OFFICIAL SINCLAIR IDEAS AND INFORMATION DUMP.

[mzmolly]

Post all info/ideas here and we'll decide WTF to do with it later.

;)

[mzmolly]

1. Contact and backround info in this thread.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1024259

[Carla in Ca]

22. I found this on DailyKos...It is a comment posted today.

Stop Sinclair Website (Temp)

I have created a website about this issue which is linked to the blogspot website. It is has a temporary URL until the official www.stopsinclair.com website is loaded into the domain registry (24hrs). Please feel free to provide feedback at [e-mail]
Here is the link:

<http://host01.ipage.com/~stopsinc/>



by chicagoprogressive on Sat Oct 9th, 2004 at 17:39:24 PDT
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Here is another boycott website with info:
<http://boycottsinclair.blogspot.com/>

[Bluzmann57]

2. Don't know if it'll do any good

but I have already contacted Michael Moore, the sinclair offices, and KGAN TV in Cedar Rapids, IA. Would urge others to do the same. We need an all-out economic lockdown on these assholes.

[mzmolly]

6. Thanks! Michael Moore contact info here:

[e-mail]

[MaggieSwanson]

15. Just did the same, Bluzmann57.

:toast:

[mzmolly]

3. Contact info and link to original story.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1022519

[mzmolly]

4. FCC Contact Info.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1022519

[DesEtoiles]

5. Partial e-mail list for Sinclair's affiliates

[e-mail], [e-mail]

[e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail]

[e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail]

[e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail]

[Guaranteed]

9. You should get rid of those commas, man.

Would just make it easier.

[sherilocks]

14. I contacted the Florida Dem Party

They are in Tallahassee where there are two Sinclair stations. I suggest that everyone contact their state and local Dem parties. Do Moveon.org, and ACT and all the other Dem leaning groups know?

I apologize if all of this has been hashed over, but I'm trying to make sure that all bases are covered.

[Ruby Romaine]

7. we need a list of advertisers

[AIJ Alom]

8. Boycott Sinclair Blog !

http://boycottsinclair.blogspot.com/

[Carla in Ca]

26. Here is a list of all stations

<http://www.sbgi.net/business/television.shtml>

[mzmolly]

28. Great stuff! Thanks!

:toast:

[AnIndependentTexan]

10. information on Mark Hyman

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A22859-2004Sep ...

"Members of the anti-Kerry Swift Boat Veterans for Truth say the report vindicates their claim that Kerry didn't show the kind of valor that merits a Silver Star. The after-action report was obtained from the Navy archives by syndicated TV commentator Mark Hyman of 'The Point.' A Navy official confirmed its authenticity."
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http://talkleft.com/new_archives/006291.html

SINCLAIR PRODUCES CENTRALIZED RIGHT-WING CONTENT FOR 'LOCAL STATIONS': In a controversial business practice, Sinclair Broadcasting has fired much of the staff for the local affiliates it owns, instead producing content for its local stations from a central facility outside Baltimore which it then airs on "local" news broadcasts. The centralized content features nightly commentary by Sinclair corporate communications chief Mark Hyman. Hyman regularly refers to the French as "cheese-eating surrender monkeys," the so-called liberal media as the "hate-America crowd," and progressives as "the lonely left" On one recent commentary, Hyman called members of Congress who voted against a recent resolution affirming the righteousness of the Iraq war "unpatriotic politicians who hate our military." You can see all of Hyman's commentaries this month HERE. (Read more from American Progress about the problems of media consolidation.)
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http://thecounterpoint.blogspot.com /

It takes a lot to shock us at “The Counterpoint.” There’s very little that Mark Hyman can come up with that seems outlandish or beyond the pale when compared to his typical outing. So it’s always quite the event when he manages to take his rhetorical bathysphere to new and uncharted ethical lows.
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http://liberalmediaconspiracy.blogspot.com/2004_04_25_l...

What about Mark Hyman, the host of "The Point", a Rush-wing editorial presentation regularly shown on all Sinclair stations? I understand that Sinclair has made political donations of over $65,000 so far in 2004, 98% of it going to the GOP. Hyman is VP of Corporate Communications.
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Trillion-Dollar Story

By Howard Kurtz
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, September 15, 2004; 3:03 PM

snip...
Thought the Swifties were fading away? Guess again:

"A newly surfaced document from John Kerry's Navy record says he shot a lone, wounded enemy who was running away in the incident that led to his Silver Star, his highest military decoration," says the New York Post.

