[125], On May 7, 2020, the company was fined $48million to settle investigations related to reports and statements made to the FCC. [19] In 1996, Sinclair bought out Superior Communications for $63 million. According to the Center for Responsive Politics (Open Secrets), the Sinclair Broadcast Group has donated$1,143,508 or 80% to Republican candidates since 1994. Soft money donations to parties were banned after the 2002 cycle. For the 2016 election cycle, Sinclairs PAC made $82,375 in donations to federal candidates. [91] In December 2016, SBG announced TBD, a new digital subchannel network aimed towards millennials, with a focus on digital content. poschodie. KBOI has issued an apology on their Twitter account, reading: We messed up. Marquee Sports Network brings together one of the most iconic sports franchises in the country with one of the largest television broadcasting companies to deliver unparalleled Cubs coverage. This newscast was called WPTT News, and in the opening segment, the letters "news" were formed from a compass indicating the four cardinal directions. [70][71] New Age Media and MPS Media terminated the deal on October 31, 2014, more than a year after it was announced. Sinclair, by contrast, in recent years has given 98% to 100% of its contributions to Republicans, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a Washington, D.C., campaign finance watchdog group [97] The sale was approved on June 30,[98] and the sale was completed September 1. approximate percentages of advertising revenue, excluding digital revenue, for [248], Coverage during the 2016 presidential election campaign. (a)Includes $24 million, $109 million, and $98 million for the years ended In general, be courteous to others. While scheduling of the special was at the discretion of each station, Columbus, Ohio ABC affiliate WSYX pre-empted both ABC World News and Nightline to air it. TV broadcaster Sinclair fined $48 million over Tribune deal The federal government has fined TV broadcaster Sinclair $48 million, largely because of actions it took in its failed attempt to. [Politico, 12/16/16]. The The promos contain language decrying "biased and false news", and accusing unnamed mainstream media figures of bias. We value your comments. Fuck Sinclair, their blatant propaganda and their take over of the public airwaves. Now all 4 televisions in my home don't have ABC. The Commercial Radio Institute, by then a division of Chesapeake Television Corporation, later founded WPTT (now WPNT) in Pittsburgh, in 1978; and WTTE in Columbus, Ohio, in 1984. Broadcasters have begun to expand their own DTC platforms. [113] On July 16, 2018, FCC chairman Ajit Pai was reported to have "serious concerns" about the transaction and proposed a hearing before an administrative law judge. Sinclair is the largest broadcast company in America. Diamond Sports Group, the subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group that operates networks under the name Bally Sports, has the rights to 14 major league teams and skipped about $140 million in . Filtered Search, Enter your email address to subscribe to MBFC and receive notifications of new posts by email. We attempt to empower and, through our investment and employees dedication, break through the barriers to success and continue to build upon our already celebrated tradition. With Tennis Channel and its related properties, Sinclair is the leader in courtside coverage and the ONLY multiplatform 24/7 destination dedicated to both the professional sport and tennislifestyle. [4], A 2019 study in the American Political Science Review found that "stations bought by Sinclair reduce coverage of local politics, increase national coverage and move the ideological tone of coverage in a conservative direction relative to other stations operating in the same market. [200], Professional wrestler David Starr has criticized the company due to Ring of Honor holding an event in Israel where Starr was involved in a match against Jay Lethal and Matt Sydal on April 21, 2019, amid a fan boycott. media related revenues. vedie evidenciu hnutenho a nehnutenho majetku mestskej asti Bratislava-Nov Mesto. [222] The deadline was subsequently extended to January 14, 2011. The numbers on this page are based on contributions of $200 or more from PACs and individuals to federal candidates Originally planning to divest four Sinclair-owned stations in three markets with Allbritton stations to Deerfield and Armstrong Williams-controlled Howard Stirk Holdings, and continuing to operate them under JSAs,[63] Sinclair then announced on March 21, 2014, intentions to divest three stations and one existing LMA to independent third parties. /r/Politics is for news and discussion about U.S. politics. 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Most of the television stations run by Sinclair are owned by the company outright; however, the company operates many others through either a local marketing agreements or shared services agreements. Sinclair Broadcast Group Names Logan Argo Vice President and General Manager of, Sinclair Broadcast Groups ONE Media to Host Webinar Series ATSC 3.0, COMET, CHARGE! Trump responded to the promos on April 2, 2018, defending the company as being far superior to CNN and even more Fake NBC, which is a total joke.. [236], DirecTV's retransmission agreement with Sinclair was slated to expire on February 28, 2013. [16][17] In 2001, the FCC levied a $40,000 fine against Sinclair for illegally controlling Glencairn. His Bottom Line with Boris segments already air three times a week, but will now triple in frequency, featuring a mix of his political commentary