Singing News

Music Media & Entertainmentsingingnews.com

Company typePrivate
Founded1969
HeadquartersHendersonville, United States
Headcount51–100
GTM typeB2C
OfferingDigital Commerce or Content

Singing News firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Singing News
Legal name: Salem Communications Corporation
Website: https://singingnews.com
Company type: Private
Founded year: 1969
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 51–100 employees
Ownership category
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Singing News industry classification

Industry

Product category: Music Media & Entertainment
NAICS: Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131), Broadcasting and Content Providers (516)
SIC: Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)
akta.pro primary industry: Christian Broadcasting (TV & Radio) (MPABALAA)
akta.pro secondary industry: Religious Music & Worship Broadcasting (MPABALAN)

Keywords

Gospel music media
Christian music magazine
Music streaming service
Fan awards voting
Music charts publishing

Where Singing News is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Hendersonville
HQ country: United States
HQ region: North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

Singing News business model

Business model

GTM type: B2C
Offering type: Digital Commerce or Content
Cost components: Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

Magazine Subscriptions: Print and digital magazine subscriptions sold through simplecirc.com platform
Radio Network: Singing News Radio operates as the world's largest Southern Gospel radio network with over 50 stations and 250,000 annual worldwide listeners via app
Events and Awards: Singing News Fan Awards, Songwriters Search competition, and live event appearances
Video Content: Singing News TV (SNTV) available via HDMI sticks and streaming

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
One time/ perpetual license	Pay-as-you-go	Songwriters Search Early Bird Entry
One time/ perpetual license	Pay-as-you-go	Songwriters Search Regular Entry

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Singing News product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Singing News is a Southern Gospel music media brand that publishes a print and digital magazine covering artists, news, and charts. It distributes audio and video content through SNTV streaming, an online radio station, a mobile app, and a podcast, and it operates the NQC Fan Awards driven by public fan voting. It also sells Singing News-branded HDMI streaming sticks to give fans dedicated access to its video content.

Product overview

Singing News is a multi-platform Southern Gospel music media company offering a comprehensive portfolio of products including the flagship Singing News Magazine (print and digital), Singing News TV (SNTV) with HDMI hardware sticks, Singing News Radio network with multiple syndicated programs, a mobile application, music industry charts, podcast content, and annual awards programs. The company also operates the Songwriters Search competition and maintains partnerships with events like Ark Encounter concerts. The portfolio includes both core media properties and complementary digital/streaming services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

Singing News Radio: The world's largest Southern Gospel radio network with over 50 stations nationwide and 250,000 annual worldwide listeners.
Singing News TV (SNTV)
Singing News Songwriters Search
Singing News Fan Awards

Products and services

Singing News Magazine

Companies that use Singing News

Customer profile

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Singing News technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Singing News partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

Sea Walker Media CorporationcoreOthersCurrent parent company/owner of Singing News Magazine. Sea Walker Media acquired Singing News in 2021, succeeding Salem Media Group's ownership from 2006-2021.
Altrua HealthshareminorOthersListed as an advertising partner on Singing News website
WavWatchminorOthersListed as an advertising partner on Singing News website
Genesis GoldminorOthersListed as an advertising partner on Singing News website
VNI HealthminorOthersListed as an advertising partner on Singing News website
Daywind PublishingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSinging News Songwriters Search partners with Daywind Publishing to offer grand prize winner a single-song publishing contract. Partnership provides publishing deals for contest winners.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Singing News competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

Salem Media Group: Former owner of Singing News (2006–2021), Salem is the largest U.S. commercial radio broadcaster specializing in Christian and conservative content, with magazine and digital properties that directly overlap Singing News's audience and advertising categories.
Christianity Today: Major Christian publishing platform covering news, culture, and music. Overlaps with Singing News in serving faith-based audiences and selling advertising, though it spans broader topics beyond music.
K-LOVE: One of the largest Christian music radio networks in the U.S., with hundreds of stations and millions of listeners. Adjacent competitor for Christian/Gospel radio listenership and digital audio audience.

Direct peers

CCM Magazine: A long-running print and digital magazine covering Christian music news, charts, and artist coverage. Closely comparable to Singing News in format (music trade magazine) and audience (Christian music fans), though focused on Contemporary Christian Music rather than Southern Gospel.
SGN Scoops Digital: A Southern Gospel-focused news publication that competes directly with Singing News for the same artist news, album announcements, and fan attention within the niche genre.
AbsolutelyGospel.com: Online Southern Gospel news and review site covering artist news, concert reviews, and album releases. Direct competitor to Singing News for digital Southern Gospel readership and advertising.

Emerging players

Daywind Music Group: Southern Gospel record label and publishing partner of Singing News's Songwriters Search. While primarily a label rather than media company, it controls significant industry content and artist relationships that intersect with Singing News's coverage and competition business.

Others

Gospel Music Association: Industry trade association that runs the GMA Dove Awards and Hall of Fame. Comparable ecosystem participant within Christian/Gospel music that competes for attention, awards prestige, and industry partnerships alongside Singing News's Fan Awards.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Singing News financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Singing News leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Singing News funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Singing News M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

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

Frequently asked questions about Singing News

What does Singing News do?

Is Singing News a public or private company?

Singing News is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.

When was Singing News founded?

Singing News was founded in 1969. It employs 51 to 100 people.

Where is Singing News based?

Singing News is headquartered in Hendersonville, United States, in the North America region.

How does Singing News make money?

Four revenue lines are on record. Magazine Subscriptions are the primary driver. The others are radio Network, events and Awards and video Content.

Who are Singing News's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Salem Media Group, Christianity Today and K-LOVE. Direct peers are CCM Magazine, SGN Scoops Digital and AbsolutelyGospel.com. Daywind Music Group is listed as an emerging player. Gospel Music Association is listed as an others.

Does Singing News have an API?

No public API is recorded for Singing News.

What industry is Singing News in?

Singing News's product category is Music Media & Entertainment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPABALAA, Christian Broadcasting (TV & Radio), with a secondary code of MPABALAN, Religious Music & Worship Broadcasting. Its NAICS code is 5131 and its SIC code is 2721.