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Alternative Newspaper
Nationwide Network

Promote your business, products and services in the Alternative Newspaper nationwide network and reach a new generation of readers!

With a circulation of over 6 million and a total readership of 17 million adults, your ad will be going out to an educated, enthusiastic, independent group of readers, who are avid and loyal to these publications.

Plus, more than half of the alternative newspaper nationwide newtwork places ads on their web sites, reaching millions of additional prospects at no additional charge to you!

Readers of these publications are 24% more likely to be college graduates than the general public, and 28% more likely to be heavy internet users.

Total Circulation: 6,755,000+ million.

Price for 25 word classified: $1,290

Additional words: $50.00 each additional.

Run 4 consecutive weeks and get 5% off.

Your ad will run one time in each paper anytime during a two-week window time. Most papers from the alternative newspaper nationwide group are distributed on Wednesdays, Thursdays or Fridays. Ad deadline is one week prior to publication.

Important: before placing ads in the Alternative Newspaper Nationwide network see Alternative Newspaper Nationwide Classified Guidelines


List of Alternative Newspaper Nationwide Papers


Mid-Atlantic/New York
Artvoice Buffalo, New York 63,000 / Baltimore City Paper Baltimore, Maryland 86,036 / C-Ville Weekly Charlottesville, Virginia 21,275 / City Newspaper Rochester, New York 41,534 / Ithaca Times Ithaca, New York 22,000 / Long Island Press Garden City, New York 158,611 / Metroland Albany, New York 40,000 / New York Press New York, New York 116,002 / Philadelphia City Paper Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 90,076 / Pittsburgh City Paper Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 73,365/ Philadelphia Weekly-PW Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 105,607 / Syracuse New Times Syracuse, New York 46,942 / The Village Voice New York, New York 249,942 / Washington City Paper Washington, District of Columbia 86,168.

Midwest
The Athens NEWS Athens, Ohio 18,000 / Chicago Newcity Chicago, Illinois 42,279 / Chicago Reader Chicago, Illinois 118,513 / Cincinnati CityBeat Cincinnati, Ohio 48,653 / City Pages (Twin Cities) Minneapolis, Minnesota 117,577 / Cityview Des Moines, Iowa 29,000 / Cleveland Free Times Cleveland, Ohio 75,000 / Columbus Alive Columbus, Ohio 47,778 / Dayton City Paper Dayton, Ohio 17,000 / Illinois Times Springfield, Illinois 30,125 / Isthmus Madison, Wisconsin 64,044 / Louisville Eccentric Observer Louisville, Kentucky 35,555 / Metro Times Detroit, Michigan 102,259 / NUVO Indianapolis, Indiana 50,888 / The Pitch Kansas City, Missouri 80,000 / The Reader Omaha, Nebraska 24,000 / Riverfront Times St. Louis, Missouri 95,415 / Scene Cleveland, Ohio 80,898 / Shepherd Express Milwaukee, Wisconsin 71,077 / Wausau City Pages Wausau, Wisconsin 14,085.

New England
Boston Phoenix Boston, Massachusetts 109,000 / Boston's Weekly Dig Boston, Massachusetts 65,000 / Fairfield County Weekly Bridgeport, Connecticut 36,000 / Hartford Advocate Hartford, Connecticut 54,038 / New Haven Advocate New Haven, Connecticut 49,381 / Portland Phoenix Portland, Maine 42,523 / Providence Phoenix Providence, Rhode Island 66,000 / Seven Days Burlington, Vermont 29,961 / Valley Advocate Easthampton, Massachusetts 53,654 / Worcester Magazine Worcester, Massachusetts 40,000.

Northern California (& Nevada)
Chico News & Review Chico, California 41,193 / East Bay Express Emeryville, California 85,068 / Metro Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California 33,000 / Metro Silicon Valley San Jose, California 83,000 / Monterey County Weekly Seaside, California 38,331 / North Bay Bohemian Santa Rosa, California 33,290/ Pacific Sun San Rafael, California 36,000 / Palo Alto Weekly Palo Alto, California 51,000 / Reno News & Review Reno, Nevada 26,753 / Sacramento News & Review Sacramento, California 85,018 / San Francisco Bay Guardian San Francisco, California 150,384 / SF Weekly San Francisco, California 110,711.

