For the past few days, FTVLive has been showing you TV stations that have given up on during good Journalism and are now just bribing viewers to watch their newscasts. 

A DC station is giving away $1000 a day to a viewer that watches their morning show. A Phoenix station is giving $500.

But in small markets like Rochester, MN, giving away $20,000 in a month is like giving up an Anchor salary for an entire year. 

But, KAAL in Rochester wanted to get in on the viewer bribery game and they figured out a way. Make your advertisers pay up. 

The station is giving away $250 gift certificates to viewers that watch the morning show. You can get $250 to buy some Amish Furniture or for Truckin' America. 

Only one viewer will win the grand prize of $1000.

I don't know about you, but I'm not watching a newscast, just so I can get a couple hundred bucks to spend at Truckin' America.

But that's just me....

Also, WRGB in Albany is giving away a measly $100. It's almost no even worth pushing the power button on the remote. 

Also, when you say "cold hard cash" and the say it's a gift card.... well that just ain't right.