Shoal Lake-Erickson Combination (Crossroads This Week/South Mountain Press)
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publication details market info
  • general
  • frequencycombo
    publication dayfriday
    ROP format6C tabloid
    career / classified format6C tabloid
    page depth200
    zoneMB-60MIN-BRANDON
  • circulation
  • total circulation:4,878
     paid:678
     controlled:4,200
     electronic:
    audit date: 2022/06/13
    audit basis: CMCA-Blend
  • ROP rates
  • Level 1 Open Gross$2.80
    Full Colour 1/4 page $370.00
    1/2 page $448.00
    full page $448.00
    position charge 0.15% of ad cost
    career / classified rate$2.80
    Net FSI rate charge (CPM)$154.00
  • inserts
  • quantity (confirm prior) 4,900
     
    publication specification
    Friday Publications
     
    booking deadline Tue 12pm CT
    material deadline Tue 12pm MT
  • ROP specifications
  • 1C - 1.5" 6C - 10.25"
    2C - 3.25" 7C - 0.0"
    3C - 5.0" 8C - 0.0"
    4C - 6.75" 9C - 0.0"
    5C - 8.5" 10C - 0.0"
  • CAREER specifications
  • 1C - 1.5" 6C - 10.25"
    2C - 3.25" 7C - 0.0"
    3C - 5.0" 8C - 0.0"
    4C - 6.75" 9C - 0.0"
    5C - 8.5" 10C - 0.0"
  • ROP standardized ad sizes
  • Banner 10.25"w x 3.0"h
    1/8 page (H) 5.0"w x 3.86"h
    1/8 page (V) 3.25"w x 7.0"h
    1/4 page (V) 5.0"w x 7.85"h
    1/3 page (H) 10.25"w x 5.5"h
    1/3 page (V) 5.0"w x 10.25"h
    1/2 page (H) 10.25"w x 7.85"h
    1/2 page (V) 5.0"w x 14.21"h
    3/4 page (V) 10.25"w x 11.25"h
    Page Dominant 8.5"w x 11.25"h
    Full page 10.25"w x 14.21"h
  • demographics
  • total population  
    males
    females
    total households  
    with children
    without children
    person / household
  • household income
  • average $
    percent over $60k %
    percent over $100k %
  • education
  • none %
    other %
    high school %
    trades %
    college %
    university %
  • labour force top industries
  • %
    %
    %
    %
    %
  • average household spending / yr
  • mortgage payments $2,672
    cell and internet $402
    home renovations $2,311
    rrsp's $403
    lotteries $102
    health insurance $276
    appliances $323
    furnishings $557
    computer hardware $185
    auto / truck purchase $2,127
    auto / truck lease $482
    air travel $254
  • agriculture
  • total number of farms 1,030
    livestock farms 22
    oilseed farms 134
    wheat farms 80
    farms using internet 366
    Report printed: June 06, 2025
    * Data is sourced from 2020-21 Totum Research Inc (How Geography Impacts Media Access, Usage and Engagement study) and modelled 2016 and 2021 Statistics Canada demographic and spending data. Data is unique to the community population categories shown in the table and applicable to the communities defined by the category occurring within the coverage area of the newspaper and not necessarily the newspaper as a whole.