Gettysburg Times

What Gettysburg Times does

Gettysburg Times Publishing LLC operates a local newspaper serving Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and the surrounding Adams County area. The publication maintains a multi-channel presence including a website (gettysburgtimes.com), a print edition with home delivery and out-of-area mail distribution, an e-edition, and social media accounts on Facebook and Twitter. Its audience is composed of local residents, former residents reached via mail delivery, and advertisers seeking access to the local readership.

The company's product portfolio centers on news delivery across digital and print formats. Subscription offerings include digital access at $10.99 per month or $93 per year, alongside print home delivery at $15 per week or $3.50 per day. Ancillary services include classified advertising, public notice publishing, obituary services, email newsletters, job fair listings, special sections, vacation hold, EZ Pay, and an archive access product built on a partnership with Newspaper Archive. The technology backbone is the BLOX content management system from BLOX Digital. Revenue is generated through a combination of subscription fees (digital and print), advertising sales (display, classified, and public notices), and ancillary service fees.

Gettysburg Times pursues a content syndication partnership with Spotlight PA for statewide reporting. Marketing and audience development are concentrated through the website, Facebook, Twitter, and email newsletters. The business operates as a privately held for-profit LLC with a headcount in the 11-50 employee range and no disclosed parent company, funding history, or leadership changes in the input.

Name

Gettysburg Times

Legal name

Gettysburg Times Publishing LLC

Website

https://gettysburgtimes.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gettysburg Times Publishing LLC operates a local newspaper serving Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and Adams County residents through print home delivery, mail subscriptions, a digital edition, and advertising. Revenue is generated through subscription fees, advertising sales, and public notice publishing.

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)

Keywords

• Local newspaper publishing
• Community news
• Digital news subscription
• Print newspaper
• Newspaper advertising

Headquarters

HQ city

Gettysburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Digital Subscriptions: Subscription revenue from digital access including e-edition and website content. Tiers include daily, weekly, monthly, and annual options with auto-renewal.
2. Print Subscriptions: Home delivery and mail delivery subscriptions for print newspaper editions.
3. Advertising: Display advertising, classifieds, and public notices across print and digital platforms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gettysburg Times publishes a local newspaper serving Gettysburg and Adams County, Pennsylvania, delivered through three primary channels: a printed newspaper with home and mail delivery, a website offering unlimited digital article access, and an e-edition digital replica of the print newspaper. The publication also distributes email newsletters, classifieds, public notices, obituaries, and advertising placements for local readers, businesses, and the Gettysburg historical audience.

Product overview

Gettysburg Times is a local newspaper publisher offering a multi-platform news delivery system consisting of core products (Digital Access, E-Edition, and Home Delivery) supported by various add-on services including email newsletters, classifieds, public notices, obituary services, and advertising solutions. The company operates primarily on the BLOX Content Management System and distributes content across print, web, and email channels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digital Access Subscription

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BLOX DigitalcoreTechnology or IntegrationBLOX Content Management System and BLOX Digital platform powering the Gettysburg Times website, e-edition, subscription services, and digital publishing infrastructure.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Lee Enterprises: Publicly traded newspaper chain owning dozens of local daily papers across the U.S. Provides direct comp on small-market newspaper economics, subscription pricing, and digital transition benchmarks relevant to Gettysburg Times.
• Ogden Newspapers: Family-owned newspaper group operating numerous small-to-mid-market community dailies and weeklies. Comparable private operating model with focus on locally-rooted subscription and advertising products.
• Gannett Co. Largest U.S. newspaper publisher (USA TODAY Network) operating hundreds of local community papers including regional PA titles. Sets industry benchmarks for digital subscription conversion and local advertising products.

Emerging players

• Patch.com: Hyperlocal digital news network covering thousands of U.S. communities including Gettysburg and Adams County. Competes for local digital advertising and audience attention with a non-traditional, digital-only model that contrasts with Gettysburg Times' legacy print operations.
• Spotlight PA: Nonprofit, collaborative state-level investigative newsroom that partners with local PA newspapers (including Gettysburg Times) for content syndication. Comparable editorial focus on Pennsylvania civic news and represents an emerging model of state-local news partnerships.

Direct peers

• Lancaster Online (LNP): Digital-first local news platform serving Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Comparable in covering a single mid-sized Pennsylvania county with subscription and advertising model, though at a larger scale than Gettysburg Times.
• Chambersburg Public Opinion: Gannett-owned daily newspaper serving Franklin County, Pennsylvania—comparable small-to-mid-market community paper with parallel local news, subscription, and print/digital distribution structure.
• Carlisle Sentinel: Local newspaper covering Carlisle and Cumberland County in central Pennsylvania. Comparable mid-market community paper with similar print/digital subscription and classified advertising revenue model.
• The Evening Sun (Hanover): Daily newspaper serving Hanover and western York County in south-central Pennsylvania, directly adjacent to Gettysburg Times' Adams County market. Operates on the same BLOX/Town News platform with comparable print + digital subscription and local advertising model.
• York Daily Record: Regional daily newspaper covering York County and surrounding areas, partially overlapping Gettysburg Times' south-central Pennsylvania footprint. Same subscription + advertising business model with broader regional scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Gburg_Times
• Facebookfacebook.com/gettysburgtimes
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gettysburg-times

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&A

Investments

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

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