Before you submit your PSA we want to go over the process for you. This will ensure that your public service announcement gets on the air, posted to our community bulletin board on our web site and that people will actually hear or see your annoucement.
You are required to enter a name and an e-mail address. This is so that we may contact you if we need to. This name and e-mail address is not made public on the calendar.
The Title should be just a few words; two to three should suffice.
The Description should be no longer than ONE paragraph and should be the basics - who, what, where, how much (when applicable). Here are a THREE important tips:
- Free is good, but don't overemphasis, as Becky Alignay, the morning show co-host is famous for saying, "Free, that's nice, but so is dirt". Everyone's time is important. People are more concerned about how their time is spent. They want value and to be edified more than they want a free event.
- Don't assume that everyone knows about you. Most people don't know who you are, nor do they usually know who you bring in, so FOCUS your ONE paragraph more about WHAT the event is about than WHO it is (Unless of course it is Michael W Smith, Michael Tait, Casting Crowns, CeCe Winans, etc). Obviously you want to say WHO, but again don't overemphasis.
- Try not to use abbreviations. While many in your organization, church, or denomination know what NARF, SBC, RBC means, most of our audience do not.
Event Date and Time are important, if you do not have a definite stop time, just click the NO END TIME OPTION
If there is a registration/reservation required for the event then choose that option, and how many open there are (250 seats available, etc). Enter 0 if it is unlimited.
If your event happens every Tuesday for the next 6 weeks, that is where you use the recurring event section. Only enter up to 60 days. If your recurring event is more then 60 days, then you need to renew it. All events will be deleted after 90 days. We will not add regular weekly church services.
Put the name and address of the venue where the event is taking place. This allows the calendar to display driving directions.
On Event Contact Info, put the name of the person who will answer listener questions about the event. A contact phone number (remember this number will be made public on the Internet and on the air). Put an e-mail address (again this will be made public), and a website (if applicable, and we strongly encourage a website).
If you want the event announced on air, you need to check to leave the administrator a Message stating that and following the guidelines below.
For On Air Announcements
If you’d like the event announced on air, make sure that all information arrives at least three weeks before your event and please denote in the "message to the administrator" section on the calendar page that you'd like to have the event announced on air. If you have a closing date for the sign-ups or to purchase tickets, we need that information three weeks before your deadline.
Because of time constraints, we cannot guarantee the number of times, and time of day, your PSA will be read on air. All of our PSA’s go into circular rotation. If that rotation contains only a few announcements, your PSA will air more often. If there are many announcements in rotation, your announcements will air less frequently. The web site is updated Wednesday mornings at 9am. More detailed information on your event is listed there. It will stay on the web site until the event is over.
One last reminder. WGTS 91.9, as a service to the community, provides you with the opportunity to air information about special events. This service is free and you are invited to submit your information for possible broadcast and website posting. Not every PSA received will be aired or posted to the website community bulletin board. We evaluate each PSA on content and interest to our listeners. If a PSA fits the basic goals and mission of the station, we are more than happy to put the announcement on the air and the community bulletin board. If an event does not make it on the air or the community bulletin board, we ask that you kindly respect our right not to air or post the announcement.
Note: We will not be in contact to confirm that we have received a PSA or that it will be aired or posted to the web.
WGTS will edit or change announcements.
CLICK HERE TO ENTER YOUR ANNOUCEMENT INTO THE WGTS 91.9 CALENDAR
If you still have questions please e-mail us here.
