Hobby Radio, Inc. d/b/a Union Station
WEAK Radio
6747 State Highway 56, Athens, Ohio 45701-9021
Studio Line: 740 592-1067
Business Line: 740 593-3683
Underwriting Guidelines and Agreement
For Businesses & Organizations
Hobby Radio, Inc. d.b.a.
Union Station. (Hobby Radio, Inc.) relies on our listeners and local businesses
for 100% of its operational support..
Hobby Radio, Inc. offers the
business underwriter four categories of underwriting on WEAK Radio, Athens
Ohio's first Low Power FM Radio Station.
Due to family health concerns, W-E-A-K LP FM will
not be on 106.7 after March 31, 2023.However the stream feed will continue to
be online @ http://www.weakradio.net.
General Underwriters: Businesses, organizations or other entities; that
donate $60.00 are considered Underwriters. This entitles the Underwriter a
minimum of three 'spot' announcements per day for each month that is funded.
Underwriters who contribute $660.00 per year if paid in advance, will receive
'spot' promotions for the 12th month at no additional cost. This is a savings of $60.00.
Weather Sponsors: Sponsors of weather reports on WEAK Radio donate
$50.00 per week with no discount for advance payment. Each weather sponsor
receives one mention per hour (with their business name mentioned on both sides
of the NOAA weather forecast). This is a very inexpensive way to promote your
company and support for Hobby Radio, Inc..
Gospel Sponsor: Businesses and organizations who support WEAK Radio
with $10.00 per month will have their spot read a minimum of three times during
the Sunday morning gospel show (which currently airs from 8 am to noon. The
yearly payment of $100.00 is a discount of $20.00 or two months free.
Bluegrass Sponsor: This category is for sponsorship of the Bluegrass show
that is scheduled for Saturdays and Sundays at noon. A yearly gift of $100.00
helps support
WEAK Radio with the funds
needed to bring to our listeners a wide variety of Bluegrass music (including
local performers) for their listening pleasure. Bluegrass spots play once per
hour during the show.
General
items applicable:
1.
Donations and
Underwriting Support are/is non-refundable.
2.
There will be at
least three daily spot announcements of support and presence on WEAK Radio.
3.
Hobby Radio, Inc.
DBA Union Station is a non-profit Ohio corporation.
4.
Spots on WEAK
Radio are intended as a way of thanking and identifying underwriters.
Underwriting spots must meet the test of whether they are in keeping with the
noncommercial nature of public broadcasting. In general credits must maintain
a non-commercial sound. Some examples follow:
5.
What is allowed
on WEAK Radio:
!
Spots that are
less than 45 seconds.
!
Factual
information about the underwriter, including location, product name and
description of services.
!
Credits may
contain a phone number and/or Web site address.
!
Well‑established
slogan or corporate positioning statements. (If not a call to action,
comparative language, or qualitative statement)
!
Preamble,
"Local Underwriting is provided by" is included in the credit
announcement
6.
What is not
allowed on WEAK Radio:
!
No comparative
statements (e.g. the best, bigger, faster)
!
No qualitative
statements which involve subjective evaluation of quality (e.g. fine, great,
rich, superb)
!
No price
information (including "free")
!
No call to action
statements which direct the audience: to call, to visit, to try, to compare
!
No inducement to
buy statements which direct the audience to purchase the product (e.g. free
trial period, 2 for 1)
!
No first or
second pronouns (e.g. I, me, you)
7.
Tax Deductibility: Hobby Radio, Inc. is a 501 (C)(3) entity and being
so, contributions may be tax deductible. Check with your tax preparer.
Name:
________________________________________________________________________
Address:
______________________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip:
________________________________________________________________
Telephone number:
Web Page:
____________________________________________________________________
Payment Options:
Category Monthly: ½
Yearly: Yearly:
Underwriter
(Chamber Special) O _3_ =
$_120.00_ O $240.00
O
$480.00
Gospel Sponsor (Business) O____ X $10.00 = $____ O $60.00 O $100.00
Weather Sponsor O ____
X $50.00 = $____ (Weekly and Bi-weekly also available)
Bluegrass Sponsor O
$_100.00_(Yearly)
Donor O $_____.___
Preferred method
of contribution:
O Email Address related to your PayPal Account O Cash or Check #
___________________@______________________
Absence
of signature, but full payment constitutes these conditions are accepted:
_____________________________
Contributor (Signature) Date
_______________________________
Name (Please print)
O I prefer to remain anonymous – (No on-air
announcement)
Please print and fill in this form and send it with
your support or credit card information to:
Hobby Radio, Inc. DBA Union Station - WEAK Radio
6747 State Highway 56
Athens, Ohio 45701-9021
Thanks so much for your support. Any amount is
graciously appreciated!