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Audience Engagement

The Community Review Readership

Each week, 240,000 Winnipeg adults read a community newspaper in print or digital format.

Free Press Community Review receives more than 32,000 users a month, viewing over 45,000 pages, and 53% of pageviews originate in Manitoba.

Sources:
Google Analytics Q4 2025 Monthly Average
Base: 803,000 Winnipeg Adults, Source: Vividata SCC | Study of the Canadian Consumer Fall 2025

53%

53% of pageviews originated in Manitoba

77%

77% of pageviews originated in Canada

MONTHLY USERS:

32,000

MONTHLY SESSIONS:

37,000

MONTHLY PAGEVIEWS:

45,000

Sources: Google Analytics Q4 2025 Monthly Average

Digital Services

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Be Seen First

Wrap your message around the news.

A wrap in Community Review is a premium advertising format that delivers unmatched visibility and impact by placing your brand message in the most prominent position readers see first.

2-Page Wrap

Includes a front page and page 2.

4-Page Wrap

Includes a front page, an inside spread that wraps around section, and a back cover.

Sponsored content magazine and online article.

Print Ad Sizes

Print Specs: 150 DPI, CMYK, PDF, EPS, JPG, PNG

1/16 PAGE
2.469” X 2.714”
(2 column x 38 agates)

1/8 PAGE VERTICAL
2.469” X 5.571”
(2 column x 78 agates)

1/8 PAGE HORIZONTAL
5.063” X 2.714”
(4 column x 38 agates)

1/4 PAGE BANNER
10.25” X 2.714”
(8 column x 38 agates)

1/4 PAGE
5.063” X 5.571”
(4 column x 78 agates)

3/16 PAGE VERTICAL
2.469” X 8.428”
(2 column x 118 agates)

3/8 PAGE VERTICAL
5.063” X 8.428”
(4 column x 118 agates)

1/2 PAGE VERTICAL
5.063” X 11.285”
(4 column x 158 agates)

1/2 PAGE HORIZONTAL
10.25” X 5.571”
(8 column x 78 agates)

FULL PAGE
10.25” X 11.285”
(8 column x 158 agates)

DOUBLE TRUCK – 2 PAGE SPREAD
21.5” X 11.285”
(16 columns + gutter x 158 agates)

It is advised to not put text or logos closer than a 1/4” on either side of the middle line on the outside pages of a double truck.

2 PAGE FRONT WRAP – PAGE 1
10.25” X 9.071”
(8 column x 127 agates)

Front Page Sizes
BIG BOX
2.469” X 3.571”
(2 column x 50 agates)

EARLUG
2.469” X 1.785”
(2 column x 25 agates)

FRONT PAGE BANNER
10.25”x1.785”
(8 column x 25 agates)

Mobile & Desktop
Ad Units

Digital

Billboard: 970x250px
Max file size: 250 kb
Ad units available on every page.

Big Box: 300x250px
Max file size: 150 kb
Ad units available on every page.

Tall Box: 300x600px
Max file size: 250 kb
Units available on article pages.

Leaderboard: 728x90px
Max file size: 150 kb
Ad units available on every page.

Superboard: 970x90px
Max file size: 200 kb
Ad units available on every page.

Mobile

Mobile Banner: 320x50px
Max file size: 150 kb
Located at the top of the page.

Fixed Mobile Banner: 320x50px
Max file size: 50 kb
Sits above website content hugging the bottom of the screen.

In-Article Mobile Big Box: 300x250px
Max file size: 50 kb
Appears at the top of the story.

Mobile Tall Box: 300x600px
Max file size: 250 kb
Appears in-article, at the end of the story.

Interstitial Mobile: 320x480px
Max file size: 250 kb
Covers the majority
of the mobile screen.

Accepted file formats: jpg, gif, png, HTML5

Why use Bitly link:

Link Shortening:
Simplifies long URLs for easier sharing.

Analytics:
Provides detailed performance data, helping track audience engagement.

Customization:
Allows for branded, recognizable links.

Improved Sharing:
Easier to share across platforms without breaking.

Link Management:
Offers a dashboard to organize and manage links.

Integrations:
Connects with various applications to enhance marketing efforts.

Wallpaper
Specifications

winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/

Best practices

Wallpapers will not display in their entirety on many screens. Please observe the guidelines to ensure effective delivery of your wallpaper on most screens.

Max file size:
300 kb (jpg or gif)
Ad unit available on home page or section only.

In-Stream
Video ads

winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/

Ad sizes available for In-Stream

Video: Billboard, Tall Box and Big Box

Video specifications: YouTube hosted

Video length: Recommended maximum 1 minute

Aspect ratio: 16:9

Minimum width in ad: 300px

VIDEO AD SPECIFICATIONS:

Three components are needed for video ads: The static background graphic (jpg or gif), the video, and a YouTube video link.

Note – All videos will muted with volume controls. The reader has the option to click for sound.

Free Press in-stream video big box ad specifications.

Free Press in-stream video tall box ad specifications.

Free Press in-stream video billboard ad specifications.

April 11, 2026

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