WPTS Radio is the student-run, non-commercial radio station at the University of Pittsburgh.
At WPTS Radio, we offer underwriting, non-commercial radio’s equivalent to advertising. Underwriting at WPTS provides an affordable, effective marketing opportunity for local businesses to get the word out about their business and also serves as a great way to support the BEST college radio station in the land (per MTVu)!
WPTS Radio offers several underwriting and sponsorship opportunities for local businesses and organizations such as on-air underwriting, sports underwriting, program underwriting, and social media & content underwriting.
Click here for the 2018-2019 Underwriting Rate Sheet
Click here for 2018-2019 Football Underwriting Rates
Any questions regarding underwriting can be directed to Underwriting Director Chet Rengers by email at underwriting@wptsradio.org.
On-Air Underwriting
WPTS’ on-air content includes a variety of progressive music shows, sports talk, campus news talk, and other speciality programming.
Our on-air underwriting is characterized as a 30-second spot that runs at the top of the hour that is being “underwritten”. Per FCC regulations, these spots are neutral-toned, informational messages that tell the essentials about the underwriting business or organization. These spots are available for purchase in varying quantities and are scheduled on a run-of-schedule basis.
Pitt Sports Underwriting
WPTS Radio is proud to be the student home for all things Pitt sports. We have wide variety of sports programming that includes broadcasts of:
- Every Pitt Football game
- Every Pitt men’s and women’s home basketball game
- Select Pitt baseball and soccer games.
For our Pitt sports broadcasts, we offer presenting sponsorships that include multiple mentions of the underwriting sponsor in addition to a set number of spots that run over the course of every broadcast. WPTS Radio has packages that can fit any marketing budget.
Click here for 2018-2019 Football Underwriting Rates
Content and Social Media Underwriting
Another great way to reach WPTS’ online following is by participating in our content and social media underwriting. Our comprehensive online presence allows us to distribute our online content to an audience that might be your target. These bits of content include podcasts, video content, news article, and social media posts.
Our Audience
As the University of Pittsburgh’s only student-run radio station, our audience is primarily comprised of college aged people in close proximity to Pitt’s campus and the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Also, listenership includes students on other college campuses such as Point Park University, Duquesne University, and Carnegie Mellon Univsersity.
