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dameatball

(7,672 posts) Sun Apr 1, 2018, 09:05 AM Apr 2018

I had noticed that my favorite local news was seeming more conservative. Crap! [View all]

For quite a while now it seems like any time there is a politically volatile issue, they give a disproportionate amount of air time to the conservative "take" on the issue. Then they allow a much shorter alternative viewpoint, if at all. This station has always bragged about "getting the facts."
So I just googled Sinclair and looked at a listing of their stations. Sure enough, WCYB, channel 5, Bristol, VA, was purchased by Sinclair in 2017.
I guess I'll be watching channel 11 from now on. Fine with me.

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I had noticed that my favorite local news was seeming more conservative. Crap! [View all] dameatball Apr 2018 OP

Vote" with your remote. Sorry, but Hortensis Apr 2018 #1

Twitter in Shock Over Video Showing Local TV Anchors Forced to Read Script About Fake News DylanUSC Apr 2018 #2

Yes, I saw that, which was what made things add up. So I checked and sho nuff. dameatball Apr 2018 #3

Sinclair Television Stations left-of-center2012 Apr 2018 #4

Ugh all the ones in California are red parts of state kimbutgar Apr 2018 #5

This Sinclair thing is really scary. OliverQ Apr 2018 #6

Boycott advertisers OhNo-Really Apr 2018 #7

Lucky for me DFW hasn't sold out yet. MagickMuffin Apr 2018 #8

Same with my local (Albany, NY) CBS affiliate Rhiannon12866 Apr 2018 #9