John Oliver explains why your local TV news might be filled with right-wing stories

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver wants you to think about your local TV news. 

On Sunday, he ran a segment about Sinclair Broadcast Group, which could soon complete a merger with Tribune Media that would let it reach 2.2 million households. 

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The problem? Sinclair sometimes forces its stations to run right-wing stories, commentary, and commercials during local TV news broadcasts. 

Sadly, Sinclair stations won’t run Last Week Tonight‘s disclaimer starring Steve Schirripa from The Sopranos. 

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