Miami: Heating up as housing rebounds Home improvement categories are hiking spending, driving up TV and radio prices as stations brace for surge in fall political ads Tweet   Washington, D.C.: Gearing up for a big fall Political spending will soar come September in this healthy market, where spending is up on television and pricing is flat Tweet   Dallas: Auto is driving a hot TV market Car sales are up 22 percent, and high demand from dealers and manufacturers is pushing TV and radio pricing up 20 percent Tweet   Atlanta: Hot market with prices rising TV advertisers are being told to book early or risk being squeezed out by political and Olympics ads. Hot sectors: Cars and finance. Tweet   Seattle-Tacoma: Strong auto boosts TV Television was down in the first quarter but that's turning around, thanks to cars, along with financial services and liquor retailers Tweet   Detroit: Improving with a surge in auto Spending and pricing on TV are flat to last year, which is an improvement for the long-lagging market. Radio is up slightly. Tweet   Los Angeles: Slow but starting to heat up TV is down 3 to 5 percent to start the year, but auto spending is strong and political will rise sharply in the second half of 2012 Tweet   Philadelphia: Off to a slow start in 2012 TV demand and pricing are off, unlike in so many other markets, but it could turn around with auto and political expected to rise Tweet   San Francisco: Buoyed by automotive TV spending is up 3 percent this year with the return of the largest category and strong demand for sports. Pricing remains flat. Tweet   Chicago: Cools as national demand eases Outlook is for a solid 2012, with TV spending rising by the low single digits, following a slowing from a strong start in January Tweet next >>