NBC O&O’s are set to begin delivering local news, weather, sports and entertainment to on-pump gas screens across the US. Only where NBC owns stations.
The program will be 3 minutes long, starting when the gas pump nosle is lifted which means you can’t shut them up unless you start pumping. That or turn up your car stereo. The technology will be provided by some company called VST, which has only 17 monitors in LA at Shell Stations and plans to add 500 more this year. Miami/Ft. Lauderdale isn’t mentioned but I guess we’re not high on the list yet
WTVJ is an NBC owned-and-operated station and their viewing area will get those monitors.
News on gas pumps? Who needs that?
there is a gas station in south georgia, tifton to be exact, that does this, except they carry CNN headline news. as soon as you lift the nozzle to start pumping gas the headline news starts playing until you hang the nozzle back up. its not too loud but its enough where you can hear it if your right in front of the pump. its not really annoying actually. its off exit 62 on i-75, about 2 blocks west of the interstate on u.s. 80 i think it is if anyones ever passing through. its a shell gas station.