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WTRF was first on air in 1953 and is owned by Nexstar Media Group. It is a television station licensed to Wheeling, West Virginia. It aims to improve living conditions in Wheeling and throughout West Virginia by providing local news and weather reports. Its online news presence can be found at wtrf.com and has an average of 528,226 monthly visits. It ranked 4,855 among other TV Movies and Streaming sources.
WTRF is ranked N/A among other media sources and has an average of 866,657 monthly visits according to Similar Web.
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WTRF 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 Average, and additional analytical insights are available in the other tabs.

  • Bias Rating

    -2% Center

  • Reliability
    43% Reliable Average
  • Policy Leanings

    12% Somewhat Conservative

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    *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

    61% negative

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