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mwooldri

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5. This does not promote localism in the slightest.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Mar 20, 2026, 12:38 AM

9 hrs ago

Especially here in the Piedmont Triad of NC. We have three TV newsrooms in our area. WFMY (Tegna), WGHP (Nexstar) and WXII (Hearst). Yes Sinclair has WXLV but it's newsroom is in Houston TX. And we have Spectrum 1 but that's cable only.

The FCC has forced Nexstar to sell off some stations within 2 years. WFMY and WGHP aren't on that list.

So if left to stand, the Piedmont Triad will lose one newsroom and effectively have a choice of two different newscasts on three channels.

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