{"id":617,"date":"2012-09-04T15:23:22","date_gmt":"2012-09-04T20:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backbone.infoportfolio.com\/?p=440"},"modified":"2020-08-31T16:35:57","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T21:35:57","slug":"ibs-student-radio-network-underwriting-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/backbonebroadcast.com\/BB\/ibs-student-radio-network-underwriting-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"IBS Student Radio Network underwriting opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ibsradio.org\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1434\" alt=\"IBS Logo\" src=\"http:\/\/backbonenetworksradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/0IBSLgr.jpg\" width=\"202\" height=\"171\" \/><\/a>Over the years many of the members of the\u00a0IBS Student Radio Network\u00a0have asked about finding sponsors and underwriters for their shows, segments and stations.\u00a0 This week we are launching a pilot program to work with some of the schools in finding underwriters and sponsors.<\/p>\n<p>In the last year our stations have taken well over 1M listener connections.\u00a0 As the school year progressed the audience engagement increased by over 50% as measured by the average length of a listener session.\u00a0 Clearly the efforts of the schools to promote their stations and streams is making an impact.<\/p>\n<p>Building off the success of the live events Backbone helped to power over the summer, from the\u00a0<a title=\"TuneIn Creates Internet Radio Channel For Hot 97 Summer Jam\" href=\"http:\/\/backbonenetworksradio.com\/tunein-creates-internet-radio-channel-for-hot-97-summer-jam\/\" class=\"broken_link\">HOT 97 Summer Jam<\/a>\u00a0in New York, to the\u00a0<a title=\"Internet Radio Concert Promotion \u2014 100,000 more attendees, no extra porta-potties\" href=\"http:\/\/backbonenetworksradio.com\/internet-radio-concert-promotion-100000-more-attendees-no-extra-porta-potties\/\" class=\"broken_link\">Outside Lands<\/a>\u00a0in San Francisco to the recently concluded\u00a0<a title=\"Bumbershoot Festival\" href=\"http:\/\/bumbershoot.org\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bumbershoot Festival<\/a>\u00a0in Seattle, we will start this year off with a bang by broadcasting the\u00a0<a title=\"Jamaica Plain Music Fest\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jpmusicfestival.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jamaica Plain Music Fest<\/a>\u00a0on the\u00a0<a title=\"Simmons\" href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Simmons-College-s135000\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Simmons<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Emmanuel\u00a0College station streams.\u00a0 These streams are available in the TuneIn tuner.\u00a0 For this weekend they will be at the\u00a0<a title=\"top of the college radio section\" href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/College-g6\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">top of the college radio section<\/a>\u00a0as a sponsored link.<\/p>\n<p>The college demographic is clearly a target that sponsors and underwriters would like to reach.\u00a0 What better way than through the campus taste makers of the college radio stations.\u00a0 If you are interested in being a sponsor or underwriter please contact us at\u00a0<a title=\"underwriting@studentradionetwork.org\" href=\"mailto:\/\/underwriting@studentradionetwork.org\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">underwriting@studentradionetwork.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the years many of the members of the\u00a0IBS Student Radio Network\u00a0have asked about finding sponsors and underwriters for their shows, segments and stations.\u00a0 This week we are launching a pilot program to work with some of the schools in finding underwriters and sponsors. 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