St. George News

What St. George News does

St. George News is a privately-held hyperlocal digital news publisher serving Southern Utah, with editorial operations based in St. George and coverage spanning Washington County, Iron County, and surrounding communities. Founded in 2010 and operating under parent company Frandsen Digital Media, the company publishes local news, high school and collegiate sports (Dixie High, Desert Hills, Pine View, Snow Canyon, Hurricane, Crimson Cliffs, Canyon View, Cedar City, Utah Tech, Southern Utah University), government and education reporting, community events, obituaries, weather, and an original video programming slate of at least eight branded shows. Distribution is anchored by the website stgeorgeutah.com, built on the BLOX Content Management System from BLOX Digital, and extended through native iOS and Android applications, five social media channels (Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram), and a portfolio of eight segmented email newsletters. The company maintains an archive of more than 39,000 articles reflecting roughly 16 years of continuous local coverage.

The business model combines three revenue streams: (1) digital subscriptions with monthly recurring billing, automatic renewal, and multiple payment methods for full content access; (2) local display advertising sold through a dedicated 'Advertise With Us' pipeline targeting Southern Utah businesses; and (3) sponsored content published in a recurring 'Sponsored' section. Customer segments are split between Southern Utah residents (geographic segment, primary) seeking hyperlocal information and local businesses/advertisers (business unit segment, primary) seeking reach into the community. Recurring B2B partners include regional funeral homes (McArthur Funeral Home, McMillan Mortuary, Metcalf Bonzo Mortuary) referenced across obituary placements. The company is privately held under Frandsen Digital Media with 11-50 employees, no disclosed funding rounds, no revenue disclosure, and no AI or machine learning capabilities identified in available data.

Name

St. George News

Legal name

Frandsen Digital Media

Website

https://stgeorgeutah.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

St. George News is a privately-held hyperlocal digital news publisher serving Southern Utah through its website, iOS/Android apps, eight email newsletters, and original video programming, monetizing via subscriptions, local advertising, and sponsored content under parent Frandsen Digital Media.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Digital News

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Local digital news
• Hyperlocal journalism
• Community news coverage
• Digital news subscription
• Local online advertising

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint George

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Digital Subscriptions: The site offers subscription-based access to content, requiring users to subscribe for full access. Subscription terms include automatic renewal and credit card billing upon expiration.
2. Local Advertising: The site generates revenue through local advertising, with a dedicated 'Advertise With Us' page suggesting sponsored content opportunities for local businesses.
3. Sponsored Content: The site features a 'Sponsored' section with sponsored articles such as 'The Preserve at Alaia offers homebuyers a chance to invest in Southern Utah's next lifestyle destination', indicating native advertising or sponsored content revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

St. George News operates a hyperlocal digital news platform serving Southern Utah, publishing daily local news, sports, government, education, weather, obituaries, and community content through its website (stgeorgeutah.com), native iOS and Android apps, multiple email newsletters, and social media channels. The company monetizes through digital subscriptions providing full content access and through local advertising and sponsored content placements targeting Southern Utah businesses.

