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Local TV faces financial pinch as political ad spending increasingly moves online
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Local TV faces financial pinch as political ad spending increasingly moves online

MarketWatch · May 21, 2026, 6:47 PM · Also reported by 2 other sources

Midterm ad spending on local TV stations is expected to fall 7% this cycle compared with 2022, while online spending could jump 35%.

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