The Cañon City Daily Record and Shopper

What The Cañon City Daily Record and Shopper does

The Cañon City Daily Record and Shopper is a privately held hyperlocal newspaper serving Cañon City and the surrounding Fremont and Custer County communities in southern Colorado, including Westcliffe, Penrose, and Florence. The publication operates across multiple formats: a print newspaper, a digital e-Edition accessible via enewspaper.canoncitydailyrecord.com, a WordPress.com VIP-hosted news website, the companion Cañon City Shopper publication (canoncityshopper.net), and a separate classifieds marketplace (canoncityclassifieds.com). Its core editorial product covers local news, government, high school sports (Cañon City Tigers, Florence Huskies), community events, obituaries, weather, and classified listings, supplemented by syndicated content from BestReviews, Tribune Content Agency, and AccuWeather. The organization is owned and operated by Prairie Mountain Media, a subsidiary of the MediaNews Group conglomerate, and shares corporate infrastructure for advertising sales, subscription checkout, legal notices, and circulation.

The business operates a diversified, multi-stream revenue model anchored in print and digital subscriptions (sold through checkout.canoncitydailyrecord.com) and several advertising formats. Display and classified advertising, public notice placements, paid obituary submissions, and special sections such as the Explore Colorado travel guide and Royal Gorge Living represent additional revenue streams. Technology infrastructure is intentionally lean: WordPress.com VIP provides the CMS and hosting layer, Trinity Audio adds text-to-speech narration for accessibility, and AccuWeather supplies weather data. Branded content and sponsored content (including via Brandpoint) extend monetization beyond traditional advertising. The publication serves two primary customer segments: local residents seeking hyperlocal news not available from regional outlets, and local small and medium businesses seeking a community-focused advertising channel.

Operationally, the newspaper is staffed by 1-10 employees, including General Manager and Editor Michael Alcala, with offices at The Hive, 729 Main St., Cañon City. The publication is part of a larger network of local newspapers under Prairie Mountain Media and MediaNews Group, which provides shared corporate services. Subscription pricing is not publicly disclosed; advertising and obituary pricing is contact-based. The publication has been continuously operating with digital archives dating to at least 2009, indicating a multi-decade operating history, though firmographic data lists a 2014 founding date.

Name

The Cañon City Daily Record and Shopper

Legal name

Canon City Daily Record

Website

https://canoncitydailyrecord.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Cañon City Daily Record and Shopper is a hyperlocal newspaper and companion Shopper publication serving Cañon City and Fremont/Custer counties in southern Colorado with print, e-Edition, classifieds, and digital news across multiple content categories.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Magazine & Newspaper Subscriptions / Delivery Retail (CRALAAAH)

Keywords

• Local newspaper publishing
• Digital news subscriptions
• Classified advertising marketplace
• Community news media
• Public notice advertising

Headquarters

HQ city

Canon City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Print and Digital Subscriptions: Recurring subscription revenue from print and digital newspaper subscriptions targeting local residents and community members in Fremont County, Colorado
2. Display Advertising: Local and regional businesses advertise through the newspaper and website, including branded content and sponsored content sections
3. Classified Advertising: Classifieds marketplace including jobs, real estate, services, and personal ads through Canon City Classifieds platform
4. Obituary Services: Paid obituary placements and obituary submission services for families in the community
5. Public Notices and Legals: Legal public notice advertising services
6. Special Sections and Branded Content: Special publication sections including Explore Colorado travel guide and branded content partnerships

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Cañon City Daily Record and Shopper operates as a community newspaper publishing local news, sports, government, weather, and events coverage for Cañon City and Fremont County, Colorado. It distributes this content through a daily print edition, a digital e-Edition replica, and a continuously updated news website, and monetizes access via recurring subscriptions while selling display, classified, public notice, branded content, and obituary advertising to local and regional businesses and community members.

