Many people probably hadn’t given much thought to who owned their local TV station until the issues of freedom of speech and freedom of the press recently made headlines. Following comments from Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr, Nexstar Media Group, which has a corporate office in Midtown, and Sinclair Broadcast Group announced on Sept. 17 that they would not air “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on their ABC affiliates. Shortly after, ABC suspended Kimmel from the airwaves. His suspension by ABC ended on Sept. 23, and Sinclair and Nexstar ended their preemption of Kimmel’s show on Sept. 26. Nexstar and Sinclair’s collective portfolio includes over 20% of ABC local affiliates nationwide, including various types of stations in each of New York’s 10 media markets. So here’s who owns local TV stations across the state.
New York City
NBC – WNBC / NBCUniversal Local
Fox – WNYW / Fox Television Stations LLC
ABC – WABC / ABC Owned Television Stations
CBS – WCBS / CBS News and Stations
NY1 – Charter Communications
CW – WPIX / Mission Broadcasting Inc. and operated by Nexstar Media Group
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
NBC – WNYT / Hubbard Broadcasting Inc.
Fox – WXXA / Mission Broadcasting Inc. and operated by Nexstar Media Group
ABC – WTEN / Nexstar Media Group
CBS – WRGB / Sinclair Broadcast Group
CW – WCWN / Sinclair Broadcast Group
Burlington-Plattsburgh
NBC – WPTZ / Hearst Television Inc.
Fox – WFFF / Nexstar Media Group
ABC – WVNY / Mission Broadcasting Inc. and operated by Nexstar Media Group
CBS – WCAX / Gray Television
Watertown
NBC – WVNC / SagamoreHill Broadcasting
Fox – WNYF / Gray Television
ABC – WWTI / Nexstar Media Group
CBS – WWNY / Gray Television
Utica
NBC – WKTV / Heartland Media
Fox – WFXV / Nexstar Media Group
ABC – WUTR / Mission Broadcasting Inc. and operated by Nexstar Media Group
CBS – WKTV / Heartland Media
Syracuse
NBC – WSTM / Sinclair Broadcast Group
Fox – WSYT / Deltavision Media
ABC – WSYR / Nexstar Media Group
CBS – WTVH / Granite Broadcasting and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group
Binghamton
NBC – WBGH / Nexstar Media Group
Fox – WICZ / Deltavision Media
ABC – WIVT / Nexstar Media Group
CBS – WBNG / Gray Television
Elmira-Corning
NBC – WETM / Nexstar Media Group
Fox – WYDC / Coastal Television Broadcasting Group
ABC – WENY / Lilly Broadcasting
CBS – WENY / Lilly Broadcasting
Rochester
NBC – WHEC / Hubbard Broadcasting
Fox – WUHF / Sinclair Broadcast Group
ABC – WHAM / Deerfield Media Inc. and affiliated with Sinclair Broadcast Group
CBS – WROC / Nexstar Media Group
Buffalo
NBC – WGRZ / Tegna Inc.
Fox – WUTV / Sinclair Broadcast Group
ABC – WKBW / Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC
CBS – WIVB / Nexstar Media Group
CW – WNLO / Nexstar Media Group
