Chronogram Media
Chronogram Media is a regional media company operating six publications — Chronogram, Upstate House, Explore the Hudson Valley, Upstater, Rural Intelligence, and The River Newsroom — serving Hudson Valley NY, Berkshires MA, and Litchfield County CT with print, digital, event, and advertising products aimed at local residents, real estate professionals, and urban-to-rural migrants.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded-
- Headquarters—
- Headcount—
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingDigital Commerce or Content
What Chronogram Media does
Chronogram Media operates a portfolio of six regional media brands serving the Hudson Valley in New York, the Berkshires in Massachusetts, and Litchfield County in Connecticut. Founded as a regional publishing entity (with its flagship Chronogram brand dating to 1993), the company is led by Founder and CEO Amara Projansky and operates Chronogram (lifestyle), Upstate House (real estate and home design), Explore the Hudson Valley (travel), Upstater (real estate marketing for urban migrants), Rural Intelligence (regional culture covering Berkshires/Litchfield), and The River Newsroom (civic journalism). Content is published in print and digital formats and distributed through home delivery subscriptions, an e-commerce storefront for single issues, branded social channels, email newsletters, and sponsored community events. The company's stated mission is to "create brand experiences that engage and inspire, connecting businesses to the Hudson Valley conversation."
The business model combines four revenue streams: (1) recurring annual subscriptions priced at $36 (Chronogram) and $18 (Upstate House), with auto-renewal; (2) one-time single-issue sales at $4-$10 each; (3) multi-platform advertising sold directly to local businesses (real estate agents, builders, regional SMBs) across print, digital, social, email, and event sponsorships; and (4) reader donations and underwriting for The River Newsroom. Customer-side evidence is dominated by SMB advertisers — only one named customer (Lindal Atlantic Custom Homes, 17+ years) appears as a quoted testimonial — and audience demographics include urban-to-rural migrants (80% of Upstater audience in NY metro, 30% of Rural Intelligence from NYC/Boston).
The underlying technology is a digital publishing platform with e-commerce integration, supporting direct-to-consumer sales of subscriptions and back issues. No public API, SDK, MCP server, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed. The product surface is content-centric: the company does not publish proprietary software or data products — its assets are editorial brands, audience relationships, and a multi-channel advertising footprint. No funding rounds, M&A activity, patents, regulatory actions, or headcount disclosures are available, leaving the capital structure and operational scale opaque despite clear evidence of active operations through 2024-2026.
Chronogram Media firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Chronogram Media
- Legal name
- Chronogram Media
- Website
- http://chronogrammedia.com
- Company type
- Private
- Operating status
- Operating
- Short description
- Chronogram Media is a regional media company operating six publications — Chronogram, Upstate House, Explore the Hudson Valley, Upstater, Rural Intelligence, and The River Newsroom — serving Hudson Valley NY, Berkshires MA, and Litchfield County CT with print, digital, event, and advertising products aimed at local residents, real estate professionals, and urban-to-rural migrants.
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Chronogram Media industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Regional Media Publishing
- NAICS
- Periodical Publishers (51312)
- SIC
- Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Arts, Culture & Literary Magazines (MPAJAEAN)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- News, Politics & Current Affairs Magazines (MPAJAEAO), Alternative/Independent Newsweeklies & Opinion Press (MPAJADAH)
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Chronogram Media business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Digital Commerce or Content
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- Magazine Subscriptions: Recurring annual subscriptions for Chronogram magazine ($36/year) and Upstate House ($18/year) with auto-renewal
- Single Issue Sales: One-time purchases of individual magazine issues, typically $5 for Chronogram and Explore issues, $10 for Upstate House single issues
- Advertising: Targeted promotional opportunities for local businesses across print, digital, social media, email, and event sponsorships
- Donations: Community support donations from readers to support Hudson Valley journalism
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Annual | Chronogram Magazine 12-Month Subscription |
| Subscription | Annual | Upstate House Magazine 1-Year Subscription |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Chronogram Single Issues |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Upstate House Single Issues |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Explore the Hudson Valley Single Issues |
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Donations |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels8 records
Chronogram Media product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Chronogram Media is a multi-platform regional media company that publishes six distinct branded magazines covering Hudson Valley lifestyle (Chronogram), real estate and home design (Upstate House), travel (Explore the Hudson Valley), upstate real estate marketing (Upstater), regional culture (Rural Intelligence), and investigative journalism (The River Newsroom). The company sells magazine subscriptions and single issues directly to consumers and offers targeted advertising and marketing services to local businesses across print, digital, social, email, and event channels.
