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Wiz Imp

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7. Sinclair owns a bunch of stations, but a large portion of them are in small markets

Reply to lostnfound (Reply #4)

Thu Sep 25, 2025, 10:06 PM

Sep 25

Sinclair only covers 6 of the top 25 largest media markets, only 1 of the top 10
8 Washington, D.C.
13 Seattle-Tacoma
16 Minneapolis-St. Paul
22 Raleigh-Durham
23 Portland, OR
24 St. Louis

Nexstar is probably more dangerous as they have stations in 8 of the 10 largest media markets

1 New York
2 Los Angeles
3 Chicago
4 Dallas-Fort Worth
5 Philadelphia
6 Houston
8 Washington, D.C.
10 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose

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About this Jimmy Kimmel show cancellation that I think is being missed. [View all] RickHworth Sep 25 OP

one reads the block only occurred in the smallest markets nt msongs Sep 25 #1

No , your concerns are not valid Fiendish Thingy Sep 25 #2

"your concerns are not valid" ??? Jack Valentino Sep 25 #9

I am definitely irritated that I'm paying a cable bill and not getting that programming. badhair77 Sep 25 #3

When Sinclair was allowed to buy up so many stations, Democrats tried to stop it -- we knew lostnfound Sep 25 #4

Sinclair owns a bunch of stations, but a large portion of them are in small markets Wiz Imp Sep 25 #7

What other programming on ABC would concern you if it were blocked in certain markets? Wiz Imp Sep 25 #5

My cable... Chemical Bill Sep 25 #6

I don't know, I haven't watched local TV since Sinclair bought everything. Initech Sep 25 #8