Talk:Owned-and-operated television stations in the United States

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Any reason to lock this page?

I don't understand why that isn't any reason to lock this page, This page is not vandalism sensitive. --CodeNameBOSS (talk) 10:59, 22 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Some idiot put a semi-protected padlock, and I'm upset too! Spencer H. Karter (talk) 20:48, 16 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Split section into article.

I am proposing a split of the section "O&O stations of the major TV networks in the United States" into its own article due to the section's restructuring and space issues within the current parent article as a result of its expansion. The list dominates more than half of the article and a split would allow the focus to of the main article to be on other sections.TVtonightOKC (talk) 17:22, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Fox section confusing

Please, some knowledgeable person rewrite it, to make it flow logically.

It begins by talking about the first station Fox bought, then the immediate next paragraph is about two stations it sold. Doesn't Fox have to buy stations before it can sell them? It's a bit like Cain getting married in the Old Testament -- where did Mrs. Cain come from?

The rest of the section reads no better.

50.0.36.2 (talk) 15:14, 25 June 2014 (UTC) 50.0.36.2 (talk) 15:16, 25 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Multicast networks

The article should probably try to make note as to whether stations that carry digital multicast networks owned by their parent broadcasting companies constitute as O&Os, or if this distinction does not apply since the networks are not the station's primary network affiliation. TVtonightOKC (talk) 19:20, 25 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 18 March 2016

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Please add in information that WRAL had since switched to NBC. 204.152.155.148 (talk) 12:54, 18 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{re}} 05:51, 19 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

WRAL and WNCN 72.218.229.9 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 15:12, 19 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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NBC Boston

As of January 1,2017 WBTS became the NBC O&O station in the Boston area.Why hasn't the list of NBC O&Os been updated to reflect that fact? Osnaburger1983 (talk) 07:37, 1 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The WB

Because Tribune part-owned the network, I think all of Tribune's WB affiliates were WB O&Os. Why don't you include them?Pja1981 (talk) 23:16, 5 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Why is this article Semi-Proteted?

I want an explanation why this article is semi-protected and denying others who don't have Wikipedia to edit it? What gives you the right to put a stupid padlock on the article? This is unacceptable! Put the FREE back into The Free Encyclopedia and I demand you remove the padlock right now! REMOVE THE SEMI-PROTECTION STATUS RIGHT NOW! >:(

P.S. Wikipedia's protection policies is a joke! Spencer H. Karter (talk) 20:47, 16 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 18 March 2020

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Change WJZY and WMYT to former O&Os; they were traded to Nexstar for KCPQ/KZJO and WITI, please put the latter two stations into the O&O table RedHotBeast (talk) 07:47, 18 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Already done for KCPQ so I didn't have to do anything there.

Done for WJZY/WITI in one edit for the Fox tables and WMYT/KZJO in a second edit for the MNT tables. Alucard 16_{❯❯❯ chat?} 08:17, 18 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 6 October 2022

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Nexstar's acquisition of The CW has resulted in some criticism and ownership cap violations regarding CW-affiliated stations that the company owns, which are mainly in large and small markets, while the CBS News and Stations-owned CW stations are all owned-and-operated by the network's parent company, Paramount Global. 2603:8001:B202:3294:841D:292:ABBA:3D26 (talk) 02:29, 6 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Cannolis (talk) 03:56, 6 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 11 February 2023

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Should this article include PBS member stations, more specifically the major ones in large markets? 2603:8001:B202:3294:751D:F364:52E0:6D94 (talk) 16:39, 11 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate.

Semi-protected edit request on 11 May 2023

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CBS announced in May 2023 that its eight CW affiliates would become independent stations in September 2023. This was part of an agreement after Nexstar purchased a majority stake purchase of The CW in October 2022. 2603:8001:B202:3294:F907:8D52:B187:CC05 (talk) 02:09, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 12:42, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This source shows that CBS is dropping The CW on their stations after Nexstar purchased the network:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/cbs-owned-cw-stations-will-go-independent-fall-2023-1235480730/ 2603:8001:B202:3294:8974:125F:6670:FC09 (talk) 00:26, 21 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]