NEXUS-IBA offers special promotional rates to small non-religious, non-commercial program producer for radio programs originated and delivered to our station via the Internet in MP3 format. This promo goes under the auspices of IPAR (International Public Access Radio) for programs intended for broadcast over IRRS-Shortwave and has been negotiated with our broadcasting service providers to sponsor and support small program producers on Shortwave.

How do I qualify?

To qualify for the special rates, your program must be non-religious and non-commercial in content and produced by a small program producer organisation or an individual program producer. As an organisation, you must also declare that your annual turnover is not over US$50,00000 (or Euro 50,000). Individual program producers have no exceptional requirements (e.g., a podcaster, a producer, not an established organisation).

PLEASE NOTICE: IPAR and this IPAR promotion are unsuitable for religious programs. If you are a Christian organisation or produce a religious program, check European Gospel Radio for special conditions on airtime slots that are primarily allocated to our spiritual and inspirational programming.

For this special IPAR promotion, use promo IPARPROMO when you contact us using our online contact form.

What do I get?

Airtime offered under the Small Program Producer Promotion is limited to one hour per week on our 100, 150, or 300 kW Shortwave and AM / Medium Wave broadcasts (programs can be  15, 30, or 60 minutes long).

Each organisation or individual program producer may reserve up to one hour per week. Airtime is shared among several small program producers and is subject to a first-come, first-served basis. Airtime at the lowest IPAR rate is available only to Mon-Thu evening slots in Europe & North Africa. However, DX reception has been reported in Australia and New Zealand.

The Small Program Producer Promotion includes:

• One hour, 30, or 15 minutes broadcast time over IRRS-Shortwave to Europe.
• Free promos will be aired randomly during our broadcasts if you provide pre-recorded promos. Promos can be up to 29 seconds in length in English.
• You will receive free professional consulting on using Shortwave and the Internet best, so no previous experience is necessary!
• Exclusive discounts for bulk airtime for more than one broadcast per week.
• Special rates and services for hosting your Web pages and other audio and video streaming services
• Free use of a dedicated email address to receive reception reports and use a convenient (easy to spell) email address to mention over the air.

How much does it cost?

A nominal charge is invoiced directly by our qualified partner who operates our broadcasting facilities to cover the broadcast time costs with a minimum 15% discount over standard airtime fees (limitations may apply). Please note that additional VAT may apply if billed to individuals (physical persons) in Europe. No NEXU -IBA membership is required, but we will assist you free of charge with any questions and in the technical setup.

How should I send any program material?

To access Small Program Producer Promotion, you must encode any audio files in MP3 and upload them to one of our servers.

Can I use other media to record my audio programs?

Sometimes, we may also arrange for a live satellite or Internet stream. We are flexible when receiving your audio feed. Still, if we require human intervention to deal with the setup or during the reception of your feed, you will incur additional costs. It will be much cheaper and reliable for you to encode any program material as MP3 files and transfer them to NEXUS-IBA’s Network Control Centre via the Internet at no extra charge.

What is the target area?

Reception reports and monitoring stations indicate that IRRS-Shortwave signal with our 100 or 150 kW transmitters may be received well across Europe, North Africa and the Mediterranean region. Fringe reception (DX) may allow reception outside our primary target areas, i.e., North America, Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific. If you’re interested in other regions than Europe, we can set up dedicated broadcasts to any region globally, i.e. Africa, Asia, the Pacific, and North and South America, with powers ranging from 150 kW to 300 kW.

I already have a radio program available.
What should I do to start airing it as soon as possible?

To start broadcasting via NEXUS-IBA and IRRS-Shortwave, please follow the following steps:

1. Please email information on your organisation, its aim, and your program to info@nexus.org. Then, fill in our quote request and mention the promo code at the bottom of this page.
2. Send sample audio programs or pointers if they are available online.
3. If you represent an organisation, include a written declaration that your group’s annual turnover is less than US$50,000 or less than €50,000. No financial information is required for individual program producers.

The minimum contract is three months, and you may cancel any service at any time with one month’s advance notice. We have a 100% money-back policy for all advance payments for unused services. The quick turn-around time for the whole procedure is 24 hours, including online pre-payment of dues and broadcast of the first program. However, selecting a dedicated frequency for your desired target area may require some more time. Please note that NEXUS-IBA will not process or receive payment for these services.

Act quickly to get the best available time slot

We suggest you act soon to reserve prime-time Saturday or Sunday slots for your broadcast.

Please check our links online:

• NEXUS-IBA’s Charter
• IRRS-Shortwave schedules
• IPAR (International Public Access Radio)

Our services are in cooperation with Milano Ventures Ltd.