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  • National - Rate base 19,500,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$706,790$785,310
    2/3546,580607,300
    1/2459,400510,450
    1/3329,830366,480
    2nd Cover-942,370
    3rd Cover-863,840
    4th Cover-1,020,910

    National - Rate base 3,250,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$155,740$173,040
    2/3120,440133,820
    1/2101,230112,480
    1/372,68080,750
    2nd Cover-207,650
    3rd Cover-190,340
    4th Cover-224,950

    National - Rate base 5,250,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$237,070$263,410
    2/3183,330203,700
    1/2154,090171,220
    1/3110,630122,930
    2nd Cover-316,090
    3rd Cover-289,750
    4th Cover-342,440

    National - Rate base 11,000,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$408,530$453,910
    2/3315,920351,020
    1/2265,530295,040
    1/3190,640211,830
    2nd Cover-544,690
    3rd Cover-499,300
    4th Cover-590,090

    National - Rate base 8,500,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$354,170$393,520
    2/3273,890304,320
    1/2230,200255,790
    1/3165,280183,640
    2nd Cover-472,220
    3rd Cover-432,870
    4th Cover-511,580

    National - Rate base 16,250,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$606,600$673,990
    2/3469,100521,210
    1/2394,280438,090
    1/3283,080314,530
    2nd Cover-808,790
    3rd Cover-741,390
    4th Cover-876,200

    National Half-Circ - Rate base 9,750,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$395,840$439,820
    2/3306,110340,120
    1/2257,290285,880
    1/3184,720205,250

    National Half-Circ - Rate base 1,625,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$87,210$96,900
    2/367,44074,940
    1/256,69062,990
    1/340,70045,220

    National Half-Circ - Rate base 2,625,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$132,780$147,530
    2/3102,680114,090
    1/286,30095,890
    1/361,96068,850

    National Half-Circ - Rate base 5,500,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$228,780$254,200
    2/3176,920196,580
    1/2148,700165,230
    1/3106,760118,630

    National Half-Circ - Rate base 4,250,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$198,360$220,400
    2/3153,400170,440
    1/2128,930143,260
    1/392,570102,850

    National Half-Circ - Rate base 8,125,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$339,760$377,500
    2/3262,740291,930
    1/2220,830245,380
    1/3158,550176,170

    California - Rate base 1,634,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$101,646$112,940
    1/266,07073,411
    1/347,43552,705

    California - Rate base 276,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$23,949$26,610
    1/215,56717,297
    1/311,17612,418

    California - Rate base 424,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$34,848$38,720
    1/222,65125,168
    1/316,26218,069

    California - Rate base 934,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$65,511$72,790
    1/242,58247,314
    1/330,57233,969

    California - Rate base 700,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$52,740$58,600
    1/234,28138,090
    1/324,61227,347

    California - Rate base 1,358,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$95,346$105,940
    1/261,97568,861
    1/344,49549,439

    Capital - Rate base 1,053,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$64,899$72,110
    1/242,18446,872
    1/330,28633,651

    Capital - Rate base 174,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$14,958$16,620
    1/29,72310,803
    1/36,9807,756

    Capital - Rate base 292,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$23,769$26,410
    1/215,45017,167
    1/311,09212,325

    Capital - Rate base 587,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$40,788$45,320
    1/226,51229,458
    1/319,03421,149

    Capital - Rate base 466,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$34,767$38,630
    1/222,59925,110
    1/316,22518,027

    Capital - Rate base 879,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$61,137$67,930
    1/239,73944,155
    1/328,53131,701

    East Central - Rate base 1,402,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$83,934$93,260
    1/254,55760,619
    1/339,16943,521

    East Central - Rate base 203,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$16,947$18,830
    1/211,01612,240
    1/37,9098,787

    East Central - Rate base 380,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$30,051$33,390
    1/219,53321,704
    1/314,02415,582

    East Central - Rate base 819,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$55,278$61,420
    1/235,93139,923
    1/325,79628,663

    East Central - Rate base 583,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$42,255$46,950
    1/227,46630,518
    1/319,71921,910

    East Central - Rate base 1,199,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$81,000$90,000
    1/252,65058,500
    1/337,80042,000

