Sinclair Broadcast Propaganda Threatening Democracy

Trump and those who support him are making the United States more like an authoritarian dictatorship like Russia every day.

TV news is supposed to be unbiased. Sinclair Broadcast Media is posing a Threat to Democracy by forcing “Must-Run” Pro-Trump, Pro-Conservative Propaganda on Americans through local news outlets.

 

The little-known local news giant Sinclair Broadcast Group forces its stations to run right-wing commentary – and it’s poised to get even bigger.

 

Trump Crony Boris Epshteyn has joined forces with Sinclair Media to force “Must-Run” Pro-Trump News Propaganda stories on Americans through trusted local news outlets

 

Boris Epshteyn loses fight with twitter parody account

 

Sinclair Broadcasting is engaging in Propaganda by forcing their many local stations to run one-sided segments praising Trump and his administration as shown in this video. This is a threat to democracy and MUST be stopped

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Sinclair owns nearly 200 local stations around the country. It forced dozens of anchors to recite the same political message – word for word. Now, Sinclair is trying to control local news stations in 72% of American homes with its eyes on even more.

 

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How Trump’s FCC aided Sinclair’s expansion

Sinclair Broadcast Groupis expanding its conservative-leaning television empire into nearly three-quarters of American households – but its aggressive takeover of the airwaves wouldn’t have been possible without help from President Donald Trump’s chief at the Federal Communications Commission.

 

Sinclair TV chairman to Trump: ‘We are here to deliver your message’

The chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group met Donald Trump at the White House during a visit to pitch a potentially lucrative new product to administration officials, the Guardian has learned.

 

There is no audience for Boris Epshteyn’s pro-Trump propaganda, so Sinclair forces it on people

For nearly a year now, Sinclair Broadcast Group has been mandating that its local news stations air commentary segments from former Trump aide Boris Epshteyn. It’s essentially force-feeding local audiences Trump propaganda between community news and weather — and the numbers show no one would watch it otherwise.

 

Sinclair Stations Pushed Bill That Its Top Investor Lobbied For – TYT Network

By Jonathan Larsen In 2017, Bank of New York Mellon (BK) spent $320,000 on lobbying that included pursuit of the tax cuts ultimately passed in December, lobbying disclosure forms show. Bank of New York Mellon, also known as BNY Mellon, ramped up its tax lobbying in the fourth quarter, as the tax battle heated up.

 

Sinclair, Conservative Local TV Giant, Cuts Pro-Trump Propagandist

The Sinclair Broadcast Group, a pro-Trump media company that owns nearly 200 local stations around the country and regularly seeds them with right-wing talking points, is backing away from political commentary, according to NBC News. In a statement sent out to staff Wednesday, the company said it will nix current political commentary segments and dedicate the time to “local investigative journalism.”

DECEMBER 11, 2019 – UPDATE:  Sinclair, Conservative Local TV Giant, Cuts Pro-Trump Propagandist

The Sinclair Broadcast Group, a pro-Trump media company that owns nearly 200 local stations around the country and regularly seeds them with right-wing talking points, is backing away from political commentary, according to NBC News.

In a statement sent out to staff Wednesday, the company said it will nix current political commentary segments and dedicate the time to “local investigative journalism.” The most high-profile casualty of the change is Boris Epshteyn, a former Trump campaign staffer who used his “Bottom Line” segment to push the Trump agenda. In one particularly incendiary bit, Epshteyn, who will be transitioned to a “sales role” at Sinclair, said immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border were attempting an “invasion of our country.”

