Trio of D.C. TV Stations to Share Local Newsgathering

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Three TV stations in the nation’s capital announced Thursday (May 21) the formation of a local news service to pool video newsgathering resources. A practice that has been spreading across the nation, WTTG-TV, Fox Television’s owned-and-operated station; WRC-TV, NBC Universal’s owned-and-operated station; and WUSA-TV, Gannett’s CBS affiliate, will launch the service June 15.

TV stations have been taking a number of steps to offset steep revenue declines. The idea to share newsgathering resources was born out of an experiment last summer between Fox and NBC Local Media in Philadelphia and is growing to include the five markets where both own stations.

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