    Florida - Rate base 1,433,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$89,145$99,050
    1/257,94464,383
    1/341,60146,223

    Florida - Rate base 231,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$20,052$22,280
    1/213,03414,482
    1/39,35810,397

    Florida - Rate base 373,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$30,654$34,060
    1/219,92522,139
    1/314,30515,895

    Florida - Rate base 829,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$58,140$64,600
    1/237,79141,990
    1/327,13230,147

    Florida - Rate base 604,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$45,504$50,560
    1/229,57832,864
    1/321,23523,595

    Florida - Rate base 1,202,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$84,393$93,770
    1/254,85560,951
    1/339,38343,759

    Great Lakes - Rate base 2,425,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$129,510$143,900
    1/284,18293,535
    1/360,43867,153

    Great Lakes - Rate base 353,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$26,298$29,220
    1/217,09418,993
    1/312,27213,636

    Great Lakes - Rate base 676,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$47,700$53,000
    1/231,00534,450
    1/322,26024,733

    Great Lakes - Rate base 1,396,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$84,051$93,390
    1/254,63360,704
    1/339,22443,582

    Great Lakes - Rate base 1,029,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$66,546$73,940
    1/243,25548,061
    1/331,05534,505

    Great Lakes - Rate base 2,072,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$124,884$138,760
    1/281,17590,194
    1/358,27964,755

    Mid-Atlantic - Rate base 2,628,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$140,355$155,950
    1/291,231101,368
    1/365,49972,777

    Mid-Atlantic - Rate base 381,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$28,386$31,540
    1/218,45120,501
    1/313,24714,719

    Mid-Atlantic - Rate base 737,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$52,002$57,780
    1/233,80137,557
    1/324,26826,964

    Mid-Atlantic - Rate base 1,510,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$90,918$101,020
    1/259,09765,663
    1/342,42847,143

    Mid-Atlantic - Rate base 1,118,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$72,306$80,340
    1/246,99952,221
    1/333,74337,492

    Mid-Atlantic - Rate base 2,247,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$135,432$150,480
    1/288,03197,812
    1/363,20270,224

    New England - Rate base 991,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$61,074$67,860
    1/239,69844,109
    1/328,50131,668

    New England - Rate base 131,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$11,259$12,510
    1/27,3188,132
    1/35,2545,838

    New England - Rate base 268,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$21,816$24,240
    1/214,18015,756
    1/310,18111,312

    New England - Rate base 592,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$41,139$45,710
    1/226,74029,712
    1/319,19821,331

    New England - Rate base 399,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$29,763$33,070
    1/219,34621,496
    1/313,88915,433

    New England - Rate base 860,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$59,814$66,460
    1/238,87943,199
    1/327,91331,015

    Pacific Northwest - Rate base 934,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$57,564$63,960
    1/237,41741,574
    1/326,86329,848

    Pacific Northwest - Rate base 134,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$11,520$12,800
    1/27,4888,320
    1/35,3765,973

    Pacific Northwest - Rate base 231,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$18,801$20,890
    1/212,22113,579
    1/38,7749,749

    Pacific Northwest - Rate base 569,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$39,537$43,930
    1/225,69928,555
    1/318,45120,501

    Pacific Northwest - Rate base 365,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$27,225$30,250
    1/217,69619,663
    1/312,70514,117

    Pacific Northwest - Rate base 800,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$55,638$61,820
    1/236,16540,183
    1/325,96428,849

    Pacific Southwest - Rate base 2,328,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$131,139$145,710
    1/285,24094,712
    1/361,19867,998

    Pacific Southwest - Rate base 378,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$29,700$33,000
    1/219,30521,450
    1/313,86015,400

    Pacific Southwest - Rate base 601,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$44,730$49,700
    1/229,07532,305
    1/320,87423,193

    Pacific Southwest - Rate base 1,349,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$85,707$95,230
    1/255,71061,900
    1/339,99744,441

    Pacific Southwest - Rate base 979,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$66,789$74,210
    1/243,41348,237
    1/331,16834,631

    Pacific Southwest - Rate base 1,950,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$123,975$137,750
    1/280,58489,538
    1/357,85564,283

    Southeast - Rate base 3,468,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$185,211$205,790
    1/2120,387133,764
    1/386,43296,035

