News-Press & Gazette Co.

Name

News-Press & Gazette Co.

Legal name

News-Press & Gazette Co.

Website

https://npgco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Broadcast Media

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (51311), Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations (5161), Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local TV Station Groups (Owned & Operated/Station Chains) (MPABACAA), Consumer News & Digital Newsrooms (Web/App-First) (MPAJADAD)

Keywords

• Local television broadcasting
• Newspaper publishing
• Broadcast advertising
• Local news media
• Digital news platforms

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Joseph

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Broadcast Television Advertising: Revenue from television advertising across 10 diverse markets, serving both English and Spanish speaking audiences through multiple network affiliates.
2. Newspaper Subscriptions: Digital daily delivery and print publications (News-Press MidWeek and News-Press Weekender) with subscription-based revenue model.
3. Digital Advertising Solutions: Digital advertising solutions across multiple platforms for clients seeking to meet emerging market demands.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

News-Press & Gazette Co. is a diversified local media company that owns and operates the St. Joseph News-Press newspaper (daily digital delivery plus twice-weekly print editions) and a broadcast division of 10 television stations across 10 Midwest and western US markets, affiliated with ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CW, Telemundo, Azteca, and MyNetwork and serving both English- and Spanish-speaking audiences. Through the NewsPressNow website and mobile app and station-owned digital properties, the company delivers local news, weather, sports, and community content to consumers and sells broadcast, print, and digital advertising to local and regional advertisers. The BERKS Group operates alongside the media businesses as an investment arm focused on growth companies in media, technology infrastructure, manufacturing, and education technology.

Product overview

News-Press & Gazette Co. operates a multi-platform media company with three core product lines: (1) the St. Joseph News-Press newspaper, delivered digitally daily and in print twice weekly, with award-winning content available via the NewsPressNow website and news app; (2) the NPG Broadcast Division, a network of 10 television stations across 10 markets in the western U.S. and Midwest, operating ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CW, Telemundo, Azteca and MyNetwork affiliates serving both English and Spanish audiences; and (3) digital advertising solutions spanning all newspaper and broadcast station digital platforms. The company began in 1951 with the newspaper and expanded into television broadcasting in 1976, with ongoing diversification through the BERKS Group investment arm.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NewsPressNow: Digital news platform and mobile app for the St. Joseph News-Press content
• BERKS Group

Products and services

• St. Joseph News-Press NPG's flagship newspaper publication for St. Joseph, MO, delivered digitally each day and printed twice weekly (Wednesday's News-Press MidWeek and the weekend News-Press Weekender package), providing local news, weather, sports, and community information to consumers and print advertising inventory to local advertisers.
• NewsPressNow (Website and News App) Digital news platform and mobile application that delivers award-winning St. Joseph News-Press content to consumers in near real-time and offers digital advertising inventory to local advertisers across web and mobile.
• NPG Broadcast Division A network of 10 television broadcast stations across 10 US markets (Colorado Springs/Pueblo CO, El Paso TX, Santa Barbara CA, Monterey/Salinas CA, Columbia MO, Palm Springs CA, Idaho Falls ID, Yuma AZ, Bend OR, St. Joseph MO) affiliated with ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CW, Telemundo, Azteca, and MyNetwork, serving both English- and Spanish-speaking audiences with local news, weather, and sports content plus broadcast television advertising inventory.
• Digital Advertising Solutions Advertising solutions delivered across NPG's newspaper, broadcast station, and consolidated digital platforms (including NewsPressNow and individual station websites), enabling local and regional clients to reach audiences in NPG's markets through digital channels to meet emerging market demands.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Blue Cross Blue ShieldminorOthersNPG has partnered with Blue Cross Blue Shield to offer comprehensive medical insurance to employees. Premiums are shared between employee and employer.
• ADP (Automatic Data Processing)coreTechnology or IntegrationNPG uses ADP for its recruiting and HR systems. Job openings are posted through ADP's external careers portal at recruiting.adp.com.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tegna: Multi-market local TV broadcaster with stations in similar mid-size markets (e.g., El Paso, Palm Springs-adjacent, Colorado). Recently taken private by Standard General, illustrating the strategic value of mid-market local broadcast assets.
• Sinclair Broadcast Group: One of the largest US local TV broadcasters operating ~180+ stations across multiple networks. Highly comparable multi-market local broadcast strategy with both English and Spanish-language programming; operates in many of the same mid-size markets as NPG.
• Gray Television: Local TV broadcaster operating ~180 stations focused on small and mid-size markets — a very close strategic fit with NPG's mid-market footprint and community-news positioning. Both target similar advertiser demographics and operate in comparable DMA tiers.
• Nexstar Media Group: The largest US local TV broadcaster with 200+ stations post-Tribune acquisition. Closest direct peer given multi-market scale, network affiliate mix, and digital expansion strategy — competing for similar advertising and retransmission dollars.
• Lee Enterprises: Major US newspaper publisher focused on local and community newspapers. Comparable to NPG's St. Joseph News-Press on newspaper operations, audience model, and local advertising dynamics — similar digital transition challenges and print headwinds.
• Morgan Murphy Media: Family-owned (like NPG) multi-platform local media company operating TV stations, radio, and digital properties across mid-size Midwest and Western markets. Closely comparable business model and ownership structure to NPG.
• The E.W. Scripps Company: Diversified local media operator combining broadcast TV stations (Scripps Networks), local news, and digital brands. Comparable multi-platform local news and advertising strategy, with similar mid-market station mix and digital expansion initiatives.
• Gannett Co. The largest US newspaper publisher (USA TODAY network) with hundreds of local titles. Comparable in print/digital newspaper operations and subscription-driven local news model, though at materially greater scale than NPG's single newspaper title.

Broad incumbents

• Cox Media Group: Privately held diversified media company operating TV stations, radio, and newspapers across multiple US markets. Most analogous to NPG in combining broadcast, print, and digital under one corporate umbrella.
• Hearst Communications: Privately held diversified media conglomerate combining newspapers (San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle) with broadcast TV stations. Comparable multi-platform local news strategy to NPG, though at much greater scale and broader portfolio.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments1 record

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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