al.com

Trusted High Traffic Tranco #6,551

al.com operates primarily as a news & media site, focusing on regional news. AL.com is a comprehensive news and information website serving the state of Alabama. It provides local news, sports, weather, and community updates from various cities across the state. It is operated by Advance Local, a subsidiary of Advance Publications.

Industry Category

News & Media

Platforms that produce or aggregate news and journalism content.

Related Topics

newsalabamalocal newssportsweathercommunity

Well Established

al.com is a well-established platform operated by Advance Local. Top 10,000 global website, 28 years old, high traffic. Standard web safety practices apply.

Top 10,000 global website28 years oldhigh traffic
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{
  "domain": "al.com",
  "state": "developed",
  "stability": "permanent",
  "confidence": "high",
  "category": {
    "purpose": "news_media",
    "specialization": "Regional News",
    "secondary_purposes": []
  },
  "identity": {
    "headline": "News, sports, and information for Alabama",
    "summary": "AL.com is a comprehensive news and information website serving the state of Alabama. It provides local news, sports, weather, and community updates from various cities across the state.",
    "operator": "Advance Local",
    "parent_entity": "Advance Publications",
    "topics": [
      "news",
      "alabama",
      "local news",
      "sports",
      "weather",
      "community"
    ]
  },
  "functions": {
    "is_ugc_platform": false,
    "is_file_host": false,
    "is_url_shortener": false,
    "is_public_idp": false,
    "is_crypto_platform": false,
    "allows_user_subdomains": false,
    "is_form_builder": false,
    "is_document_host": false
  },
  "facts": {
    "created_at": "1997-04-23",
    "rank": 6551,
    "hosting_provider": "AMAZON-02"
  }
}

Hosting

AMAZON-02

Registered

Apr 23, 1997

Last Updated

Jan 7, 2026

Domain data sourced from WHOIS, Tranco rankings, and URLert's classification engine.