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UNION 71
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READERSHIP
Median income Median age Home owners Median home value College education
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$48,819 43 77% $168,205 35%
$65,256 48 85% $186,261 53%
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44% 56%
MARITAL STATUS Married Widowed/Divorced/Separated Single
68% 16% 13%
AGE 18 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 plus
18% 21% 26% 35%
Children in household 1 or more (age 17 and under) 1 or more teenagers (ages 13 to 17)
57% 18%
EDUCATION High school graduate Attended some college College graduate Post-graduate degree
24% 19% 30% 23%
Household income $25,000-$49,999 $50,000-$74,999 $75,000-$99,999 $100,000+
25% 21% 13% 29%
Home ownership Own
85%
Market Value of Owned Home Under $100,000 $100,000-$199,999 $200,000 plus
8% 34% 32%
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Bexley News 8,121 Booster (Clintonville) 14,250 Canal Winchester Times 9,580 Dublin Villager 20,166 German Village Gazette 4,350 Grove City Record 16,103 Hilliard Northwest News 21,978 New Albany News 7,597 Northland News 14,265 Northwest News 4,270 Olentangy Valley News 20,018 The Pickerington Times-Sun 12,805 Reynoldsburg News 11,487 Rocky Fork Enterprise (Gahanna) 14,873 Tri-Village News (Grandview) 4,644 Upper Arlington News 21,413 Westerville News & Public Opinion 26,791 Whitehall News 5,110 Worthington News 18,294 Total Thursday Circulation 256,115
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SU SU SU SU SU SU
TOTAL CIRCULATION
16,571 6,773 17,630 10,534 11,561 8,375 71,444
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MA
MARYSVILLE 33
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PO
62
DU
HI
MADISON
270
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Thur. delivery • Circulation: 8,121 All of the Bexley school district, including the area of Berwick. Bounded by Delmar to the north, James Rd. to the east, I-70 to the south, and Alum Creek Dr. to the west. Zip code: 43209.
Booster (Clintonville)
BO
Thur. delivery • Circulation: 14,250 Areas of Clintonville and Beechwold in the Columbus school district. Bounded by Lincoln Ave. to the north, I-71 to the east, Arcadia Ave. to the south, and Olentangy River Rd. to the west. Zip codes: 43202, 43214.
Canal Winchester Times
CW
Thur. delivery • Circulation: 9,580 Covers most of the Canal Winchester school district. Bounded by Schoolhouse Rd. to the north, Salem Church Rd. to the south, Amanda Northern Rd. to the east, and Richardson Rd. to the west. Includes Lithopolis. Zip code: 43110, 43125, 43332.
Delaware News (Sunbury) DE Sun. delivery • Circulation: 16,571 Delaware and Big Walnut school districts, including Galena, Sunbury and northeast corner of Delaware County. Primary zip codes: 43011, 43015, 43021, 43074.
Dublin Villager
DU
Thur. delivery • Circulation: 20,166 All of the Dublin school district including Muirfield. Primary zip codes: 43016, 43017, 43235.
German Village Gazette
GE
Thur. delivery • Circulation: 4,350 Serves German Village, the Brewery District, Schumacher Place, and portions of Merion Village. Bounded by Livingston Ave. to the north, Markison Ave. to the south, Front Street to the east, and Washington Ave. to the west. Primary zip code: 43206.
Grove City Record
GR
Thur. delivery • Circulation: 16,103 Distributed throughout Grove City, in the South-Western city school district. Bounded by Frank Rd. to the north, Zuber Rd. to the south, Jackson Pike to the east, and Georgesville-Wrightsville Rd. to the west. Primary zip code: 43123.
Hilliard Northwest News
HI
Thur. delivery • Circulation: 21,978 Covers entire areas of Hilliard and Amlin, including entire Hilliard school district. Primary zip codes: 43026, 43119, 43221, 43228.
Johnstown Independent
JI
Sun. delivery • Circulation: 6,773 Johnstown-Monroe and Northridge Local Schools. Primary zip codes: 43031, 43013, 43001.
Licking County News
LC
Sun delivery • Circulation: 17,630 Serving Newark, Heath, Pataskala and surrounding communities. Primary zip codes: 43001, 43023, 43025, 43055, 43056, 43062.
Marysville News
MA
Sun. delivery • Circulation: 10,534 Covers the Marysville school district. Primary zip code: 43040.
