WV News

What WV News does

WV News is a digital-first regional news platform headquartered in Clarksburg, West Virginia, that aggregates and publishes local news content from 19 community publications across the state. The platform operates a multi-site network under the wvnews.com domain, anchored by flagship titles such as The Exponent Telegram, The State Journal, and Blue Gold News, alongside county-specific publications covering Harrison, Marion, Preston, Monongalia, Upshur, Lewis, Braxton, Jackson, Mineral, Doddridge, and other North Central West Virginia counties. The primary customer segment is West Virginia residents and local communities seeking hyperlocal coverage of news, politics, sports (high school, WVU, and local college athletics), business, entertainment, obituaries, and community events. Founded in 1927 and operating with 101-250 employees, the company is a private, for-profit regional publisher with deep local market penetration but no disclosed parent company, funding, or ownership changes.

The platform is built on the TownNews content management system and delivers content through a layered product surface: the main wvnews.com website, e-Edition digital replicas of print editions, WV News TV video programming, an email newsletter portfolio (WV News Daily, statewide obituaries, Morgantown News Weekly, breaking news alerts, plus regional and topic-specific newsletters), the Your Bulletin Board classifieds marketplace, a local Marketplace and Weekly Sales Flyers module, and subscription management tooling. Distribution extends to Facebook (@wvnews247) and Twitter (@wvnews247), with integrations to a jobs board (wvhired.com) and a real-estate site (ncwvrealestate.com). Content partnerships include the Associated Press wire for national and international news.

Monetization relies on three revenue streams: recurring digital subscriptions (with digital-only and print-bundle tiers billed annually, accepting major credit cards), display and sponsored advertising across website and newsletters, and transaction-based classified listings. The go-to-market motion is direct-to-consumer across a single geographic segment (West Virginia). Pricing tiers, subscriber counts, and revenue figures are not publicly disclosed, and no venture funding, M&A activity, management roster, patents, awards, or regulatory actions are present in the available data, constraining any deeper inference about scale or growth dynamics.

Name

WV News

Legal name

WV News

Website

https://wvnews.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1927

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

WV News is a digital-first regional news platform based in Clarksburg, West Virginia, operating 19 local news publications statewide and delivering North Central WV news, sports, business, and community content to consumers via subscriptions, advertising, and classifieds.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Digital News Media

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Local news coverage
• Digital news subscriptions
• Classified advertising
• Community journalism
• Regional news media

Headquarters

HQ city

Clarksburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription revenue: Paid digital subscriptions providing access to premium content, e-editions, and exclusive local coverage.
2. Advertising: Display advertising, sponsored content, and banner advertisements across the website and newsletters.
3. Classifieds: Local classified advertisements including jobs, homes, and bulletin board listings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

WV News operates a digital-first multi-site news aggregation platform that hosts 19 local West Virginia news publications including The Exponent Telegram, The State Journal, Blue Gold News, and various county-level outlets. It provides state-wide news, sports, business, entertainment, obituaries, and classified advertising through website, e-editions, email newsletters, video content, and print subscriptions.

Product overview

WV News is a unified digital news platform that aggregates and publishes content from multiple regional West Virginia news outlets including The Exponent Telegram, The State Journal, Blue Gold News, Preston County News, Fairmont News, Bridgeport News, and 11+ additional local publications. The platform operates as a core website with integrated modules for e-Editions, TV/video content, newsletters, classifieds, marketplace, and subscription services, providing comprehensive local news coverage across the state.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Exponent Telegram: Local news publication under WV News umbrella
• The State Journal
• Blue Gold News
• Preston County News
• Fairmont News
• Bridgeport News
• Weston Democrat
• Garrett Republican
• Morgantown News
• Jackson Star and Herald
• Braxton News
• Mineral News and Tribune
• River Cities News
• Mountain Statesman
• Record Delta
• Spencer News
• Your Bulletin Board

