Re: networks/newscasts-vs-spots run

[Sven Weil <sven@lily.org>]

So...what is intriguing me is this:

Why do radio stations that cut the news and STILL
run the network spots do such a cumbersome procedure?
WHy can't they just run the news _and_ the spots and
save themselves the hassle? Wouldn't it be easier this way?

Puzzled in New York,

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> You are quite correct, Tim.  Smaller stations often run national network
> spots pulled from the network,  more than they have to, free.  That way,
> they could tell a local advertiser, "Hey Delta Airlines ruins ads with
> us.....". That was my idea many years ago, and as simple aas it is, it's
> oten effective, and I'm sorta proud of it.  It enabled one broadcaster here
> in south Florida to make some money with his low-rated AM station!
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