New Albany News
NA
Thur. delivery • Circulation: 7,597 Village of New Albany, in the New Albany-Plain Local school district. Reaches slightly above the Franklin-Delaware County line to the north, Franklin-Licking County line to the east, Morse Rd. to the south, and Hamilton Rd. and Sunbury Rd. to the west. Primary zip code: 43054.
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Thur. delivery • Circulation: 14,265 Northern Columbus in the Columbus City school district. Bounded by I-270 to the north, Cleveland Ave. to the east, Weber Rd. to the south, and I-71 to the west. Zip codes: 43224, 43229, 43231.
Northwest News
NW
Thur. delivery • Circulation: 4,270 Northwest area of the City of Columbus, principally the Columbus School District, which includes the Gables, Indian Hills, Hayden Crossing, and Sycamore Hills.
Olentangy Valley News
PO
Thur. delivery • Circulation: 20,018 Areas in southern Delaware County, including villages of Powell and Lewis Center in the Olentangy school district. Primary zip codes: 43065, 43035, 43015.
Pickerington Times-Sun
PK
Thur. delivery • Circulation: 12,805 Covers the city of Pickerington in Fairfield County. Area includes the Pickerington school district and part of Canal Winchester. Bounded by Palmer Rd. to the north, Lockville Rd. to the south, Stoudertown Rd. to the east, and Bowen Rd. to the west. Primary zip codes: 43147, 43110.
Reynoldsburg News
RB
Thur. delivery • Circulation: 11,487 Covers entire city of Reynoldsburg and the Reynoldsburg school district. Also includes small portions of Licking Heights and Southwest Licking school districts. Bounded by Broad St. to the north, Mink Rd. to the east, Tussing Rd. to the south, and McNaughten Rd. to the west. Primary zip code: 43068.
Rocky Fork Enterprise (Gahanna)
RF
Thur. delivery • Circulation: 14,873 Covers entire cities of Gahanna and Blacklick. Primarily in Gahanna-Jefferson school district. Bounded by Morse Rd. to the north, Franklin-Licking County line to the east, Broad St. to the south, and I-270 to the west. Primary zip codes: 43230, 43004.
South Side Shopper
SO
Sun. delivery • Circulation: 11,561 Covers southern Columbus in Columbus City and Hamilton school districts. Bounded by Frebis Ave. to the north, I-270 to the south, Alum Creek Dr. to the east, and High St. to the west. Primary zip code: 43207.
Tri-Village News (Grandview) TV Thur. delivery • Circulation: 4,644 Grandview and Marble Cliff, covering the Grandview Heights school district. Primary zip code: 43212.
Upper Arlington News
UA
Thur. delivery • Circulation: 21,413 Covers city of Upper Arlington and adjacent areas of northwest Columbus, in the Upper Arlington school district. Bounded by Bethel Rd. to the north, Kenny Rd. to the east, Fifth Ave. to the south, and the Scioto River to the west. Primary zip codes: 43220, 43221, 43212, 43235.
West Side News
WS
Sun. delivery • Circulation: 8,375 Portion of western Columbus directly south of the Hilliard area, including New Rome, Galloway, and Lincoln Village. Covers areas of the South-Western City school district and Columbus City schools. Bounded by Fisher Rd. to the north, Johnson Rd. to the south, I-270 to the east, and Plain City-Georgesville Rd. to the west. Primary zip codes: 43119, 43228.
Westerville News & Public Opinion
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Thur. delivery • Circulation: 26,791 City of Westerville, including Blendon Woods and Minerva Lake in the Westerville school district. Reaching into Delaware County to the north, bounded by Harlem Rd. to the east, Morse Rd. to the south, and Cleveland Ave. to the west. Primary zip codes: 43081, 43082, 43230, 43231.
Whitehall News
WH
Thur. delivery • Circulation: 5,110 The City of Whitehall and all areas including the Whitehall School District. Adjacent portion of Eastmoor, bounded by Broad St. on the north, Mound St. on the south, and James Rd on the west. Adjacent portion of Greenbriar Farms, bounded by Broad St. on the North, Main St. on the south, and I-270 on the east. Primary zip codes: 43213, 43227.
Worthington News
WO
Thur. delivery • Circulation: 18,294 City of Worthington and the entire Worthington school district. Primary zip codes: 43085, 43235, 43065.
