About

The Merced Sun-Star was founded in 1869 as the San Joaquin Valley Argus. The paper moved to Merced a year later and, after a series of acquisitions and name changes, became the Merced Sun-Star in 1926. Dean Lesher bought the paper in the 1930s and ushered in the newspaper’s modern era. In 1971, the Sun-Star moved from its downtown location to the current G Street site. The paper was sold to U.S. Media in 1985 and was acquired by The McClatchy Company in January of 2004.

Merced is home to the University of California’s 10th and newest campus, which opened in the fall of 2005 and represents the first American research university built in the 21st century.

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  • Desktop Display
    • Brand Integrations
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    • Sponsored Posts
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    • Native Ads
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    • High-Impact (Takeovers, Billboards, Overlays, Sliders, Skins)
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    • Rich Media (Expandable & Non-Expandable)
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  • Mobile Display
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    • Mobile Rich Media (Including Interstitials & Expandables)
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    • Tablet Traffic
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    • Native & Custom Mobile Executions
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    • Requires SDK Integration
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    Ad Features / Call-To-Actions
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  • Social
  • Email
  • Desktop Display, Mobile Display, Social, Email
  • CPM
  • Web Publisher
  • Headline:
    News Publisher
  • Self / Managed Service:
    Managed Service
  • Industries
    Automotive, Education, Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Government & Politics, Health & Beauty, Sports
  • Key Differentiator
    1.95MM monthly PV, 225k monthly UV.
  • Targeting

    Behavioral

Site Traffic
  • 183684 Global Rank
  • 34795
    United States
  • 367 K Estimated Visits
Traffic Sources
  • Direct
    50.55%
  • Search
    35.05%
  • Social
    11.16%
  • Referrals
    2.48%
  • Mail
    0.76%
  • Display
    0.00%
Geography Breakdown
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Alexa Traffic Data
Global Rank 137,591
7,709
United States Rank 23,790
15,261
United States Page Views 93.6%
2.5%
Top Countries
Top Search Keywords
  • Auto Racing
Mobile App Data
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  • 10 SDKs
  • 4.37 Avg. Rating
  • 25 Total reviews
  • App Url: https://itunes.apple.com/app/merced-sun-star/id511924254
  • App Support: http://www.mercedsunstar.com/contact-us/
  • Genre: News
  • Bundle ID: com.mcclatchy.merced
  • App Size: 56.7 M
  • Version: 8.1.0
  • Release Date: March 26th, 2012
  • Update Date: March 18th, 2021

Description:

Connect to the Merced Sun-Star newspaper’s app wherever you are.

Receive the latest local and breaking news from Merced and the Central Valley in California. The Merced Sun-Star report on the local topics you care about, including local weather, traffic, crime, sports and national news.

Features of the app include:

• Breaking news alerts and real-time updates.
• The local news and sports topics you care about from around the Merced area.
• View stunning photos and galleries of news coverage and events.
• The Merced Sun-Star opinions, editorials and columns you love.
• Ability to share stories and galleries on Facebook, Twitter or by email.
• EXTRAS: Your subscription to the Merced Sun-Star comes with complimentary web access, as well as access to the eEdition. Subscribe to the app now and get your first month for $1.99. Monthly and annual subscriptions are available for $15.99 per month or $159.99 per year and include unlimited digital access to the Merced Sun-Star app, the Sun-Star’s eEdition and web access to the Merced Sun-Star site.

Your subscription will automatically renew each month or year 24-hours before the end of the current period, and your credit card will be charged through your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings.

Read our Privacy policy here: https://www.mercedsunstar.com/site-services/privacy-policy/text-only/

Read our Terms of Service here: https://www.mercedsunstar.com/site-services/privacy-policy/text-only/

For California Residents: To learn more about managing your sharing preferences and Do Not Sell My Info rights visit https://www.mercedsunstar.com/customer-service/privacy-policy/text-only/#notice_california

Daily Downloads Apr 01 - 30, 2024

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BrandonB87

Dec 15, 2016

Great App

Looks great, would be nice if when a notification for a particular story is pressed, it goes to the given article.

CA euchre fan

Jul 16, 2016

Notification doesn't open article.

This app is pretty good. The one major complaint is that when I click on a notification I am taken to the home page, not the article referenced in the notification.

TaraVenecia

Jul 22, 2015

MCNT on FB is more informative

In a week, you're lucky to see 5 new articles posted. Also - wheres the search function?!

Dscampbell1286

Jul 09, 2015

They had app and worse apps support

I have tried both this app and the app for iPad each works for a few days and then I get error messages your device is not authorized for this application even though I have a press plus digital account I am I have contacted both press plus and the Merced SunStar their support is very poor.

BrandonB87

May 28, 2015

Great App

Looks great on the iPhone 6, only thing that would be nice, if a notification is pressed on it should go to the actual news story rather than just opening the App. Since sometimes it's hard to find the articles that were in the notification.

Douuble chin

Oct 13, 2014

Stop charging for online use!

This app is ok. Nothing to brag about. No video options. But charging for a mediocre paper? Especially online? I'll move to another app instead of this one.
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Ad Intelligence
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Merced Sun-Star
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