 

Below are a list of Sinclair Broadcasting Stations

Alabama:

Birmingham:
WABM (MyTV)
WBMA (ABC)
WDBB (CW)
WTTO (CW)
Mobile/Pensacola, Florida:
WPMI (NBC)
WEAR (ABC)
WFGX (MyTV)
WJTC (Independent)

Arkansas:

Little Rock-Pine Bluff:
KATV (ABC)

California:

Bakersfield:
KBFX (Fox)
KBAK (CBS)
Chico-Redding:
KCVU (Fox)
KRCR (ABC)
KRVU (MyTV)
Eureka:
KAEF (ABC)
KBVU (Fox)
KECA (CW)
KECA-2 (MyTV)
Fresno-Visalia:
KMPH (Fox)
KFRE (CW)

Florida:

Gainesville:
WNBW (NBC)
WGFL (CBS)
WGFL-2 (MyTV)
Tallahassee/Thomasville, Georgia:
WTLF (CW)
WTWC (NBC)
West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce:
WTCN (MyTV)
WPEC (CBS)
WTVX (CW)
WWHB (Aztec America)

Georgia:

Albany:
WFXL (Fox)
Macon:
WGXA (Fox/ABC)
Savannah:
WTGS (Fox)

Idaho:

Boise:
KBOI (CBS)
KBOI-2 (CW)
KYUU (CW)

Illinois:

Champaign-Springfield-Decatur:
WICD (ABC)
WBUI (CW)
WICS (ABC)
WRSP (Fox)
WCCU (Fox)
Peoria-Bloomington:
WHOI (ABC)
Quincy/Hannibal, Missouri/Keokuk, Iowa:
KHQA (ABC/CBS)

Indiana:

South Bend-Elkhart:
WSBT (CBS)

Iowa:

Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque:
KGAN (CBS)
KFXA (Fox)
Des Moines-Ames:
KDSM (Fox)
Ottumwa, Iowa/Kirksville, Missouri:
KTVO (ABC)
Sioux City:
KPTH (Fox)
KPTH-2 (MyTV)
KMEG (CBS)

Kansas:

Wichita-Hutchison:
KSAS (Fox)
KMTW (MyTV)
KOCW (Fox)

Kentucky:

Lexington:
WDKY (Fox)
Paduca-Cape Girard-Harsbg
WDKA (MyTV)
KBSI (Fox)

Maine:

Portland-Auburn:
WPFO (Fox)
WGME (CBS)

Maryland:

Baltimore:
WBFF (Fox)
WNUV (CW)
WUTB (MyTV)

Massachusetts:

Providence-New Bedford:
WJAR (NBC)

Michigan:

Flint-Saginaw-Bay City:
WEYI (NBC)
WSMH (Fox)
WBSF (CW)
Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek:
WWMT (CBS)
WWMT-2 (CW)
Traverse City-Cadillac:
WGTQ (ABC)
WTOM (NBC)
WPBN (NBC)
WGTU (ABC)

Minnesota:

Minneapolis:
WUCW (CW)

Missouri:

Columbia-Jefferson City:
KRCG (CBS)
St. Louis:
KDNL (ABC)

Montana:

Butte-Bozeman:
KTVM (NBC)
KDBZ (NBC)
Missoula:
KECI (NBC)
KCFW (NBC)

Nebraska:

Lincoln-Hastings-Kearney:
KFXL (Fox)
KHGI (ABC)
KWNB (ABC)
Omaha:
KXVO (CW)
KPTM (Fox)
KPTM-2 (MyTV)

Nevada:

Las Vegas:
KSNV (NBC)
KVCW (CW)
KVCW-2 (MyTV)
Reno
KRNV (NBC)
KRXI (Fox)
KAME (MyTV)

New York:

Albany-Schenectady-Troy:
WRGB (CBS)
WCWN (CW)
Buffalo:
WNYO (MyTV)
WUTV (Fox)
Rochester:
WHAM (ABC)
WHAM-2 (CW)
WUHF (Fox)
Syracuse:
WTVH (CBS)
WSTM (NBC)
WSTQ (CW)

North Carolina:

Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem:
WXLV (ABC)
WMYV (MyTV)
Greenville-New Bern-Washington:
WYDO (Fox)
WCTI (ABC)
Raleigh-Durham:
WRDC (MyTV)
WLFL (CW)

