Step 1 - Become a Member

Membership for St. Paul Residents is $35, MN Residents is $60, non- MN residents is $110. 

Organizations can have up to five of their staff/volunteers become members for $110.  SPNN also offers limited income for $20 and student and senior memberships at $35.

Step 2 - Submit your Program

Any one of the following formats: VHS, SVHS, DVCAM, mini DV or DVD.  If you submit on mini-DV, you need to use Sony tapes. 

If you submit on SVHS or VHS, SPNN needs to put a control track on the right channel of audio.  This will create a “buzz” on the right audio channel.  Please make sure you don’t turn in your master and that the audio on both the left and right audio channels is the same.  You can record over this tape, but you will not be able to play it on other machines.

We do not return DVD submissions.

Step 3 - Technical Specs

Make sure your program meets all technical requirements to ensure proper playback.

At the start of the tape you need to have 30 seconds of black or preferably color bars and tone.  Then a slate which should include your name, total run time, and run dates of the program.  After the slate should be a count down.  Then the start of your program.  If your program does not start 30 seconds into the tape the first 30 seconds of your program will be cut off.

At the end of the tape please put 30 seconds of “black”.

If you are submitting on DVD, your program should NOT include bars and tone nor a count down.  It should be just the program.

Step 4 - Paperwork

Once you have your program in hand, you need to fill out a Program Release Form.  You can download the form here or you can pick one up from SPNN.  Please fill out the form completely.

All programs must be turned in one week before air date.