Beacon Communications is a publishing and sales management company. Its principal newspaper is the twice-weekly Warwick Beacon, serving Rhode Island's second largest city. In addition to the Beacon, the company owns and publishes two weekly newspapers, the Cranston Herald and Johnston Sun Rise, serving Cranston and Johnston respectively, a weekly shopping guide, the Penny$aver, a business publication, ChamberWorks, and a senior oriented publication, PrimeTime Magazine.

Beacon Communications also functions as a sales management company for RING, the Rhode Island Newspaper Group. Established 29 years ago, RING is an association of five publishing companies representing 19 weekly newspapers. With one call, one order and one bill, advertisers reach almost 140,000 homes in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. Every paper is audited and is locally edited to its community. Fourteen of the publications are sold by subscriptions and distributed by mail, carrier or at a newsstand. RING is the best marketing tool for advertisers who want to reach Rhode Island's extensive network of community newspapers with one phone call.