The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Local Charities See Drop in Donated TV Airtime

By Nicole Lewis

Broadcast and cable networks donate an average of 17 seconds an hour to airing free public-service advertisements, according to a new study sponsored by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, in Menlo Park, Calif. The donated time represents one-half of 1 percent of all television programming.

The results, from data gathered in 2005, are virtually unchanged...

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