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Founded in 1957, WKYT-TV, also known as wkyt.com, was established by the Community Broadcast Partners, a local group that included former Governor and U.S Senator from Kentucky, Happy Chandler. Today, WKYT-TV is owned by Gray Television, an American publicly traded television broadcasting company.Based in Lexington, Kentucky, WKYT-TV primarily delivers local news. However, it also covers features on Sports, Weather updates, and Community events. Not only does WKYT-TV provide a comprehensive view of what's happening in central Kentucky, but it also addresses national events affecting the local community.One interesting fact: WKYT-TV has a feature called "WKYT Investigates" where the team looks into local matters that concern the community and attempts to provide deeper understanding and solutions. This commitment to investigative journalism helps WKYT stand out as a news source that goes beyond the surface level of reporting.
WKYT is ranked N/A among other media sources and has an average of 1,310,000 monthly visits according to Similar Web.
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WKYT has a Bias Score of 2% Center which is based on a variety of factors including its policy and politician leanings, article ratings, and the use of biased language. Its Reliability is rated as Fair, and additional analytical insights are available in the other tabs.

  • Bias Rating

    2% Center

  • Policy Leanings

    -4% Center

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    Fair Reliability

    *Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

  • Politician Portrayal

    29% negative

Ratings are based on recent news using data science and A.I. technology.