Williamson Daily News

What Williamson Daily News does

Williamson Daily News is a community newspaper founded in 1912 serving Williamson, West Virginia and surrounding Mingo County, Logan County, and Southern West Virginia. It is owned and operated by HD Media Company, LLC, a private media company based in Huntington, WV that also owns the Charleston Gazette-Mail, Herald-Dispatch, Logan Banner, Wayne County News, and Coal Valley News. The publication covers local news, high school and regional sports, weather, obituaries, opinion, classifieds (cars, homes, jobs, legal notices), and community announcements for its readership in the Tug Valley area.

The company's primary digital product is williamsondailynews.com, built on the BLOX Content Management System from BLOX Digital, with Newzware providing single sign-on for subscription and account management. The product surface includes the main news website, a digital e-Edition replica of the print paper, localized weather, a TradingView-powered stock market section, online classifieds, and an HD Media+ premium subscription tier that hosts exclusive content such as 'Outside the Echo Chamber' and 'High School Gameday.' Distribution spans the website, social channels (Facebook, Twitter/X), and email/newsletter.

Revenue is generated through three streams: recurring digital and print subscriptions (including the HD Media+ premium tier), display and sponsored advertising, and classified/transactional advertising. The company also runs a 'Support Local Journalism' reader-fundraising campaign. Specific pricing tiers and subscriber counts are not publicly disclosed. The business is part of an HD Media affiliate network that shares content and cross-promotes across its portfolio of West Virginia newspapers.

Name

Williamson Daily News

Legal name

HD Media Company, LLC

Website

https://williamsondailynews.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1912

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Williamson Daily News is a community newspaper founded in 1912 serving Williamson, WV and Southern West Virginia, owned by HD Media Company, LLC. It delivers local news, sports, obituaries, classifieds, and weather via its website, e-Edition, and print, monetized through subscriptions, advertising, and reader fundraising.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (51311), Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Print-on-Demand Production (Book POD, Short-Run Fulfillment) (MPAJALAG)

Keywords

• Local newspaper publishing
• Community news coverage
• Digital news subscription
• Classified advertising
• Regional journalism

Headquarters

HQ city

Williamson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue: Digital and print subscriptions for individual readers, with tiered access including e-Edition and full site access.
2. Advertising Revenue: Display advertising, sponsored content, and targeted advertising through the website and digital properties.
3. Classified Advertising: Revenue from classifieds including cars, homes, jobs, and legal notices sections.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Williamson Daily News is a local newspaper serving Williamson, West Virginia and the surrounding Southern West Virginia region. The publication delivers daily local news, sports, weather, obituaries, and community information through a print edition, digital website (williamsondailynews.com), and e-Edition replica, while also operating a classifieds platform for local advertisers.

Product overview

Williamson Daily News operates williamsondailynews.com as a unified digital news platform serving Southern West Virginia, particularly the Williamson and Mingo County area. The core offering is the news website delivering local news, sports, features, opinion, and obituaries. Premium content is accessible through the HD Media+ subscription tier. The site extends its offering through specialized sections including the e-Edition digital replica of the print newspaper, local Weather forecasts, Classifieds (Cars, Homes, Jobs, Legals), and a Stock Market section powered by TradingView. Editorial content is organized into thematic channels including Tech Talk & Innovation and Community Cares. The site operates under HD Media Company, LLC alongside sister publications including the Herald-Dispatch, Charleston Gazette-Mail, and other regional newspapers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• williamsondailynews.com Digital News Site

Segments1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HD Media Company, LLCcoreOthersParent company that owns and operates Williamson Daily News. HD Media Company, LLC is a media company based in Huntington, WV that owns multiple newspapers including Charleston Gazette-Mail, Coal Valley News, Herald-Dispatch, Logan Banner, and Wayne County News. The company also sold Webster Echo to Webco Publishing.
• BLOX DigitalcoreTechnology or IntegrationBLOX Digital provides the BLOX Content Management System (BLOX CMS) that powers the williamsondailynews.com website, enabling content management, digital publishing, and site functionality.
• HD Media Network (Charleston Gazette-Mail, Herald-Dispatch, etc.)minorOthersCross-promotional network of HD Media-owned newspapers including Charleston Gazette-Mail, Coal Valley News, Herald-Dispatch, Logan Banner, and Wayne County News, sharing content and resources.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Coal Valley News: HD Media-owned newspaper covering the coal-producing communities of West Virginia; identical subscription/advertising revenue model, same BLOX CMS stack, and structurally the same small-market local weekly as Williamson Daily News.
• Logan Banner: Sister publication under HD Media Company, LLC serving Logan, WV - same operating model, same corporate parent, same digital platform, and overlapping coverage territory in Southern West Virginia.
• Bluefield Daily Telegraph: Long-running regional daily in the West Virginia/Virginia border region serving a comparable small Appalachian market with subscription, display, and classified revenue like Williamson Daily News.
• Wayne County News: Another HD Media sister paper covering Wayne County, WV - a directly comparable small-town community newspaper using the same platform stack and revenue mix.
• The Register-Herald (Beckley): Daily newspaper serving Beckley and southern West Virginia with a similar local news + classifieds + subscription model, the closest competing regional paper to Williamson Daily News's territory.

Broad incumbents

• Lee Enterprises: Large U.S. community newspaper group operating hundreds of dailies and weeklies across rural America; the archetypical scaled analog to HD Media's portfolio that Williamson Daily News sits within.
• Ogden Newspapers: Family-owned group publisher of daily and weekly community newspapers across the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Appalachia; a structurally similar owner-operator of small-market local titles to HD Media's Williamson Daily News.
• Charleston Gazette-Mail: HD Media-owned statewide paper of record in Charleston, WV - shares owner, technology stack, and affiliate cross-promotion network with Williamson Daily News while operating a much larger and more diversified newsroom.
• Herald-Dispatch (Huntington): HD Media's flagship regional daily in Huntington, WV - same parent, same platform, but operating at a larger city-market scale and a broader geographic footprint than Williamson Daily News.
• Gannett | USA TODAY Network: Largest U.S. newspaper publisher with hundreds of community titles and a national subscription stack; representative broad incumbent whose digital subscription and ad-tech investments set the competitive bar for small-market papers like Williamson Daily News.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/WDNnews
• Facebookfacebook.com/TheWilliamsonDailyNews
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/williamson-daily-news

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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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