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{{short description|Weekly newspaper in Pilot Point, Texas, US}}
{{Infobox newspaper
| name               = Pilot Point Post-Signal
| image              =
| caption            =
| type               = [[Weekly newspaper]]
| format             = [[Broadsheet]]
| foundation         = 1878
| ceased publication =
| owners             = Lewis Newspapers, Inc.
| publisher          = David Lewis
| editor             = Abigail Allen
| language           = [[American English]]
| political          =
| circulation        = 1,700
| circulation_date   = 2023
| circulation_ref    = <ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 Texas Newspaper Directory |url=https://publisher.etype.services/The-Texas-Newspaper-Directory/e-paper-regular-edition/EEA520B114811333 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503044946/https://publisher.etype.services/The-Texas-Newspaper-Directory/e-paper-regular-edition/EEA520B114811333 |archive-date=2023-05-03 |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=Texas Press Association}}</ref>
| headquarters       = [[Pilot Point, Texas|Pilot Point]], [[Denton County, Texas]]
| publishing_country = United States
| oclc               = 17435498
| ISSN               =
| website            = {{URL|http://postsignal.com}}
}}
[[File:Pilot Point Post-Signal, Pilot Point, Texas Historical Marker (7437857218).jpg|alt=Pilot Point Post-Signal Texas Historical Marker|thumb|Pilot Point Post-Signal Texas Historical Marker]]
'''The ''Pilot Point Post-Signal''''' (''Post-Signal'' since 1980) is an American, English language weekly newspaper published in the town of [[Pilot Point, Texas|Pilot Point]] in [[Denton County, Texas]]. The paper is owned by Lewis Newspapers, Inc. is published once a week on Friday.
== History ==
The ''Post-Signal'' is Denton County's oldest continuously published newspaper.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24454789/oldest_county_newspaper_has_been_under/|title=Oldest County Newspaper Has Been Under 7 Flags|date=28 July 1963|work=Denton Record-Chronicle}}</ref> ''The Pilot Point Post'', owned and operated by David Jesse Moffitt and James Taliaferro Jones, began publishing in 1878<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kv8cdMN99r0C&q=Pilot%20Point%20Post-Signal&pg=PA35|title=Historic Denton County: An Illustrated History|last=Hervey|first=Hollace|date=2002|publisher=HPN Books|isbn=9781893619074|language=en}}</ref> after several earlier attempts to establish a newspaper in the area had failed. By 1890, Moffitt had become the sole owner. Moffitt then began a new partnership with J.L. Harper, the founder of the ''Pilot Point Signal''. In 1900, the papers combined and became known as the ''Pilot Point Post-Signal''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://dentoncountyhistoryandculture.wordpress.com/2018/06/06/the-post-signal-denton-countys-oldest-business/|title=The Post-Signal: Denton County's Oldest Business|website=Denton County Office of History and Culture|date=6 June 2018|publisher=Denton Historical Commission|access-date=October 11, 2018}}</ref>
In 1970, the paper was purchased by Ralph Cole, who upgraded equipment and expanded circulation before selling  the paper in 1974.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24455105/the_oneman_press/|title=The One-Man Press|date=13 April 1973|work=Denton Record-Chronicle}}</ref>
In 1974 the paper was purchased by its current owners, David and Pam Lewis. It is the official newspaper for the cities of Pilot Point, Aubrey, Krugerville, Providence Village, and Cross Roads, and has won more publishing awards than any weekly newspaper in the area.<ref name=":0" />
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{official website|www.postsignal.com}}
* {{twitter|postsignal}}
* {{cite web|url=https://texashistory.unt.edu/search/?fq=str_title_serial:%22The%20Post-Signal%22|title=Historical archives at University of North Texas library|website=Texashistory UNT}}
[[Category:Weekly newspapers published in Texas]]
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[[Category:1878 establishments in Texas]]
[[Category:Newspapers established in 1878]]