Research: More TV Stations Produced More Local News Than Ever During 2020

Posted Thursday, May 13, 2021 11:00 am

Bob Papper | RTDNA

Despite facing revenue shortfalls, budget cuts and unprecedented operational challenges, local TV stations aired more news in 2020 than ever recorded by the RTDNA newsroom survey.

2020 saw a record amount of local TV news for the second year in a row. In addition, a record number of stations are running local news.

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