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In media terms, a duopoly is the ownership of two stations by a company in a given market. Prior to 1999, duopolies were forbidden on broadcast television, until the FCC voted 4-1 to allow duopolies provided that one of the stations has rating low enough to meet the criteria allowing the duopoly. Ad hoc duopolies can occur when the owner of a station takes over management of a second station which is owned by another company. This occurs through limited marketing agreements.

Among existing duopolies:

Rank Market Owner Senior station/network Junior station/network Notes
1 New York City, NY CBS WCBS/ch. 2 CBS WLNY/ch. 55 Independent
NBC Universal WNBC/ch. 4 NBC WNJU/ch. 47 Univision
Fox WNYW/ch. 5 Fox WWOR/ch. 9 MNTV Each station retransmitted on subcarrier of other station; Secaucus N J WWOR city of license
2 Los Angeles, CA CBS KCBS/ch. 2 CBS KCAL/ch. 9 Independent
NBC Universal KNBC/ch. 4 NBC KMEX/ch. 34 Univision
Fox KTTV/ch. 11 Fox KCOP/ch. 13 MNTV
Scripps KPXN/ch. 30 Ion KILM/ch. 64 Ion San Bernardino KPXN city of license; Inglewood KILM city of license
3 Chicago, IL NBC Universal WMAQ/ch. 5 NBC WSNS/ch. 44 Telemundo
Fox WFLD/ch. 32 Fox WPWR/ch. 50 CW, MNTV
4 Philadelphia PA CBS KYW/ch. 3 CBS WPSG/ch. 57 Independent
5 Dallas, TX Fox KDFW/ch. 4 Fox KDFI/ch. 27 MNTV
CBS KTVT/ch. 11 CBS KTXA/ch. 21 Independent
Tegna WFAA/ch. 8 ABC KFAA/ch. 29 Ind. Decatur KFAA city of license; acquisition from Nexstar pending
6 Houston, TX Fox KRIV/ch. 26 Fox KTXH/ch. 20 MNTV
Tegna KHOU/ch. 11 CBS KTBU/ch. 55 SBS Acquisition from Nexstar pending
7 Atlanta, GA Tegna WXIA/ch. 11 NBC WATL/ch. 36 MNTV WXIA simulcast on WATL subcarrier (RF 25.6, virtual 11.11); acquisition from Nexstar pending
Gray WANF/ch. 46 Ind. WPCH/ch. 17 CW Also owns WKTB-CD/ch. 47 (Telemundo)
8 Washington D C Fox WTTG/ch. 5 Fox WDCA/ch. 20 MNTV
9 Boston, MA CBS WBZ/ch. 4 CBS WSBK/ch. 38 MNTV
NBC Universal WNEU/ch. 60 Univision WYCN-LD/ch. 8 NBC WYCN repeated on WBTS/ch. 15 (Nashau N H city of license)
10 San Francisco, CA Fox KTVU/ch. 2 Fox KICU/ch. 36 Independent
CBS KPIX/ch. 5 CBS KPYX/ch. 44 Independent
11 Phoenix, AZ Gray KPHO/ch. 5 CBS KTVK/ch. 3 Independent
Scripps KNXV/ch. 15 ABC KASW/ch. 61 Independent
12 Seattle, WA Sinclair KOMO/ch. 4 ABC KUNS/ch. 51 Univision
Tegna KING/ch. 5 NBC KONG/ch. 16 Independent Acquisition from Nexstar pending
Fox KCPQ/ch. 13 Fox KZJO/ch. 22 My Network TV
13 Tampa FL Scripps WFTS/ch. 28 ABC WXPX/ch. 60 Ion Bradenton WXPX city of license
14 Detroit, MI CBS WWJ/ch. 62 CBS WKBD/ch. 50 Independent
Scripps WXYZ/ch. 7 ABC WMYD/ch. 20 CW
16 Denver, CO Tegna KUSA/ch. 9 NBC KTVD/ch. 20 Independent Acquisition from Nexstar pending
Nexstar KWGN/ch. 2 CW KDVR/ch. 31 Fox
17 Orlando, FL Cox WFTV/ch. 9 ABC WRDQ/ch. 27 Independent
Hearst WESH/ch. 2 NBC WKCF/ch. 18 CW Daytona Beach WESH city of license; Clermont WKCF city of license