as well as talk backs with local stations and interviews with members of Congress. liquidity and contractual cash obligations and an analysis of our cash flows Of the $25million, $20.5million will be paid into a settlement fund. Romanian techno DJ and producer Nusha will perform at Bratislava's Hopkirk Club on March 3, 2023. Chesapeake's first foray into local news came in the early 1980s when it launched a newscast on WPTT, a rarity at this time for stations not affiliated with the then-major networks (ABC, CBS and NBC). He also stated that Sinclair had made similar offers to the Hillary Clinton campaign (Clinton did not accept offers to do interviews with Sinclair, according to Livingston, though her running mate, Tim Kaine, did). Mr. Epshteyn most recently served as Special Assistant to The President and Assistant Communications Director for Surrogate Operations for the Executive Office of President Trump. [226] Comcast was granted an extension to March 1,[227][228] and again to March 10. The company also has ties to President Donald Trump and his administration, covered him very favorably during his presidential campaign, and hired one of his former aides as an analyst. Sinclair, either directly or through its venture subsidiaries, makes equity investments in strategic companies. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. was founded in 1986, went public in 1995 and is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol SBGI. [175] In response, the Democratic National Committee filed a legal motion with the Federal Election Commission stating that it is inappropriate for the media organization to air "partisan propaganda" in the last 10 days of an election campaign. Mediacom and lawmakers from Iowa and Alabama asked the FCC to intervene. they actually represent two-year periods. block that shit right off the television. As legal as praying for a right wing victory. the periods presented: The following table sets forth our affiliate percentages of advertising revenue While in at least one case (Columbus) the move was done due to the transition to ATSC 3.0, there are no explanations for the other stations. Following the incident, Sinclair fired its Washington bureau chief Jon Lieberman for publicly criticizing the film in The Baltimore Sun as "biased political propaganda. Im a fan. FCC "must-carry" rules only apply to a station's primary digital stream. [86][87] On October 12, Sinclair Original Programming and the programming department was merged into Sinclair Programming and moved into Sinclair Television Group. [14], By 1967, Smith (as Chesapeake Engineering Placement Service) had applied for, and was granted, a construction permit for a new UHF television station in Baltimore.[15]. [147], On December 16, 2016, Jared Kushner, son-in-law of then-President-elect Donald Trump, stated that it had reached deals with Sinclair to give the company extended access to the Trump campaign, in exchange for airing, without further commentary, interviews with the Republican Party candidate on its stations, which Kushner said had a better reach than cable networks such as CNN. Sinclair requested a $40 million one-time fee, and a $1-per subscription per month fee from Suddenlink for retransmission rights of both ABC affiliate WCHS-TV and Fox affiliate WVAH-TV on the Suddenlink cable system. Most companies would catch fire from the public, but Sinclair literally controls enough to sway that line of thinking. They may utilize strong loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by using appeal to emotion or stereotypes), publish misleading reports, and omit information that may damage conservative causes. Sinclair Broadcast Group Supports Local Charities in TV Stations' Holiday Donation Drives 12.23.2021 Donations include 140,000 toys and truckloads of food and clothing for local communities BALTIMORE - The ad is running in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan. Feel free to distribute or cite this material, but please credit OpenSecrets. Sinclair Broadcast Groups Long Form Sales Division is designed to provide a one-stop solution to paid programming across all Sinclair television stations. (A) But we are human and sometimes our reporting might fall short. Association ("WTA") to telecast year-round WTA matches in Germany, Austria, Sinclair Broadcast Group, the country's largest operator of local television stations, is in the process of buyingTribune Media. Sign up for our newsletter to track moneys influence on U.S. elections and public policy. Article According to the Center for Responsive Politics (Open Secrets), the Sinclair Broadcast Group has donated $1,143,508 or 80% to Republican candidates since 1994. The reporter, who is also a correspondent for Attkissons show, asked a softball question about how Trumps philosophical differences with Trudeau would affect cooperation on trade and terrorism, instead of asking him about reports spreading at the time that then-national security adviser Michael Flynn may have violated federal law. Feel free to distribute or cite . [133][134][135] Ransomware experts later indicated that the attack was likely linked to Evil Corp., a Russia-based cybergang that was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department in 2019 and had been accused prior to the attack of attempting to rebrand itself to evade the sanctions; the hackers are believed to have disseminated the Macaw ransomware strain (which was also linked to a similar cyberattack that hit Olympus Corporation's corporate server network on October 10) within Sinclair's servers. NewsON is the nations largest aggregator of local news content. