The Iowa Ad Campaign

DEMOCRACY IN ACTION feature made possible thanks to Jennifer Glover Konfrst, assistant professor of public relations at Drake University. 
Channel 13 News at 9 on Fox 17 airing on KDSM-TV (Lynn Melling, anchor; Dave Price on Sunday).

Week Eight
Monday, January 18
Ad Break #1: Wallapop, Fiber One.
Ad Break #2: Toyota, U.S. Cellular, GMC, Carson, Lexus, Central Iowa Impact (:15).
Ad Break #3: Homemakers, Pursuing America's Greatness, Chevrolet, Scotty's Body Shop.
Ad Break #4: Wilson Toyota, Mediacom, Honda, Stand for Truth, Inc., Schottenkirk Chevy.
Ad Break #5: Toyota, Allegiant, Honda, Sanders, Jeep.
Ad Break #6: Pursuing America's Greatness, University of Iowa Health, Bob Brown GMC, Trump.
Ad Break #7: AARP,, Rubio, Deery Brothers Chevrolet, Metro Waste Authority.
Ad Break #8: Kum & Go, Karl Chevrolet, Scheels, Bob's Tools, Ford.
Ad Break #9: Lexus, CenturyLink, Mills Fleet Farm, Sanders, Kaplan (1 min.)
Total: 40 ads totaling 20 min. 15 sec.     9 political ads totaling 4 min. 30 sec.

Tuesday, January 19
Ad Break #1: Iowa Connections Academy, Kaplan University.
Ad Break #2: Honda, Right to Rise USA, Whylie Eye Care Centers, Trump, Jeep, Thrasher Service (:15).
Ad Break #3: Cruz, Dodge Ram, America's Liberty PAC, Toyota.
Ad Break #4: Chevrolet, Wellmark, Honda, Carson, Jeep.
Ad Break #5: Slumberland (:15), Thrasher Service (:15), Bradford Financial Center, Wilson Toyota, Central Iowa Impact (:15), iWireless, Slumberland (:15).
Ad Break #6: Mid-American Energy, Stand for Truth, Inc., Bob Brown Buick/GMC, McDonald's.
Ad Break #7: Bob Brown Chevrolet, Kum & Go, Plasterers and Cement Workers Local 21, Bob's Tools, Ford.
Ad Break #8: Right to Rise USA, Mills Fleet Farm, Karl Chevrolet, Purple PAC, Toyota.
Ad Break #9: Pursuing America's Greatness, CarHop, Trump, U.S. Cellular, Deery Brothers Chevrolet, Cruz.
Total:  44 ads totaling  min.  sec.     11 political ads totaling 5  min. 30 sec.

Wednesday, January 20
Ad Break #1: Bath Fitter, Ford.
Ad Break #2: Taco John's (:15), Wilson Toyota, CenturyLink, Sanders, Jeep, Taco John's (:15).
Ad Break #3: Purple PAC, Slater & Norris (:15), Acuron, Cruz, Scotty's Body Shop.
Ad Break #4: Right to Rise USA, Whylie Eye Care Centers, Dewey Ford, Wellmark, Trump.
Ad Break #5: Bob Brown Chevrolet, University of Iowa Health, U.S. Cellular, Ford, Vatterott College.
Ad Break #6: Honda, Cruz, Bob's Tools, Slater & Norris (:15), Stand for Truth, Inc..
Ad Break #7: Slumberland (:15), McDonald's, Derry Brothers Chevrolet, Pursuing America's Greatness, Metro Waste Authority, Slumberland (:15).
Ad Break #8: AARP, Trump, Honda, Right to Rise USA, GMC.
Ad Break #9: CarHop, Mediacom, Lexus, Bob's Tools, Clinton, Chevrolet.
Total: 46 ads totaling  21 min.      12 political ads totaling 6 min.

Thursday, January 21
Ad Break #1: AARP, iWireless.
Ad Break #2: Clinton, Honda, Purple PAC, Mediacom, Sanders, Des Moines Performing Arts (:15).
Ad Break #3: Trump, Right to Rise USA, Cruz, Slater & Norris (:10), Scotty's Body Shop.
Ad Break #4: Thrasher Service (:15), Homemakers, Dodge Ram, Rubio, Iowa Connections Academy, Central Iowa Impact (:15).
Ad Break #5: Stand for Truth, Inc., Whylie Eye Care Centers, Jeep, Redeckers, America's Liberty PAC,
Ad Break #6: Trump, Dodge, McDonald's, Cruz.
Ad Break #7: Lexus, Homemakers, Re-Bath, Allegiant, Thomas Hagar Construction (:15), Jeep.
Ad Break #8: GMC, U.S. Cellular, Metro Waste Authority, Iowa Connections Academy, Deery Brothers Chevrolet.
Ad Break #9: Chevrolet, Mid-American Energy, Wilson Toyota, Right to Rise USA, Acuron, Ford.
Total: 45 ads totaling 21 min. 40 sec.     13 political ads totaling 6 min. 30 sec.

Friday, January 22
Ad Break #1: U.S. Cellular, Casey's.
Ad Break #2: Homemakers, Carson, Dodge, Wellmark, Redeckers, Mickey and Minnie at Wells Fargo Arena (:15).
Ad Break #3: Purple PAC, Honda, Allegiant, Clinton.
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Saturday, January 23
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Sunday, January 24
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Total: 23 ads totaling 10 min. 30 sec.        political ads totaling  min.



Note: Ad listings above do not include various promos for Fox programming; there is a fair bit of that.