on may 9, 2018, fox announced it would purchase kcpq, kdvr, kstu, ktxl in sacramento, kswb-tv in san diego, wjw in cleveland and wsfl-tv, the cw affiliate for miami-fort lauderdale. the move would give fox stations in the home markets for the seattle seahawks, denver broncos, cleveland browns and miami dolphins as the network takes over the "thursday night football" package from cbs and nbc. after tribune terminated its merger agreement with sinclair on august 9, 2018, however, the sale of the seven aforementioned stations to fts was likewise nullified.