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295:Post-Herald
287:Post-Herald
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1427:Ernie Pyle
271:Age-Herald
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152:Tuscaloosa
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59:Founder(s)
1345:Ion Media
1274:Broadcast
1223:Bounce TV
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616:/ KAJJ-CD
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1417:Ted Knap
1323:Yule Log
1310:The List
1289:TrueReal
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1228:Court TV
209:In 1887
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91:Language
48:Owner(s)
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1704:-owned
1693:WFTS-TV
1684:KTPX-TV
1670:KJRH-TV
1643:WXYZ-TV
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1158:WSYM-TV
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687:KSBS-CD
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614:KPAX-TV
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380:website
344:Decline
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202:in the
146:History
94:English
83:Founded
52:Scripps
1508:NOTES:
1385:People
1110:The CW
159:Herald
157:Elyton
68:Herald
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1523:with
1102:Other
1657:WMYD
1626:WFLX
1612:WNAB
1607:Dabl
1594:WTVF
1581:KVCW
1546:KASW
1516:KZTV
1284:Qubo
1279:Defy
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1233:Grit
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1063:WRBU
974:WIPL
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940:KBZK
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491:KATC
304:The
299:News
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132:The
120:ISSN
86:1850
76:Post
38:Type
854:Ion
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747:Fox
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326:FBI
194:Age
63:Age
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