Who own the stations?

[question everything]

(will have to do in sections)

We know that while the corporations - ABC CBS NBC own some stations, most are privately owned and are subjected to FCC licenses.

We’ve heard about know that Nextar and Sinclair are run by maggots but is this true for most owners?

[Skittles]

1. we need to know the advertisers too

and it's MAGAts - REAL maggots serve an actual important purpose on this earth

[Jedi Guy]

2. Re: Nexstar and Sinclair...

It's worth noting that both have lucrative business moves in the works that require FCC approval in order to come to fruition. I suspect that has a lot to do with their decision making. They're currying favor and being good little toadies.

[pat_k]

4. Sinclair is the Smith family

Smith's all over the leadership
https://sbgi.net/who-we-are/leadership/

And their asinine statement demanding apology and other crap (in ADDITION to suspension).
https://sbgi.net/sinclair-says-kimmel-suspension-is-not-enough-calls-on-fcc-and-abc-to-take-additional-action/

[Frasier Balzov]

3. FCC TV station count at the end of June 2025

1767 TOTAL
1384 COMMERCIAL
383 EDUCATIONAL

https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-25-581A1.pdf

Ownership of 1,128 of the commercial stations as of 2022:



This leaves 256 commercial stations in the hands of individual owners or smaller group operators.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_independent_television_stations_in_the_United_States

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weigel_Broadcasting

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cox_Media_Group

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunbeam_Television

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubbard_Broadcasting

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahakel_Communications

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Broadcasting_Company

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockwood_Broadcast_Group

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRNN-TV