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Townhall

U.S. right (conservative)

Owned byOwned by Salem Media Group, which bought Townhall in 2006. In August 2026, Salem was taken private by The Christian Community Foundation (WaterStone), a Christian donor-advised fund foundation. WaterStone had held a 49.5% voting stake since 2025. Townhall was not sold separately. It stays part of Salem alongside RedState and the Salem Radio Network.
FundingMostly advertising and sponsored content on its websites, plus the wider Salem Media business, which includes Christian and conservative radio, publishing and web properties. Salem has struggled financially and has sold assets, including its Texas headquarters. WaterStone's $31.7 million buyout now backs it. Townhall's own revenue is not publicly itemized.
On the administrationbroadly supportive

Background

Townhall launched in 1995 as an online conservative community and was long published by the Heritage Foundation, which also ran a print magazine. Salem Communications (now Salem Media Group) bought it in 2006 and expanded it with blogs, podcasts and talk-radio content from Salem hosts. Its roster of columnists has included Ben Shapiro, Michelle Malkin, Ann Coulter, John Stossel and Dennis Prager. Guest writers have included members of the Trump family. Most of the site's content is opinion, with news items written from a conservative viewpoint. Media Bias/Fact Check rates it Right-biased with mixed factual reporting and cites failed fact checks, and Ad Fontes rates it hyper-partisan right with mixed reliability. Salem Media agreed in May 2026 to be acquired by WaterStone for $1 per share, about $31.7 million, and the deal closed in August 2026. Townhall's coverage of the Trump administration in 2026 has been largely favorable, with columns defending Trump's strategy and policies. The site does carry some intra-right disagreement, but it is mainly an advocacy outlet for conservative and Republican positions.

Sources

  1. Townhall - Wikipedia
  2. Salem Media Group - Wikipedia
  3. Salem Media completes sale to WaterStone, ending public company run - The Desk
  4. Salem Media Going Private in Acquisition by WaterStone - Radio World
  5. Salem Media Group fetches $31.7M in sale to WaterStone - Pacific Business Times
  6. Townhall - Bias and Credibility - Media Bias/Fact Check
  7. Townhall Bias and Reliability - Ad Fontes Media
  8. Townhall Media Bias - AllSides
  9. Salem Media sells Texas headquarters, stops using private jet - The Desk

Profile compiled 2026-10-09; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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