TV & Radio

Broadcast bought like an operator, not a media rep’s commission check, and built into the name people already trust when something breaks.

Broadcast bought like an operator makes you known before anything breaks. Bought like a media rep’s commission check, it is only a bill.

Two ways to buy the same airtime

The buy
The rep’s buy

Sold on reach and a rate card, measured by nothing, renewed on a handshake. The commission is the plan.

The phone may ring. Nobody can tell you what a call cost.
The operator’s buy

Bought against a number, aimed at the towns you work, measured like every other channel. The cost per booked job is the plan.

Airtime answers to the same number as everything else. Kept if it earns, cut if it doesn’t.
We ran a $20K/month broadcast test that kept the phone ringing and still ran past 100% cost of marketing. We killed it. The buy has to answer to the number.

When the furnace dies, they call the company they already trust. We make you be the voice in the room before that night.

Where broadcast fits

The doctrine

Broadcast is one asset in a wider system. On its own it is expensive noise. Inside 5 Mile Famous it is the voice that makes every other asset land harder.

Read the full doctrine → We killed our own $2M TV campaign. Read why →

Every station will quote you a rate. Here is ours, with theirs kept separate.

What it costs

The rate card

Management is priced apart from media so every media dollar buys frequency, not commission.

FoundationsJunk-time audit, single-channel frequency plan, a founder-verified script.
$2,500+per month
GrowthMulti-channel orchestration, identity scriptwriting, behavioral targeting, branded-search tracking.
$5,200+per month
ExecutiveFull broadcast asset management, airtime-to-estimate attribution, premium placements.
$8,500+per month
No long-term contracts. Month-to-month, earned every thirty days.
Media spend is separate and goes directly to the stations. The fee covers strategy, negotiation, and scriptwriting.
Scope your tier in a free audit →

Who this is for

The fit

We would rather name the fit up front than discover it three months in.

Built for

$2M–$10M contractors ready to fund a fifty-two week presence.

Owners who commit to frequency over one-month tests.

Founders willing to be the voice of the brand.

Frequency beats reach. Every schedule we build says so.
Not for

Discount shouting and coupon spots.

Trying radio for a month to see what happens.

Founders who refuse to touch the creative process.

Going dark resets the meter. We do not go dark.

How the brand gets built

The process

From audit to top-of-mind in four phases, on a fifty-two week heartbeat.

01 · Days 0–14

Content audit, brand voice alignment, and junk-time identification across the current schedule.

02 · Days 15–30

Founder-verified scripts written. The frequency schedule locked and negotiated.

03 · Days 31–90

On air. Branded search lift, direct traffic, and lead attribution tracked in real time.

04 · Ongoing

Quarterly creative refresh and continuous schedule optimization while the brand equity compounds.

What owners ask

The questions

The questions owners actually ask, answered the way we answer them on a call.

Does the fee include the cost of airtime?

No, and any agency that bundles them is not being transparent. Media spend goes directly to the stations. The fee covers strategy, negotiation, and scriptwriting.

How do you track a brand awareness campaign?

Branded search lift, direct-to-site traffic, and lead attribution through dedicated tracking numbers and the CRM. When broadcast works, cost per lead falls across every channel because homeowners search your name instead of your category.

How long before the phone starts ringing?

Some clients see a spike in thirty days, but the real power arrives at six to twelve months when top-of-mind is achieved. This is a fifty-two week commitment, not a weekend project.

Do I have to speak in the commercials?

You do not have to, but you should. The authentic voice of a local founder is the strongest trust signal in the market, and we coach you until it sounds natural.

Is your airtime earning or just airing?

One page of findings: what your marketing costs today, channel by channel, and whether broadcast belongs in the mix. Free, no meeting required.

Or call (419) 575-9023