Print Media
Kozhikode district occupies a prominent place in the history of Malayalam journalism. The origin of journalism in this district can be traced back to 1880. The Kerala Pathrika is likely to be the earliest newspaper published from Kozhikode. Keralam, Kerala Sanchari and Bharath Vilasam are among the other news papers published form Kozhikode before 1893. Some denominational news papers devoted to the cause of the advancement of the Muslims and the Thiyyas were also published from Kozhikode. But most of them ceased publication.

The number of dailies published from Kozhikode district at present is fifteen. They are all published from Kozhikode city. These dailies are Chandrika, Kozhikode Times, Deshabhimani, Indian Express, Janayugam, Keralakaumudi, Malayala Manorama, Mathrubhumi, Madhyamam, Mangalam, Malabar Express, News Kerala, Pradeepam, Rashtra Deepika and Siraj.

Nearly all news agencies other major news papers published from outside the district are represented in Kozhikode. A considerable number of weeklies, fortnightlies and monthlies are published from here.

Calicut Pressclub
The Calicut Press club is the nerve centre of media activities in the Malabar Region. Not only print media but electronic media are also associated with this press club. It is the seat of the Kozhikode district unit of the Kerla Union of working journalists (KUWJ)

The Calicut Press Club came in to existence three decades ago. It was on 16th November, 1970. The foundation stone of the press club building was laid by the Chief Minister late C. Achutha Menon.

The functioning of the Calicut Press Club began with around 70 members and Mr. P. Arvindakshan and Mr. P. D. Damodaran were the founder president and secretary respectively. Now it is the one of the largest district units with more than 200 members and undertakes a variety of activities.

The Calicut Press Club has instituted three widely recognized awards in the field of journalism viz C.H. Muhammed Koya Award, K. C. Madhavakurup Award and the Mustaq Award. Kozhikode has the unique distinction of being the production centers of all major Malayalam newspapers. Eight Malayalam dailies are published from kozhikode which itself is indicative of the importance of Calicut Press club.

Audio-Visual Media
The Kozhikode station of All India Radio was commissioned on 14th May, 1950 and it has two transmitters- Kozhikode A of 10 Kilowatt power and Kozhikode B (Vividh Bharathi) of 1 Kilowatt power. A television transmitter has been functioning in Kozhikode from 3rd July, 1984 relaying programmes from Delhi and Thiruvanathapuram Doordarsan. Besides, Cable T.V. net work and Satellite Television are also available in many parts of the district.