tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4281519437069491769.post1195769623757889020..comments2023-08-26T10:05:22.123-05:00Comments on Goldenrod's thoughts: StatisticsGoldenrodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09246352554498015300noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4281519437069491769.post-89558888554761466182008-10-30T04:18:00.000-05:002008-10-30T04:18:00.000-05:00That actually makes sense, Chuck. Last night I co...That actually makes sense, Chuck. Last night I couldn't see the sense in it, but now that I've had a few hours of sleep I understand.<BR/><BR/>"x" number of advertising minutes times less $$ per ea. polit. ad = less advertising revenue.<BR/><BR/>New question: What happens to their regular advertisers who have contracts for "x" no. of ad. minutes and the stations cannot fulfill them ... can the stations be sued for breach of contract? I mean, that's GOT to result in lost revenue for these regul. adv'ers!<BR/><BR/>Sure, the lt. rev. would be hard to prove and the stations could "make up" the mins. ltr., but still! A worth question, I think.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your explanation.Goldenrodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09246352554498015300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4281519437069491769.post-14887864276695838172008-10-29T22:13:00.000-05:002008-10-29T22:13:00.000-05:00I heard on WGN radio years ago that stations (at l...I heard on WGN radio years ago that stations (at least major market stations) lose money on campaign advertising. This was years ago, so it may have changed. The explanation was that stations have X number of advertising minutes per hour, they must accept campaign advertising, but such campaign ads paid less money than regular advertising - hence they lost money and they, too, were happy when the campaigns were over.Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08590017513597344000noreply@blogger.com