Tag Archives: Sinclair Broadcasting

FCC Fines Sinclair Stations

Posted on August 6, 2021 by Trish Nelson

This is great news. Sinclair Broadcasting hit with hefty, unprecedented fines. https://www.nexttv.com/news/fcc-upholds-record-dollar10m-retrans-fine-against-sinclair-managed-stations “ATVA applauds the FCC’s decision to fine stations associated with Sinclair nearly $9 million for violating the good faith negotiation rules,” said American Television Alliance Jessica Kendust. “The … Continue reading →

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Sinclair Broadcasting To Pay Record Fine

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Trish Nelson

Here is a list of Iowa Sinclair stations: KGAN/KFXA Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque-Iowa City KDSM-TV Des Moines KPTH Sioux City  KTVO Ottumwa-Kirksville, MO Check out BFIA’s previous articles on Sinclair Broadcasting here https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ Sinclair Broadcast Group agreed to pay a record $48 … Continue reading →

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ABC And Sinclair Affiliates Target Of Grassroots Media Action

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Trish Nelson

Media action alert from Free Press: During the Democratic presidential debate on Thursday, ABC stations — including those owned by notorious right-wing broadcaster Sinclair — ran a racist ad targeting Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. A powerful woman of color, Ocasio-Cortez is … Continue reading →

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Why Is Facebook Buying Local News Outlets?

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Trish Nelson

Facebook to invest $300 million to help local news survive. reuters.com/article/us-facebook-news/facebook-to-invest-300-million-to-help-local-news-survive If someone is going to own local news outlets, do we prefer that it be Sinclair Broadcasting or Facebook?  I would vote for Facebook as the lesser of two … Continue reading →

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Sinclair Is Extremely Dangerous To Our Democracy

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Paul Deaton

“Just amazing that a video about a conservative media company’s orders to its stations has become evidence of liberal media collusion…” ~ Dave Weigel

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Sinclair-Tribune Merger Can Still Be Stopped

Posted on February 1, 2018 by Trish Nelson

DemandProgress.org FCC Chair Ajit Pai is rolling out the red carpet for Sinclair to become the largest owner of TV stations in America, reaching 72% of the country. That’s why we’ve called on the FCC Inspector General to investigate Pai’s … Continue reading →

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Is Sinclair Broadcasting Creating Fake News On Iowa’s Local Stations?

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Trish Nelson

 Watch for this on your local Sinclair stations in Iowa –  KGAN/KFXA Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque-Iowa City, KDSM-TV Des Moines,  KPTH Sioux City and KTVO Ottumwa-Kirksville, MO.  And be sure to check out The Prairie Progressive’s reporting on this same topic reposted … Continue reading →

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From The Terrorism Alert Desk

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Reprinted with permission from the Summer 2017 issue of  The Prairie Progressive, Iowa’s oldest progressive newsletter,  funded entirely by reader subscription,  and available only in hard copy for $12/yr.  Send check to PP, Box 1945, Iowa City 52244. Sorry, we … Continue reading →

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How The Sinclair Deal Affects Iowa

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Trish Nelson

http://iowahighwayends.net/blog/ The Iowahighwayends blog has no share widgets and does not offer an RSS feed.  There is no affiliated Facebook page.  If you want to follow, you just have to go the website. We appreciate Jeff Morrison’s reporting on the … Continue reading →

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Tell The FCC: Block The Sinclair Deal

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from CREDO A conservative media empire that reportedly cut a shady 2016 deal with the Trump campaign is poised to grow even larger – giving it the power to distort news coverage in markets all across the country.1 … Continue reading →

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