CCX Media

What CCX Media does

CCX Media, formerly Northwest Community Television (NWCT), is a community media organization that has served the northwest suburbs of Minneapolis since 1984, when CCX Sports began covering local high school and amateur sports. The organization rebranded to CCX Media around 2017 and operates today through four content divisions: CCX News (daily newscast and feature segments), CCX Sports (125+ high school and amateur sports broadcasts annually, plus a Hall of Fame since 2004), CCX Cities (local government and community programming for nine member cities), and CCX Create (a community media center providing free training, equipment, and studio facilities to residents). CCX Media is governed by the Northwest Suburbs Cable Communications Commission (NWSCCC), a governmental cable commission representing nine member cities (Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth, and Robbinsdale).

The underlying technology and platform are conventional community-media infrastructure: three cable channels (CCX1, CCX2 on Comcast 859HD, CCX3 on Comcast 20SD) plus website livestreaming powered by Cablecast, YouTube channels for on-demand content, an Apple News distribution integration, a Google Play mobile app (Cablecast-powered), and a RueShare system for podcast room booking and membership management. The WordPress-based website uses Entra ID single sign-on for internal staff access; no public API or proprietary AI/ML capabilities are disclosed.

The business model is structurally a public/community media funding model rather than a venture or commercial SaaS model. Primary revenue derives from cable franchise fees paid by Comcast and CenturyLink, negotiated through the NWSCCC. Secondary streams include non-resident CCX Create memberships ($75 individual / $100 family annually), for-hire commercial video production and podcast room rentals through Creative Services, and community donations. Content and services are provided at no charge to residents within the nine-city service area. The organization employs between 11 and 50 staff, including long-tenured on-air talent, news directors, sports reporters, and production roles, and holds multiple Upper Midwest and regional Emmy awards for sports and news coverage.

Name

CCX Media

Legal name

CCX Media

Website

https://ccxmedia.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CCX Media is a community media organization serving nine northwest suburban Minneapolis cities with local news, high school sports coverage, city government programming, and a community production facility, funded primarily through cable franchise fees administered by the NWSCCC.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Television Broadcasting

NAICS

Television Broadcasting Stations (51612), Television Broadcasting Stations (516120), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (5162)

SIC

Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)

akta.pro primary industry

Educational/Instructional Public Media Services (Schools, Distance Learning) (MPABADAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Media Digital Platforms & Streaming (Apps, On-demand, Podcasts) (MPABADAG)

Keywords

• Community television broadcasting
• Local cable news
• High school sports coverage
• Community media training
• Public access television

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cable Franchise Fees: Revenue from cable franchise agreements with Comcast and CenturyLink negotiated through the Northwest Suburbs Cable Communications Commission (NWSCCC)
2. Membership Fees: Non-resident memberships for CCX Create services: $75 per individual and $100 per family, renewed annually. Scholarships available upon request.
3. Commercial Production Services: Creative Services provides for-hire video production assistance to clients in education, city government, nonprofits and local business. Commercial podcast room rental available outside regular hours.
4. Donations: Donation options available for community support of the media center

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CCX Media produces and distributes local television news, high school and amateur sports coverage, and city/community programming across three cable channels (CCX1, CCX2, CCX3) and online streaming platforms serving nine northwest suburban Minneapolis cities. It operates the CCX Create community media center, which provides free media training, equipment access, and production facilities for residents to create and air their own content. Commercial Creative Services offers for-hire video production to governments, schools, nonprofits, and local businesses.

