Submit PSA/Events

Interested in Promoting an Event?

WTJU offers two free options:

Public Service Announcements: Promotion of your event both online and over our airwaves; these have stricter guidelines than calendar events
Music Events: Events that go on our concert calendar, usually relating to one of our music departments

For promotion of an organization or a long-term event, consider underwriting. To learn more contact the station: wtju@virginia.edu or call 434-466-5053.

Public Service Announcements

WTJU airs public service announcements (PSAs) for:

Non-profit organizations
Events whose proceeds benefit a non-profit group
Local schools, colleges and universities, and student organizations
Other free events at staff discretion

There is no charge for this service, but if you would like your announcement regularly scheduled for a block of time, consider business sponsorship.

PSAs should be emailed to WTJU at wtju@virginia.edu. The subject line should begin with “PSA” and include two or three words associated with the organization or event. We do not accept PSAs by phone, fax, or mail. PSA should be sent to our office a minimum of one week before you want it to BEGIN airing.

Required Information:

Basic organization or event information (who/what/where/when)
Phone number, email, and/or website for the organization or event — that listeners may access for more information
- Please note that website URLs must be easily readable on air
Pronunciation guidelines for difficult words or names

Policies:

WTJU reserves the right to edit all announcements for content, length, and format
Calls to action, requests for donations, and partisan events and endorsements are not allowed
Specific price information will not be included
Events must be open to all; audience-restricted events will not be announced
For ongoing, “till further notice” PSAs, you must renew every three months

Process:

When you submit a PSA, it will be written up by our PSA team and entered into an internal bank of currently airing PSAs. Our DJs choose one or two PSAs from this bank to read every hour, entirely at their own discretion. There is no guarantee that your PSA will air any number of times. However, it is likely that DJs will choose to read PSAs relevant to their specific audience (for instance, a folk concert PSA during a folk program).

Your PSA will also appear on our website on the “PSAs” page, under the “Programming” tab. It will remain there for as long as it is airing.

Events

Event information for concerts/festivals/talks/performances should be sent to the relevant department who will add them to our concert calendar (at their discretion).

Classical: Patricia Smith wtju@virginia.edu

Folk, Roots, and Global Music: Peter Jones folkdirector@gmail.com

Jazz & Blues: Gary Funston wtju@virginia.edu

Rock, Electronic, and Rap / R&B / Soul: Bill Pemberton wtjurockdepartment@gmail.com

Required Information:

Basic Event information (who/what/where/when)
Phone number with area code of the event Contact Person
Pronunciation guidelines to difficult words or names
WTJU reserves the right to edit all announcements for content, length, and format