Product overview
Chronogram Media is a multi-platform media company operating a portfolio of regional publications serving the Hudson Valley, Berkshire, and Litchfield County regions. The company publishes six distinct branded magazines: Chronogram (general lifestyle), Upstate House (real estate and home design), Explore the Hudson Valley (travel guide), Upstater (real estate marketing), Rural Intelligence (regional culture), and The River Newsroom (investigative journalism). These publications are distributed through print subscriptions, single-issue sales, digital platforms, and advertising services. The company also offers subscription products, individual issue purchases, and advertising/marketing services to businesses.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Chronogram: Flagship magazine offering colorful and nuanced chronicle of life in the Hudson Valley
- Upstate House
- Explore the Hudson Valley
- Upstater
- Rural Intelligence
- The River Newsroom
Products and services
- Chronogram Magazine Flagship monthly magazine offering a colorful and nuanced chronicle of life in the Hudson Valley, covering arts, culture, food, events, and community stories across the region. Targeted at Hudson Valley residents interested in regional lifestyle content.
- Upstate House Magazine Real estate and home design magazine guiding readers to the connected life upstate, featuring architecture, interior design, and property listings for the Hudson Valley region. Targeted at homeowners, buyers, and design enthusiasts.
- Explore the Hudson Valley Travel and activity guide helping visitors find, see, and do the best experiences in the Hudson Valley and Catskills regions. Targeted at tourists and visitors.
- Upstater Real estate marketing publication serving city dwellers with an upstate state of mind, providing real estate marketing and property information to reach potential buyers through multi-channel campaigns. Targeted at urban dwellers seeking upstate properties.
- Rural Intelligence Regional lifestyle magazine covering culture and country life in the Berkshires, Columbia and Dutchess counties in New York, and Litchfield County in Connecticut, highlighting events, restaurants, shopping, and local personalities. Targeted at rural lifestyle enthusiasts.
- The River Newsroom Journalism project providing a regional lens on topics of national importance with in-depth, original reporting and analysis for the Hudson Valley and Catskills regions. Targeted at civic-minded readers seeking local journalism.
- Chronogram Magazine 12-Month Subscription Annual auto-renewing subscription for Chronogram magazine providing monthly home delivery covering Hudson Valley life, culture, and events. Priced at $36 per year.
- Upstate House Magazine 1-Year Subscription Annual subscription for Upstate House magazine delivered directly to the subscriber, covering design from the Hudson Valley with real estate and home design content. Priced at $18 per year.
- Single Issue Delivery Individual magazine issues available for purchase and home delivery, including back issues and current issues of Chronogram ($5), Upstate House ($5-10), and Explore the Hudson Valley ($4).
- Advertising and Marketing Services Targeted promotional opportunities for local businesses across multiple platforms including print, digital, social media, email, event sponsorships, and custom marketing campaigns via the Chronogram Media portfolio.
Companies that use Chronogram Media
Customer profileNamed customers1 record
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Chronogram Media technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature1 record
Chronogram Media partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- Passive House Alliance-Hudson ValleyminorCollaborative partnership for Upstate House Passive House Guide - a special section highlighting Passive House technology innovations and regional examples of energy-efficient construction
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Chronogram Media competitors and assessment
Company assessmentRegional players
- Saratoga Living: Regional lifestyle magazine serving upstate New York. Operates an adjacent upstate NY territory rather than directly overlapping the Hudson Valley, but mirrors the regional-lifestyle-and-real-estate publishing model.
