Gannett’s TV Revenue Dips 2%

Gannett, which owns 23 stations across the country including KARE in Minneapolis-Saint Paul and WUSA in D.C., announced today that its first quarter TV revenue had dipped 2%, compared to the same period last year.

In a news release, Gannett’s chairman and CEO Craig Dubow blamed the dip on the fact that the company’s NBC-affiliates had the Olympics last year and its CBS-affiliates saw a boost when the network aired the 2010 Super Bowl, which moved to Fox this year.

Overall, Gannett’s TV revenues were $158.3 million for the quarter, compared to $161.3 million last year.  The company points out that it took in $18.6 million in Olympic spending and $2.2 million for ads related to the Super Bowl.

Gannett predicts second quarter revenues to be flat compared to last year.

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