Public Service Announcement Policy

KBCS, a listener-sponsored, public radio station licensed to Bellevue College airs a variety of music, cultural features, and public affairs programming. If your non-profit group or cultural organization is hosting an event or providing a service that you would like the general public to know about, please be sure to send a notice to KBCS so we can help spread the word.

All Public Service Announcements must be approved by the Program Director.
We air 40 announcements on an hourly rotation (24 per day) for a run of not more than two weeks. Announcements must be received at least two weeks in advance of a scheduled event. Early notice may allow for a longer run (up to two weeks). Announcements aired are based on relevance to our listeners and are distributed as follows:

• Ten announcements of BC events of interest to the general public
  (excluding announcements of specific course offerings)
• Twenty announcements of non-profit Puget Sound regional arts and cultural events
• Ten announcements of non-profit service-oriented Puget Sound regional events
• National (non-local) non-profit service announcements, only as needed when other categories are not filled.

Announcements of approximately 30-60 words may be sent to:

KBCS - Attn.PSA Department
(If event is MUSIC RELATED: Attn. Music Calendar)
3000 Landerholm Circle SE
Bellevue, WA 98007

By e-mail office@kbcs.fm

Sorry, we can't receive faxes.
Please include the following information:

• Date, time, location and brief description of event
• Contact phone number or e-mail

Sorry, we cannot mention specific prices of events

Some typical announcements:

The Bellevue Art Museum presents a new exhibit entitled "The Self, Absorbed," exploring self portraits of regional, national and international artists. The show runs through November 7th at the Bellevue Art Museum, located on the 3rd floor of the Bellevue Square Mall. For gallery hours, call 425.454.3322.

If you are a ferry commuter, you may be interested in a new e-mail service which alerts you to ferry schedule disruptions and a new web site with live camera views of ferry terminal lines. Check the web at www.smarttrek.org/ferry.