- Down East Magazine: Regional lifestyle magazine serving Maine — a different Northeast geography but directly comparable as a long-running regional title covering coastal/country living, real estate, and culture with subscriptions and local advertising.
Direct peers
- Edible Hudson Valley: Regional food and lifestyle magazine operating in the Hudson Valley with a similar hyper-local model, advertising-supported distribution, and DTC subscriptions.
- Berkshire Magazine: Regional lifestyle magazine covering the Berkshires (Massachusetts), an adjacent market directly overlapping Chronogram Media's Rural Intelligence footprint. Comparable in audience profile (second-home owners, affluent NYC/Boston migrants) and advertiser base.
- Yankee Magazine: Long-running New England regional lifestyle magazine covering similar themes of regional culture, country living, and tourism. Comparable in being a multi-decade regional publication serving an affluent Northeast audience.
- Hudson Valley Magazine: A competing regional lifestyle magazine covering the same Hudson Valley (NY) market with overlapping real estate, dining, arts, and culture content. It is the closest head-to-head competitor for both readers and advertisers in the company's core geography.
Broad incumbents
- New York Magazine: Major city lifestyle and news publication from Vox Media. Comparable as a multi-brand regional lifestyle publisher (NY mag, Vulture, The Cut, Grub Street) operating an integrated portfolio model — substantially larger in scale and audience.
- Monocle: Print-led lifestyle magazine and media brand with heavy subscription economics, multi-channel (print, web, events, retail) revenue, and broad geographic content. Comparable as an integrated multi-channel magazine business model though operating at a larger scale.
- Boston Magazine: Established city regional lifestyle magazine in Boston, owned by Boston Globe Media. Comparable in market positioning as a regional lifestyle brand serving an affluent metro feeder market, though at a much larger scale and with broader editorial scope.
Emerging players
- Edible Manhattan: Local food/culture magazine serving a New York City metro audience that overlaps the demographic feeder into Chronogram's Upstater and Rural Intelligence titles. Comparable in DTC subscription model and advertiser base.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Chronogram Media social profiles
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Chronogram Media leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
Chronogram Media subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries6 records
Chronogram Media funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Chronogram Media M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Chronogram Media
What does Chronogram Media do?
Chronogram Media is a multi-platform regional media company that publishes six distinct branded magazines covering Hudson Valley lifestyle (Chronogram), real estate and home design (Upstate House), travel (Explore the Hudson Valley), upstate real estate marketing (Upstater), regional culture (Rural Intelligence), and investigative journalism (The River Newsroom). The company sells magazine subscriptions and single issues directly to consumers and offers targeted advertising and marketing services to local businesses across print, digital, social, email, and event channels.
Is Chronogram Media a public or private company?
Chronogram Media is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Chronogram Media founded?
Chronogram Media was founded in -1.
How does Chronogram Media make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Magazine Subscriptions are the primary driver. The others are single Issue Sales, advertising and donations.
Who are Chronogram Media's main competitors?
Regional players on record are Saratoga Living and Down East Magazine. Direct peers are Edible Hudson Valley, Berkshire Magazine, Yankee Magazine and Hudson Valley Magazine. Broad incumbents are New York Magazine, Monocle and Boston Magazine. Edible Manhattan is listed as an emerging player.
Does Chronogram Media have an API?
No public API is recorded for Chronogram Media.
What industry is Chronogram Media in?
Chronogram Media's product category is Regional Media Publishing. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPAJAEAN, Arts, Culture & Literary Magazines, with a secondary code of MPAJAEAO, News, Politics & Current Affairs Magazines. Its NAICS code is 51312 and its SIC code is 2721.