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Written by: Hunter King

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Published: March 04, 2018

Last Updated: March 04, 2018

Our third team of 24 Hr DJs took their seats today at Noon. DJ Jetpack and DJ McKayKay will be on air until tomorrow at Noon hoping to end our pledge drive on a strong note. If you'd like to help them, you can go to wtulneworleans.com/donate

Read more: The last leg of 24 Hr DJ Weekend Starts

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Written by: Hunter King

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Published: June 18, 2016

Last Updated: June 18, 2016

• Storm Surge of Reverb

About

Every monday from 4pm to 6pm, Storm Surge of Reverb brings you 2 hours of pulse-accelerating instrumental rock & roll and surf rock, brought to you by Hunter.

Storm Surge of Reverb started in 2006 at WESU (I think). Back then it was only an hour. When Hunter came back to New Orleans, he was dead set on breaking free and playing what-the-hell-ever. Turns out these instrumentals had a tighter grip on him than he expected, and surf rock started creeping back into his radio shows until Storm Surge of Reverb was reborn on WTUL in its full 2 hour glory in 2010 or so

Storm Surge of Reverb has had live shows from Guantanamo Baywatch, The Ourobouros Boys, The Bills, The Unnaturals, Sun Year, Bruiser Broussard, as well as occasional phone interviews with Dick Dale. In 2013 as a funraising event, WTUL hosted a packed-to-the-gills surf night with Kill, Baby... Kill! headlining.

Links

Storm Surge of Reverb has its own website at StormSurgeOfReverb.com

It's also got a facebook page and a Twitter account

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Written by: Hunter King

Category: Uncategorised

Published: June 14, 2016

Last Updated: June 14, 2016

Quick summary of what you should send:

Plain text in email --- no attachments.
Complete, ready-to-read sentences --- no bullet points, flyers, etc.
Include contact information --- at least one of email, phone or web.
About 40 spoken words (phone numbers, URLs, etc. contain many spoken words each).
No prices, no ad slogans.
If it's an event, at least two weeks' notice.
If sending several announcement/events, make each announcement complete and separate.
Appropriate content for PSAs includes:

Announcements of public services beyond revenue-based service provision
Fund raisers for local service and similar organizations and efforts
Public meetings, especially for local service, support, charitable and grassroots groups
Primary sources of public information
Public lectures and exhibits
Health and safety alerts
Content we avoid in PSAs:

Partisan political material and candidate electioneering.
Material promoting specific religious denominations or strictly religious ceremonies and services.
Promotions for news/opinion/discussion web sites, or other secondary sources of public information
Organizations able to fund radio marketing campaigns are respectfully requested to use underwriting sponsorships rather than soliciting PSA slots.
Promotions for news/opinion/discussion web sites, or other secondary sources of public information
WTUL targets PSAs towards organizations not otherwise able to promote their service efforts. Please contact us to discuss including WTUL in your media strategy.

For dated material, please allow at least two weeks' notice, and preferably a month. Our announcement roster is usually prepared weekly, and sometimes earlier; we regret that we do not revise schedules once published for late notices.

We avoid opening attachments --- we've had bad experiences with viruses in the past. And it's much easier for us to copy/paste text into our rotations without all the formatting in attachments. Currently, all of our PSAs are read by the on-air DJ; we are not currently airing pre-recorded spots.

Please include at least one form of public contact information in your PSA text: an email address, a phone number and/or a web page URL. Our standard form for the last sentence is: "More information is available by calling ..., by email to ..., or online at ...".

PSAs are 50-60 spoken words at the very most, and normally shorter. Note that URLs, phone numbers and email addresses include several spoken words, even though they are written as a single word. Please use standard spellings: PSAs will read and not viewed; trademarks or other vanity spellings cannot be reproduced on the radio.

Please send ready-to-air copy as a short paragraph of complete sentences. We receive too many submissions to take the time to rewrite lengthy ones, or to re-write text that would sound senseless when read aloud, so please do not ask us to "just shape this up" or "just edit this down to size".

Press releases are normally much, much longer than what we run as PSAs. Again, we cannot offer to whittle down paragraphs of material into an appropriate announcement, and it's often a significant bit of work to figure out the most important parts. So please send us text of suitable length.

Flyers are also not a good thing to send for PSAs: flyers are a visual medium, not for reading aloud. PSAs should be a short paragraph, but flyers are usually just headlines and bullet points. Again, we cannot offer to rewrite everyone's flyers into a regular paragraph, so please send us ready-to-read text.

Information contained in material submitted to WTUL for distribution as PSAs or other on-air content must be unencumbered by copyright or other intellectual property claims. Restricted material, or material of ambiguous status, cannot be aired.

