Political advertising revenue at local TV companies
Total political advertising revenue for five publicly held local TV station companies (in U.S. dollars)
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2012 | $573,591,000 |
| 2013 | $49,880,000 |
| 2014 | $696,482,000 |
| 2015 | $124,451,000 |
| 2016 | $842,737,000 |
| 2017 | $111,612,000 |
| 2018 | $1,202,996,000 |
| 2019 | $212,130,000 |
| 2020 | $2,014,282,000 |
Note: Political advertising revenue includes both local and national political advertising. Meredith was not included because it operates in a different fiscal year from the others. Data for 2012-2016 includes Media General, which was purchased by Nexstar in 2017. Data for 2012-2018 includes Tribune, which was purchased by Nexstar in 2019.
Source: Individual company Securities and Exchange Commission filings for the full year ending Dec. 31. Companies included here are: Gray, Nexstar, Scripps, Sinclair and Tegna.
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