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Schmidt, Christine. "Membership at a local TV station? Here’s how San Antonio’s KSAT is plotting a potential revenue stream." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 28 Oct. 2019. Web. 17 Apr. 2024.
APA
Schmidt, C. (2019, Oct. 28). Membership at a local TV station? Here’s how San Antonio’s KSAT is plotting a potential revenue stream. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 17, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/10/membership-at-a-local-tv-station-heres-how-san-antonios-ksat-is-plotting-a-potential-revenue-stream/
Chicago
Schmidt, Christine. "Membership at a local TV station? Here’s how San Antonio’s KSAT is plotting a potential revenue stream." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified October 28, 2019. Accessed April 17, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/10/membership-at-a-local-tv-station-heres-how-san-antonios-ksat-is-plotting-a-potential-revenue-stream/.
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