Outlet track record
WCNC
U.S. center, local commercial TV (mainstream NBC affiliate)
WCNC is Charlotte's NBC affiliate. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group, a large for-profit broadcaster that absorbed TEGNA in 2026, and it is paid for by advertising and carriage fees. Its local news focuses on community, weather, crime and regional government, and it generally keeps a neutral, straight-news tone toward the Trump administration. The owner's consolidation and its dealings with federal regulators are a point of debate.
Owned byOwned by Nexstar Media Group, which closed its roughly $6.2 billion acquisition of TEGNA Inc. in 2026 after FCC and Justice Department approval. A federal court injunction in a multistate antitrust suit currently bars Nexstar from integrating TEGNA's operations, so WCNC is still run separately. Nexstar also owns Charlotte's Fox affiliate WJZY and CW station WMYT.
LeaningU.S. center, local commercial TV (mainstream NBC affiliate)
On the administrationmostly neutral
2.7average bias score across 6 stories
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun