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* The Erie Insurance Arena, even during the times it was known as the Erie Civic Center or Tullio Arena, has also played with this trope for some of their events:
** Anything related to ''Disney On Ice'' is fair game. [=WJET=] tends to air these ads a lot, but several cable channels such as Cartoon Network also play them during the local slots.
** This trope ended up being [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] for ''WesternAnimation/PAWPatrol Live! The Great Pirate Adventure'', despite its parent franchise already having a history of overplayed ads on [[RepeatingAd/{{Nickelodeon}} its home channel]]. The ads for it were barely seen at all.
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*** Most of the time and even though their ads are only 15 seconds long, two different Auto Express ads will be shown back-to-back to fill in a 30-second slot. Since they bought tons of airtime, there have been multiple instances of three Auto Express ads airing in a local ad spot.

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*** Most of the time and even though their ads are only 15 seconds long, two different Auto Express ads will be shown back-to-back to fill in a 30-second slot. Since they bought tons of airtime, there There have been multiple instances of three Auto Express ads airing in a local ad spot.spot. They usually end with the phrases "I wanna see ya in a Kia" or "Make it a Mazda"; pretty much anyone who has seen any of those ads too many times will have those phrases stuck in their head since they bought tons of airtime.
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** In the month leading up to the Great North American Eclipse for which Erie was in the path of totality, [=WSEE=] repeatedly ran five-second countdown ads as the last ad of any local spot or break.

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** In the month leading up to the Great North American Eclipse on April 8, 2024 for which Erie was in the path of totality, [=WSEE=] repeatedly ran five-second countdown ads as the last ad of any local spot or break.
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** In the month leading up to the Great North American Eclipse for which Erie was in the path of totality, [=WSEE=] repeatedly ran five-second countdown ads as the last ad of any local spot or break.
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** During the 2023 holiday season, [=DraftKings=] Casino ads played nearly every local spot.

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** During the 2023 holiday season, season and even into January of 2024, [=DraftKings=] Casino ads played nearly every local spot.
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* Car dealerships in the area seem to have a really bad habit of this:

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* Car dealerships in the area seem to have a really bad habit of this:this. These types of ads are extremely common to the point that some local spots can be filled with nothing but car ads.



*** Since late 2023, [=WSEE=] has repeatedly been running ads for a campaign titled "Road trip." It is tough to escape; it almost always airs twice in a row, sandwiches other ads, bookends breaks, and during a nightly news broadcast on October 27, 2023, and February 12, 2024, the ad aired ''thrice'' in a row during the local spot. One break on February 28, 2024 had the ad air ''four times'' in one break.

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*** Since late 2023, Starting in the 2023 holiday season and lasting until the spring of 2024, [=WSEE=] has repeatedly been running ran ads for a campaign titled "Road trip." It is was tough to escape; it almost always airs aired twice in a row, sandwiches sandwiched other ads, bookends bookended breaks, and during a nightly news broadcast on October 27, 2023, and February 12, 2024, the ad aired ''thrice'' in a row during the local spot. One break on February 28, 2024 had the ad air ''four times'' in one break.
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*** There's another ad that begins with "Today's power buy can be found at..." that [=WJET=] loves airing twice in a row as of 2024, though the only difference is the location of the offer.

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*** There's another ad that begins with "Today's power buy can be found at..." that [=WJET=] loves airing twice in a row as of 2024, though the only difference is the location of the offer. And yes, this also includes ads on their website and app.
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*** Since late 2023, [=WSEE=] has repeatedly been running ads for a campaign titled "Road trip." It is tough to escape; it almost always airs twice in a row, sandwiches other ads, bookends breaks, and during a nightly news broadcast on October 27, 2023, and February 12, 2024, the ad aired ''thrice'' in a row during the local spot.

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*** Since late 2023, [=WSEE=] has repeatedly been running ads for a campaign titled "Road trip." It is tough to escape; it almost always airs twice in a row, sandwiches other ads, bookends breaks, and during a nightly news broadcast on October 27, 2023, and February 12, 2024, the ad aired ''thrice'' in a row during the local spot. One break on February 28, 2024 had the ad air ''four times'' in one break.
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** As mentioned above, anything related to expos is fair game, as their ads will almost always air twice. This happened to an event hosted by Dahlkemper's Jewelry Connection, a local jewelry store, in December 2022. In the days leading up to the Erie Home and Garden Expo in March 2023, they did the same thing. Then they obsessed over the ad for the RV and Outdoor Adventure Expo in February 2024.

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** As mentioned above, anything related to expos is fair game, as their ads will almost always air twice. This happened to an event hosted by Dahlkemper's Jewelry Connection, a local jewelry store, in December 2022. In the days leading up to the Erie Home and Garden Expo in March 2023, they did the same thing. Then they obsessed over the ad ads for the RV and Outdoor Adventure Expo and Boat & Fishing Show in February 2024.
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* Iadeluca Chiropractic, a local chiropractic, was also another common ad that aired regularly during the 2000s, before dying down in the late 2010s. Though it was mostly confined to broadcast networks, it also showed up frequently on Cartoon Network during local ad breaks. They started running again in January 2024; during a nightly newscast on January 12, 2024, two different Iadeluca ads played in one break.

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* Iadeluca Chiropractic, a local chiropractic, was also another common ad that aired regularly during the 2000s, before dying down in the late 2010s. Though it was mostly confined to broadcast networks, it also showed up frequently on Cartoon Network during local ad breaks. They started running again in January 2024; during a nightly newscast on January 12, 2024, two different Iadeluca ads played in one break. Iadeluca has been doing this ever since.

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** An event hosted by Dahlkemper's Jewelry Connection, a local jewelry store, in December 2022 had their ads play twice in the days leading up to the event.
** In the days leading up to the Erie Home and Garden Expo in March 2023, their ads played twice in every break it was shown in.
** They also obsessed over the ad for the RV and Outdoor Adventure Expo in February 2024.

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** An As mentioned above, anything related to expos is fair game, as their ads will almost always air twice. This happened to an event hosted by Dahlkemper's Jewelry Connection, a local jewelry store, in December 2022 had their ads play twice in the days leading up to the event.
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* Some businesses are known to do this whenever they have a special event:

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* Some businesses are known to do this whenever they have a special event:event. Even local expos and conventions have fallen victim to this.



** An event hosted by Dahlkemper's Jewelry Connection, a local jewelry store, in December 2022 had their ads play twice in the days leading up to the event.
** In the days leading up to the Erie Home and Garden Expo in March 2023, their ads played twice in every break it was shown in.
** They also obsessed over the ad for the RV and Outdoor Adventure Expo in February 2024.



* An event hosted by Dahlkemper's Jewelry Connection, a local jewelry store, in December 2022 had their ads play twice in the days leading up to the event.



* In the days leading up to the Erie Home and Garden Expo in March 2023, their ads played twice in every break it was shown in.
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*** Since late 2023, [=WSEE=] has repeatedly been running an ad campaign titled "Road trip." It is tough to escape; it almost always airs twice in a row, sandwiches other ads, bookends breaks, and during a nightly news broadcast on October 27, 2023, the ad aired ''thrice'' in a row during the local spot.

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*** Since late 2023, [=WSEE=] has repeatedly been running an ad ads for a campaign titled "Road trip." It is tough to escape; it almost always airs twice in a row, sandwiches other ads, bookends breaks, and during a nightly news broadcast on October 27, 2023, and February 12, 2024, the ad aired ''thrice'' in a row during the local spot.

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