Products and services

• WV News Website Network A multi-site news aggregation platform hosting numerous regional West Virginia news publications including The Exponent Telegram, The State Journal, Blue Gold News, and 14+ other local news outlets covering counties across West Virginia. Targeted at West Virginia residents seeking local news and community information.
• WV News e-Edition Digital replicas of print newspaper editions available for online viewing by subscribers.
• WV News Newsletters Email newsletter subscriptions delivering daily news, sports updates, obituaries, and specialized content from various WV News publications to West Virginia readers.
• WV News Classifieds Online classified advertising marketplace featuring jobs, homes, autos, and community bulletin board listings for local West Virginia residents and businesses.
• WV News Marketplace Local marketplace connecting West Virginia consumers with area businesses and special promotional offers.
• WV News Weekly Sales Flyers Digital display of weekly sales flyers and circulars from local West Virginia retailers and businesses for consumer shopping reference.
• WV News Subscription Services Paid subscription service providing full access to digital content, e-editions, and premium news coverage across the WV News network of publications.
• WV News TV Video news content featuring local West Virginia stories, event coverage, and original television-style programming.

Segments1 record

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

One partnership is on record.

• Associated Press (AP)minorOthersWV News distributes Associated Press content as part of its news coverage, including national and international news wire stories integrated into the site's newsfeed sections.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ogden Newspapers: Family-owned regional newspaper publisher operating a portfolio of community dailies and weeklies across multiple states. Directly comparable to WV News as a mid-sized, multi-title local newspaper group with shared editorial infrastructure and a digital-first transition strategy.
• Charleston Gazette-Mail: West Virginia's largest daily newspaper, based in Charleston, covering state politics, business, and sports. A direct geographic competitor to WV News, with overlapping coverage of state legislature, WVU sports, and regional news — though WV News covers North Central WV while Gazette-Mail covers the southern part of the state.

Broad incumbents

• Tribune Publishing: Major metropolitan and regional newspaper publisher (Chicago Tribune, New York Daily News, The Baltimore Sun, The Virginian-Pilot, etc.). Comparable as a multi-title newspaper group pursuing digital subscription growth, though with predominantly urban/metro focus rather than WV News's rural county-level approach.
• Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. (CNHI): Private owner of more than 100 local newspapers and related digital products across the U.S. Comparable to WV News as a multi-title local publisher with subscription and advertising revenue mix, though with a broader geographic footprint and larger portfolio of titles.
• Adams Publishing Group: Family-owned publisher of community newspapers, magazines, and digital products across the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast. Comparable to WV News as a privately held, multi-title regional newspaper operator using a shared digital platform across local brands.
• Lee Enterprises: Public company operating one of the largest groups of local newspapers in the United States, including dailies, weeklies, and digital products. Comparable as a multi-title local news consolidator with subscription and advertising revenue models, though at substantially greater scale and public-company financial discipline.
• Gannett Co. USA Today parent and largest U.S. newspaper publisher, with hundreds of local dailies and the USA TODAY network. Comparable as a multi-title local news publisher pivoting to digital subscriptions and bundled print+digital products, though with vastly greater scale and national reach.

Emerging players

• Nextdoor: Hyperlocal social network organized by neighborhood, increasingly featuring local news, public safety alerts, and community information. Comparable to WV News as a hyperlocal information source competing for community-level attention and (increasingly) local advertising spend, though operating as a platform rather than a publisher.
• Patch Media: Digital-native hyperlocal news network with thousands of community sites. Comparable to WV News as a hyperlocal news platform pursuing community-level coverage, though Patch is purely digital and community-contributor-led rather than staff-reported, and operates nationally rather than within one state.

Regional players

• West Virginia MetroNews: West Virginia statewide radio news network (owned by West Virginia Radio Corporation) covering state politics, WVU sports, and regional news. Comparable to WV News as a West Virginia-focused news outlet competing for the same statewide audience on politics and WVU sports, though operating via radio/audio rather than print/digital.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/wvnews247
• Facebookfacebook.com/wvnews247

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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