Product overview

CCX Media is a community media organization serving the northwest suburbs of Minneapolis, operating as a unified media platform with multiple content divisions. The core offering consists of three cable television channels (CCX1, CCX2, CCX3) supported by a website and mobile app. The four main content divisions are: CCX News (daily local newscast and feature programs), CCX Sports (high school and amateur sports coverage), CCX Cities (local city government and community coverage), and CCX Create (community media training and production facility). CCX Create provides residents with media training, equipment access, podcast recording, and studio facilities to produce original programming that airs on the community channels. The organization is governed by the Northwest Suburbs Cable Communications Commission (NWSCCC) and has been operating since 1984.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CCX News Daily newscast featuring top stories from the northwest suburbs of Minneapolis, including local news, city government coverage, and feature segments such as Business Matters, School Spotlight, and Arts Showcase. Targeted at residents of the nine NWSCCC member cities.
• CCX Sports High school and amateur sports coverage covering over 125 games annually with production truck and staff, including daily sportscast and weekly Sports Jam show. Broadcast on CCX1 and streamed online and on YouTube.
• CCX Cities Local city news and events coverage for nine northwest suburban cities including Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth, and Robbinsdale, with programming such as Keepin' Up With Dave and city meeting coverage.
• CCX Create Community media center offering free media training, equipment, and studio facilities for residents to create original content, along with podcast recording access and free classes. Programming produced by CCX Create airs on CCX2 and CCX3.
• CCX1, CCX2, CCX3 Cable TV Channels Three cable television channels: CCX1 for news and sports, CCX2 and CCX3 for community-created content. CCX2 is distributed on Comcast channel 859HD and CCX3 on Comcast channel 20SD. All three channels livestream on the CCX Media website.
• CCX Create Podcast Room Professional podcast recording facility available to community members and Creative Services clients. Commercial podcast room rental is available outside regular hours; member-produced content must air on CCX2 or CCX3 channels.
• Creative Services (Commercial Production) For-hire video production assistance to clients in education, city government, nonprofits, and local businesses. Includes commercial podcast room rental outside regular hours. Sales contact via [email protected].

Quantifiable outcome

• 125+ games televised annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ComcastcoreOthersCable franchise agreement through the Northwest Suburbs Cable Communications Commission (NWSCCC). Comcast provides cable television distribution for CCX Media channels (CCX1, CCX2 on channel 859, CCX3 on channel 20) to the nine northwest suburb cities.
• CenturyLinkminorOthersCable franchise agreement through NWSCCC for cable television services in the service area.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• North Metro TV: Community television broadcaster serving Blaine and surrounding north metro suburbs of Minneapolis with comparable PEG channel access, local news, and city government coverage. Explicitly referenced in CCX staff background (Rusty Ray previously worked there), making it the closest operating peer.
• Metropolitan Television (MTN): Community media organization serving Minneapolis/St. Paul metro with cable access channels, local programming, and community training. Operates the same PEG/franchise-funded community broadcast model as CCX Media.
• Town Square Television: Community television broadcaster for northwest suburban Minneapolis cities (including Plymouth, Golden Valley), operating PEG channels, city meeting broadcasts, and community programming under a directly comparable franchise-fee-funded model to CCX.
• Eagan Television (EaganTV): Community access television serving Eagan and surrounding Dakota County suburbs with city meeting broadcasts, local programming, and community media training, mirroring CCX's hyperlocal community broadcasting model.

Regional players

• Suburban Community Channels (SWCTC/SE Minnesota): Community access cable channels in the southwest suburbs of the Twin Cities, operating under similar NWSCCC-style consortium governance with cable franchise fee funding and shared local programming across member cities.
• Granite City News (KCMK/KXLV): Community broadcasting peers in other regional markets that operate under similar PEG/cable franchise frameworks with local programming, training facilities, and multi-channel distribution analogous to CCX.

Broad incumbents

• PBS / TPT (Twin Cities PBS - KTCA/KTCI): Regional PBS affiliate serving the Twin Cities metro with public broadcasting programming, educational content, and digital platforms. Represents the larger, established public-media incumbent in the same geography that CCX operates within.
• Lakeland PBS: Public television broadcaster serving north-central Minnesota including Bemidji, referenced in CCX staff background (Chaz Mootz was Sports Director). Comparable community-oriented public media broadcaster with sports, news, and educational programming.

Others

• Cablecast (by Tightrope Media Systems): Technology platform provider used by CCX Media for live streaming of its CCX1, CCX2, and CCX3 channels. Serves the broader PEG/community broadcasting ecosystem with broadcasting infrastructure.

Emerging players

• Access Montgomery (Montgomery County cable channels): Community access television organization offering PEG channels, media training, and production facilities to residents. Comparable operating model but in a different metro (Maryland suburbs of DC).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ccxnews
• YouTubeyoutube.com/ccxmedia
• Facebookfacebook.com/ccxmedia.org
• Instagraminstagram.com/ccx_media
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ccx-media

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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