What are the benefits of being a sponsor?
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Statewide access to individuals who are visually-impaired or print-impaired.
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Exposure to community partners and state and local agencies.
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Recognition on the garrs.org website.
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On-air promotions and credit on GaRRS social media sites.
Who is GaRRS' audience?
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GaRRS has over 16,000 listeners across the state of Georgia. Our listening audience is diverse from students to retirees and from all walks of life.
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Over 200 volunteers read our programming including teachers, attorneys, librarians, and retirees from almost every industry.
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GaRRS collaborates with many nonprofit partners at the local, state, and national level.
Interested in becoming a GaRRS sponsor?
Take a look at our different sponsorship packages below, and feel free to contact rarayan@garrs.org for more information.
Program Sponsorship
PACKAGE A: SPONSOR A SERVICE PROGRAM
GaRRS' Service Programs connect listeners with valuable information concerning their disability, available resources, and service providers across the state. These programs are specially-produced to offer information and connections in Georgia to the print-disabled community. Programs include Eye on Blindness, At Your Service, Out & About, Career Corner, PAS digest, Accessibility Catalogs, and Research Watch.
- 2 produced, 15 second sponsorship announcements per show
- Mention of sponsorship in program's produced promo, airs 3 times/day, 7 days/week
- Logo and direct link on the program's webpage
- Total mentions per week: 25
- Weekly rate: $30
PACKAGE B: THE ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
The Atlanta Journal Constitution is GaRRS' most popular program and is read live daily by our dedicated volunteers each weekday morning from 6:30 a.m.- 8:30 a.m. The program is then rebroadcast each evening from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. We also read the AJC on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and Sundays from 8 a.m.-11 a.m. Reach the most listeners across the metro Atlanta area by sponsoring the AJC program.
- 2 live, on-air sponsorship announcement per show
- 1 produced, 15 second sponsorship announcements per show
- Mention of sponsorship in program's produced promo, airs 3 times/day, 7 days/week
- Logo and direct link on the program's webpage
- Total mentions per week: 42
- Weekly rate: $200
PACKAGE C: SPONSOR A LOCAL NEWS PROGRAM, BOOK HOUR, OR MAGAZINE
GaRRS local news programs feature programming from across Georgia including county and neighborhood newspapers during our community news program. A great opportunity to reach out to listeners in specific geographic area. Or sponsor one of our magazine programs such as Atlanta Events, Retail Ads, Kid's Hour, Newsweek, or Oprah.
- 2 produced, 15 second sponsorship announcements per show
- Mention of sponsorship in program's produced promo, airs 3 times/day, 7 days/week
- Logo and direct link on the program's webpage
- Total mentions per week: 25
- Weekly rate: $15/hour
Underwriting
Underwriting spots are pre-recorded on-air spots that include company name, location, goods and/or services provided and contact information.
PACKAGE A
- 6 spots per day airing between 6 a.m. and midnight for a period of 26 weeks
- 1,092 total spots
- $0.50 per spot
- Total: $546.00
PACKAGE B
- 4 spots per day airing between 6am and midnight for a period of 15 weeks
- 728 total spots
- $0.50 per spot
- Total: $364.00
"I certainly do enjoy listening to my local newspaper. It keeps me in touch with my local community and plugged in to the world outside my doorstep."
--GaRRS Listener