WLOS (Asheville)

WLOS is an ABC-affiliated TV station in Asheville, NC, owned since 1996 by Sinclair Broadcast Group, a large publicly traded broadcasting company known for conservative editorial tendencies at the corporate level. Local newscasts cover community events including protests against Trump administration policies, earning a generally mixed stance toward the administration. Sinclair's corporate editorial influence — including preempting network programming it considers politically objectionable — tilts the broader station environment to the right of center.