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WPWR TV and the 2010 FEC election cycle

$200,000 in itemized individual contributions is the 2010-cycle join for the employer grouping WPWR TV. FEC.gov aggregates count 1 contribution from 1 donor — a single itemized line, not a crowd of gifts. The same string totals $210,800 across every cycle in this table, so this one receipt is about 94.9% of the lifetime bucket. The page is broadcast-station employer text meeting a two-year window, not a station PAC, not a ratings figure, and not a media NAICS total.

Key figures

  • WPWR TV × 2010 is $200,000 in itemized individual contributions.
  • The cell includes 1 contribution from 1 donor.
  • 2010 is about 94.9% of the grouping’s $210,800 all-cycle total.
  • The label is self-reported form text (broadcast-station employer text), not a PAC.
  • FEC gifts and federal award files remain separate datasets.

One receipt, two keys: WPWR TV and 2010

Most industry-cycle cells on LobbyVault are sums of many itemized lines. This one is not. Stored employer text WPWR TV plus cycle year 2010 yields a single FEC.gov individual contribution of $200,000 from 1 donor. No recipient name appears in this packet. Independent expenditures sit outside the cell. Cite FEC.gov for the intersection.

WPWR TV is broadcast-station employer text as committees stored it. WPWR, WPWR-TV, and FOX CHICAGO are other keys. Rows that used those spellings are not added into $200,000. The FEC does not verify that the string matches a legal licensee, a current job, or a Chicago-market call sign on a given date.

Open Wpwr Tv 2010 for the overlay row. Open Wpwr Tv to drop the year. Open 2010 election cycle to drop the employer filter. All FEC ties lists other two-dimension pages. 2010 is a midterm even-year window; that calendar label does not explain a $200,000 line.

94.9% of a $210,800 grouping

The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $210,800. The 2010 slice of $200,000 is about 94.9% of that running sum. Other even-year windows hold the remaining 5.1% ($10,800). For this string, the 2010 cell is nearly the entire roll — a fact about a small lifetime bucket, not a claim that WPWR TV dominated federal giving in 2010.

Treat $210,800 as the denominator for the 94.9% share. It is not station revenue, not a ratings point, and not proof of a multi-year political program. This tie keeps 2010 from being folded silently into $210,800. Neighboring call-sign spellings are not added into either figure. Sharing a calendar year with USAspending records does not turn this gift into a federal award.

1 contribution from 1 donor

Dividing $200,000 by 1 contribution yields $200,000 for that gift. Dividing by 1 donor yields the same $200,000. Contributions per donor average 1.0. Those identities describe the arithmetic on the packet. They are not a typical-gift claim for other broadcast employers and not a party split.

1 unique donor is a contributor identity, not a headcount of station employees. A retiree or household member who reused a workplace string can appear. The overlay Wpwr Tv 2010 holds the row. A one-line cell can still be 94.9% of a $210,800 lifetime bucket because the denominator is small.

2010 as the cycle dimension

The 2010 election cycle hub includes every stored employer and occupation for that window. WPWR TV is one cell in that matrix — here, a single $200,000 line. This packet does not publish a cycle-wide denominator, so no national share is stated. Open 2010 election cycle to drop the employer filter and Wpwr Tv to drop the year.

The $200,000 sits somewhere in the two-year FEC window tagged 2010, not necessarily on election night. The overlay is where the date becomes visible. This join publishes the cycle total, the 1 contribution, the 1 unique donor, and the 94.9% share of $210,800.

What a one-line cell does not prove

Itemized individual receipts are the universe. Unitemized gifts, independent expenditures, and PAC disbursements sit outside $200,000. Federal awards in other databases are different datasets. Sharing an employer string and a calendar year does not turn this gift into a contract or grant. The page is broadcast-station employer text, not a station PAC, not a ratings figure, and not a media NAICS total.

Correlation between an employer string and a cycle year is not causation. The records show a text match, a date window, 1 donor, and 1 contribution. WPWR, WPWR-TV, and FOX CHICAGO are other keys. All FEC ties lists other two-dimension pages. Live hubs override this snapshot. If the overlay disagrees, the overlay and FEC.gov control.

Citing WPWR TV and 2010 together

Start with $200,000, then Wpwr Tv 2010 for the row, then Wpwr Tv or 2010 election cycle if a filter needs to come off. Citation template: WPWR TV, 2010, $200,000, 1 contribution, 1 donor, 94.9% of $210,800, source FEC.gov. Keep neighboring call-sign spellings out of the total unless they grouped to this exact string.

The 94.9% share, the 1-donor count, and the $200,000 gift belong to this intersection. Carry them onto a successor label or a sibling employer word and they stop being facts from this packet. This prose is a packet snapshot. Unitemized gifts never appear. Campaign contributions are not federal awards.

Questions

How much did WPWR TV donors give in 2010?
FEC.gov aggregates show $200,000 in itemized individual contributions for the WPWR TV grouping in the 2010 cycle, across 1 contribution and 1 donor. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $210,800 all-cycle figure. Independent expenditures are not included.
What share of WPWR TV FEC money is 2010?
The grouping’s all-cycle total is $210,800. The 2010 cell of $200,000 is about 94.9% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 5.1% ($10,800) on the industry hub. The overlay lists the itemized row for this cell.
Does this include only currently employed WPWR TV workers?
No. The bucket is the self-reported string WPWR TV. The FEC does not verify licenses, current jobs, or corporate identity. Related phrases may sit in other groupings. This join reports the string match for 2010 only, totaling $200,000 from 1 donor across 1 contribution.
Where is the overlay for the WPWR TV 2010 join?
Open Wpwr Tv 2010 for the cycle overlay, Wpwr Tv for the grouping hub, and 2010 election cycle for the year without this employer filter. All FEC ties lists other two-dimension pages. This JSON file names the join; the overlay holds the itemized row. Cite FEC.gov for $200,000, 1 contribution, and 1 donor.

FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates by employer/industry grouping and election cycle.