Rate Sheets
Valley Publishing Company, Inc.
Publishers of
The Bledsonian-Banner • The Dunlap Tribune • Sequatchie Valley Shopper
websites: www.thebledsonian-banner.com • www.thedunlap-tribune.com
LOCAL ADVERTISING RATES – Effective January 1, 2016
DISPLAY ADS: (per column inch)
The Bledsonian-Banner (circulation – 2,800) $3.50
The Dunlap Tribune (circulation – 2,800) $3.50
Sequatchie Valley Shopper (circulation – 12,477) $4.90
The Bledsonian or Tribune, and Shopper $6.30
The Bledsonian and Tribune $6.60
The Bledsonian, Tribune and Shopper $9.90
Color Charge – 1 spot color (per publication) $80.00 (net)
Full Color (per publication) $250.00 (net)
Include your display ad on our website $10.00 weekly for each newspaper
1/4 page 1/2 page Full page
Newspaper Only$110.25 $209.48* $418.95*
Shopper Only$154.35 $293.27* $586.53*
Newspaper and Shopper$198.45 $377.05* $754.11*
Both Newspapers$207.90 $395.01* $790.02*
Both Newspapers and Shopper$311.85 $592.52* $1185.03*
*5% discount included for ads 1/2 page or larger. No discounts on color charges regardless of ad size.
WEB AD ONLY $50 per month
WEBSITE BANNER AD $100 per month
BUSINESS DIRECTORY: (published weekly for 6 months, payable in advance)
The Bledsonian or Tribune $200.00
Sequatchie Valley Shopper $300.00
The Bledsonian or Tribune, and Shopper $375.00
The Bledsonian, Tribune and Shopper $425.00
Above Business Directory prices include ad being on newspaper website
CLASSIFIED ADS IN PAPER AND ONLINE: (payable in advance)
Classified Advertising – Per Word $ .40
Minimum Classified Advertisement $4.00
Ten Word Classified with Photograph $8.00
LEGAL ADVERTISING RATE: (per column inch)
Legal Advertising$9.00
Order of Publication$175.00
Notice to Creditors$75.00
INSERTION RATES: Zoning available in Shopper only
Sequatchie Valley Shopper $65.00 per 1000*
The Bledsonian or Tribune, and Shopper $65.00 per 1000*
Bledsoe County, Sequatchie County or Whitwell Routes
Shopper Only $75.00 per 1000*
The Bledsonian or Tribune $65.00 per 1000*
Individual Shopper Routes $150.00 per 1000*
*Prices are net
Insertions 10 newspaper pages or larger add 10% price increase
MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS:
(a)Newspaper advertising deadline – Friday, 4:00 p.m. CST
(b)Shopper advertising deadline – Thursday, 4:00 p.m. CST
(c)Newspapers published Thursdays and Shopper Tuesdays
(d) Six column format – PAS unit
1 column = 1.83 inches • Gutter = .1667 inches • Full page = 11.625”x21”
The Bledsonain-Banner The Dunlap Tribune
Sequatchie Valley Shopper Sequatchie Valley Shopper
399 Spring Street 15331 Rankin Avenue
PO Box 370 PO Box 487
Pikeville, TN 37367 Dunlap, TN 37327
423-447-2996 423-949-2505