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6. And, the station licenses that matter aren't up for renewal until 2029, 2030 or 2031

Reply to Wiz Imp (Reply #5)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 11:45 PM

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Most individual stations in the larger markets are owned by companies that are already suck ups to Trump, like Sinclair. And as for the network owned stations, there is zero chance Carr would go after stations owned by Fox or CBS. That leaves stations owned by ABC or NBC in markets like NYC, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston etc. And those licenses don't come up for renewal until December 2029 at the earliest, and most not until the end of 2030 or even 2031.

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