From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

Conservative competition for Fox News.

I'm O'Maulney, and this is a Labor Day rebroadcast of To the Point.

Despite the growth of cable, many Americans still get

their news from local TV. Now, one company, the Sinclair Broadcast Group, will soon own enough

stations for access to more than 70% of American households. We'll hear about Sinclair's requirement

that all local newscasts carry the same conservative commentaries produced by the company.

There's also one American news, building a cable audience with undisguised favoritism to Donald Trump.

Will fairness and balance be a thing of the past?

And on this Labor Day is the meatless, bleeding, impossible burger safe to eat. First,

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Hello again, Mormon. I'll only back with a special broadcast of To the Point.

One TV company is about to get access to more than 70% of American households, the Sinclair Broadcast Group,

which requires local newscast to carry conservative commentaries produced by the company.

We'll look at political bias in local and national media.

On today's talking point later, the FDA says it's uncertain about the safety of the

impossible burger.

That's the meatless patty that seems to bleed.

Are the regulators behind the curve when it comes to food technology?

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