Blackbird Media

Blackbird Media is a Nashville-based independent outdoor advertising company and one of the largest independent OOH media companies in the Southeast, operating premium digital and static billboard inventory throughout Tennessee and Georgia.

Founded in 2015 by CEO Chenault Sanders and headquartered in Nashville, Blackbird Media has established itself as a creative-focused outdoor advertising company known for two iconic landmark digital spectaculars: The Nashville Sign, a 38-foot by 36-foot digital display at the Broadway and West End Avenue split in downtown Nashville that launched in 2016 and serves as both a media property and information hub for residents and tourists, and The Atlanta Sign, a massive 30-foot by 100-foot digital billboard towering over Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta that Blackbird acquired in 2019.

Beyond these flagship properties, Blackbird operates the third-largest portfolio of billboard properties in the Nashville area including bulletins, posters, digital boards, and Trivision rotating displays positioned throughout Nashville's urban core, Midtown corridor, and expanding suburban markets including Clarksville, Tennessee.

Blackbird Media differentiates itself through highly specialized creative capabilities including custom digital campaigns with countdowns, social media integration, live scoreboards, weather-specific graphics, special announcements, proposals, and birthday messages on The Nashville Sign, plus discounted rates for certified nonprofits active in the Nashville community. T

he company's management team brings expertise not only in out-of-home advertising but also in real estate and property development, positioning Blackbird to invest in and develop new OOH media opportunities on client properties and structures. Blackbird serves diverse advertisers including national brands (Mountain Dew campaigns), local businesses, entertainment venues, hospitality operators, real estate developers, and cultural institutions seeking premium visibility in Nashville's booming tourism and business environment and Atlanta's competitive metropolitan market. As a locally owned and operated independent company deeply invested in remaining active in the Nashville community, Blackbird Media excels in providing personalized customer service and executing advertising campaigns tailored specifically to fit Nashville and Atlanta's unique out-of-home advertising markets.