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PAUL GREELEY 817-578-6324 | PAUL@NEWSCHECKMEDIA.COM | @TVMarketShare

What TV Stations Can Buy For Just $100

Local TV is a billion dollar business. Broadcast companies spend that much to acquire other broadcast companies and manage billions of dollars in yearly revenue. But I wondered, for all those billions of dollars, what would just $100 buy the average TV station?

by Paul Greeley September 25, 2020 11:34 EDT

Local TV is a billion dollar business. Broadcast companies spend that much to acquire other broadcast companies and manage billions of dollars in yearly revenue.

But I wondered, for all those billions of dollars, what would just $100 buy the average TV station? So I polled some station executives to see what they’ve bought recently with $100.

One station bought a UVC germicidal light bulb for $107. Money well spent these days.

Another station spent $100 on parking tickets. Seems the news crews always forget to feed the meter.

At one station, they used to take a good client out for lunch and maybe spend $100, but alas, those days are over now.

However, some broadcasters have found that $100 can buy them new employees like general managers, news directors, engineers and creative services directors.

Because they bought an ad on TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center for just $99, and got access to qualified, experienced TV professionals to fill their open positions.

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