We have established a set of guidelines to ensure that our underwriting sponsorship announcements
are in compliance with FCC rules, and with the standards of the non-commercial broadcasting industry.

The concept of crafting your business image by supporting local, grassroots, community oriented
and independent media such as WSAX-LP can be an important way of supporting your community. 
Available statistics and studies from communities that  have similar stations as WSAX-LP show
that listeners appreciate doing business with those that support and help stations like WSAX-LP
provide non-commercial, community-based radio to their communities.

Underwriting our programming directly associates a business with a desire to improve the quality of
life in their community and gives a voice to those who live and work in the community.

An underwriter’s affiliation with WSAX-LP’s emerging and increasingly important position in the local
media landscape will help to further create and maintain our mission as a significant player in
supporting our listeners, student, musicians, venues and the community.as a whole.

By definition, program underwriting is a financial contribution made in support of specific programming.  When providing on-air funding acknowledgments, FCC regulations require that stations like WSAX-LP
limit such announcements to identification purposes only.  They cannot be “promotional,” but they are
still effective.

Our underwriting and sponsorship announcements are very effective and an excellent cost effective
way for a customer to show their support for the local community, as well as getting their message out.  Below are some key points:

1.    An underwriter will be identified by mention of its legal or recognized name.

2.   Underwriting announcements must be factual, value-neutral, and consistent with the
      tone and content of non-commercial programming.

3.   The standard length of time allotted to an underwriting announcement is 15 to 30
      seconds. 60 seconds is also available.

4.    Underwriting announcements may include:

•  A description of products and services including brand names, but cannot contain
   adjectives such as “best”, for example.
•  Location of underwriter, products and services.
•  A description of key or target markets.
•  Longstanding slogans that identify the underwriter's business.
•  Holiday greetings or the celebration of a special occasion.
•  A telephone number, location or web site address.

5.    Underwriting announcements may not include:

•  A call to action.
•  Qualitative or comparative statements.
•  Adjacencies or references to the location of one business to another business.
•  Advocacy, ambiguous or misleading statements.
•  Pricing information, discounts or incentives.

6.   WSAX-LP will not accept underwriting which supports or opposes any candidate for
      political office.

7.   Each underwriting contract including proposed underwriting announcement language
      must be submitted to the Underwriting Director for review and approval in advance of
      airing.  Underwriting contracts must be resubmitted for review at the time of renewal.
      Payment for all underwriting  announcements are payable in advance of airing.

8.   WSAX-LP reserves the right to refuse underwriting that may present a conflict of
      interest or the perception of  a conflict of interest with program content.