I love being able to watch sports for free with my antenna. I hope that doesn't end for a long time.
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replymost people aren't hn readers. broadcast tv is far from useless in 2026, that's how many normies watch tv.
replyTV viewership for 18-49 has dropped almost 80% since 2000, with the bulk of that drop between 2015 and today. So most "normies" are not watching tv. Older people might, but they represent a fraction of the spending audience.
replythis is all about allowing sinclair and their right wing ilk to own local news.
reply> this is all about allowing sinclair and their right wing ilk to own local news.
replyFrom 2017, "Sinclair Broadcast Group: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)":
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvtNyOzGogc
"John Oliver: Sinclair Broadcasting brings 'troubling' rightwing bias to local news":
* https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jul/03/john-ol...
"John Oliver: How Sinclair Broadcast Group 'Brainwashes' Local News":
* https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/john-ol...
And you believe everyone is just like you? What are the consequences of consolidating ownership of broadcast stations? Remember the Kimmel incident? How does that go with even more consolidation?
replyYes most are just like me, because TV viewership has dropped almost 80% since 2000 for 18-49.
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