▁is ▁located ▁in ▁Mun ich ▁and ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁Mün cher ▁Mer kur / tz ▁media ▁group . ▁The ▁paid ▁circul ation ▁of ▁the ▁Mün ch ner ▁Mer kur ▁is ▁ 2 7 1 . 3 3 5 ▁copies . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Mer kur ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁newspaper ▁after ▁the ▁Süd deutsch e ▁Zeitung ▁which ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁be ▁published ▁in ▁Mun ich . ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁the ▁subs idi ary ▁t z ▁was ▁brought ▁onto ▁the ▁market ▁as ▁a ▁tab lo id . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁edition ▁of ▁what ▁was ▁initially ▁named ▁Mün ch ner ▁Mitt ag ▁(" M un ich ▁No on "), ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁through ▁a ▁lic ence ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁military ▁government . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁found ing ▁members ▁and ▁publish ers ▁was ▁Felix ▁But ters ack . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁the ▁West phal ian ▁publish er ▁D irk ▁I ppen ▁purchased ▁the ▁Mun ich ▁newspaper ▁group ▁including ▁the ▁newsp apers ▁Mün ch ner ▁Mer kur ▁and ▁t z . ▁ ▁Every ▁year ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁readers ▁of ▁the ▁Mün ch ner ▁Mer kur ▁have ▁been ▁voting ▁for ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁Mer kur - The ater preis ▁( M erk ur - the atre - p ri ze ). ▁ ▁Chief ▁edit ors ▁▁ 1 9 4 8 – 1 9 6 3 : ▁Felix ▁But ters ack ▁▁ 1 9 6 3 – 1 9