Type "how to publish an article on WPRI" into a search engine today and you will get stories about the station's reporters and decade old article marketing tips. Nothing answers the actual question a Rhode Island business owner is asking. This page does. It explains whether your business can be published on wpri.com, what the finished article looks like, how the publishing works step by step, what decides the price, and the one email that starts it.
The short answer: yes, a business can publish an article on WPRI
Yes. A business can be published on WPRI through a paid article placement on wpri.com. This is not pitching a story to a WPRI reporter and hoping it fits their day, and it is not buying a television spot. It is a separate, legitimate route: a sponsored article that runs on wpri.com, written about your business, reviewed before it goes live, and permanent once published.
Arranging that placement is what we do. You do not need a media contact, a news hook, or a publicist. You need a business worth writing about and one email to us. The rest of this page explains exactly what happens after that email, because a decision like this should rest on the full picture, not on a sales pitch. If you want to compare how different outlets handle paid placements first, our guide to which news outlets accept sponsored content lays out the landscape honestly.
Ready to publish your business on WPRI?
Send us your business name, your website, and what the article should be about. You get a fit confirmation and your individual quote back by email.
uzairasad@pressfeature.orgOne email starts it. No form, no obligation.
What you actually get: your business in a WPRI headline
Picture the finished thing, because that is what you are buying. A live article page on wpri.com carries your business name in the headline and your story in the text: what you do, why you are good at it, and where people can find you. It sits on the same site, under the same name, that Rhode Island checks for news and weather every day, and it reaches across the whole state and into Bristol County, Massachusetts, because in Rhode Island one market covers everyone.
Then the article starts working for you. You send the link to the customer who is deciding between you and a competitor. You put it in the quote packet that needs one more proof point. You add WPRI to the "As Featured On" row on your own homepage, and every visitor who sees it understands in one second that Rhode Island's station published a story about your business. That moment of recognition is the product. Everything else on this page is how it is made, what decides its price, and how to start.
Why WPRI carries weight in Rhode Island
Start with the call letters themselves: WPRI stands for Providence, Rhode Island. The station debuted on March 27, 1955, and it has served the state ever since. This is the station that created the market's first 5 p.m. newscast in 1993 and its first nightly 10 p.m. prime time newscast in 1996. Its weekend public affairs show, Newsmakers, has been on the air since 1978. Its newscasts carried the Eyewitness News name for decades, now 12 News Now, from studios on Catamore Boulevard in East Providence.
The site's weight shows in the numbers too. In our outlet directory, WPRI carries a Domain Authority of 79 and roughly 1.8 million monthly organic visits. Those figures matter as supporting proof, but the real reason WPRI works is structural: Rhode Island is a single television market, so one station's site speaks to the entire state at once. A national mention says you exist. A WPRI article says you belong to Rhode Island, published by the station whose call letters spell the state.
What a sponsored article on wpri.com actually looks like
Let us be precise about the product, because precision is where vague offers fall apart.
The article is a full page on wpri.com itself. Check the domain whenever anyone offers you a WPRI placement: the real article lives on the real site. It is labelled as paid content. That labelling is not a weakness in the product; it is what makes the placement legitimate and durable. The article is reviewed before it is published, so what goes live has passed a check. Once live, the placement is permanent. It does not disappear when a campaign ends, because there is no campaign window attached to it.
The article links to your website, and those links carry sponsored attributes, as paid content rules require. Anyone who promises you a plain editorial dofollow link from a paid WPRI placement is describing something that does not exist. What you get is more valuable than a link trick: a permanent, credible page about your business on a site with real authority, sending real readers to you.
One separation matters. This is a website article. It is not a television spot, and it is not an appearance on a broadcast lifestyle show such as The Rhode Show, which is a television product bought a different way. If what you want is a permanent written feature that people can find, read and share, this is it.
Who a WPRI article is right for, and who should skip it
This placement fits Rhode Island businesses anywhere in the state, which is the beauty of a single market state, plus firms serving Bristol County, Massachusetts: home services, clinics, law firms, retailers, and any company whose customers research before they buy. It is especially strong for businesses that sell on trust, because the article is standing on the station's own site at the exact moment a customer checks you out.