PSAs are scheduled by rotation; a spot's frequency depends on the number of other spots in the rotation, and its scheduling varies randomly. Generally, short-term spots with a close deadline will be aired more frequently than less-timely and longer-term material. Because PSAs are a free service, we do not offer scheduling to specific times, wording guarantees, or scheduling records; groups interested in these services are encouraged to inquire about Sponsorship Underwriting, through which we schedule more tailored announcements in consultation with donors.

Some general style guidelines:

We do not announce prices and avoid slogans in PSAs.
We avoid subjective, polemic or hyperbolic descriptions in announcements.
Text should refer to your organization in the third person: "they", "them" and "theirs"; not "we", "us" and "ours".
Phrase PSAs as providing information about opportunities, not as demanding action --- that is, the PSA should use declarative sentences (like "We need help."), not directions ("Help us now.") or rhetorical questions ("Would you help this clearly in-need group?").
Email all PSA information to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Written by: Hunter King

Category: Uncategorised

Published: June 14, 2016

Last Updated: June 14, 2016

If you are a non-profit organization looking to get your word out then you can get guidelines and information on how to write Public Service Announcements (PSA's) for broadcast on our station here.

"Why should my business sponsor a non-commercial university radio station?"

A UNIQUE SOUND

The combination of musical styles we offer is not only unique in the New Orleans area but is also recognized as the very best nationwide. In fact, WTUL was named the Gavin College Station of the Year in 1996 and was again nominated the two years following. WTUL provides the Greater New Orleans area with a unique listening experience.

A UNIQUE AUDIENCE

As equally diverse as our programming is our listening audience. From the Tulane University campus and Uptown, to the French Quarter, Lakefront, Metarie, and the West Bank, WTUL caters to a diverse public that appreciates novelty and challenge.

A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY

Your support of WTUL will not only help keep non-commercial radio thriving in the Crescent City, but it will also expose your name to our wide audience as an underwriter of this incredible station.

ON-CAMPUS VISIBILITY

The Tulane University community is an active part of the economic life in New Orleans. By itself, the university is the largest private employer in the area. Your contribution to the university's non-commercial radio station increases your visibility within this dynamic market.

NOT FOR PROFIT

Since WTUL is a part of a non-profit organization and is itself non-commercial, all donations to WTUL are tax deductible.

PROGRAM SELECTION

The diversity of programming at WTUL allows you, as a sponsor, to underwrite specific programs. Our business staff can help you decide exactly which programs are best suited for your organization.

WTUL Sponsorship Policy

WTUL, defined as a non-commercial university radio station by the FCC, is funded by the Associated Student Body of Tulane University. WTUL supplements its annual budget by soliciting underwriting from local businesses and organizations as means of publicity for them and revenue for the station. As a non-profit station, WTUL is not allowed to sell time for advertising.

An underwriter is associated with a particular program or format as a "supporter" or "sponsor." This provides a philanthropic community profile. FCC regulations stipulate content of underwriting acknowledgements.

• No qualitative language
• No "call to action" in the announcement
• Passive identifiers are OK (what, when, where, etc.)
• No mention of special sales or discount offers
• Lists of items are OK
• No background music
• Spots cannot include contests or giveaways
• "Logograms" are OK

Thus, announcements must be value-neutral, and identifying rather than promotional as described by the relevant FCC guidelines. WTUL reserves the right to extend FCC guidelines for programming or other considerations.

WTUL's programming focuses on Progressive, Classical, and Jazz. Additionally WTUL airs specialty programs: Reggae, Folk, Hardcore, Blues, Stage and Screen, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, World Music, Latin Music, Cheese/Electronic Cheese, Techno, Ska, Twentieth-Century Classical, and New Orleans Music.

WTUL Underwriting Rates

WTUL recognizes underwriting contributions hourly according to a scale based on the size of contributions and the specific programs underwritten. Sponsorship recognition announcements are made at the beginning of an hour. Announcements and underwriting arrangements must comply with all FCC, other federal, state, local, institutional, and WTUL restrictions and guidelines.

Daytime Progressive $25 / hour
Daytime Specialty $35 / hour
Nighttime (midnight - 6am) Progressive $15 / hour
Nighttime Specialty $25 / hour

Discounts:
10-24 hours = 10%
25-49 hours = 20%
50-99 hours = 30%
100+ hours = 40%

Underwriting arrangements do not bind WTUL to any programming format or specific content. WTUL reserves the right to cancel any underwriting arrangement at any time. The policies stated here are subject to revision at any time by WTUL or Tulane University.

Sponsorship contributions must be completed before the airing of any recognition announcement. At the discretion of the Sponsorship Coordinator, arrangements underwriting programming over a longer period of time may be paid in regular portions, each portion to be paid prior to the corresponding suite of underwritten programs.

Requests regarding the underwriting of WTUL programming should be emailed to the Sponsorship Coordinator. Or reach them by phone at the WTUL office, (504) 865-5887. Please leave voicemail if no one is available to take your call.