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WCBE Sponsorship Guidelines

Sponsorship Messaging Guidelines

What We Can Say About You

  • The name of your business
  • The location and phone number where our listeners can reach you
  • Audio logo-grams or slogans that identify and do not promote
  • Value-neutral descriptions of products or services
  • Brand and trade names of product or service listings that do not include qualitative or comparative language

What We Can't Say

  • Pricing information, such as "tickets are $15 at the door"
  • Calls to action, such as "stop by our store"
  • Talking directly to the listener
  • Inducements to purchase, such as "six months; free service"
  • Qualitative or comparative language, such as "your #1 choice for steaks"
  • Subjective language, such as "easy to understand"
  • Music or sound-bites (all scripts are read by station personnel)

What We Can Say

  • Your tagline.
  • Get creative - there are limitless creative ways to make underwriting effective marketing messages. (But, don’t forget, aligning with the values and mission of public radio sends a clear message to our listeners. 

We Can Help Your Business

While we are subject to stricter rules for business underwriting messages than a commercial radio station, chances are that we can say what you want us to. We just may not be able to use some of the words you might first think of. We know the rules, and we can work with you to get your message out.

Tell us what you want to say - not in specific words, but in broad terms. Then let us work out the details. We'll get your message out, and our listeners will appreciate the fact that you support WCBE without the invasiveness of traditional advertising.  

Copy Length

A fifteen second message uses between 40 and 45 words.  A twenty-five second message uses between 75 and 80 words.  This is the number of spoken words -- so a street address and phone number each count in words as the quantity of numbers they have (so, for example, a typical phone number counts as seven words).

15-Second Example: "Programming on WCBE, is funded by Jack Seibert Goldsmith Jeweler, at 1741 West Lane Avenue in Upper Arlington. Jack Seibert features a collection of custom designed jewelry including bracelets, necklaces, rings and ideal-cut diamonds. More information is available at 486-4653."

25-Second Example: "Jac Seibert Goldsmith Jeweler brings you All Things Considered, on WCBE. Jack Seibert features a collection of custom designed jewelry - both contemporary and traditional, including bracelets, necklaces, rings and ideal-cut diamonds. Holiday hours and more information are available by calling Jack Seibert Goldsmith Jeweler at 486-4653. These gifts may also be seen in person at Jack Seibert Goldsmith Jeweler at 1741 West Lane Avenue in Upper Arlington."