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==== 🔑 Strategic Role ====
* Tegna isn’t as politically branded as Sinclair (conservative reputation) or as acquisition-hungry as Nexstar, but they’re a powerful swing player in local broadcasting.
* They supply local stations that carry ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX — meaning they shape how Americans consume not just entertainment (Jimmy Kimmel Live! or The Conners) but also local and national news.

👉 In short: Tegna is one of the three biggest local TV station owners in the U.S. (alongside Nexstar and Sinclair). They’re less ideologically notorious than Sinclair and less aggressive than Nexstar, but they’re still central to how network shows reach American households.

Do you want me to map out a “power landscape” of Nexstar, Sinclair, Tegna, and Disney/ABC — who owns what, and how these relationships shaped the Kimmel suspension? That would show clearly where the real leverage sits.