Morning! Today is Day 2 on Local Authority Building…and today, we’re going to focus on TV!
To wit – Tip 2:
Who and Where Are Your Local TV Stations?
If you’re having difficulty getting coverage in national media…..perhaps starting at a local level might help first.
WikiPedia has a great listing of local state stations like their one for NJ:
| Area served | City of license | VC | RF | Callsign | Network | Notes |
| South Jersey | Wildwood | 40 | 36 | WMGM-TV | NBC | |
| Camden | Camden | 23 | 22 | WNJS | NJTV/PBS | satellite of WNJT ch. 52 Trenton |
| Montclair | Montclair | 50 | 51 | WNJN | NJTV/PBS | satellite of WNJT ch. 52 Trenton |
| New Brunswick | New Brunswick | 58 | 8 | WNJB | NJTV/PBS | satellite of WNJT ch. 52 Trenton |
| Trenton | Trenton | 52 | 43 | WNJT | NJTV/PBS | |
| Tri-State area (NY-NJ-CT) | Secaucus | 9 | 38 | WWOR-TV | MNT | |
| Tri-State area (NY-NJ-CT) | Newark | 13 | 13 | WNET | PBS | |
| Tri-State area (NY-NJ-CT) | Paterson | 41 | 40 | WXTV-DT | UNI | |
| Tri-State area (NY-NJ-CT) | Linden | 47 | 36 | WNJU | TEL | |
| Tri-State area (NY-NJ-CT) | Newton | 63 | 18 | WMBC-TV | Ind. | |
| Tri-State area (NY-NJ-CT) | West Milford | 66 | 29 | WFME-TV | ETV | |
| Tri-State area (NY-NJ-CT) | Newark | 68 | 30 | WFUT-DT | TF | |
| Delaware Valley | Burlington | 48 | 27 | WGTW-TV | TBN | |
| South Jersey | Atlantic City | 4 | 4 | WACP | Ind. | |
| South Jersey | Atlantic City | 53 | 44 | WMCN-TV | Ind. | |
| South Jersey | Atlantic City | 62 | 49 | WWSI | TEL | |
| Delaware Valley | Vineland | 65 | 29 | WUVP-DT | UNI |
provides another easy way to search down your requirements as does
Each TV station has a website…and those websites will have their anchorpeople contact information generally listed (email, twitter and the like).
Take the time to get to know who is covering your area and what sorts of tips/hot topics they would be interested in learning about.
It’s a great way to start building local media relationships.
Grow strong,
Barbara Ling
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You’ll love what you learn… Promise!