TEGNA operates 64 television stations across 51 markets, reaching over 100 million monthly viewers via broadcast, streaming, mobile, and OTT channels. The tech stack mixes legacy broadcast tools (EDIUS, Adobe Creative Cloud) with modern data and marketing automation (Amplitude, Salesforce, HubSpot, Marketo), reflecting an organization in mid-transition: replacing assignment and digital desks while optimizing streaming systems and building OTT revenue streams. The hiring mix is heavily weighted toward media and operations roles, with emerging QA automation and paid marketing investments signaling infrastructure modernization.
Notable leadership hires: Broadcast Director, News Director, QA Automation Lead, Paid Marketing Director, Production Lead
TEGNA is a publicly traded media company operating the largest portfolio of top-four network affiliates among independent station groups in major U.S. markets. The company produces local news, weather, sports, and entertainment content across linear television, streaming apps (Roku, Amazon Fire TV), digital web properties, and OTT advertising platforms. TEGNA also owns three multicast networks (True Crime Network, Twist, Quest) and operates Premion, an OTT advertising service for reaching consumers across multiple platforms. The organization faces ongoing pressure to retain audiences amid cord-cutting, optimize streaming delivery, and grow advertising revenue in a competitive media landscape.
TEGNA stations offer live and on-demand content via Roku and Amazon Fire TV apps, plus web and mobile platforms. The company also operates Premion, its own OTT advertising service.
TEGNA operates 64 television stations across 51 U.S. markets, reaching more than 100 million people monthly across broadcast, digital, mobile, and streaming channels.
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