New National Poll Shows Likely Voters Fiercely Oppose 
Corporate Broadcast TV Station Mergers

Polling finds strong nonpartisan opposition to corporate broadcast TV station mergers and local TV station consolidation amid rising concerns over affordability and billionaire control over politics and media.

the National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) and Defend the Press Campaign hosted an exclusive press briefing to release new national polling from Lake Research Partners examining American voters’ views on corporate broadcast TV station mergers and local TV station consolidation.

The survey – conducted via live phones and text-to-online among 1,000 likely 2026 midterm voters nationwide – is among the first to measure public attitudes toward local TV station consolidation in the context of affordability, cost-of-living pressures, and growing attempts by billionaires to seize control of their local news.

To read the findings from the poll in full, click here.

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