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2021 Media Kit Ag Radio Network 2021 MEDIA KIT AG RADIO NETWORK Affiliates 34 Broadcasters 2 Daily Programs 3 Worth Noting • Farm Broadcaster, Tom Cassidy, was 2018 NAFB President • Covering key dairy and forage country • Storied network and history in the region COVERAGE MAP WMSA WNCQ WACK WBGK WBTA WUU F WAUB WBUG WCJW WGVA WDNY WDOS WLEA WRIV COVERAGE MAP COVERAGE MAP AFFILIATE LIST Station City County Station City County New York: Pennsylvania: WACK-AM Newark, NY Wayne WBVE-FM Bedford Bedford WAUB-AM/FM Auburn, NY Cayuga WDAC-FM Lancaster Lancaster WBGK-FM Newport, NY Oneida WEEO-AM/FM Shippensburg Cumberland WBTA-AM Batavia, NY Genesee WGRP-AM Greenville Mercer WBUG-AM/FM Amsterdam, NY Fulton WHYL-AM Carlisle Cumberland WCJW-AM Warsaw, NY Wyoming WIOO-AM/FM Carlisle Cumberland WLEA-AM Hornell, NY Steuben WKOK-AM Sunbury Northumberland WDNY-AM Dansville, NY Livingston WMVL-FM Linesville Crawford WDNY-FM Dansville, NY Livingston MD/DE/VA: WDOS-AM Oneonta, NY Otsego WICO-FM Snow Hill, MD Worcester WGVA-AM/FM Geneva, NY Ontario WOWZ-FM Chincote, VA Accomack WMSA-AM Massena, NY St. Lawrence WILM-AM Wilmington, DE New Castle WNCQ-FM Ogdensburg, NY St. Lawrence WBEY-FM Crisfield, MD Somerset WRIV-AM Riverhead, NY Suffolk WDOV-AM Dover, DE Kent WUUF-FM Sodus, NY Wayne WDSD-FM Dover, DE Kent FARM BROADCASTERS Tom Cassidy – NAFB Farm Broadcaster ➢ Graduated from Cornell University 1992 - majoring in Animal Science & Economics. ➢ Third-generation 100-head dairy farm operator in Barneveld, NY 1992 - 2010 ➢ Farm Director for Ag Radio Network since 2000 ➢ 2016 Vice-President of National Association of Farm Broadcasters ➢ 2017 President-Elect of National Association of Farm Broadcasters ➢ 2018 President of National Association of Farm Broadcasters AWARDS: Farm Credit and Dairy Fellow Member of Alpha Zeta Tim Slusarczyk – NAFB Farm Broadcaster Graduated from Hartwick College 2003 Production Manager for Ag Radio Network since 1996 Daily Broadcaster for Ag Radio Network since 2006 Member of the National Association of Farm Broadcasters PROGRAMMING DETAIL Farm News Our Farm News program airs on all affiliates in New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland & Delaware, bringing farmers information to help them make management decisions. It carries current and pending legislation from Washington D.C. and the state capitols across the Northeast. Listeners are informed about the latest management tools, agricultural economics and legislative news, and other information that farmers need to know. Livestock & Grain Report Reporting National Livestock prices from Chicago & Omaha Steers and Hogs, National Grain prices from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange including corn, soybeans, wheat and other grains and Pennsylvania & Delmarva livestock & grain prices from nine different sales and elevators. Farm & Consumer News Ag Radio Network Farm & Consumer News airs in New York and Pennsylvania and strives to inform consumers about important agricultural issues and how they and their food supply can be impacted by them. Tom & Tim work as advocates for farmers in the Northeast. MATERIALS AND TRAFFIC Please send all orders, materials and traffic to Patti Richardson, [email protected], in addition to your JLF Sales Representative. Creative is due at least five business days before your campaign start date. Ag Radio Network P.O. Box 353 Barneveld, NY 13304-0353.
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