The Virginian-Pilot Advertising: Reach and Circulation

Base: South Hampton Roads 5-City Adults 18+

  Circulation# Readership*
Daily (Monday-Friday) 157,740 342,466
Sunday 174,817 444,684
Past Week n/a 556,412

Sources: *Scarborough 2011, #ABC Audit Report, 2010

Superior Reach

  • 42% of South Hampton Roads (SHR) adults read The Pilot on an average weekday.
  • 55% of SHR adults read The Pilot on an average Sunday.
  • 69% of SHR adults read The Pilot in the past week.

Reach Both Men and Women


Daily and Sunday 1 insertion reach, past week 7 insertions reach

  Daily Sunday Past Week
Men 40% 46% 62%
Women 41% 54% 68%

Reach Adults of All Ages

  Daily Sunday Past Week
18-34 21% 39% 50%
35-54 40% 54% 65%
55+ 64% 72% 83%

Delivers the Best Prospects

Household Income Daily Sunday Past Week
$100,000 or more 47% 54% 67%
$50,000 or more 42% 55% 65%
Less than $50K 38% 54% 65%
Median Income $66,876 $62,044 N/A

Readership Increases with Education

  Daily Sunday Past Week
College grad or more 47% 61% 71%
Some college 43% 59% 73%
High school graduate 37% 50% 57%

More Efficient Reach

Base: SHR adults 18+ (807,570)

  Reach with one ad Cost for one ad Cost to reach 1,000
Sunday Pilot (1/4 pg) 444,684 $3,660 $8.23
Daily Pilot (1/4 pg) 342,566 $2,760 $8.06
WAVY TV M-F 5-7 pm 60,346 $650 $10.77
WVEC TV M-F 5-7 pm 36,960 $650 $17.59
WTKR TV M-F 5-7 pm 15,395 $300 $19.49
USA Network M-F 8-11 pm 13,301 $150 $11.28
WVKL FM M-F 6-10 am 11,407 $125 $10.96
WNOR FM M-F 6-10 am 8,130 $100 $12.30
WVBW FM M-F 6-10 am 8,014 $100 $12.48
WNVZ FM M-F 6-10 am 6,012 $100 $16.63
WGH FM M-F 6-10 am 3,902 $100 $25.63

Reaches Key Target Audiences

  Read Yesterday Read Past Sunday Reach Past Week
Work for Military 25% 36% 46%
African Americans 42% 59% 66%
Blue collar Employees 30% 40% 54%
White Collar Employees 39% 57% 68%
Working Women 34% 53% 65%
Adults 18-34 21% 39% 50%
Homeowners 47% 59% 70%

Source: Scarborough 2011