Advertising

“No one’s bettered radio as the way to hear new music.” Michael Nutley, Editor, New Media Age

Celtic Music Radio provides the ideal opportunity for a business, product or service to reach a discerning audience at advertising rates that meet tight budgets.

For more details, Download our Sales & Sponsorship Information Pack

Celtic Music Radio provides competitive advertising and sponsorship packages whether you are a start up solo business or a more established company, we have a package to suit you and make your promotional budget work hard for you. Programme sponsorship can cost as little as £42 a week – ideal when you want to combat economic downturn.

Celtic Music Radio broadcasts to greater Glasgow on 1530 kHz AM medium wave band, an area with an adult population of 650,000 and in stereo Online.

 

Celtic Music Radio Reception Area Map
Celtic Music Radio Reception Area Map

 

 

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Spot Advertising

Celtic Music Radio offers the opportunity to raise your profile, targeting a specific markets in a very cost effective manner.

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Sponsorship

Sponsorship is a way to build a special relationship with our listeners through association with presenters, programmes and services.

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Almost 50% of people listen to radio when online

Online Internet Listening

• Recent research into internet ‘surfing’ behaviour revealed that 20% of internet users are listening to radio at any time (Clark Chapman Research 2006). This is great news for businesses which use the web to bring customers in, as it means many of the listeners can go and check the website immediately.

• Online and radio are the only media predicted to grow audience. The huge growth in online audience is increasingly affecting time spent with other (traditional) media – radio is the only traditional medium that people predict they will be spending more time with in the near future.

Size of opportunity

• Almost 50% listen to radio when online each week 67% of the sample claimed that they ever listen to radio when online and 72% of these claimed to have listened in the last week (i.e. 48% of total sample). The Clark Chapman research also suggests that at any given time 20% of people who are online are also listening to radio – making this conjunction a significant media opportunity in its own right!

Between June 2009 and 7 May 2010 Celtic Music Radio had 630,081 online internet listeners an increase of 180,506 (27%) on the same period last year.
(Source: CanStream)

Radio is the most flexible medium

Communication effects

• Online and radio provide complementary rational and emotional consumer benefits. Online is perceived as a convenient channel for helping people find what they want, when they want it, whereas radio is perceived as offering the human touch, helping to shape the moods and rhythm of the day. In conjunction, they feed each other by keeping the consumer engaged across each other’s momentary low points, leading to an increase in overall time spent with this media combination.

• Celtic Music Radio online is ‘social connectivity’ media. Radio broadcasting and online internet listening are both perceived as providing connection with people’s social communities but on different levels. Online operates more within people’s immediate social network, allowing them to stay in touch with friends and highly defined communities of interest like at celticmusicradio.net Radio connects people with their wider network e.g. their community of interest.

Radio is the most flexible medium

• Business conditions can change fast and Celtic Music Radio is well set to meet those changes. Production of commercials is quick and relatively low-cost at only £40 per script and this allows advertisers to put out just the right message at the right time. This flexibility works particularly well for advertisers who’s business changes fast with late deals, extended sales, reaction to news/weather with late deals, extended sales and offers.

Contact Our Sales Team

For an informal chat on advertising, sponsorship and promotional opportunities please contact:

Bob McWilliam
Telephone: 0141 812 7570 or 0141 548 3397
Email: sales@celticmusicradio.net
Ross Macfadyen
Telephone: 07941 252 485
Email: ross@celticmusicradio.net

You can also Download our Sales & Sponsorship Information Pack for more details.

 

 


Celtic Music Radio, Livingstone Tower, 26 Richmond Street, Glasgow G1 1XH
Office: 0141 548 3397 | Studio: 0141 548 4041 | Text: 07588 15 1530
Celtic Music Radio is a Charity registered in Scotland, number SC041172

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