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ad-Free Login Soft money contributions were not publicly disclosed until the 1991-92 election cycle. In 2007, the Federal Communications Commission fined Sinclair $36,000 for broadcasting two public-affairs shows, Americas Black Forum and Election Countdown in 2004 on nine of its stations without disclosing that host Armstrong Williams had been paid by an affiliate of the Education Department to make favorable comments about the Bush administrations No Child Left Behind policy. Sinclair said it had no knowledge of the arrangement, but the FCC said the programs violated rules against payola punditry. [The Washington Post, 9/16/14]. In 1985, the Chesapeake Television Corporation changed its name to the Sinclair Broadcast Group. The outlet also noted that one of Circas reporters is a frequent guest on Hannity to discuss her blockbuster stories alleging various improprieties by former President Obamas national security adviser Susan Rice and fired FBI director James Comey, and casting doubt on rival media reports of possible Trump campaign collusion with Russia. From the July 12 article: In late 2015less than a year after that Wired [profile]Circa was purchased for an estimated $800,000 by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, the nations biggest owner of local television stations. [66] After nearly a year of delays, the deal was approved by the FCC on July 24, 2014,[67] and completed on August 1. [143] On September 27, 2021, The National Desk expanded to a two-hour evening newscast, airing 10 pm to midnight Eastern Time. [4], On the first of April 2021 Sinclair anchorman Reed Cowan said that if WE Charity did not pay him $20 million, he would use Sinclair Broadcast Group's television platforms to disparage a Canadian charity which builds schools in Africa. Sinclair announced in April that it hired Boris Epshteyn, a former Trump official, as its chief political analyst. From the April 17 press release: Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) is pleased to announce that Boris Epshteyn, an accomplished commentator and strategist, has joined the company as chief political analyst and will provide analysis and insight on major political stories. Comet is the ONLY broadcast network for sci-fi fans. A Sinclair Affiliate Used APhoto Of Black Lives Matter Activist DeRay McKesson In Relation To Stories He Had Nothing To Do With. The coalition argued that Glencairn passed itself off as a minority-owned company (Edwards is African American) which, since the Smith family controlled most of the company's stock, was technically a Sinclair arm that planned to use the LMA with KOKH to gain control of the station and create an illegal duopoly with KOCB. [Politico, 7/10/17], Sinclair Correspondent Was One Of Only Two Reporters Called On By Trump At February Press Conference. (A) Thank you for watching and we appreciate your feedback. that way you can tell your friends and family they are watching straight up propaganda bullshit mixed in with their local news. The Post noted that Sinclair-owned stations and its Washington bureau scored 15 exclusive interviews with Trump in a one year period, that they would positively frame questions for Trump surrogates, that a Sinclair executive and conservative commentator who appears on Sinclair stations regularly criticized Clinton or highlighted positions favorable to Trump in his on-air commentaries, and that news stories and features favorable to Trump or that challenged Clinton were distributed to Sinclair stations on a must-run basis. From the December 22 article: A review of Sinclairs reporting and internal documents shows a strong tilt toward Trump. Vyhadvanie: Oddelenie: Stavebn rad pecilny stavebn rad Organizan oddelenie ivotn prostredie a zemn plnovanie Oddelenie sprvy majetku a vntornej sprvy Oddelenie verejnho . Kushner highlighted that Sinclair, in states like Ohio, reaches a much wider audience around 250,000 listeners than networks like CNN, which reach somewhere around 30,000. [221], In November 2010, Sinclair announced that it would pull 33 of its stations in 21 cities from Time Warner Cable on January 1, 2011, if the two parties did not come to an agreement. [210] This led to a protracted media battle and smear campaign between the two companies, and Sinclair pulled the two stations off of Charter's systems in the neighboring Beckley, West Virginia market. We want to support them and their efforts toensurea smooth repack that doesnt require any broadcaster to go off air for any period of time We need allies in Congress who understand the role of local television and who are willing to defend it in todays ever-changing landscape.. Sure is great we don't have a fairness doctrine or anything and right wing media can pump an unlimited stream of propaganda to local market consumers! But its partisan politics - and connections to the White House - are raising concerns Sinclair's size, rightwing politics and close. The segments will have a billboard, meaning theyre sponsored, but will not be sponsored content, a Sinclair spokesperson said. [43] The four stations, as well as a fifth acquired through an LMA, that Sinclair purchased from Cox Media Group and the Barrington stations formed the initial nuclei of the group. (d)Marquee was launched in late February 2020, therefore is a driver of the Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns. The story claims that two alleged robbers arrived to find the doors of the bank locked. All Rights Reserved. We also rate them Mixed for factual reporting due to airing news shows with poor fact check records. The channel was