Ohio:

Cincinnati:
WKRC (CBS)
WKRC-2 (CW)
WSTR (MyTV)
Columbus:
WWHO (CW)
WSYX (ABC)
WSYX-2 (MyTV)
WTTE (Fox)
Dayton:
WRGT (Fox)
WRGT-2 (MyTV)
WKEF (ABC)
Toledo:
WNWO (NBC)

Oklahoma:

Oklahoma City:
KOKH (Fox)
KOCB (CW)
Tulsa:
KTUL (ABC)

Oregon:

Eugene:
KPIC (CBS)
KVAL (CBS)
KMTR (NBC)
KMTR-2 (CW)
KCBY (CBS)
KMCB (NBC)
KTCW (NBC)
KTCW-2 (CW)
Medford-Klamath Falls:
KTVL (CBS)
KTVL-2 (CW)
Portland:
KUNP (Univision)
KATU (ABC)

Pennsylvania:

Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon
WHP (CBS)
WHP-2 (MyTV)
WHP-3 (CW)
Johnstown-Altoona:
WJAC (NBC)
Pittsburgh:
WPGH (Fox)
WPNT (MyTV)
Wilkes Barre-Scranton:
WQMY (MyTV)
WSWB (CW)
WOLF (Fox)

South Carolina:

Charleston:
WCIV (MyTV)
WCIV-2 (ABC)
Columbia:
WACH (Fox)
Florence-Myrtle Beach:
WPDE (ABC)
WWMB (CW)
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson/Asheville, North Carolina:
WLOS (ABC)
WMYA (MyTV)

Tennessee:

Chattanooga:
WTVC (ABC)
WFLI (CW)
WFLI-2 (MyTV)
Nashville:
WNAB (CW)
WZTV (Fox)
WUXP (MyTV)
Tri-Cities (Kingsport-Johnson City/Bristol, Virginia)
WCYB (NBC)
WEMT (Fox)

Texas:

Abilene-Sweetwater:
KTXS (CW)
KTXS-3 (MeTV)
KTES-LD (MeTV)
Amarillo:
KVII (ABC)
KVII-2 (CW)
KVIH (ABC)
KVIH-2 (CW)
Austin
KEYE (CBS)
KEYE-2 (Telemundo)
Beaumont-Port Arthur:
KBTV (Fox)
KFDM (CBS)
KFDM-2 (CW)
Corpus Christi:
KTOV (MyTV)
KSCC (Fox)
El Paso
KFOX (Fox)
KDBC (CBS)
KDBC-2 (MyTV)
Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen:
KGBT (CBS)
San Angelo:
KTXE (ABC)
KTXE-2 (CW)
San Antonio:
KABB (Fox)
WOAI (NBC)
KMYS (CW)

Utah:

Salt Lake City:
KMYU (MyTV)
KUTV (CBS)
KENV (NBC)
KJZZ (Independent)

Virginia:

Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News:
WTVZ (MyTV)
Richmond-Petersburg:
WRLH (Fox)
WRLH-2 (MyTV)
Roanoke-Lynchburg:
WSET (ABC)

Washington:

Seattle-Tacoma:
KUNS (Univision)
KOMO (ABC)
Spokane:
KLEW (CBS)
Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick:
KEPR (CBS)
KEPR-2 (CW)
KIMA (CBS)
KIMA-2 (CW)
KORX (Univision)
KUNW (Univision)

Washington, DC:

District of Columbia:
WJLA (ABC)

West Virginia:

Charleston-Huntington:
WVAH (Fox)
WCHS (ABC)
Wheeling/Stubenville, Ohio:
WTOV (NBC)
WTOV-2 (Fox)

Wisconsin:

Green Bay-Appleton:
WLUK (Fox)
WCWF (CW)
Madison:
WMSN (Fox)
Milwaukee:
WCGV (MyTV)
WVTV (CW)