Outlet track record
WCNC (Charlotte NBC affiliate)
U.S. center / center-left
WCNC is Charlotte's NBC affiliate, now under the corporate umbrella of Nexstar Media Group after its acquisition of TEGNA Inc. closed in March 2026. Media Bias/Fact Check rates it 'Least Biased' with a high factual-reporting score, consistent with mainstream local TV news. Its coverage of the Trump administration's second term has been largely neutral, reporting on federal policy impacts—immigration enforcement, Medicaid probes, funding cuts—as they affect the Charlotte region rather than taking a clear editorial stance.
Owned byNexstar Media Group (completed $6.2 billion acquisition of TEGNA Inc. in March 2026; a federal court injunction requires TEGNA assets to be held separately pending ongoing antitrust litigation)
LeaningU.S. center / center-left
On the administrationmostly neutral
2average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun