 Gardendale is located within the Birmingham television and radio market, the 39th largest market in the United States.Newspapers covering Gardendale include "The Birmingham News" (3x weekly, based in neighboring Birmingham); "The North Jefferson News" was once based in the city but merged with the Cullman Times in April 2020 and ceased operations under the North Jefferson News name at that time.Radio station WZNN (97.3 FM) is licensed and identified on air as a Gardendale radio station.