Private company

Community Media Group

Community Media Group is an American newspaper publisher based in West Frankfort, founded in 1996.1

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1996Founded1

Timeline

  1. 1996Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$4.3M 2020–2021
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2021: $4.3M in all. PPP loans $4.3M.$0$1M$2M$3M2020 · PPP loans: $2.3M20202021 · PPP loans: $2.0M2021
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2021$2.0M$2.0M
2020$2.3M$2.3M

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA3. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 8, 2020$2.3M PPP loan (first draw) from BayFirst National Bank3To COMMUNITY MEDIA GROUP, INC., West Frankfort IL; $2.4M forgiven Aug 9, 2021
  2. Apr 18, 2021$2.0M PPP loan (second draw) from BayFirst National Bank3To COMMUNITY MEDIA GROUP INC., West Frankfort IL; $2.0M forgiven Jul 6, 2022

Sources

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