see our press release

HOW TO PICK US UP ON SATELLITE:

Travel World is part of the Travel World Radio Network: www.twrn.net

It is on the AMC-8 commercial broadcast satellite.

Use your StarGuide III receiver, tune it to AMC-8, transponder 23
Provider is: ABC NY
Channel: SAT SRVS 19 L/R
Tune to LEFT CHANNEL (mono)
The StarGuide ID number is 57 for stations that use a switcher.

Our feed is carried every Saturday from 10am to 11am ET

SHOW FORMAT

Travel World is a one-hour weekly travel magazine.

There are 4 segments and 3 commercial breaks.

Each commercial break is 4 minutes long:
2 minutes: national ads.
2 minutes: local ads.

Feel free to download and consult our show clock and scheduling grid.

show clock and scheduling grid

We supply satellite automation tones:
25 Hz = switch to local programming.
35 Hz = switch to our programming.

DEMOGRAPHICS

Travel World is aimed mainly at women 25-54. Our most recent demographics show this.

demographics

RADIO STATIONS

Travel World has been heard on many radio stations across America. Here is a list of some of them:

station list

We are also actively seeking more affiliates to carry our program. If you wish to carry Travel World on your radio station, please write to us: willem@twc.ca

AFFIDAVITS

Travel World is licensed on an unlimited-rebroadcast-rights basis provided that:

• the show is run intact
• our national ads are run intact

We do require that you complete and send an affidavit when you run the show. If any national ads are pre-empted, we require that you complete and send a commercial exception affidavit. Both are here for you to download.

show affidavit
commercial exception affidavit

LINKS

We only feature sponsors and sponsored links on our site. If you are a sponsor and wish to link to us, here is the tile to use:

ADVERTISING

Ads are available in our national and local ad categories. All of our commercials are recorded with our shows and are archived that way.

• Ads placed in the national category are aired on every station.
  
• Ads placed in the local category may or may not air at the discretion of the local affiliate.

We also market the Travel World Radio Show in major talk radio publications. Here is a sample of our ad that recently ran in Talkers magazine.

See our press release (put press release here)

Several of our documents available for download require the Adobe reader.If you do not have Adobe reader, click the icon for a free download

GUESTS AND CORRESPONDENTS:

Technical guidelines:

No cell phones. Call from a land line. Incoming calls only. Ie: You call us. We do not call you.We do NOT dial you.

No conference calling on the guest side.

All interviewees on Travel World must call in at least 2 minutes before air time (such as during commercial breaks.). Calls will NOT be accepted while we are on the air.

Interviewees that miss their appointed time (no-shows) will be charged a no-show fee of 150$ CAD.. This includes late-shows. BE ON TIME.

Guests or correspondents that come in to the studio MUST arrive at the studio at least one half-hour before the show begins. Doors close at 9:30am. BE ON TIME.

TO BECOME A CORRESPONDENT:

You must be approved by Travel World first and foremost.

You must furnish a bio and photograph to be placed on the web site.

You are then responsible to produce at least one program per year comprising two segments on Travel World.

A show filing fee applies of 100$ CAD, subject to change without notice. This is payable in advance by credit card only.

You will then have the right to call yourself a Travel World correspondent. ALL trips MUST be approved by Travel World BEFORE you go.

Business cards are available for a fee from Travel World. You are not permitted to make your own business cards referencing Travel World. Only official Travel World business cards are valid.

The same goes for shirts/mugs and other logo’d items.

VERIFICATION OF A CORRESPONDENT

ONLY those people listed on our correspondent page are official Travel World correspondents. If they are not listed, they ARE NOT correspondents. Should anyone claim to be affiliated with Travel World in any capacity and they do not appear on our site, please notify us immediately. willem@twc.ca

SPONSORS FOR LIVE REMOTES

Technical guidelines.

We require electricity and a desk or table suitable for at least two people.

Power.

The power receptacle must be 110VAC, grounded and should be able to deliver at least 10A. It must be located within 4 feet of the broadcast table. It must not be on a share circuit with any large appliances – refrigerators, vacuum cleaners, large electric motors, washing machines, laser printers or any device that will cause significant power disruption. Power from generators is iffy at best.

Extension cords are OK provided that they are 3-prong GROUNDED power cords.

Telephone.

The phone line must be able to dial out directly using no codes or fancy gymnastics. A simple regular telephone must be able to plug into the socket and dial the number and reach it with no problem.

It should not be encumbered with DSL filters or other line conditioning systems.

It should not go through PBX or fancy switches.

A simple, direct phone line.

Time/Schedule.

We usually like to visit the broadcast site the day before the show to ensure that technical requirements are met. Next, we will arrive at the broadcast site between 9 and 930am and we will set up the show equipment.

We will link up to our studio in Montreal using the phone line and our equipment by 9:45 and we will stay continually connected until 11:05. (all times are E.T.) This phone line must not be used for any other purpose while we are on the air.

Long distance charges are the responsibility of the sponsor.

It is up to the sponsor to ensure that these technical requirements are met BEFORE we arrive to set up the show. 9:30 on a Saturday morning is TOO LATE to rectify problems. We reserve the right to NOT do the broadcast if these conditions are not satisfactory. You will be charged anyway.