Product overview

St. George News operates as a local news website serving Southern Utah, offering a unified digital platform for news delivery across multiple channels. The product portfolio consists of the core website (stgeorgeutah.com) supplemented by native mobile applications for iOS and Android, email newsletter subscription services covering topics like obituaries, sports, weather, and breaking news, as well as a premium subscription service providing exclusive content access. The platform is built on BLOX Content Management System from BLOX Digital and is owned by Frandsen Digital Media.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• St. George News Website Primary digital local news platform (stgeorgeutah.com) covering Southern Utah across local news, state, government, business, education, sports, obituaries, arrests, weather, and original video shows.
• St. George News iOS Mobile App Native iOS application that delivers St. George News local news, sports, and community content to Apple device users on the go.
• St. George News Android Mobile App Native Android application providing St. George News local news, sports, and community content to Android device users.
• Email Newsletter Subscriptions Email subscription service offering Local Obituaries, Local Sports, Local Weather, News Alerts, News at 8pm, News at Noon, Sunday Local Offers Coupons, and Weekly Best of St. George News newsletters to subscribers.
• Premium Subscription Service Paid subscription plan providing full content access across the St. George News website and mobile apps, with auto-renewal and credit card billing.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BLOX DigitalcoreTechnology or IntegrationSt. George News uses BLOX Content Management System (CMS) from BLOX Digital for its website platform. BLOX CMS is a specialized digital publishing platform for news and media companies, providing the technical infrastructure for content management, digital publishing, and site operations.
• Frandsen Digital MediacoreOthersSt. George News is owned and operated by Frandsen Digital Media. The copyright notice at the bottom of the site states '© Copyright 2026 Frandsen Digital Media'. Frandsen Digital Media appears to be the parent company providing corporate ownership and operational support for the news publication.
• McArthur Funeral HomeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMcArthur Funeral Home and Cremation Center is a recurring partner referenced throughout obituaries on the site. The funeral home's contact information (160 West 700 South, St. George, 435-652-2844) appears consistently in obituary notices, suggesting an ongoing relationship for obituary distribution and funeral service advertising.
• McMillan MortuaryminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMcMillan Mortuary (435-688-8880) is referenced in obituaries such as Robert 'Bob' Kent Cloud's obituary, where arrangements are 'entrusted to McMillan Mortuary.' This suggests an ongoing relationship for obituary services and advertising.
• Metcalf Bonzo MortuaryminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMetcalf Bonzo Mortuary (435-673-4221) is referenced in obituaries such as Franklin Dean Walton's, where arrangements are 'entrusted to the care of Metcalf Bonzo Mortuary.' This indicates an ongoing relationship for obituary distribution and funeral service advertising.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• The Spectrum (St. George): Daily local newspaper serving St. George and Southern Utah. Directly competes for the same local audience and local advertising dollars in the Washington County / Iron County market that St. George News serves.
• Cedar City News: Local digital news outlet serving Iron County / Cedar City, one of the secondary markets covered by St. George News. Operates with a similar hyperlocal news model in overlapping Southern Utah territory.
• Patch.com: National network of hyperlocal digital news sites covering thousands of U.S. communities. Closely comparable business model (digital-first hyperlocal news + local advertising + community engagement) applied at scale, including potentially Southern Utah.

Broad incumbents

• KSL.com: Utah's largest local digital news outlet operated by Bonneville International / Deseret Media. Competes for the same Southern Utah audience and statewide local advertising pool, with significantly greater scale and brand recognition.
• Deseret News: Utah statewide newspaper and digital publisher with strong Southern Utah coverage. A much larger incumbent competing for both readership and local/state advertising dollars across the same region.
• Salt Lake Tribune: Utah's primary statewide daily newspaper with digital coverage extending to Southern Utah. A larger incumbent that competes for statewide advertiser attention and overshadows local outlets on broader news topics.
• Fox 13 News (Salt Lake City): Regional TV station with substantial digital news operations serving Utah including Southern Utah. Competes for both audience attention on local news and a share of regional advertising spend.
• ABC4 Utah: Utah statewide TV broadcaster with a digital news platform covering local stories statewide. A regional incumbent whose local-news and weather coverage overlaps with St. George News's footprint.

Others

• Townnews.com (BLOX Digital network): Provider of the BLOX CMS platform that powers stgeorgeutah.com. Not a direct competitor, but other community newspapers using the same platform (e.g., dozens of TownNews-affiliated local sites) are operationally and structurally comparable peers in the local digital news space.

Regional players

• St. George Utah.com (local chamber/visitor site ecosystem): Note: stgeorgeutah.com is St. George News's own domain. Comparable regional players for community information and local business discovery in the same geography include the Greater Zion Convention & Tourism Office and Washington County / City of St. George government communications, which compete for the same community-information audience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/STGnews
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCchiuBLimJcyGgIQWYp1AXA
• Facebookfacebook.com/stgnews
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st.-george-news/mycompany
• Instagraminstagram.com/stgeorgenews

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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