Scripps Local Media, a privately owned entity and a tier 1 media tech buyer, is headquartered in the US and operates as a division of The E.W. Scripps Company. Founded in 1947, the company maintains a workforce of approximately 5950 employees and reported $1.3B in revenue as of 2025. The company specializes in broadcast television and radio, functioning as the regional broadcasting and community journalism division for its parent company. It operates approximately 60 television stations positioned across more than 40 distinct metropolitan markets in 22 states. Supporting a television-centric business model, the local media arm utilizes high-definition newsrooms, automated digital transmission arrays, and localized news gathering infrastructure to deliver investigative journalism, weather forecasting, and civic reporting to households nationwide.
Shriners Children's announced on September 17, 2026, a landmark partnership with the Dallas Cowboys to host the Shriners Children’s East-West Bowl at AT&T Stadium through 2031, involving Scripps Sports. Previously, on September 15, 2026, the Scripps Sports Network, a free streaming television channel launched by The E.W. Scripps Company earlier in the year, premiered two new exclusive original programs: ‘The Originals’ with Suzy Kolber and ‘Beyond the Curve’ with Sanya Richards-Ross. This follows the company's restructuring of its local broadcast television operations on September 11, 2026, which eliminated 27 senior leadership and sales positions across its footprint. The corporate reorganization divides Scripps' local TV station operations into 11 distinct regional territories.
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Scripps Local Media offers 58 products in the media and telecoms services industry. Scripps Local Media's product portfolio comprises of broadcast television and radio.
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Scripps Local Media's revenues were over $1B in 2025. Caretta Research has split Scripps Local Media's revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is local broadcaster advertising. For full access to Scripps Local Media's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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