tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post4292402533663273055..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: NYT: Political ad spending spurs local TV mergersJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-17480785182092456482011-11-09T20:39:25.926-05:002011-11-09T20:39:25.926-05:00I think station value (or lack thereof) is more th...I think station value (or lack thereof) is more the metric for the sales. We're not talking big markets here. It's more a shuffling of the deck.<br /><br />In the Freedom Communications sale, the stations don't even cover 3% of the US. Freedom will go the way of the Chandlers in LA and the Pulliams in Indy and Phoenix. If they choose to go piecemeal, so be it. At least they partially Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com