"Members of the anti-Kerry Swift Boat Veterans for Truth say the report vindicates their claim that Kerry didn't show the kind of valor that merits a Silver Star. The after-action report was obtained from the Navy archives by syndicated TV commentator Mark Hyman of 'The Point.' A Navy official confirmed its authenticity."

Kerry campaign officials said they would not respond to the story until they saw the documents.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A22859-2004Sep...
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http://www.politicaljuice.com/2004/week18 /

And just like Fox News, Sinclair's News Central is getting some heat from some establishment media outlets for offering a more balanced and less liberal-leaning news report.

Sinclair relishes the criticism.

"Basically, in the red states," says Sinclair's Vice President for Corporate Affairs Mark Hyman in a NewsMax interview, referring to the markets SBG serves -- mostly in "red" states George Bush won in the 2000 election.
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HYman is also an embedded CIA spook (with a specialty in propaganda)

[mzmolly]

11. CEO ARRESTED FOR PROSTITUTION STORY HERE:

http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2004/05/287287.shtml

Sinclair Broadcasting's David Smith Busted In Prostitution Sting
author: reposted


David Deniston Smith, president and chief executive officer of Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., was charged with committing an unnatural and perverted sex act in a company-owned Mercedes. He was arrested in an undercover sting a Read and St. Paul streets, a downtown corner frequented by prostitutes.

Police said Mary DiPaulo, 31, ran across the street to a 1992 Mercedes, registered to Sinclair, and got in on the passenger side. Police followed the car onto the Jones Falls Expressway, where they said they witnessed the two engage in oral sex while Smith drove north.

http://atrios.blogspot.com/2004_04_25_atrios_archive.html#108335351404593578>

[mcg]

21. Also see thread "Sinclair creates a great opportunity..."

According to Smith's prostitute, he was her "regular date".
I guess he considered her a fox.

It looks like this was not a one-time offense, and it was
a company car.

Is he still committing sex offenses?

Maybe we should ask Fox News etc.

[Sporadicus]

12. In Markets Where Sinclair Operates, Contact NON-Sinclair Stations

Appeal to the non-Sinclair affiliates' desire to get one over on their broadcasting cross-town rivals. These stations may represent the best opportunity to publicize Sinclair's plans where it really counts: among the affected viewing audiences.

[mzmolly]

13. Ideas for activism per G_J

some options off the top of my head

-boycott advertisers of local stations

-look into Sinclair owned stations licensing

-massive phone, email campaigns to
who?
.FCC
.Congress
.Sinclair
.local stations
.media
.advertisers

-massive outreach to
.progressive organizations
.progressive e-lists

- protests outside local stations

Thanks G_j :hi:

[mzmolly]

16. Thanks to Neen for this info about the producer of the film.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1024787

[0rganism]

17. Using an InFocus projector, play F9/11 on loc. affilliates' exterior walls

Inform the public via leafletting that there will be FREE showings of Fahrenheight 9/11, Outfoxed, and/or Hunting of the President.

Assemble at the local affilliate sites the evening Sinclair pulls their shit. Bring a laptop and a computer projecter, aimed at their buildings. If these affilliate stations will not broadcast a rebuttal or equal time material, then make some equal time appear on their walls.

[Warren DeMontague]

18. Lets play offense as well as defense on this one:

The inevitable response to any campaign will be "Democrats are urging censorship", and we should be prepared for that... But I can't imagine voters in these states will appreciate corporate bigwigs telling them who to vote for-- I'm just stringing preliminary ideas together right now in my head-- but maybe there's a way to turn the whole story, via the get-out-the-info campaign, into a PR win for us.

