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CBS Minnesota
U.S. center / mainstream local news (corporate network-owned)
CBS Minnesota is the local news operation of WCCO-TV, a station owned directly by CBS, which is part of Paramount Skydance. Its daily output is mainly local news, weather and sports, with a mainstream, non-ideological style. Its coverage of the Trump administration is mostly straightforward and event-driven, though its parent company's dealings with the administration are a notable context.
Owned byOwned and operated by CBS Entertainment Group, a unit of Paramount Skydance Corporation. The Ellison family-backed Skydance Media took control of Paramount in the 2025 merger. WCCO-TV (channel 4) and sister station KCCW-TV (channel 12) serve the Minneapolis–St. Paul market.
LeaningU.S. center / mainstream local news (corporate network-owned)
On the administrationmostly neutral
3average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun