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Military Publications Recommended for Year I Magna Media Plan Summary.
Fields
- Type
- GRAPHICS
- REPORT
- Brand
- Magna
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Publication
Frequency
Off Duty - Continental Bimonthly
U.S. Troop Edition
Rate Base
200M
(400M readers)
Salute Bimonthly 250M
90L8 6S90S
(504NI readers)
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Military Publications
Recommended for Year I MAGNA Media Plan
Sumeary
Readership
Demographics Distribution
A11 readers of the U.S. 51% of distribution is
Troop edition are young, door to door.
single American military Nonhousing distribution
personnel stationed in at exchanges, commissaries,
the Continental USA. recreation centers, officers'
& NCO clubs.
91% males Primarily in mess halls and
dining facilities, also rec.
18-25 61% rooms and enlisted personnel
26-29 33% message centers. Available
30+ 6% at all major national bases.
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Editorial Content
Leisure time magazine for
U.S. military personnel
throughout the world.
Subjects covered are
activities of interest to
military people on their
off-duty time - travel,
shopping, sports, dining
and entertainment. Most
editorial content is
localized to area where
personnel are stationed.
Overseas and "At Home"
(for U.S. military families)
editions also available.
Edit of special interest to
younger military males.
Topics include leisure
activities, sports,, music,
movies and interviews.
Career and benefits are
included, but these articles
are presented in a more
informal manner to enhance
publication's appeal to
non-career minded military
personnel.

Military Publications
Recommended for Year I MAGNA Media Plan
Summar
Publication
Frequency
Army-Navy-Air Force Weekly
Times (U.S.)
Base Newspapers
Weekly
LOLS 6S90S
Rate Base
275M
(1622.5M readers)
360.4M
MAGNA full price
plan includes base
papers in the
Top 50 military
markets. This
represents 58% of
all active duty
personnel and
spouses in the
U.S. for a total
of 1442M potential
readers. (Can
purchase military
newspapers at 190
bases.)
Readership
Demographics
Reaches:
87% all enlisted personnel
90% all NCOs
92% all officers
Ages: 18-24 45%
25-34 37%
35-49 17%
50+ 1%
90% of all active duty
personnel read base
newspapers:
10% are female
14% are officers
86% are enlisted
46% are 18-24
85% are 18-34
6% are 40+
Distribution
10% newsstand
8% unit subscriptions
82% single subscriptions
One copy is distributed for
every 4 persons attached to
the base; copies are delivered
to all individual housing
units, barracks, work areas
and high traffic areas.
Editorial Content
Army Times Publishing
Company publishes 3 weekly
newspapers for the Military:
Army Times, Navy Times, and
Air Force Times. Each paper
is edited separately for its
branch of the service and
serves as an unofficial
source of information
affecting service people
and their families.
Primarily edited for
career-minded personnel.
Local "hometown" newspapers
for the military; civilian
papers not available on
base.
Content:
95% local base news
5% national mi.litary news
