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July 23, 2008

For some, TVs ease pain at the gas pump

  • The TVs are also bringing in added revenue for gas retailers, who have recently seen their margins shrink.
    • By TAMARA LUSH
    Associated Press Writer

    MIAMI — In the midst of a cruel summer for America's drivers, there's a diversion: TV at the gas station.

    The number of televisions atop gas pumps have skyrocketed since their introduction at a handful of stations in 2006. Now, three privately held companies have placed more than 20,000 screens at thousands of stations from the Massachusetts Pike to Southern California.


     
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