Coal Valley News

What Coal Valley News does

Coal Valley News is a privately held local newspaper serving Boone County and surrounding Southern West Virginia communities, founded in 1925 and operated under HD Media Company LLC. The publication provides hyperlocal news coverage including local government reporting, high school sports, obituaries, opinion columns, classifieds, and community event information. Its primary audience is Southern West Virginia residents seeking local journalism that regional and national outlets do not provide.

The core product is the digital news website at coalvalleynews.com, supplemented by a print edition, an e-Edition digital replica, a classifieds marketplace, an HD Media+ live streaming service featuring High School Game Day and local talk shows, and an Online Features lifestyle content hub. The technology stack is built on BLOX Content Management System from BLOX Digital, with subscription authentication handled through Newzware SSO shared with sibling HD Media properties. The publication distributes content through its website, e-Edition, email newsletters, Facebook, and Twitter.

Monetization is through four revenue streams: digital subscriptions, print subscriptions, display and sponsored advertising, and classifieds/legal notices. The publication operates a direct-to-consumer go-to-market with self-serve subscription sign-up via the website. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The title is part of HD Media Company LLC's multi-property network alongside Charleston Gazette-Mail, Herald-Dispatch, The Logan Banner, Wayne County News, and Williamson Daily News, sharing infrastructure and editorial resources across the network.

Name

Coal Valley News

Legal name

HD Media Company, LLC

Website

https://coalvalleynews.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Coal Valley News is a privately held local newspaper serving Boone County and Southern West Virginia, founded in 1925 and owned by HD Media Company LLC. It delivers hyperlocal news, high school sports, obituaries, and classifieds via a website, print edition, e-Edition, and HD Media+ streaming.

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
• Digital news subscriptions
• Print newspaper subscriptions
• Community journalism
• Classified advertising

Headquarters

HQ city

Danville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Digital Subscriptions: Revenue from digital subscriptions providing online access to news content, e-Editions, and premium articles.
2. Print Subscriptions: Revenue from traditional print newspaper subscriptions delivered to local residents in Southern West Virginia.
3. Advertising: Revenue from display advertising, sponsored content sections, and digital marketing services offered to local businesses and advertisers.
4. Classifieds: Revenue from classified advertisements including legal notices, obituaries, celebration announcements, and marketplace listings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Coal Valley News is a local newspaper and digital news publication serving Boone County and Southern West Virginia with breaking news, sports, opinion, obituaries, elections, and community features. The publication offers digital subscriptions, print subscriptions, e-Editions, display and classified advertising, and HD Media+ live streaming content including High School Game Day sports coverage.

Product overview

Coal Valley News is a local digital news platform serving Boone County and Southern West Virginia, operated by HD Media Company LLC. The offering consists of the core news website with sections for news, sports, opinion, and obituaries, supplemented by an e-Edition digital replica of the print publication, an HD Media+ live streaming service featuring local sports and talk shows, a High School Gameday sports vertical, an Online Features lifestyle content hub, a Classifieds marketplace, and subscription-based premium access. The site is built on BLOX Content Management System from BLOX Digital.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coal Valley News Website

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• HD Media LLCcoreOthersHD Media LLC is the parent company and owner of Coal Valley News. The company operates multiple West Virginia newspapers including Charleston Gazette-Mail, Herald-Dispatch, The Logan Banner, Wayne County News, and Williamson Daily News. Coal Valley News is part of this media network and shares infrastructure, technology (BLOX CMS), and potentially editorial resources.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Lee Enterprises: Large U.S. newspaper chain operating dozens of local dailies across multiple states. Comparable as a portfolio operator of small and mid-market local newspapers with similar subscription/advertising economics, but at significantly greater scale.
• Ogden Newspapers: Family-owned chain operating community and daily newspapers across the U.S., including several in West Virginia and Appalachia. Comparable as a multi-title local newspaper operator with similar rural-market focus and revenue mix.
• Gannett: Largest U.S. newspaper publisher (USA Today Network) operating hundreds of community publications. Comparable as a broad incumbent in local and regional news, though at national scale with a much larger digital and subscription infrastructure.

Direct peers

• The Logan Banner: Sister publication within the HD Media network serving Logan County, WV. Operates the same BLOX CMS and shares similar hyperlocal newspaper economics, customer base characteristics, and revenue mix, making it the closest functional comparable.
• The Register-Herald: Daily newspaper serving Beckley and Raleigh County in Southern West Virginia. Comparable in market profile (Southern WV) and in competing for regional ad spend and digital subscriptions in overlapping coverage areas.
• Bluefield Daily Telegraph: Independent daily newspaper serving Bluefield in Southern West Virginia. Comparable as a small-market Southern WV daily competing for similar audiences, advertisers, and digital subscribers in adjacent geography.
• Charleston Gazette-Mail: The flagship newspaper of the HD Media network and the largest daily in West Virginia's capital. Highly comparable in operating model (local news, subscriptions, classifieds, HD Media+ streaming integration) with a larger geographic footprint.
• Herald-Dispatch: HD Media-owned daily newspaper serving Huntington, WV and the Tri-State area. Comparable as a West Virginia regional daily with overlapping subscription, advertising, and classified revenue streams on the same technology platform.
• Wayne County News: Another HD Media sister publication serving Wayne County, WV. Closely comparable small-market local newspaper sharing infrastructure, monetization, and editorial approach with Coal Valley News.
• Williamson Daily News: HD Media-owned daily newspaper serving Mingo County in Southern West Virginia. Highly comparable in scale, market profile (Southern WV coal region), and product mix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/coalvalleynews
• Facebookfacebook.com/CoalValleyNews
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-coal-valley-news

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

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