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Sinclair Broadcasting Reaches 40% of US Households Through Local News Monopoly

2022-10-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Sinclair Broadcast Group now operates 193 TV stations reaching 40% of American households, using local news infrastructure to push synchronized conservative propaganda through must-run segments

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FCC Deregulation Enables Sinclair Broadcasting Expansion

2003-06-02 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 6/10

The Bush administration’s FCC under Chairman Michael Powell enabled massive media consolidation benefiting Sinclair Broadcasting through deregulation of ownership rules. The 2003 FCC vote to increase the national ownership cap from 35% to 45% particularly benefited Sinclair due to the UHF …

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