Product overview

The Cañon City Daily Record and Shopper operates as a multi-platform local news and media organization offering a primary online news website delivering comprehensive local coverage including news, sports, politics, business, health, education, weather, and community content for Cañon City and surrounding Colorado communities. The publication complements its digital presence with an e-Edition replicating the print newspaper, the Canon City Shopper companion publication for classifieds and ads, and specialized modules including obituaries, email newsletters, special sections, a local business directory, and Best Reviews consumer product content. The portfolio also includes branded content, sponsored content through Brandpoint, and public notice publication services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cañon City Shopper: A related publication/distribution of the newspaper covering local shopper content, accessible at canoncityshopper.net
• Royal Gorge Living

Products and services

• Canon City Daily Record Online Edition Primary online news website providing local news, sports, politics, business, health, education, weather, and community coverage for Cañon City, Colorado and surrounding areas including Fremont County, Custer County, Westcliffe, Penrose, and Florence.
• e-Edition Digital Newspaper Digital replica of the printed newspaper edition, allowing readers to view the full newspaper layout online through self-serve subscription access.
• Canon City Shopper Companion publication to the Canon City Daily Record featuring local ads, coupons, marketplace listings, and community shopper content for Cañon City.
• Canon City Classifieds Online classified advertising marketplace for jobs, vehicles, real estate, personal listings, and local marketplace transactions in the Cañon City area.
• Public Notice Advertising Service Legal public notice advertising service handled through the legals contact line and publicnoticecolorado.com for required legal notice placement in the newspaper.
• Print Newspaper Subscription Recurring monthly subscription providing home delivery of the printed Cañon City Daily Record newspaper, available as standalone or combined with digital access, purchased via self-serve checkout.
• Display and Branded Content Advertising Sold display advertising, sponsored content, and branded content partnerships placed across the print newspaper, e-Edition, news website, and special sections for local and regional businesses.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Prairie Mountain MediacoreOthersParent company and owner of The Cañon City Daily Record. Provides advertising services, corporate operations, human resources, and platform infrastructure. Footer information shows Prairie Mountain Media website and contact options.
• MediaNews GroupcoreOthersParent company operating multiple newspaper properties. Provides network advertising opportunities, privacy policy, terms of service, accessibility statement, and arbitration services. Powers the organization's digital infrastructure.
• WordPress.com VIPcoreTechnology or IntegrationWebsite platform hosting provider for the newspaper's digital presence. Provides content management system and hosting infrastructure.
• The Denver PostminorOthersPhoto credit attribution for news photographs, indicating syndicated content and photo sharing within the regional newspaper network.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Pueblo Chieftain: Colorado community daily newspaper with a similar subscription + advertising + classifieds model serving a single mid-sized local market; operates within the same MediaNews Group / Prairie Mountain Media regional network.
• Loveland Reporter-Herald: A Colorado local daily newspaper owned by Prairie Mountain Media that uses the same digital platform, subscription checkout, and content syndication stack as the Cañon City Daily Record, with a comparable business model.
• Cortez Journal: Small-town Colorado newspaper under Prairie Mountain Media delivering hyperlocal news, e-Edition, classifieds, and obituaries using the same operating playbook as the Cañon City Daily Record.
• Sterling Journal-Advocate: Another Prairie Mountain Media small-market Colorado daily with the same website stack, e-Edition, classifieds marketplace, and advertising-driven revenue model.
• Longmont Times-Call: Sister Prairie Mountain Media property and Colorado local daily operating on an identical tech and revenue model, making it a near-clone peer to the Cañon City Daily Record.
• The Greeley Tribune: Colorado regional daily covering Greeley and Weld County on the same Prairie Mountain Media platform, with subscription, display, classified, and public-notice revenue streams comparable to the subject.
• Fort Morgan Times: Small Colorado community newspaper covering a single rural market via print, e-Edition, and website, sharing technology and parent-company infrastructure with the Cañon City Daily Record.
• Craig Press: Small-town Colorado newspaper (under MediaNews Group-affiliated ownership) covering a single rural market with the same news + advertising + classified + obituary mix as the Cañon City Daily Record.

Broad incumbents

• Colorado Springs Gazette: Larger Colorado daily covering a broader statewide audience with overlapping local coverage, subscription and advertising models, but materially bigger scale and resources than the Cañon City paper.

Regional players

• Boulder Daily Camera: Colorado local daily from a Prairie Mountain Media / MediaNews-affiliated group operating with a comparable subscription and advertising model, though serving a larger and more affluent Boulder-area market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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