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When you become a member of public radio, your contribution is more than a donation...more than a gift. You'll be telling us that public radio is valuable and worth supporting. We, in turn, will do our best to make sure you get what you pay for. It's a great deal and one we hope you can't refuse.

For underwriting information, call Abbie Thaxton at 542-9842 or Lois Player at
548-5137. We look forward to welcoming you to our family of underwriters.

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These are the great programs your generous pledges support:

African Perspectives
Afternoon Concert
Athens Live
Athens News Matters
From All Sides
Great Apes
The Good Read
Invitation to Jazz
It's Friday!
The Jazz Spot
Just Off the Radar
Night Music
Your Local News
Salsa Music Special Programs

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Support WUGA

What is underwriting?

Underwriting is on-air credit that businesses and organizations receive for providing funds to defray the cost of news, public affairs, and music programs featured on WUGA. Underwriting combines the benefits of advertising with sound public relations. Public radio sponsorship announcements build awareness and credibility. Underwriters are also acknowledged in WUGA's monthly program guide and on this website.

Program underwriting can benefit your company ...

  • Underwriting positively affects WUGA listeners' opinions of your organization, influencing their decision to purchase your products and services. WUGA has over 25,000 listeners and covers a forty-mile radius.
  • Underwriters often report that WUGA listeners thank them for their support of public radio. This is a testimony to the loyalty of public radio listeners.
  • Underwriting builds good will, and community awareness, with listeners who are active, affluent and educated.
  • Your message is concise -- and broadcast in an environment free from commercial clutter -- increasing its impact. It makes a positive and lasting impression on thousands of listeners.
  • You associate yourself with radio programming intended to educate and enrich the public.
  • You help ensure WUGA's future as a viable radio alternative.

Who Listens To Public Radio?

  • 35% live in households with annual incomes of $75,000 or more
  • 73% own their own home
  • 45% are professionals, managers, or administrators
  • Public radio listeners are twice as likely as the average American to make business decisions that determine need, specify brands and vendors, and authorize purchases

Thanks to our Underwriters

WUGA introduces dozens of Athens area businesses to its listening audience each day. Underwriters offer diverse services ranging from banking to chess lessons, juice squeezing to window washing. These underwriters have found public radio to be most effective in presenting listeners with a constant reminder of their services.

WUGA bids farewell to one of our original underwriters, Farm Electric, which is closing after 52 years of business.

For underwriting information, call Abbie Thaxton at 542-9842 or Lois Player at
548-5137. We look forward to welcoming you to our family of underwriters.

  • Accurate Insurance/The Hamilton Agency
  • A.G. Edwards & Sons
  • Alps Nutrition Center
  • A Small Green Footprint
  • Athens Associates for Counseling & Psychotherapy
  • Athens First Bank & Trust
  • Athens Magazine
  • Athens Natural Medicine (Dr. Martha Allen)
  • Athens Regional Medical Center
  • Athens Town Properties
  • Aurum Studios
  • Bel-Jean Copy/Print Center
  • DePalma’s Italian Café
  • DOC
  • Flagpole Magazine
  • Georgia Center for Continuing Education
  • Good Dirt
  • Goodness Grows
  • Half Moon Outfitters
  • Hill & Associates, Attorneys at Law
  • Hodge Design & Remodeling
  • Hogan Builders
  • Homeplace Gifts
  • Edward D. Jones & Company
  • Japanese Motor Works
  • Kathy Prescott and Grady Thrasher
  • Keller, Crymes & DeMarco, L.L.C.
  • Last Resort Grill
  • The Loft
  • Mr. Sparky
  • Native America Gallery
  • Nature’s Alternatives
  • New Urban Forestry
  • Red Eye Coffee
  • Reign Streiter, Coldwell Banker Upchurch Realty
  • Rolling Pin
  • South Athens Animal Clinic
  • Southeastern Archeology Services
  • Todd Emily-Morgan Stanley
  • Trumps
  • Turnsol Solar Energy
  • Marilyn Vickers, Ph.D.
  • Vickery Financial Services
  • Watkinsville Service Center
  • Widespread Panic
 
 

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