Outlet track record

WBTV

U.S. local TV news, centrist/mainstream

WBTV is a CBS-affiliated local TV station in Charlotte, North Carolina, owned by the publicly traded Gray Media. Its news focuses on local stories such as crime, weather, traffic and regional politics, in a mainstream style. Its coverage of the Trump administration is mostly neutral and event-driven, with national political content often coming from CBS and wire services.

Owned byOwned by Gray Media (formerly Gray Television), a publicly traded U.S. company that is the largest owner of top-rated local TV stations. Gray acquired WBTV from Raycom Media in a deal completed January 2, 2019. WBTV is a CBS affiliate in Charlotte, North Carolina.

LeaningU.S. local TV news, centrist/mainstream

On the administrationmostly neutral

Full profile & history →

2.4average bias score across 17 stories
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun

Stories

3 Stein Urges In-Person Voting, Says Mail Ballot Rejections Are 'Twice as High' as 2022; State Board Data Show 3.1% So Far vs. 2.6% at Same Point in 2022
3 Acting CMS Superintendent Melissa Balknight Says Appointment 'Caught Off Guard' as Board Votes 6-2 to Start Search
3 Son of Huntersville Commissioner Charged With First-Degree Murder in Charlotte Teen's Death
3 Matthews Mayor Asks Charlotte to Cover Small Towns' Share of I-77 Toll Penalty Before Sept. 23 CRTPO Vote
2 Federal Jury in Charlotte Convicts Two on Misdemeanor Counts From November 2025 ICE Facility Protest
2 National Weather Service Issues Heat Advisory for Union, Anson and Richmond Counties; Charlotte Forecast High of 97 on Sept. 3
2 Friday Storms Prompt FAA Ground Stop at Charlotte Douglas; Duke Energy Outage Reports Range From 18,100 to More Than 45,000
3 Zarutska Family Files Wrongful-Death Suit Against Charlotte and Transit Security Contractor
2 National Weather Service Issues Coastal Flood Advisory for Lower Cape Fear River, in Effect Until 1 p.m. Friday
2 Charlotte Police Arrest Di-Quan Schafar Hunt After Videos Show Attacks on Women; Assault Charge Pending
1 Two Charlotte-Area Closures Cut 655 Jobs as Regional Layoff Filings Top 1,600
2 NC Rep. Erin Paré Says She May File a Sex-Based Dress Code Bill for School Employees
3 CMPD Officer Charged With Illegally Accessing Government Computer in Flock Camera Case
4 North Carolina Agriculture Officials Confirm First Yellow-Legged Hornet Detection, in Union County
1 Flash Flooding and Power Outages Hit Central North Carolina as Bertha's Moisture Feeds a Stalled Front