By October 2022, Sinclair Broadcast Group owned or operated 294 television stations across the United States in 89 markets, reaching approximately 40% of American households and maintaining its position as the nation’s largest owner of local television stations. This unprecedented …
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On July 16, 2018, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced “serious concerns” about Sinclair Broadcast Group’s proposed $3.9 billion acquisition of Tribune Media and referred the merger to an administrative law judge for a hearing—an extremely rare action that effectively killed the deal. …
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Video compilation reveals Sinclair forced anchors at dozens of local stations to read identical script warning about “fake news,” exposing synchronized propaganda operation
In mid-April 2017, just weeks after quietly departing the Trump White House in March, Boris Epshteyn was hired by Sinclair Broadcast Group as “chief political analyst,” creating a direct propaganda pipeline from the Trump administration to 173 local television stations in 81 markets …
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