Fox WOFL/ch. 35 Fox WRBW/ch. 65 MNTV
18 Miami, FL CBS WFOR/ch. 4 CBS WBFS/ch. 33 MNTV
Scripps WSFL/ch. 39 CW WPXM/ch. 35 Ion
19 Cleveland OH Nexstar WJW/ch. 8 Fox WBNX/ch. 55 CW
Gray WOIO/ch. 19 CBS WUAB/ch. 43 MNTV
21 Charlotte, NC Nexstar WJZY/ch. 46 Fox (MNTV on .8) WMYT/ch. 55 CW Rock City S C WMYT city of license; Belmont N C WJZY city of license
Cox WSOC/ch. 9 ABC WAXN/ch. 64 Independent Kannapolis WAXN city of license
22 Portland OR Gray KPTV/ch. 12 Fox KPDX/ch. 49 MNTV
23 Raleigh/Durham N C Capitol Broadcasting WRAL/ch. 5 NBC WRAZ/ch. 50 Fox
Sinclair WLFL/ch. 22 CW WRDC/ch. 28 MNTV
Scripps WRPX/ch. 47 Ion WFPX/ch. 62 Ion Rocky Mount WRPX city of license; Fayetteville WFPX city of license
24 St. Louis MO Nexstar KTVI/ch. 2 ABC KPLR/ch. 11 CW
25 Indianapolis IN Nexstar WTTV/ch. 4 CBS WXIN/ch. 59 Fox
26 Pittsburgh, PA CBS KDKA/ch. 2 CBS WPKD/ch. 19 Independent
Sinclair WPGH/ch. 53 Fox WPNT/ch. 22 CW/MNTV
27 Nashville TN Scripps WTVF/ch. 5 CBS WNPX/ch. 28 Ion Cookeville WNPX city of license
28 Baltimore MD Sinclair WBFF/ch. 45 Fox (MNTV on .2) WUTB/ch. 24 Roar Sinclair also controls CW outlet WNUV/ch. 54, owned by Cunningham
29 Salt Lake City, UT Sinclair KUTV/ch. 2 CBS KJZZ/ch. 14 Independent
Scripps KSTU/ch. 13 Fox KUPX/ch. 16 Ion Provo KUPX city of license
30 San Diego, CA Grupo Televisa XETV/ch. 6 Canal 5 XEWT/ch. 12 Televisa Both stations Tijuana MX city of license
Televisora Alco XHAS/ch. 33 Azteca America XHDTV/ch. 49 Milenio XHAS Tijuana MX city of license; XHDTV Tecate MX city of license and operated by Entravision
Nexstar KSWB/ch. 69 Fox KUSI/ch. 51 Ind. To also own KFMB/ch. 8 (CBS) pending purchase from Tegna
33 Kansas City, MO Gray KCTV/ch. 5 CBS KSMO/ch. 62 MNTV
Scripps KSHB/ch. 41 NBC KMCI/ch. 38 Ind. Lawrence KMCI city of license
34 Hartford CT NBC Universal WVIT/ch. 30 NBC WRDM-CD/ch. 50 Telemundo WVIT New Britain city of license
Tegna WTIC/ch. 61 Fox WCCT/ch. 20 CW WCCT Waterbury city of license; acquisition from Nexstar pending
Nexstar WTNH/ch. 8 ABC WCTX/ch. 59 MNTV
37 Greenville/Spartanburg S C/Asheville N C Nexstar WSPA/ch. 7 CBS WYCW/ch. 62 CW
39 West Palm Beach, FL Sinclair WPEC/ch. 12 CBS WTVX/ch. 34 CW
Scripps WPTV/ch. 5 NBC WHDT/ch. 9 Court TV Stuart WHDT city of license
41 Jacksonville, FL Tegna WTLV/ch. 12 NBC WJXX/ch. 25 ABC Orange Park WJXX city of license; acquisition from Nexstar pending
Cox [1] WFOX/ch. 30 Fox (MNTV .2) WJAX/ch. 47 CBS
44 Norfolk VA Scripps WTKR/ch. 3 CBS WGNT/ch. 27 CW
45 Birmingham AL Sinclair WTTO/ch. 21 CW WABM/ch. 68 MNTV (ABC .2) ABC repeated from WBMA-LD/ch. 58
46 Oklahoma City OK Nexstar KFOR/ch. 4 NBC KAUT/ch. 43 Independent
50 New Orleans, LA Tegna WWL/ch. 4 CBS WUPL/ch. 54 MNTV WUPL Slidell city of license; acquisition from Nexstar pending
Nexstar WGNO/ch. 26 ABC WNOL/ch. 38 CW
52 Memphis TN Tegna WATN/ch. 24 ABC WLMT/ch. 30 CW Acquisition from Nexstar pending
