What Frederick News Post does

Frederick News-Post (legally Ogden Newspapers of Maryland, LLC) is a privately-held local daily newspaper serving Frederick County, Maryland, and surrounding communities including Brunswick, Jefferson, Middletown, Mount Airy, Myersville, New Market, Thurmont, Emmitsburg, Urbana, Walkersville, and Woodsboro. Operating since 1880, it is a subsidiary of the Ogden Newspapers group and employs between 101 and 250 people from its headquarters at 351 Ballenger Center Drive in Frederick, MD. The company holds the dominant local-news position in its market and covers local government, schools, high school and professional sports, crime, arts, economy, politics, obituaries, and community events — areas underserved by regional or national outlets.

The product portfolio spans a physical daily print newspaper distributed by home delivery and newsstand, a primary website (fredericknewspost.com) running on the TownNews Blox CMS, an ePages PDF replica edition, the FNP Podcasts network (UnCapped, The Final Score, FNP Politics), a portfolio of themed email newsletters, an online classifieds platform, a standalone jobs board (jobs.newspost.com), a community calendar, the Best of the Best annual reader contest, and the Frederick Hometown Guru local business directory. Niche feature sections include 72 Hours (weekend entertainment), Day-Tripper (regional travel covering Western Maryland, the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, and northwestern Virginia), and special publications such as Hello Frederick, Prime Time, and How To Guide.

The business model is a hybrid of subscription recurring revenue (digital and print subscriptions starting at $3.25/week with tiered membership), display and classified advertising (local SMB-focused, including a marketplace business directory and public-notice legal advertising), and transaction fees on classifieds, jobs postings, and marketplace listings. The legacy.com obituary partnership, statewide public notice aggregation, and Frederick Weddings cross-publication indicate group-level partnerships that extend reach. No revenue, funding, or AI capability is disclosed; the company is in a defensive digital-pivot posture amid broader print-industry secular decline.

Name

Frederick News Post

Legal name

Ogden Newspapers of Maryland, LLC

Website

https://fredericknewspost.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1880

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Frederick News-Post is a privately-held daily newspaper serving Frederick County, Maryland, operated under Ogden Newspapers of Maryland, LLC since 1880. It distributes local news via print, website, ePages, podcasts, newsletters, classifieds, and a jobs board to residents and local SMB advertisers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Local newspaper publishing
• Digital news content
• Classified advertising
• News subscriptions
• Community journalism

Headquarters

HQ city

Frederick

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue: Digital and print subscriptions providing access to news content, with tiered membership levels offering various benefits including ad-free reading, newsletters, and exclusive content.
2. Advertising: Display advertising and sponsored content on website and in print editions, including classifieds, marketplace listings, and job postings.
3. Classifieds and Marketplace: Fee-based classified advertising including jobs, real estate, services, and marketplace business listings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Frederick News-Post publishes a daily local newspaper (print and digital) covering Frederick County, Maryland news, sports, government, and community events. It monetizes through digital and print subscriptions, display and sponsored advertising, and fee-based classifieds and marketplace listings, supplemented by ePages digital edition, podcasts, email newsletters, and a local business directory.

Product overview

Frederick News-Post is a local daily newspaper serving Frederick County, Maryland, published by Ogden Newspapers of Maryland, LLC. The publication operates primarily as a print newspaper with accompanying digital products including ePages digital editions, a podcast network (FNP Podcasts), and multiple newsletters. The company maintains a marketplace for classifieds and local business listings, along with specialized content sections like 72 Hours entertainment, Day-Tripper travel guides, Best of the Best contest, and the Frederick Hometown Guru recommendation platform. The digital ecosystem also includes job boards, community calendars, and historical archives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Frederick News-Post Newspaper

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Patch.com: Digital-first hyperlocal news network covering thousands of U.S. towns including multiple Frederick-area communities — competes with FNP for local-news audience and SMB digital advertising.

Broad incumbents

• Tribune Publishing (Alden Global Capital portfolio): Mid-Atlantic and national newspaper group — represents the broader industry consolidation pattern affecting community newspapers like FNP.
• Lee Enterprises: Major U.S. newspaper group operating regional dailies across the country — directly comparable to Ogden Newspapers as a mid-sized chain operator of community papers.
• Gannett / USA Today Network: Largest U.S. newspaper chain operating hundreds of local dailies and USA Today — competes with FNP for SMB advertising and digital subscriptions across Maryland regional coverage.

Direct peers

• The Herald-Mail: Daily newspaper serving Hagerstown and Washington County, MD — same state, similar suburban/rural Maryland coverage, local advertising and subscription model comparable to FNP.
• Carroll County Times: Daily newspaper serving Carroll County, MD — adjacent Maryland county, similar suburban demographic, comparable local-news subscription and SMB advertising revenue mix.
• The Star-Democrat: Daily newspaper covering the Mid-Shore of Maryland (Easton and surrounding counties) — same state, similar community-newspaper footprint with print + ePages + subscription model.

Regional players

• The Evening Sun (Hanover, PA): Daily newspaper covering south-central Pennsylvania — comparable size, hyperlocal coverage, and legacy print-to-digital transition model.
• The York Dispatch: Daily newspaper serving York, PA — adjacent Mid-Atlantic regional daily with the same subscription + advertising + classifieds revenue stack and similar-sized local market.
• The Daily Record (Maryland): Maryland-based daily covering business, legal, and government news — overlaps with FNP's economy/politics/government sections and shares the regional legal-notice and SMB advertising market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/frednewspost

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&A1 record

Investments

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

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