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1/2 50%
2/5 37%
1/3 33%
1/4 25%
1/6 16%
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Dublin Villager
Th
20,166
HI
Hilliard Northwest News
Th
21,978
LC
Licking County News
Su
17,630
PO
Olentangy Valley News
Th
20,018
UA
Upper Arlington News
Th
21,413
WV Westerville News & Public Opinion
Th
26,791
5%
2 publications
WO Worthington News
Th
18,294
10%
3 publications
15%
4 publications
Maximum
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14,250
20%
5-7 publications
25%
8-11 publications
30%
12-16 publications
Su
16,571
GR Grove City Record
Th
16,103
NO Northland News
Th
14,265
PK RF
Delaware News (Sunbury)
Th
Pickerington Times-Sun
Th
12,805
Rocky Fork Enterprise (Gahanna)
Th
14,873
460.00 746.35 662.40 549.70 504.85 462.78 405.95 269.10 202.40 142.60 107.53
72.45
Th
8,121
CW Canal Winchester Times
Bexley News
Th
9,580
MA
Marysville News
Su
10,534
RB
Reynoldsburg News
Th
11,487
SO
South Side Shopper
Su
11,561
Su
8,375
WS West Side News German Village Gazette
Th
4,350
JI
Johnstown Independent
Su
6,773
NA
New Albany News
Th
7,597
NW Northwest News
Th
4,270
TV
Th
4,644
Th
5,110
Tri-Village News (Grandview)
WH Whitehall News TOTAL CIRCULATION
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61.60
8x
13x
26x
52x
10% 15% 20% 25%
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35% 40%
FREQUENCY DISCOUNTS
TIER 3 (per publication) BE
PUBLICATION DISCOUNTS Discounts apply to same size ad, same week, does not apply to color.
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69.48
47.51
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TIER 1 (per publication) DU
Dublin Villager
Th
20,166
HI
Hilliard Northwest News
Th
21,978
LC
Licking County News
Su
17,630
PO
Olentangy Valley News
Th
20,018
UA
Upper Arlington News
Th
21,413
WV Westerville News & Public Opinion
Th
26,791
WO Worthington News
Th
18,294
2.97
2.82
2.73
2.66
2.53
2.45
3.61
3.42
3.32
PUBLICATION DISCOUNTS Discounts apply to same size ad, same week. 5%
2 publications
10%
3 publications
15%
4 publications
20%
5-7 publications
25%
8-11 publications
30%
12-16 publications
35%
17-21 publications
40%
22 plus publications
TIER 2 (per publication) BO
Booster (Clintonville)
Th
14,250
DE
Delaware News (Sunbury)
Su
16,571
GR
Grove City Record
Th
16,103
NO
Northland News
Th
14,265
PK
Pickerington Times-Sun
Th
12,805
RF
Rocky Fork Enterprise
Th
14,873
Th
8,121
CW Canal Winchester Times
Th
9,580
MA
Marysville News
Su
10,534
RB
Reynoldsburg News
Th
11,487
SO
South Side Shopper
Su
11,561
Su
8,375
DEADLINES 2.81
2.66
2.59
2.50
2.38
2.30
3.44
3.27
3.17
Thursday editions: Proof deadline. . . . . . . . 3 p.m. Fri. Display deadline. . . . . 3 p.m. Mon. Liner deadline. . . . . . . 5 p.m. Mon.
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Bexley News
WS West Side News
2.45
2.33
2.26
2.13
2.02
1.96
3.09
2.94
2.85
German Village Gazette
Th
4,350
JI
Johnstown Independent
Su
6,773
NA
New Albany News
Th
7,597
NW Northwest News
Th
4,270
TV
Th
4,644
Th
5,110
Tri-Village News (Grandview)
WH Whitehall News TOTAL CIRCULATION
Sunday editions: Proof deadline. . . . . . 3 p.m. Tues. Display deadline. . . . . 3 p.m. Wed. Liner deadline. . . . . . . 5 p.m. Wed.
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Space reservation and materials due at deadline:
2.35
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2.17
2.04
1.94
1.87
2.98
2.83
2.74
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Licking County News
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39
37
35
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46
44
41
39
37
8 pages
48
46
43
41
39
12 pages
50
48
45
43
41
16 pages
52
50
48
45
43
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