Sinclair Broadcast Group wants to be the next FOX!

[Tim4319]

They want to stop ABC from airing the name and photos of the soldiers killed in this "so-called" war.


-From Sinclair Broadcast Group's web site-
Despite the denials by a spokeswoman for the show, the action appears to be motivated by a political agenda designed to undermine the efforts of the United States in Iraq.


http://www.sbgi.net/

[BlueEyedSon]

1. Clearly they are taking appropriate steps toward that goal.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

2. Yeah, "politically motivated"

And their actions in response, along with their maximum donations to the Bush campaign on behalf of every Sinclair board member, AREN'T politically motivated?

They can kiss my fucking ass. :grr: :nuke:

[IronLionZion]

3. clearly free speech is treason

if it may hurt our dear fuerer's reselection. I don't think they own the ABC affiliates here so I'll watch it.

[wysimdnwyg]

4. Hell, here, Sinclair IS Fox

They own the local Fox affiliate, along with the UPN one. They also run the WB one. They SUCK!

[madfox]

5. Some Sinclair history

Here is what FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps had to say in his 12/10/01 dissenting statement regarding Sinclair's rule-breaking behaviors:

"Over the last several years, Sinclair Broadcasting Company ("Sinclair") has pursued a strategy of acquiring interests in or management of more than one station in each market in which it has a television station. In so doing, it has continually pushed against the parameters of ownership structures prohibited by the Commission.

With the transactions before the Commission today, Sinclair has crossed the line into behavior that the majority has found to violate the Commission's rules. In assessing a fine on Sinclair for this violation, the majority purports to stop the expansion of Sinclair's forays into multiple ownership, but in fact it merely points out that lines have been crossed, while allowing Sinclair to run over these lines and to continue its multiple ownership strategy."

For more on this go to:
http://ftp.fcc.gov/Speeches/Copps/Statements/2001/stmjc133.html