deleted on 3 out of 4 televisions in the house. The infomercial aired at various times during the weekend of October 30, 2010, on Sinclair-owned stations in Madison, Cape Girardeau, Lexington, Pittsburgh, Des Moines, and Winston-Salem all in swing states vital to the 2010 elections. Sinclair Outlet Circa News Regularly Pushes Pro-Trump Stories. For According to the source, Weindel said that they werent covering the story, though it was featured in outlets across the country at the time, explaining, The person that tweeted [Jacobs] and was allegedly body slammed is a reporter for a politically biased publication. Weindel then added, You are on your own for this., A report in HuffPost reveals that the station was acquired, last month, by the conservative media conglomerate Sinclair Broadcasting. Hyman disputed these allegations by stating that its newscasts were "pretty balanced" and that "the reason why some on the left have characterized us as conservative is that we run stories that others in the media spike. Sinclair Broadcast Group is asking top executives, including news directors, to make donations to its political action committee, an unusual move that is raising concerns among media. Here, theres little doubt that anyone on staff that contributes to the corporate PAC, their money will not only be used to promote Sinclairs policy preferences around broadcasting laws, but general conservative political causes and candidates.. [43], In June 2015, Sinclair TV Group, Inc. formed Tornante-Sinclair LLC, a TV production company, with Michael Eisner's Tornante Co. With MGM on October 31, 2015, Comet was launched as a sci-fi broadcast subchannel network.[86][87]. This service, which produces and distributes college sports broadcasts, is primarily carried on Sinclair stations. 11/30/22 2:13 PM EST, Article A reporter from a Sinclair affiliate was one of two people called on by Trump during his February 13 press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Representatives for Sinclair noted that they "have been negotiating for quite some time in an effort to reach a new agreement, at this time it does not appear that these efforts will be successful. [96] On April 21, 2017, following the reinstatement of the "UHF discount" (a policy that counts television stations broadcasting on UHF channels by 50% of their total audience towards the FCC's 39% market cap), Sinclair announced its intent to purchase Bonten Media Group for $240 million. Charter's Huntington-Charleston, West Virginia franchise was purchased by Suddenlink Communications. Unable to find a buyer, Sinclair proposed on May 29, 2014, to return to the FCC the licenses for WCFT-TV in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, WJSU-TV in Anniston, Alabama, and WCIV in Charleston, South Carolina, transferring the intellectual properties of those three stations to existing Sinclair-owned stations. Sinclair, which already owns 173 stations around the country, including local ABC, CBS and NBC affiliates, would now reach over 70 percent of American households. This has most clearly come in election seasons, with stations being used to attack Democratic candidates or to boost Republicans: On the eve of the 2012 election between Obama and Republican Mitt Romney, for example, Sinclair stations in several battlegrounds states aired a corporate-produced half-hour news special that criticized Obamas handling of the economy, his signature health-care law and the administrations management of the terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. example, the 2002 election cycle runs from January 1, 2001 to [231], Sinclair and Comcast came to a new agreement for continued carriage on March 3, 2011; this agreement was negotiated without any public statements or announcements. NY Times: Vast Majority Of Political Donations By Sinclair Chairman And His Brothers Have Been For Republican Causes. The New York Times reported that Sinclairs chairman and his brothers have become active in politics, with the vast majority of their money being funneled to Republican causes. From the May 3 article: Along the way, [Sinclair Chairman David] Smith and his brothers have become active in politics. "[187][194][193], The instructions for the mandated promos tell an anchor to state:[187]. [188] At least 66 Sinclair-owned stations produced their own version of the message, with the first being aired on March 23, 2018. [28] ROH's flagship program Ring of Honor Wrestling was consequently added onto the schedules of many Sinclair-operated stations. Read our profile on the United States government and media. Contributions to 527s are not included in the Individuals, PACs, Soft (Indivs), or Soft (Orgs) columns, so the sum watch a different station. At the same time, Sinclair aligned 17 of its stations (ten former WB affiliates, six former UPN stations, and independent WFGX) with MyNetworkTV, a programming service owned by Fox's parent News Corporation. [81][82][83] Similar sales were filed with the FCC for WBMA-LD satellite stations WCFT-TV on September 24[84] and WJSU-TV on September 28. [22] On February 25, 1998, Sinclair bought out Sullivan Broadcasting for $1 billion. Eligible employees were encouraged to contribute to the broadcaster's political action committee. [182] Sinclair VP of news Scott Livingston stated that the company wanted to "give all candidates an opportunity to voice their position and share their position with our viewers", as part of an effort towards "tracking the truth and telling the truth" and allowing Trump to "clearly state his position on the key issues". 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