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Duopoly
From The TV IV
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 | ||
| 6 | Houston, TX | Fox | KRIV/ch. 26 Fox | KTXH/ch. 20 MNTV | |
| Tegna | KHOU/ch. 11 CBS | KTBU/ch. 55 SBS | |||
| 7 | Atlanta, GA | Tegna | WXIA/ch. 11 NBC | WATL/ch. 36 MNTV | WXIA simulcast on WATL subcarrier (RF 25.6, virtual 11.11) |
| Gray | WANF/ch. 46 CBS | WPCH/ch. 17 CW | WANF to be independent 8/16/25 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |
| 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 Ind. | WBNX to become CW affiliate 9/1/25 |
| 21 | Charlotte, NC | Nexstar | WJZY/ch. 46 Fox | WMYT/ch. 55 MNTV | 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 [1] | Sinclair | WBFF/ch. 45 Fox | WNUV/ch. 54 CW | WNUV owned by Cunningham; under Sinclair management |
| 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. | |||
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
| Cox [2] | 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 |
| Nexstar | WGNO/ch. 26 ABC | WNOL/ch. 38 CW | |||
| 52 | Memphis TN | Tegna | WATN/ch. 24 ABC | WLMT/ch. 30 CW | |
| 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 |
| 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 [3] |
| 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 [4] | 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 | Cox | KIEM/ch. 3 NBC (Ion on .2) | KVIQ-LD/ch. 14 CBS | Sale to Imagicomm pending |
| Sinclair | KAEF/ch. 22 ABC | KECA/ch. 29 CW (MNTV on .2) |
- ↑ In Baltimore, Sinclair controls WUTB, a My Network TV affiliate owned by Deerfield Media which broadcasts on channel 24 (RF 46.6)
- ↑ WJAX owned by Hoffman Communications, under Cox management.
- ↑ In Chattanooga, New Age and Sinclair also control MPS Media's CW affiliate WFLI/ch. 53 (Cleveland TN city of license).
- ↑ 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.
