General Motors has raced through Chap-rnter 11 bankruptcy protection like an '09rnCorvette. The company will likely launchrna substantial campaign to show a skepti-rncal country that it's still a vital part of thernAmerican fabric. The car dealerships thatrnhaven't been shuttered are stepping uprntheir marketing efforts.rn Meanwhile, stations' digital businessrncontinues to grow.rn Promising developments, all of them.rnBut if a panel of top-level broadcast exec-rnutives is to be believed, such pinpricks ofrnlight are not quite enough to signal the endrnof the gloomy tunnel. As they forge into the second half of 2009rnamidst continued economic murkiness, station group executivesrnare losing hope that they'll see a true renewal this year.
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