Local TV stations will make about $2.6 billion on political ads this year

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CNN / Brian Stelter / Nov 4, 2014

“The best word for the result on the local level is saturation, particularly in markets with a bevy of competitive races.” —JB

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Benton, Joshua. "Local TV stations will make about $2.6 billion on political ads this year." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 4 Nov. 2014. Web. 18 Sep. 2024.

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Benton, Joshua. "Local TV stations will make about $2.6 billion on political ads this year." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified November 4, 2014. Accessed September 18, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/local-tv-stations-will-make-about-2-6-billion-on-political-ads-this-year/.

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