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DMA 130: WILMINGTON, NC

WILM Uses Digital Signs For Election Results

TVNewsCheck | by Mark K. Miller

The Capitol Broadcasting CBS affiliate in Wilmington, N.C., used six digital billboards to display the percentage of votes for the Republican and Democratic gubernatorial candidates. WILM GM Connie Knox: “Anything we can put on our website, we can put on digital billboards.”

Three Auto Dealer Candidates Win Elections

Automotive News | by TVNewsCheck

Three of the four current and former dealers bidding to unseat Democratic incumbents in the House of Representatives swept into office on a national wave of Republican votes. Their election will increase the number of dealers or former dealers in the House to six — a record, and twice as many as ever before, according to the National Automobile Dealers Association. All six are Republicans.

Sook Sanguine About Election Results

TVNewsCheck | by Diana Marszalek

Nexstar CEO Perry Sook says that the new Congress will likely leave broadcasting alone as it tackles issues other than retransmission consent and spectrum reallocation. Broadcasters, he says, should concentrate on developing mobile, a business that he says “may dwarf everything.”

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New House Order Looking Good For TV

TVNewsCheck | by Kim McAvoy

Generally speaking, the GOP takeover of the House of Representatives will likely benefit broadcasters as Republicans with pro-industry records are in line to run the committees responsible for communications policy and oversight of the FCC. Among those to watch in the House: Fred Upton of Michigan, Cliff Stearns of Florida, John Shimkus of Illinois and Joe Barton of Texas.