Republican gubernatorial hopefull Bill Haslam is marching onto GOP rival Zach Wamp’s hometown turf with broadcast TV ads totaling $109,484.75, public filings at the four network affiliates show.
The 60-second spots start airing Feb. 12, the same day the Winter Olympic games begin, and continue through Feb. 28, records show.
The largest buy, according to public files, is $68,065 with NBC affiliate WRCB-TV Channel 3. NBC has the television rights to broadcast the winter Olympics.
Ads have also been purchased to appear on ABC affiliate WTVC-TV Channel 9 ($27,885) as well as CBS affiliate WDEF-TV Channel 12 ($6,859.50) and Fox affiliate WDSI-TV Channel 61 ($6,685.25), filings show.
U.S. Rep. Wamp, R-Tenn., said he was untroubled by the Haslam ads.
“I guess I am flattered that the Haslams would feel the need to spend the largest share of their campaign money in my home market,” the Chattanooga congressman said in a news release.
For complete details, see tomorrow's Times Free press.
Andy Sher is a Nashville-based staff writer covering Tennessee state government and politics for the Times Free Press. A Washington correspondent from 1999-2005 for the Times Free Press, Andy previously headed up state Capitol coverage for The Chattanooga Times, worked as a state Capitol reporter for The Nashville Banner and was a contributor to The Tennessee Journal, among other publications. Andy worked for 17 years at The Chattanooga Times covering police, health care, county government, ...
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