It does not fit a business with no Rhode Island connection and no use for a Rhode Island credibility badge. If your customers are all in another state and a WPRI article would never be seen by anyone who matters to you, spend the money on the outlet your customers actually read. We would rather tell you that now than sell you the wrong placement, because the right reader saying no builds more trust than the wrong reader saying yes. If a national stage is the better fit, the CNN guide explains that route; if a major market badge matters more, the PIX11 guide covers New York.
How publishing on WPRI works, step by step
Step 1: Email us. Write to uzairasad@pressfeature.org with your business name, your website, and what the article should be about. That email is the whole application. There is no form, no account to create, no retainer to sign.
Step 2: Fit confirmation and your quote. We confirm that your business and your topic fit the outlet, and you receive your individual quote for this outlet. What decides that quote is covered in the next section.
Step 3: The article. You can supply the article yourself, or we arrange the writing for you. Either way, the draft is reviewed before anything is published.
Step 4: Review and go live. Once the article is approved, it is published on wpri.com.
Step 5: Your live link. You receive the live WPRI link to your article. It is yours to send to customers, add to your site, and use in every proposal from that day on.
Your protection is stated plainly, because it is part of the arrangement before you pay anything: payment is in full in advance, and if the article does not go live, you receive a full refund, in writing. There is no version of this where you pay and end up with nothing.
What decides the price of a WPRI article
There is no public price for a WPRI article, and this page is not hiding one to force you into a call. The price is set per placement because the deciding factors differ for every business: the scope of the article, whether you supply it or we arrange the writing, the placement specifics, and timing. A rate card cannot price your article honestly, so every placement is quoted individually, by email, with no obligation to proceed.
That is also why the honest answer to "how much" is one email long. Our guide to how much a sponsored article costs explains the factor model in full. What we can promise here: the quote you receive is the whole price, and the refund protection above stands behind it.
What a WPRI article will not do
Three limits, stated the way we would want them stated to us. First, the article is paid content and is labelled as such; it is not editorial coverage and it is not the WPRI newsroom endorsing your business. Second, no one can guarantee you search rankings, a traffic figure, or sales from a placement like this, and anyone who promises those numbers for a station article is selling you something that does not exist. Third, the article does one job and does it permanently: it puts a credible, findable page about your business on the station whose call letters spell the state. Businesses buy it for credibility that compounds, not for overnight miracles.
How to start
Everything you need to decide is on this page. If WPRI is the outlet your customers trust, and you want your business published on it, the next step is a single email.
Write to uzairasad@pressfeature.org with your business name, your website, and the story the article should tell. You will get a fit confirmation and your individual quote back. When you are ready to see the wider picture of what we do, our services page covers it, but the email is how a WPRI article actually begins.
Get your business on WPRI
One email with your business name, your website, and the story you want told. Your fit confirmation and individual quote come back by email.
uzairasad@pressfeature.orgFull refund in writing if your article does not go live.
Frequently asked questions
How can I publish an article on WPRI.com?
Through the paid placement route: email us, we confirm fit and send your quote, handle the article and its review, and send you the live link when it publishes.
Can I buy an article on WPRI 12?
Yes. The paid placement route on wpri.com exists separately from editorial news coverage, and arranging it is what we do.
How much does it cost to get featured on WPRI?
There is no public price, because each placement is quoted individually. The factors are the article's scope, whether you supply it or we arrange the writing, the placement specifics and timing. One email to uzairasad@pressfeature.org returns your exact quote, with no obligation.
How do I get my business on WPRI in Providence?
Email us with your business name, your website, and the story you want told. The steps are handled for you from there: fit, quote, article, review, live link.
Does WPRI accept sponsored articles on wpri.com?
The website article is a paid placement arranged through us and labelled as paid content. It is not awarded editorially, and it is separate from the station's news coverage.
Will an article on wpri.com link to my website?
Yes, the article links to your site. The link carries sponsored attributes under paid content rules, so it is not a plain editorial dofollow link. Its value is the readers it sends you and the credibility of where it sits.
How long does it take to get published on WPRI?
The timeline is set by the article and review steps, and your confirmed timeline comes with your quote, before you pay anything.
Is a paid article on WPRI labelled as sponsored?
Yes. It runs as clearly labelled paid content. That labelling is part of what makes the placement legitimate, and it protects the article's permanence.
Disclosure: PressFeature sells article placements on WPRI, and this page is our own marketing content, published to explain the placement honestly. Figures cited are from our public outlet directory. Published October 2026. Last reviewed: October 2026.