D.C. Broadcasters Less Generous When It Comes To Political Ads

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WASHINGTON, D.C.-Broadcasters in the Washington, D.C., market are heavily curtailing the discounted airtime normally offered to state and local political candidates.
In the midst of an intense national debate over whether broadcasters have a public interest mandate to provide free airtime for candidates, it is becoming clear that politicians are having a hard time buying airtime in D.C.
Last week, network affiliates inside the Beltway told Virginia’s gubernatorial candidates, James Gilmore III (R) and Donald Beyer Jr.




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