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Thursday, April 3, 2008

Local TV No Longer Cash Cow - What's Your Opinion

Interesting article on local TV. Do you think it has fallen this far?



For decades, local TV stations in cities like Baltimore were cash cows for the companies that owned them. Even though one or two stations with the most popular anchors often came to dominate each market, everybody made money. Local TV was that surefire a business - even for last-place and poorly managed stations.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bal-te.to.localtv03apr03,0,3748488.story

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