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Classified Advertising Rates & Specifications

Rates effective Oct.1, 2011 (Rate Card No. 79)

Line Ad

Ads also appear online.

  1x 3x 6x 13x 26x 52x
4 Line (Minimum Size) $153.95 $144.96 $136.46 $128.41 $120.77 $113.49
Additional Lines 26.00 25.00 24.00 23.00 22.00 21.00
Display Ad – Black & White
  1x 3x 6x 13x 26x 52x
Rate Per Column Inch $285.00 $270.00 $265.00 $260.00 $243.00 $221.00
Online 49.95 44.96 40.46 36.41 32.77 29.49
Total 334.95 314.96 305.46 296.41 275.77 250.49
Display Ad – Color Rates

Price per column inch.

1 Standard Color $31.00
4 Color process 62.00
Position Wanted Ads

Ads also appear online.

4 line (minimum size) $68.00
Additional lines 17.00
Column Measurements
Columns Picas Inches
1 11p 1 13/16” (1.832”)
2 23p 3 13/16” (3.830”)
3 35p 5 13/16” (5.829”)
4 47p 7 13/16” (7.827”)
5 59p 9 13/16” (9.826”)
Specifications

Publication Trim Size: 10.437” x 14.5”

Confidential Box Numbers: $40.05 per week

Classified Ad Close: 5:00 p.m., Monday – 7 days prior to the publication date

Discounts: 15% camera ready discount

Minimum Ad Size: Line ads – 4 lines
Display ads – 1 col. x 1”

Prepayment required for all ads

Commonly Used Sizes

Rates per insertion, black and white. Ads also appear online.

1 col. x 1” $334.95
1 col. x 1.5” 477.45
1 col. x 2” 619.95
1 col. x 3” 904.95
1 col. x 4” 1,189.95
2 col. x 2” 1,189.95
2 col. x 3” 1,759.95
2 col. x 5” 2,899.95
Eighth page – 2 col. x 4” 2,329.95
Quarter page – 3 col. x 5” 4,324.95
Half page – 5 col. x 6” 8,599.95
For More Information

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