@sarahtaber Rupert Murdoch did it as an immigrant with hate in his heart. He built an empire out of lying about the 1st and 2nd amendments, Democrats, minorities, and anyone he disagreed with. Now he's a billionaire dictating US policy through the mouths of illiterate and politically-educated rubes.
Meanwhile, Air America died.
Buy one of the big-3 networks. Make damn sure it has tons of comedy and some rural-appealing shows. Spin off a TV news network embedding the network's name.
It would help to rebrand the network. Foxes are cute and not scary. That helped with the psychology of Fox News.
If people really want to mess with heads, buy Firefox. Rebrand the network Firefox Network. The news spinoff would be Firefox News. Screw the old Fox. This one's on fire!