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KATU / KVAL
U.S. center-right corporate ownership; local news mostly center
KATU and KVAL are local TV news stations owned by Sinclair, a large national group whose corporate politics have been seen as conservative-leaning. Day-to-day coverage is mostly local news, weather and crime, in a generally conventional, centrist style. Their current posture toward the Trump administration is mostly neutral, though Sinclair's corporate-level choices can affect what airs.
Owned byBoth stations are owned by Sinclair, Inc. (formerly Sinclair Broadcast Group), a publicly traded U.S. broadcaster. Sinclair bought them in 2013 when it acquired Fisher Communications. KATU (Portland, ABC) is channel 2. KVAL (Eugene, CBS) is channel 13.
LeaningU.S. center-right corporate ownership; local news mostly center
On the administrationmostly neutral
2average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun