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

Media competition for Fox News.

Hello again, I'm Aronalmi, and this is To the Point.

Despite the growth of cable and the dominance of three broadcast networks, many Americans still get their news from local TV.

Now, one company, the Sinclair Broadcast Group, will soon own enough stations to give it access to more than 70% of American households.

We'll head about Sinclair's requirement that all local newscasts carry the same conservative segments produced by the company.

There's also One America News, building a cable audience with undisguised favoritism to Donald Trump.

Will fairness and balance become a thing of the past?

Also today, the latest on Donald Trump Jr., a Russian lawyer, and the promise of dirt about Hillary Clinton.

First, here's the news.

Check out KCRW's All-News Channel, News 24.

Programming from KCRW, NPR, BBC and more 24 hours a day.

Go to KCRW.com slash News 24 or listen on KCRW's app.

Support for To the Point comes from the members of KCRW and from the Public Radio International Program Fund.

Hello again, Warren. I'll be back with To The Point. One TV station owner is about to get access to more than 70% of American households.

Local newscasts are being required to carry conservative commentaries produced by the Sinclair Broadcast Group. What about that and other

efforts to make the media more conservative than other conservatives think that it has been?

On our talking point later, President Trump gets military advice from two private contractors

making money with armies for hire. First, this news update, new revelations about

Donald Trump Jr. and his meeting with a Russian lawyer. Today, he released an email chain,

including the invitation to a meeting to hear evidence that would, quote, incriminate Hillary

Clinton as part of the Russian government's support for his father. Trump, the younger, replied

...