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Abstract
In an increasingly competitive environment, some local television station owners in the United States have turned to shared services agreements (SSAs) to keep their stations afloat, despite concerns that such business arrangements may violate Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ownership policy. In this policy-based study employing secondary data sources, a national sample of local television stations (N = 270) was content analysed to determine the proportion of SSAs existing within the United States. Findings reveal that mid-sized markets are the most common locations for such arrangements. Implications for news audiences and the industry are addressed.
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Kevin Hull
Kevin Hull is a doctoral candidate at the College of Journalism and Communications at the University of Florida. His research focuses on issues involving local television news, primarily looking at sports broadcasters.
Amy Jo Coffey
Amy Jo Coffey is an associate professor in telecommunication management at the University of Florida. Her research examines media management issues, especially audience valuation topics. Her work has been published in the Journal of Advertising Research, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, International Journal on Media Management, Communication Law & Policy, and the Handbook of Spanish Language Media.