Outlet track record

WLOS

U.S. right

WLOS is an ABC affiliate in Asheville, North Carolina, owned since 1996 by Sinclair Broadcast Group, one of the largest and most politically conservative broadcast chains in the United States. Sinclair has a documented practice of distributing centrally produced, politically conservative 'must-run' commentary segments to all its stations, including WLOS, which shapes the station's overall ideological tilt. Its coverage of the second Trump administration reflects Sinclair's longstanding pro-Republican orientation, including actions in 2025 that aligned with political pressure from the Trump White House.

Owned bySinclair Broadcast Group

LeaningU.S. right

On the administrationbroadly supportive

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2.8average bias score across 4 stories
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun

Stories

4 North Carolina Budget Makes Statewide Highway License-Plate-Reader Program Permanent
3 North Carolina Elections Board Votes to Let County Boards Reject Photo-ID Provisional Ballots by Majority Instead of Unanimous Vote
2 North Carolina Reports More Than $1 Billion Awarded for Post-Helene Water Repairs, With $750 Million in Needs Still Unfunded
2 FEMA Approves $197 Million More for North Carolina's Hurricane Helene Recovery