How about an even deeper question: what is the value of a license? Why does Nexstar want all of them so badly, when 20 of us on this subreddit could work together to distribute a product on YouTube that would be viewed (not to mention loved) by more local viewers than by some trash heap money-grab station in any single market? In a “City Best” poll recently in a mid market, the favorite local weather caster was a local YouTuber. This is a market with a long history of celebrity level weather talent.