What Longmont Times-Call does

Longmont Times-Call is a privately held daily newspaper founded in 1957 that serves Longmont, Boulder County, and surrounding Colorado Front Range communities. It is owned and operated through Prairie Mountain Media, part of the MediaNews Group network, and distributes content across print home delivery, a digital subscription website (timescall.com), an e-Edition replica, iOS/Android mobile applications, email newsletters, and a voice-activated Audio Headlines service on Google Assistant and Alexa-enabled devices. Its core product is hyperlocal news, sports, business, opinion, obituaries, and entertainment coverage for the Longmont market, supplemented by vertical modules including atHome Colorado real-estate content, BestReviews syndicated product reviews, branded/native advertising through Ascend and Brandpoint, an events calendar, classifieds via the Front Range Classifieds network, and public-notice placement.

The business operates on a hybrid revenue model combining recurring consumer subscriptions (digital-only and print+digital packages sold through checkout.timescall.com), display and classified advertising sold to local businesses and SMBs, real-estate and jobs marketplace transaction revenue, and public-notice/legal advertising from government and institutional buyers. Go-to-market is sales-led for advertising and self-serve/PLG for consumer subscriptions, with marketing driven by the website, social channels (Facebook, X, Reddit), email newsletters, voice platforms, and branded special sections such as Longmont Magazine. Technology is largely built on a shared Prairie Mountain Media platform stack — e-edition, mobile apps, checkout, AccuWeather widgets — with Trinity Audio and Future of News providing the text-to-speech and voice-assistant integration. There is no disclosed proprietary AI, no published APIs or SDKs, no funding history, and no executive leadership roster in the source data.

Name

Longmont Times-Call

Legal name

Longmont Times-Call

Website

https://www.timescall.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Longmont Times-Call is a privately held daily newspaper serving Longmont and Boulder County, Colorado, distributing hyperlocal news, sports, and advertising via print, digital subscriptions, e-edition, mobile apps, and voice-assistant audio headlines.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (51311)

akta.pro primary industry

Consumer News & Digital Newsrooms (Web/App-First) (MPAJADAD)

Keywords

• Local newspaper publishing
• Community news coverage
• Digital news subscription
• Print and digital media
• Classified advertising services

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

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, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue: Digital and print subscriptions providing access to breaking news, sports, business, entertainment, real estate, jobs and classifieds. Subscriptions available through checkout.timescall.com with various digital subscription tiers.
2. Advertising: Display advertising, classified ads, business directory listings, and sponsored content. The publication offers advertising opportunities through Prairie Mountain Media network and dedicated sales team.
3. Classifieds and Marketplace: Revenue from classifieds including jobs, real estate listings, and marketplace advertising through front range classifieds network.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Longmont Times-Call is a regional daily newspaper providing hyperlocal news, sports, business, entertainment, real estate, jobs, and classifieds coverage for the Longmont and Boulder County communities in Colorado. The publication delivers content through print newspaper delivery, digital subscriptions, an e-Edition digital replica, mobile applications, and voice-activated audio headlines through smart assistants.

Product overview

Longmont Times-Call is a regional newspaper offering a digital platform with its core print and online newspaper product, supplemented by multiple content modules and services. The main offering includes the Times-Call newspaper covering news, sports, business, and entertainment for Longmont and Boulder County. Key supplementary products include the e-Edition digital replica, Audio Headlines voice service for smart devices, atHome Colorado real estate content, BestReviews product recommendations, an events calendar, and mobile apps for on-the-go access. The publication is part of Prairie Mountain Media and MediaNews Group, operating within the Front Range newspaper network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Longmont Times-Call Newspaper

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Prairie Mountain MediacoreOthersLongmont Times-Call is owned and operated by Prairie Mountain Media, part of the MediaNews Group network. This partnership provides advertising network access, shared technology platforms, and cross-publication content syndication across Colorado community newspapers.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Greeley Tribune: Greeley-based community daily also under Prairie Mountain Media. Shares the same parent advertising and technology stack, similar print+digital distribution, and comparable audience of local readers and advertisers in northern Colorado.
• Boulder Daily Camera: Sister publication under Prairie Mountain Media / MediaNews Group serving adjacent Boulder County market. Operates the same multi-channel print+digital model, the same parent advertising network, and substantially overlaps Times-Call's editorial and classified footprint.
• Loveland Reporter-Herald: Colorado community daily within the Prairie Mountain Media network serving Loveland and northern Front Range. Directly comparable daily-newspaper format, subscription/classified revenue mix, and parent-level distribution advantages.
• Fort Collins Coloradoan: Gannett-owned daily serving Fort Collins and northern Colorado. Direct competitor for regional ad budgets, sports coverage, and digital subscriptions across the Front Range, with comparable daily newspaper format and mid-market positioning.
• Pueblo Chieftain: Colorado community daily with similar legacy print+digital model serving the Pueblo market. Comparable in scale and editorial scope to Times-Call, illustrating the broader Colorado community-newspaper template and competitive dynamics.

Broad incumbents

• Denver Post: The flagship regional paper for Colorado and MediaNews Group's marquee title. Operates overlapping Colorado Front Range coverage with substantially broader geographic and editorial scale, setting the competitive ceiling for regional ad pricing and breaking news reach.
• 9NEWS (KUSA): Denver-based NBC affiliate television station and Tegna-owned digital news property. Competes with Times-Call for local breaking-news attention, sports highlights (Broncos, Rockies, Nuggets, Avalanche), and digital advertising across the Front Range.

Emerging players

• Longmont Observer: Digital-first hyperlocal news outlet covering Longmont. Competes for the same local reader attention and community journalism niche as Times-Call, without the legacy print base, and represents the kind of lower-cost digital-native entrant pressuring traditional community papers.
• The Colorado Sun: Digital-only statewide Colorado news outlet founded in 2018. Represents the new model of local/state digital subscriptions that competes for the same reader-paying audience as Times-Call's digital subscription tier, particularly for crossover Longmont/Boulder stories.

Regional players

• Boulder Weekly: Alternative weekly serving Boulder County with a digital-first format. Competes for the same Longmont/Boulder reader demographic and local advertising spend but skews toward opinion, arts, and lifestyle coverage rather than daily news.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/timescall
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/times-call

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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