List of 15 Kentucky-based Media Companies

Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	M&A Activity			Last 5 Years
Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	Total	Buy	Sell	Last 5 Years
The OvareGroup Private Louisville, Kentucky, United States website	Media	-	5	4	1
Jacor Communications Co. Private Covington, Kentucky, United States	Media	-	2	2	-
DNR Group LLC Private Louisville, Kentucky, United States website	Media	-	1	1	-
Blue Entertainment Sports Television Acquired Lagardere 2010-06-07 Louisville, Kentucky, United States website	Media	-	-	-	-
Regent Communications Private Covington, Kentucky, United States	Media	-	-	-	-
Ellis Park Racing & Gaming Acquired Churchill Downs 2022-09-26 $79M Henderson, Kentucky, United States website	Media	-	-	-	-
Fishing League Worldwide Acquired Major League Fishing LLC 2019-10-10 Benton, Kentucky, United States website	Media	-	-	-	-
Fishing League Worldwide Acquired Polaris 2018-11-01 Benton, Kentucky, United States website	Media	-	-	-	-
Paxton Media Group LLC Private Paducah, Kentucky, United States website	Media	-	1	-	1
Hardrock Promotions LLC Acquired B2 Digital, Inc. 2017-06-22 Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States website	Media	-	-	-	-
The Herald-Sun Acquired The McClatchy Co. 2016-12-21 Paducah, Kentucky, United States	Media	-	-	-	-
Shatterbox LLC Acquired Hensley, Elam & Associates LLC 2011-06-30 Lexington, Kentucky, United States website	Media	-	-	-	-
Merlin Media LLC Acquired Cumulus Media 2014-01-03 Fort Wright, Kentucky, United States website	Media	-	-	-	-
Local TV LLC Acquired Tribune Media Co. 2013-07-01 $2.73B Ft. Wright, Kentucky, United States website	Media	-	-	-	-
Turfway Park Acquired Churchill Downs 2019-10-03 $46M Florence, Kentucky, United States website	Media	-	-	-	-

Try Mergr Free — Access the Full List Today

Find the Right Companies Fast.
Get Full Access. Cancel Anytime.

Unlimited Searches
Unlimited Profile Views
Build and Export Lists of

PE Backed Companies
Direct Investors & Acquirers
Advisors
Deals
& More

Try Free

What's Mergr?

Mergr was built to make it easy to understand who owns which companies — and how they got there.

Whether you're researching private equity-backed businesses, recent acquisitions, or potential targets, Mergr provides structured access to thousands of companies, investors, and ownership histories.

The platform is powerful but easy to use — so you can quickly surface relevant companies and move from research to action.

Mergr, the Easiest-to-Use PE
and M&A DB

Key Benefits

Stay informed on events in your industry
M&A research that takes seconds (not all afternoon)
Better understand your customers and prospects
Discover active buyers (or sellers)

Search

4.8K Private Equity Firms
214K M&A Transactions
216K Companies Involved in M&A
(Buyer, Seller, or Target)
3.8K M&A Advisors
(Investment Banks and Law Firms)
83K M&A Contacts
(PE and M&A Advisors)

What next?

Full access to Mergr's investor, acquirer, and transaction data starts here.