Article: Media mergers result in drop in children's programs

Media mergers result in drop in children's programs, study says

Associated Press

Friday, May 23, 2003

Los Angeles -- The number of broadcast TV programs for children dropped sharply after independent local stations were swallowed up in media mergers, according to a study.

Children Now, a child research and advocacy group, examined consolidation among television stations in Los Angeles, the nation's second-largest city and media market.

The study, released Wednesday, examined one week of the seven primary commercial broadcast stations in 1998 and 2003. Overall, it

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