53 Fresno, CA Sinclair KMPH/ch. 26 Fox KFRE/ch. 59 CW KMPH Visalia city of license; KFRE Sanger city of license
Nexstar KSEE/ch. 28 NBC KGPE/ch. 47 CBS
57 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA Nexstar WBRE/ch. 28 NBC WYOU/ch. 22 CBS
58 Mobile, AL/Pensacola, FL Nexstar WKRG/ch. 5 CBS WFNA/ch. 55 CW WFNA Gulf Shores AL city of license
Sinclair WEAR/ch. 3 ABC WFGX/ch. 35 MNTV Ft. Walton Beach WFGX city of license
Deerfield WPMI/ch. 15 NBC WJTC/ch. 44 Independent Under Sinclair control through LMA
65 Tucson, AZ Scripps KGUN/ch. 9 ABC KWBA/ch. 58 CW Sierra Vista KWBA city of license
66 Honolulu, HI Gray KGMB/ch. 5 CBS KHNL/ch. 13 NBC
69 Green Bay, WI Scripps WGBA/ch. 26 NBC WACY/ch. 32 MNTV Appleton WACY city of license
80 Toledo, OH Gray WTVG/ch. 13 ABC (CW on .2) WFND-LD/ch. 19 Buckeye Sports
81 Huntsville, AL Nexstar WHNT/ch. 19 CBS WHDF/ch. 15 CW WHDF rebroadcast on WHNT subchannel
84 Chattanooga, TN Sinclair WTVC/ch. 9 ABC (Fox .2) WDSI/ch. 61 This TV WDSI owned by New Age Media, under Sinclair management [2]
91 El Paso TX Sinclair KDBC/ch. 4 CBS KFOX/ch. 14 Fox
97 Ft. Smith, AR Nexstar KNWA/ch. 51 NBC KFTA/ch. 24 Fox
105 Thomasville, GA/Tallahassee, FL Sinclair WTWC/ch. 40 NBC (Fox .2) WTLH/ch. 49 Me-TV WTLH Bainbridge GA city of license
110 Augusta, GA Gray WRDW/ch. 12 CBS (MNTV .3) WAGT/ch. 26 NBC (CW .3)
114 Springield, MA Gray WGGB/ch. 40 ABC (Fox and MNTV .2) WSHM-LD/ch. 3 CBS
121 Montgomery, AL Bakahel [3] WAKA/ch. 8 CBS WBMM/ch. 22 CW WAKA Selma city of license; WBMM Tuskegee city of license
Allen Media WCOV/ch. 20 Fox WIYC/ch. 48 Cozi TV Troy WIYC city of license
123 Bakersfield, CA Sinclair KBAK/ch. 29 CBS KBFX/ch. 58 Fox
Nexstar KGET/ch. 17 NBC KKEY-CD/ch. 11 Telemundo
124 Santa Maria/Santa Barbara/San Luis Obispo, CA News Press & Gazette KEYT/ch. 3 ABC (CBS .2, MNTV .3) KKFX/ch. 24 Fox
130 Corpus Christi, TX Scripps KRIS/ch. 6 NBC KZTV/ch. 10 CBS
146 Anchorage, AK Gray KTUU/ch. 2 NBC KAUU/ch. 5 CBS KAUU retransmitted on KTUU subchannel
153 Panama City, FL Gray WJHG/ch. 7 NBC WECP/ch. 21 CBS (MNTV .2) WECP simulcast on WJHG subchannel
154 Albany, GA Marquee WSWG/ch. 44 CBS WSST/ch. 55 My Network TV WSWG Valdosta city of license and simulcast on WSST subchannel; WSST Cordele city of license and simulcast on WSWG subchannel
169 Dothan, AL Gray WTVY/ch. 4 CBS (MNTV .2) WRGX/ch. 23 NBC (CW .2) WRGX simulcast on WTVY subchannel
195 Eureka CA Marquee KIEM/ch. 3 NBC (Ion on .2) KVIQ-LD/ch. 14 CBS
Sinclair KAEF/ch. 22 ABC KECA/ch. 29 CW (MNTV on .2)
  1. WJAX owned by Hoffman Communications, under Cox management.
  2. In Chattanooga, New Age and Sinclair also control MPS Media's CW affiliate WFLI/ch. 53 (Cleveland TN city of license).
  3. In Montgomery, Bakahel also operates ABC affiliate WNCF/ch. 32 (owned by Sagamore-Hill) under a local marketing agreement. WBMM is simulcast on WNCF's subchannel.