Public Service Announcements
In-Kind Donations
Speaker Requests
Sponsorship Requests
Community Calendar Criteria
Must meet/be one or more of the following:
- 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization and able to provide documentation
- Government or city agency
- Emergency or crisis situation
- Public or private school
Must provide the following information:
- Fact sheet/letter explaining the organization on letterhead
- Letter documenting what the organization hopes to receive
- Follow-up letter and acknowledgment upon receipt
- Proof of 501(c)3 status
Public Service Announcements Requirements:
- All PSA’s must be pre-produced
- All PSA’s must be submitted in high-definition. Here are our preferred format specs:
- Quicktime Movie
- Codec: XDCAM EX 1080i60
- 35MB/s VBR
- 1920×1080
- 29.97fps
- 16-bit Little Endian stereo 48kHz audio
- PSA’s may not contain any blatant for-profit messages, sponsors or logos and such determination is at the sole discretion of station
- PSA’s may be delivered via a web or .ftp site
- PSA H-D video file may also be mailed or delivered on data DVD or other disposable medium
- No PSA’s will be accepted via satellite
- No scripts or unproduced PSA’s accepted
- Must be sent to the station at least 4 weeks prior to desired air date
- Submission does not guarantee the PSA will air
- Must be :30 seconds in length. :60 second messages will also be considered
- WHO-HD 13 does not guarantee nor track PSA airings. No proof of performance will be provided
- No PSA’s will be returned
- To submit a PSA for consideration, email Tim Gardner the following:
- Name of Organization
- Campaign Name & Purpose
- Requested Start Date
- Requested End Date
- Location of or attached low-res viewable version of PSA
- Instructions where to obtain the hi-res HD version
In-Kind Donations Requirements:
- Must send a request in writing on organization letterhead explaining type of event, attendance expected, date, time, location, and how the donation will be used.
- WHO-HD 13 must be allowed signage or logo recognition
- Submission of request does not guarantee an in-kind donation
- Currently, our in-kind donations are WHO-HD 13 plastic bags
- All donations must be picked up at our studios during regular business hours. No donations will be mailed.
- Requests for monetary donation or sponsorship are not currently being accepted
- Must send a follow-up letter about event such as attendance, dollars raised, etc.
Speaker Requests Requirements:
- Requests may be made electronically here. Requests may also be submitted in writing on organization letterhead to the attention of the Assignment Desk and either mailed to: WHO-HD 13, 1801 Grand Ave, Des Moines, 50309 or faxed to 515-242-3796
- Must be sent at least one month in advance
- Submission of request does not guarantee a speaker
- Must provide date, time, location, length of appearance, speaker s responsibilities, number of people attending and contact person, phone number, address and e-mail address.
Sponsorship Requests Requirements:
WE ARE NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING SPONSORSHIP REQUESTS
- Proposal must be submitted in writing, to the attention of Tim Gardner, defining specifically the requirements of WHO-HD 13 as a sponsor as well as what WHO-TV 13 will receive for sponsorship
- Submission of proposal does not guarantee sponsorship
- WHO-HD 13 logo must be included on all printed programs, flyers, ads, etc.
- WHO-HD 13 signage at the event
Community Calendar Criteria Requirements:
- Must be submitted in writing to the attention of Community Calendar in care of WHO-HD 13 four weeks prior to the date of the event
- Include simple facts about the event: Who, What, Where, When, & Why
- Community Calendar events can be submitted 3 ways:
- E-mail to communitycalendar@whotv.com
- Mail to Community Calendar c/oWHO-HD 13, 1801 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA, 50309
- Fax to Community Calendar at 515-242-3793
- WHO-HD 13 does not guarantee Community Calendar airings or provide tracking
