Broadcasting & Cable - January 9, 2012

While local broadcast executives have identifed the early a.m. as an emerging battleground for years, considerable evidence has bubbled up of late that suggests the daypart has never been more competitive, with stations pouring more resources into those newscasts, and starting them earlier and earlier.

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