Belo Offers Free Airtime To Candidates

Belo Corp., which in 1996 became the first commercial television station group to provide free airtime for congressional and gubernatorial candidates, announced that it will offer the "It's Your Time" program for the eighth consecutive election cycle this fall. The company also announced election coverage plans, stating that Belo's news-producing stations will televise at least one hour of political coverage each week in the six weeks prior to the general election on Nov. 2. The company's election coverage in 2010 may include debates, issue- and ad-watch programming, and interviews with local, state and federal candidates.