Print + Newspaper Advertising
The Waynedale Newspaper is a free publication distributed every two weeks to tens of thousands of readers boasting original local news and entertainment. It is distributed via carrier delivery to homes in the area with local pickup at area businesses within South, Southwest & Downtown Fort Wayne. Its 90+ years of publishing is a direct result of community support and the success of local marketing.
Our typical publication is broadsheet-sized (10.5″ wide x 20″ tall), with 6 columns. It generally contains 10 pages, with featured news on our color pages and our other sections spanning the rest. View a sample for your reference, Sample Waynedale Newspaper (PDF).
Our stories are original, community-based and positive in nature, and our readers enjoy the publication from cover-to-cover. This embrace of the newspaper by residents and subscribers provides a perfect platform for you to launch your advertising, marketing or public relations campaign. Download & Print: Our 2025/26 Advertising Info. Kit (PDF)
Advertisement Sizes + Prices |
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| Ad Size | Dimensions | 1x Price |
13x Price |
25x Price (all year) |
| Business Card | 3.5″ x 2″ | $95.00 | $80.00 | $60.00 |
| 1/16 Page | 5″ x 2.5″ | $178.13 | $148.13 | $100.00 |
| Postcard | 5″ x 3.5″ | $249.38 | $195.00 | $124.69 |
| 1/8 Page | 5″ x 5″ | $330.00 | $270.00 | $165.00 |
| 1/4 Page | 5″ x 10″ | $592.50 | $472.50 | $296.25 |
| 1/2 Page | 10.5″ x 10″ | $1125.00 | $885.00 | $562.50 |
| Full Page | 10.5″ x 20″ | $2160.00 | $1680.00 | $1080.00 |
We offer free ad design & advice! Change your ad design whenever. Our designers can create an ad from your pre-made ad, postcard or flyer used in another publication or online.
- Upgrade To A Guaranteed Placement On The Front Page At 2x The Shown Rate
- Contact us for a custom quote on other ad sizes & schedules!
Ad Space Reservation Deadlines
All ad graphics and information must be submitted 7 days prior to the publication date. Please reference our Publication Dates & Deadlines or contact a sales representative for more details.
Small Sponsorships
At our office we receive calls every day from readers looking for a particular company, product or service they saw an advertisement for that stopped printing months ago. While we make sure the caller receives all of the information they need to make contact with that client, we wonder how many of our readers also remembered that ad but didn’t call? You don’t have to miss out on those customers or break your budget with an expensive ad, now for only $15 per issue place a Small Sponsor!
Designed to help keep your business visible longer. One of the most important features of this ad, is that it is designed to be printed in every issue for an entire year, helping your customers remember and find you when they need you. In addition, placing an ad shows your support for the newspaper, our readers & the community!
2” wide x 1” tall
$375 yearly
The Small Sponsorship could contain a logo, phone number, address, website and anything else you would like that fits in this versatile 2”x1” space.
Page & Section Sponsorships
This is the premium way to show your support for the community. Our page sponsorships promote your business or brand as the premier sponsor of the page. The sponsorship includes a 10.5”x1.5“ banner at the bottom of the page of your choice, as well as your logo at the top corner of the page. Page sponsorships are limited to one per page and first come, first reserved. Page sponsorships can be purchased in bulk to cover an entire section. Please call for section pricing.
10.5″ wide x 1.5″ tall & Full Logo Background
$2500 (yearly)

A page sponsorship banner could contain any information that fits in the premiere 10.5”x1.5” space.
The Showcase – Front Page, Top Fold
The top, front page of a newspaper contains the highest reader traffic of all other pages within a publication. This is your opportunity to tap into all readers, with the highest amount of exposure from newspaper display advertising!
The Front Page Showcase is a 4-Color, 3”x 3“ advertisement located at the top right hand corner of the newspaper and the very first thing our readers lay eyes on whether at the newsstand or doorstep of their home. The Showcase is a printed advertisement that simulates expensive “sticky notes” at a much more affordable cost. Your business will be the sole placeholder of this exclusive advertising space, but it is first come, first reserved, so be sure to lock-in your schedule before someone else does!
3” wide x 3” tall – Front Page (Upper Right)
$750 per edition (3 month contract)
$1,000 per edition (no contract)
Text Only Advertisements
Classifieds are text only advertisements and all are located on the “Classifieds Section” in the printed newspaper. Classifieds appear in print and online at www.waynedalenews.com. All classifieds must be paid in full before they are printed or posted online for any issue.
$20 (25 words or less); 50 cents per word after the flat rate of $20.
Please fill out a Classifieds Form online.
Worship & Church Events
The Worship & Church Events section is a premium listing especially for religious organizations and their events. Listings promote your organization name, address, phone number & worship times: also included are two event listings per edition.
Download & Print: Worship & Church Events Details (PDF)
