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Friday
May 9, 2008

PUBLICATION DETAILS

Publication Schedule
Western Recorder, the oldest weekly state Baptist paper in the nation, is a tabloid format publication published
each Tuesday except for one week in July and December.
Circulation
Average weekly paid circulation is approximately 38,000 Kentucky Baptist households and other subscribers. Our readership surveys indicate that most copies are read by two or more people.

Reader Profile
  • Active men and women laity in Kentucky Baptist churches
  • Pastors in Kentucky Baptist Convention
  • Deacons and other church leaders
  • Educators
  • Volunteers
  • Missionaries around the world from Kentucky Baptist churches
  • Leaders of the Kentucky Baptist Convention
  • Advertising Policy
    Advertisers with products and/or services to offer Kentucky Baptists are invited to advertise through the pages of Western Recorder. All advertising is subject to approval by the editor.


    ADVERTISING RATES AND SPECS

    Display ads
    $30 per column inch
    Quarter page ad: $400
    Half page ad: $800
    Full page ad: $1,600
    Other sizes available upon request


    Classified ads
    90 cents per word with a 15-word minimum. Use the following link to calculate the cost of your classified ad.
    Click here to calculate & submit Classified
    Sample ad sizes click here to see examples
    Full page (10" x 14")

    Half page horizontal (10" x 7")
    Half page vertical (5 5/8" x 13 5/16")

    Quarter page vertical (4 1/8" x 7")
    Quarter page horizontal (6 5/16" x 5")

    File Specifications
    Please send ads as PDF files with all text embedded or converted to graphics. Spot color should be set to one of the CMYK colors but can be printed as any color.

    Deadlines
    Space should be reserved two weeks prior to publication date. Copy and/or mechanicals must be in hand one
    week prior to publication date. Ads must be correct size (camera ready) or be subject to rejection or a surcharge for typesetting.



    Format
    The Recorder is printed on tabloid sheet using a five-column design. The fifth column which is more narrow than a regular column, is available as bonus space for full-page and half-page advertisers. Normal column widths are 2 inches (12 picas) wide and are separated by 1-pica gutters. The bonus column is 8 picas wide.


    Additional services
    Spot color is available for $60. Design and composition services are available for an additional fee.


    For more information, contact the WR Business manager at (502) 489-3428
    or e-mail to business.manager@kybaptist.org.



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