The station spent huge amounts on billboards and other promotions to transform Macy from an unknown to a local celebrity.
Largely at the behest of Aponte, Nelson Mezerhane, a reputable businessman, banker and co-founder of Globovision, Venezuela's last independent television station, spent 45 days in pre-trial detention in 2005, falsely accused of masterminding the assassination of a federal prosecutor.
The ship was initially assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet and then later to the China Station, spending very little time in home waters other than for periodic refits.
The national political media tends to grouse about Obama's strategy of avoidance, and when an Ohio radio station spends eight minutes lobbing softballs about sports at the president, you can sort of see that point of view.
Firefighters from three separate stations spent more than three hours pumping water from the generator and main switchboard room.
A spokesman e-mailed an extensive breakdown of Mr. Murphy's schedule, noting that, in a two-week period, he met commuters at eight subway, bus, and ferry stations; spent five nights knocking on doors on Staten Island and in Brooklyn; stopped by supermarkets, senior centers and other gathering sites; and held six fund-raisers.
After networks and cable stations spent millions toward turning the Pepsi Center into a state-of-the-art television studio, the campaign had a by-the-way moment and announced that Senator Obama would announce at Invesco Field at Mile High, a long walk and millions of dollars more in spending from the original site.
Cable stations spent much of the days after the bombing discussing whatever shit they could find, trying to lure folks to their network with the promise of an "EXCLUSIVE".
ITVS, the lead producer of feature documentaries for PBS stations, spends an average of $173,000 an hour on 35 to 40 features a year, although most projects also receive funds from other sources.
With those schemes, many unnecessary handovers are triggered and stations spend a lot of time performing handovers and connecting, instead of downloading data.
According to Arikara, Jadoo's vice president of business development, television stations spend an average of $3,500 per camera to outfit them with batteries.
