Eligibility
Private organizations
Ex: charitable organizations, service clubs, publicly supported arts organizations, etc. To be eligible, these organizations must conduct activities that are generally perceived as serving KOLB's audience as a whole.
Public organizations
Ex: departments or agencies of the federal, state or municipal governments, dealing with traffic safety, fire prevention, energy conservation, alcoholism and drug abuse, recreational and artistic activities, election information, etc.
Content of Announcements
- KOJB does not provide free time to broadcast messages that advocate a point of view or course of action on a public issue. For the purpose of this policy, a public issue is a matter about which there is significant difference of opinion and that is or is likely to be the subject of public debate. Public service announcements that attempt to influence listener or viewer attitudes on a public issue will not be accepted.
- Announcements must deal with public service activities of the organization and not with activities that serve only their private interests.
- Promotion of religious doctrines or ideologies is not acceptable.
- Persons holding political office and senior government officials may not be named or appear in public service announcements.
- The organizations on whose behalf a public service announcement is broadcast must be identified.
- Announcements must:
- Be submitted in writing at least 14 days prior to the event.
- Be no longer than 30 seconds when read (about 75 words).
*KOJB reserves the right to edit announcements.
Scheduling
- The scheduling of public service announcements is entirely at the discretion of the KOJB.
- Some organizations eligible for public service announcements may also purchase time in the form of underwriting announcements. The amount purchased will have no influence on the number of free announcements scheduled.