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How did they make their money before cable existed and we got into this retransmission mess? Nobody was paying them for the content received over-the-air. (I t
by revelation 13y ago
How did they make their money before cable existed and we got into this retransmission mess? Nobody was paying them for the content received over-the-air.
(I think the answer is advertisements, but I'm open to other possibilities.)
- jsz0 13y agoYep it was mostly local advertising. The biggest problem for local broadcasters is their costs for have gone up dramatically while viewership has declined. Bad mix.