Northwest/Rockies
Boise Weekly Boise, Idaho 35,000 / Boulder Weekly Boulder, Colorado 25,000 / Colorado Springs Independent Colorado Springs, Colorado 40,000 / Eugene Weekly Eugene, Oregon 35,926 / Missoula Independent Missoula, Montana 24,592 / Pacific Northwest Inlander Spokane, Washington 45,000 / Salt Lake City Weekly Salt Lake City, Utah 60,500 / Seattle Weekly Seattle, Washington 105,000 / The Stranger Seattle, Washington 94,646 / Westword Denver, Colorado 99,846/ Willamette Week Portland, Oregon 89,423.

Southeast
Arkansas Times Little Rock, Arkansas 35,050 / Birmingham Weekly Birmingham, Alabama 25,000 / Charleston City Paper Charleston, South Carolina 40,000 / Columbia Free Times Columbia, South Carolina 39,884 / Creative Loafing (Atlanta) Atlanta, Georgia 129,000 / Creative Loafing (Charlotte) Charlotte, North Carolina 59,479 / Flagpole Magazine Athens, Georgia 16,000 / Folio Weekly Jacksonville, Florida 48,000 / Independent Weekly Durham, North Carolina 49,956 / Jackson Free Press Jackson, Mississippi 15,000 / The Memphis Flyer Memphis, Tennessee 54,134 / Metro Pulse Knoxville, Tennessee 30,000 / Miami New Times Miami, Florida 99,352 / Mountain Xpress Asheville, North Carolina 28,365 / Nashville Scene Nashville, Tennessee 51,327 / New Times Broward-Palm Beach Ft Lauderdale, Florida 69,504/ Orlando Weekly Orlando, Florida 49,010 / Weekly Planet (Sarasota) Sarasota, Florida 24,366 / Weekly Planet (Tampa) Tampa, Florida 93,781.

Southern California (& Hawaii)
Easy Reader Hermosa Beach, California 60,000 / Honolulu Weekly Honolulu, Hawaii 41,653 / L.A. Weekly Los Angeles, California 210,045 / Maui Time Weekly Wailuku, Hawaii 18,000 / OC Weekly Santa Ana, California 70,335 / Pasadena Weekly Pasadena, California 40,000 / Random Lengths News San Pedro, California 22,000/ San Diego CityBeat San Diego, California 27,560 / San Diego Reader San Diego, California 171,663 / San Luis Obispo New Times San Luis Obispo, California 41,444 / Santa Barbara Independent Santa Barbara, California 40,000 / Ventura County Reporter Ventura, California 33,436 .

Southwest
Austin Chronicle Austin, Texas 90,028 / Dallas Observer Dallas, Texas 105,060 / Fort Worth Weekly Fort Worth, Texas 50,000 / Houston Press Houston, Texas 99,552 / Oklahoma Gazette Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 52,023 / Phoenix New Times Phoenix, Arizona 114,787 / San Antonio Current San Antonio, Texas 49,382 / Santa Fe Reporter Santa Fe, New Mexico 21,137 / Tucson Weekly Tucson, Arizona 49,792 / Weekly Alibi Albuquerque, New Mexico 49,991.

This list is subject to change without notice. We cannot guarantee 100% placement.


How To Count Words For Classified Ads
  • Hyphenated words count as two words. (i.e. low-budget = 2 words)
  • Phone numbers (or email address) count as one word.

  • Websites count as one word.

  • Complete street or rural addresses count as two words (i.e. 123 Main St. = two words.)

  • City, state, & zip code count as one word EACH (i.e. Los Angeles, CA 91235 = 3 words.)

  • P.O. Box with number counts as THREE words. (i.e. P.O. Box 427 = 3 words.)


Things to know before placing your ad:

1.Most newspapers will print the first few words of your ad in bold type or capital letters.

2.Because of the extensive alternative newspaper nationwide network, tearsheets cannot be provided. However, National Advertising Agency ensures that your ad is properly placed throughout the network.

3.Alternative newspapers nationwide reserve the right to reject your ad if it doesn't meet their standards.

NOTE: Before we place your ad, we will contact you (call or email) to confirm your ad details, and/or provide FREE assistance with your ad.


Type or Paste Ad Copy
# of Additional Words


For questions please call our office at 203-748-2742.