    Southeast - Rate base 608,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$45,288$50,320
    1/229,43732,708
    1/321,13423,483

    Southeast - Rate base 929,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$65,547$72,830
    1/242,60647,340
    1/330,58933,987

    Southeast - Rate base 1,931,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$116,262$129,180
    1/275,57083,967
    1/354,25660,284

    Southeast - Rate base 1,537,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$99,405$110,450
    1/264,61371,793
    1/346,38951,543

    Southeast - Rate base 2,860,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$172,377$191,530
    1/2112,045124,495
    1/380,44389,381

    Southwest - Rate base 1,834,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$109,800$122,000
    1/271,37079,300
    1/351,24056,933

    Southwest - Rate base 375,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$31,302$34,780
    1/220,34622,607
    1/314,60816,231

    Southwest - Rate base 501,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$39,618$44,020
    1/225,75228,613
    1/318,48820,543

    Southwest - Rate base 958,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$64,656$71,840
    1/242,02646,696
    1/330,17333,525

    Southwest - Rate base 876,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$63,486$70,540
    1/241,26645,851
    1/329,62732,919

    Southwest - Rate base 1,459,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$98,559$109,510
    1/264,06371,182
    1/345,99451,105

    Texas - Rate base 1,200,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$74,646$82,940
    1/248,52053,911
    1/334,83538,705

    Texas - Rate base 267,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$23,175$25,750
    1/215,06416,738
    1/310,81512,017

    Texas - Rate base 331,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$27,198$30,220
    1/217,67919,643
    1/312,69214,103

    Texas - Rate base 602,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$42,219$46,910
    1/227,44230,492
    1/319,70221,891

    Texas - Rate base 598,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$45,054$50,060
    1/229,28532,539
    1/321,02523,361

    Texas - Rate base 933,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$65,502$72,780
    1/242,57647,307
    1/330,56833,964

    West Central - Rate base 920,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$56,700$63,000
    1/236,85540,950
    1/326,46029,400

    West Central - Rate base 124,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$10,656$11,840
    1/26,9267,696
    1/34,9735,525

    West Central - Rate base 250,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$20,349$22,610
    1/213,22714,697
    1/39,49610,551

    West Central - Rate base 546,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$37,944$42,160
    1/224,66427,404
    1/317,70719,675

    West Central - Rate base 374,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$27,900$31,000
    1/218,13520,150
    1/313,02014,467

    West Central - Rate base 796,000

    UnitB&W4 Color
    Page$55,359$61,510
    1/235,98339,982
    1/325,83428,705

    Closing Dates and In-Home Estimates


    National

    IssueAd Copy ClearanceSpace/Material
    Dec/Jan9/24/2510/1/25
    Feb/Mar11/17/2511/24/25
    Apr/May1/22/261/29/26
    Jun/Jul3/23/263/30/26
    Aug/Sep5/22/265/29/26
    Oct/Nov7/24/267/31/26

    AARP Select and National BRC

    IssueAd Copy ClearanceSpace/Material
    Dec/Jan9/10/259/17/25
    Feb/Mar11/3/2511/10/25
    Apr/May1/8/261/15/26
    Jun/Jul3/9/263/16/26
    Aug/Sep5/8/265/15/26
    Oct/Nov7/10/267/17/26

    Demographic Editions: In-Home Dates

    Issue50-5960-6970+50+
    Dec/Jan11/24–12/1112/10–12/2612/24–1/2411/24–1/24
    Feb/Mar1/26–2/72/9–2/282/27–3/281/26–3/28
    Apr/May3/25–4/74/8–4/254/24–5/213/25–5/21
    Jun/Jul5/26–6/66/8–6/276/26–7/255/26–7/25
    Aug/Sep7/27–8/88/10–8/298/26–9/247/27–9/24
    Oct/Nov9/25–10/810/9–10/2910/23–11/219/25–11/21

    Regional/Test Markets and RealDeals

    IssueAd Copy ClearanceSpace/Material
    Dec/Jan9/17/259/24/25
    Feb/Mar11/10/2511/17/25
    Apr/May1/15/261/22/26
    Jun/Jul3/16/263/23/26
    Aug/Sep5/15/265/22/26
    Oct/Nov7/17/267/24/26
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