Columbia DOOH · Main Street · the Vista · Five Points · June 2026
The capital of South Carolina and the heart of the Midlands near 857,000 on the Congaree, from Main Street to the Vista to Five Points, bookable by the hour, priced per play, matched to how Columbia actually moves.
Columbia billboard and DOOH (digital out-of-home) costs span from a few cents per play on urban panels to premium Main Street, Williams-Brice and landmark networks. On Blindspot, Columbia screens are booked by the hour and priced per play, entry plays start around $0.26, with no contracts or minimums.
The smart Columbia play isn't one screen for a month. It's the right screens at the right hours: the arteries at commute peak, the malls through the afternoon, the nightlife and tourist cores after dark.
Billboard ranking points
Scored by Blindspot's location intelligence on visibility, dwell time, and footfall (directional, 1–10). Every one is bookable by the hour on the platform.
The Main Street core below the copper-domed State House carries dense government and office traffic by day and the Soda City Market and dining crowd by week.
The Congaree Vista, a restored warehouse district of restaurants, galleries and the arena, packs the city's heaviest dining and going-out dwell.
Five Points beside the University of South Carolina packs the city's densest student bar, music and late-night crowd.
Williams-Brice Stadium, home of the Gamecocks, packs a crowd near 80,000 on game days just south of downtown by the fairgrounds.
The I-26, I-20 and I-77 crossings carry the daily commute and the heavy through traffic across the Midlands and toward Fort Jackson.
The BullStreet District and Segra Park, home of the Fireflies, anchor a growing mixed-use, ballpark and family audience north of downtown.
The media estate · operator partners
Blindspot puts digital out-of-home (DOOH) and classic out-of-home from Columbia's media owners, Lamar Advertising, OUTFRONT Media, Clear Channel Outdoor among them, onto one map, bookable by the hour. Below: real partner screens across the city's prime zones.
Imagery from media-owner/operator partners. Locations indicative; live availability and per-screen pricing show in the platform.
Formats
From a highway bulletin to a single mall screen, Blindspot puts Columbia's digital out-of-home and classic OOH formats on one map, each priced per play and bookable by the hour. The formats that matter here:
Large-format LED on highways, bridges and boulevards, motion, dayparting and dynamic triggers.
Pedestrian-scale panels and citylights in high-footfall retail and downtown corridors.
Highway and arterial bulletins built for commuter frequency on the busiest routes.
High-intent shoppers from midday to evening across the city's retail destinations.
The COMET (Central Midlands Transit) bus screens plus stations and place-based screens with captive dwell.
Landmark and spectacular placements for brand statements in the city's signature locations.
Location insights
Columbia is the capital of South Carolina and the heart of the Midlands, Soda City on the Congaree, anchored by state government, the Gamecocks and Fort Jackson. Mornings load the I-26, I-20 and I-77 commute toward downtown, the State House and the campus; evenings pull crowds to the Main Street restaurants, the Congaree Vista warehouse district and the Five Points nightlife near USC; weekends fill Williams-Brice for the Gamecocks, Segra Park in the BullStreet District and the Soda City Market on Main. The COMET runs the central bus hub. Buy the morning freeway push and the Vista evening peak.
The Congaree Vista and the main arteries surge 7:30–10 AM and 5–8 PM. Book exactly those hours and your frequency climbs for the same budget.
Williams-Brice and the city's malls hold heavy footfall from noon to evening, long windows where dwell and shopping intent, not rush, do the work.
Main Street shifts from daytime to social and tourism after dark. Different audience, same screens, swap the creative, not the location.
Location intelligence summary
Columbia doesn't have one rush hour; it has rotating audiences sharing the same streets. The only buying model that matches that is hourly: pay for the windows when your audience owns the city, skip the ones when it doesn't.
| Objective | Book these zones | Best hours |
|---|---|---|
| Brand launch | Main Street + The Congaree Vista | 6–11 PM |
| Commuter frequency | Five Points, The Congaree Vista | 7:30–10 AM · 5–8 PM |
| Retail foot traffic | Williams-Brice, Main Street | 12–8 PM |
| B2B / decision-makers | I-26 / I-20 corridor, The Congaree Vista | Weekdays 9 AM–6 PM |
| Tourism & events | Main Street, BullStreet District | 10 AM–8 PM |
A month-long 24/7 rotation pays for 3 AM plays nobody sees. Hourly booking concentrates the same budget into Columbia’s proven peak windows, and typically saves 30%+ versus a flat four-week flight.
Morning commuters read in 2 seconds; evening crowds dwell for minutes. Run different creative by hour on the same screens, even trigger swaps on weather or live data.
Every play is logged. Blindspot campaigns report verified plays and attribution, measured against control groups, not estimated reach.
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Pricing · updated June 2026
Per-play prices, not CPM mysteries. Live per-screen pricing and real-time availability are on every card in the platform; the ranges below reflect typical Blindspot pricing as of June 2026.
| Format | Price per play | Typical presence | Why it works |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roadside & freeway digital | from ~$0.26 per play | $100 buys hourly bursts on I-26 and I-20 | drive-time commuter reach |
| Main Street digital spectacular | from ~$0.45 per play | the downtown government and market core | office and Soda City dwell |
| Vista entertainment digital | from ~$0.41 per play | the warehouse-district blocks | dining and going-out dwell |
| Five Points nightlife digital | from ~$0.38 per play | the campus nightlife strip | student and going-out crowd |
| The COMET transit screens | from ~$0.28 per play | the central bus hub and routes | walk-up urban commuters |
No minimums · no contracts · pay per verified play · hourly scheduling per screen
What a campaign costs
Because pricing is per play and hourly, there's no minimum, but here's what budgets realistically buy. Live numbers per screen are in the platform.
Commute test
A week of morning and evening bursts on the I-26 corridor into Downtown.
Multi-zone Columbia push
Main Street, the Vista and Five Points running together across peak dayparts.
Soda City flagship
Full Downtown and Williams-Brice saturation timed to a Gamecocks football season and the Main Street market calendar.
FAQ
From a few cents per play on urban panels to premium boulevard, transit and landmark networks. On Blindspot, Columbia screens are priced per play and booked by the hour, entry plays start around $0.26, with no contracts or minimums.
Main Street ranks #1 for reach and dwell. For premium and B2B audiences, The Congaree Vista leads; for retail intent, Williams-Brice; for mass commuter frequency, the city's busiest transit arteries.
Yes, on Blindspot every Columbia screen is bookable by the hour with no minimum contract, so you can buy only the commute peaks, shopping afternoons, or evening windows that match your audience.
Blindspot aggregates digital out-of-home inventory across Columbia onto one map, roadside and boulevard screens, transit, mall and place-based panels, bookable per play. The wider OOH supply is run by operators such as Lamar Advertising, OUTFRONT Media, Clear Channel Outdoor.
Often within hours: upload, pass creative pre-check, and digital screens need no printing or installation. Content approval typically averages around two business days across networks.
A multi-day hourly presence on a high-traffic The Congaree Vista corridor, a concentrated burst across the busiest transit and retail screens at peak hours, or thousands of plays on central urban panels.
No. Blindspot has no minimums, retainers or platform fees; you can run a focused hourly burst on a single screen or a full multi-zone Columbia campaign.
How to book
No sales calls, no contracts, self-serve from the map to live creative.
01
Open the map, filter Columbia by zone and format, and select the exact screens and the exact hours your audience is out.
02
Every screen shows its price per play and real-time availability before you commit. Build the plan; the running total is always visible.
03
Upload creative, pass pre-check, and go live, often within hours. Track verified plays and attribution as the campaign runs.
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