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NLS Operations Alert
No. 16-95
DATE : November 9, 2016
TO : Network Libraries
FROM : Jane Caulton, Head, Publications and Media Section
SUBJECT : Public service announcements update for October 2016
As of October 31, 2016, the NLS television public service announcement (PSA) “That All May Read” was aired 14,389 times in 53 markets by 137 stations. TV Access reports that the PSA has been seen in the following areas:
§ Abilene-Sweetwater, Texas
§ Albany, Georgia
§ Anchorage, Alaska
§ Austin, Texas
§ Baltimore, Maryland
§ Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas
§ Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, West Virginia
§ Boise, Idaho
§ Burlington, Vermont-Plattsburgh, New York
§ Champaign and Springfield-Decatur, Illinois
§ Chicago, Illinois
§ Cleveland-Akron (Canton), Ohio
§ Colorado Springs-Pueblo, Colorado
§ Columbia-Jefferson City, Missouri
§ Columbus, Ohio
§ Columbus-Tupelo-West Point-Houston, Ohio
§ Elmira (Corning), New York
§ Fairbanks, Alaska
§ Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota
§ Glendive, Montana
§ Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, Michigan
§ Greensboro, High Point, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
§ Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina-Asheville, North Carolina-Anderson, South Carolina
§ Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen, Texas
§ Huntsville-Decatur (Florence), Alabama
§ Johnstown-Altoona-State College, Pennsylvania
§ Kansas City, Missouri
§ Knoxville, Tennessee
§ Lake Charles, Louisiana
§ Lexington, Kentucky
§ Lima, Ohio
§ Mankato, Minnesota
§ Marquette, Michigan
§ Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston), North Dakota
§ Monroe-El Dorado, Arkansas
§ Myrtle Beach-Florence, South Carolina
§ Ottumwa, Iowa-Kirksville, Missouri
§ Paducah, Kentucky-Cape Girardeau, Missouri-Harrisburg, Illinois
§ Palm Springs, California
§ Raleigh-Durham (Fayetteville), North Carolina
§ Roanoke-Lynchburg, Virginia
§ Salt Lake City, Utah
§ San Angelo, Texas
§ Savannah, Georgia
§ Shreveport, Louisiana
§ Sioux Falls (Mitchell), South Dakota
§ Springfield-Holyoke, Massachusetts
§ Utica, New York
§ Washington, D.C. (Hagerstown, Maryland)
§ Wausau-Rhinelander, Wisconsin
§ Wheeling, West Virginia-Steubenville, Ohio
§ Wichita Falls, Texas, and Lawton, Oklahoma
§ Zanesville, Ohio
The television PSA has been carried by the following stations:
Network Affiliation | Stations |
ABC | 12 |
CBS | 13 |
COZ | 4 |
CW | 11 |
ETV | 1 |
Fox | 22 |
Independent | 36 |
ION | 1 |
MET | 15 |
MMX | 1 |
NBC | 23 |
PBS | 1 |
This PSA was provided to TV stations in 15-, 30-, and 60-second versions in both standard- and high-definition (HD) formats. The 60-second HD PSA was aired most often. (There were no airings of the standard-definition PSAs.) The PSA aired throughout the 24-hour broadcast day, with the majority of airings taking place from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
NLS also released two radio PSAs: “Our Stories: The Freedom to Read Your Way” and “Our Stories: A Library in Your Pocket.” Following is the report for each.
The “Our Stories: The Freedom to Read Your Way” radio PSA was picked up by 25 stations in 15 markets with 423 reported airing times. The PSA was aired in the following areas:
· Boise, Idaho
· Boston (Manchester), Massachusetts
· Cleveland-Akron (Canton), Ohio
· Columbus, Ohio
· Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York, Pennsylvania
· Kansas City, Kansas
· New York, New York
· Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
· Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
· Raleigh-Durham (Fayetteville), North Carolina
· Reno, Nevada
· Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, California
· Seattle-Tacoma, Washington
· Spokane, Washington
· Wilkes Barre-Scranton-Hazleton, Pennsylvania
This PSA was provided to radio stations in 15-, 30-, and 60-second versions. The 60-second version was aired most often (249 times). The 15-second version has not yet been aired by any radio station.
“Our Stories: A Library in Your Pocket” radio PSA was aired 445 times by 19 stations in 10 markets. This PSA was aired in the following areas:
· Boise, Idaho
· Boston (Manchester), Massachusetts
· Greenville-New Bern-Washington, North Carolina
· Los Angeles, California
· Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
· Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
· Raleigh-Durham (Fayetteville), North Carolina
· Reno, Nevada
· Rochester, New York
· Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, California
This PSA was provided to radio stations in 15-, 30-, and 60-second versions. The 60-second version was aired most often (313 times). The 15-second version has not yet been aired by any radio station.
For more information contact:
Jane Caulton
Head, Publications and Media Section