[mcg]

19. Sinclair Broadcast Group contact info list of subsidiaries

This might be quite incomplete:

SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP INC
10706 Beaver Dam Rd
Cockeysville, MD 21030-2207
David Smith, Chairman of the Board
410 - 568 - 1500

1925 Westmoreland St Richmond VA 23230 Scott Sanders 804-359-3510
35 Ash St Lewiston ME 04240 John Hopperstad 207-782-0387
G 3463 W Pierson Rd Flint MI 48504 Michael Eichhorn 810-785-8866
7847 Big Sky Dr Madison WI 53719 David Ford 608-833-0047
3500 Myer Lee Dr Winston Salem NC 27101 Beth Worsham 336-722-4545
4301 Arco Ln Charleston SC 29418 Scott Campbell 843-744-2424
1335 Washington Ave Portland ME 04103 Alan Cartwright 207-797-1313
4335 NW Loop 410 San Antonio TX 78229 John Seabers 210-299-1129
250 S Country Fair Dr Champaign IL 61821 Paul Donahue 217-351-8500
5904 Ridgeway Center Pkwy Memphis TN 38120 Mike Ginsburg 901-767-0104
5177 Fishwick Dr Cincinnati OH 45216 Merry Ewing 513-641-4400
4041 N 35th St Milwaukee WI 53216 Matt Pumo 414-442-7050
360 East Ave Rochester NY 14604 Matthew Kreiner 585-232-3700
4431 Dyke Bennett Rd Franklin TN 37064 J Sullivan 615-790-6622
1228 E Wilshire Blvd Oklahoma City OK 73111 Randy Pratt 405-843-2525
951 Whitehaven Rd Grand Island NY 14072 Robert Bart 716-773-7531
250 S Country Fair Dr Champaign IL 61821 Jeff Schlindwein 217-351-8500
5177 Fishwick Dr Cincinnati OH 45216 Mark Dillon 513-641-4400
1731 Soldiers Home Rd Dayton OH 45418 Mark Dillon 937-263-2662
1000 James St Syracuse NY 13203 Mike Asiedu 315-472-6800
1925 Westmoreland St Richmond VA 23230 Linda Underwood 804-358-3535
1215 Cole St Saint Louis MO 63106 Mary Peters 314-436-3030

Subsidiaries with contacts:

WLFL INC 3012 Highwoods Blvd Raleigh NC 27604 Neal Davis 919-872-9535
SINCLAIR MEDIA II INC 10706 Beaver Dam Rd Cockeysville MD 21030 David Smith 410-568-1500
SINCLAIR MEDIA III INC 10706 Beaver Dam Rd Cockeysville MD 21030 David Smith 410-568-1572
SULLIVAN BROADCASTING OF W VA 11 Broadcast Plz Hurricane WV 25526 J Sullivan 304-757-0011
SULLIVAN BRDCSTG OF DAYTON 45 Broadcast Plz Dayton OH 45408 Chuck Budt 937-263-4500
SULLIVAN BRDCSTG OF BUFFALO 951 Whitehaven Rd Grand Island NY 14072 Dan Zimmerman 716-773-7531
SUPERIOR CMMUNICATIONS OF OKLA 1501 NE 85th St Oklahoma City OK 73131 Randy Pratt 405-478-3434
W D K Y INC "836 E Euclid Ave, Ste 201" Lexington KY 40502 David Smith 859-269-5656
SINCLAIR MEDIA I INC 750 Ivory Ave Pittsburgh PA 15214 David Smith 412-931-5300
WEMT TV FOX 39 3206 Hanover Rd Johnson City TN 37604 Leesa Wilcher 423-283-3900
KSMO INC 10 E Cambridge Circle Dr Kansas City KS 66103 Marc Martin 913-621-6262
KOVR CHANNEL 13 2713 Kovr Dr West Sacramento CA 95605 Dan Melon 916-374-1313
WTWC INC 8440 Deer Lk E Tallahassee FL 32312 David Smith 850-893-4140
KDSM INC 4023 Fleur Dr Des Moines IA 50321 Ted Stevens 515-287-1717
WYZZ INC 2714 E Lincoln St Bloomington IL 61704 David Smith 309-662-4373
WGGB INC 1300 Liberty St Springfield MA 01104 David Smith 413-733-4040
FSF TV INC 3012 Highwoods Blvd Raleigh NC 27604 Neil Davis 919-872-2854
SINCLAIR MEDIA II INC 4990 Mobile Hwy Pensacola FL 32506 David Smith 850-456-3333
KOCB INC 1501 NE 85th St Oklahoma City OK 73131 John Muller 405-478-3434
SINCLAIR PROPERTIES LLC 3206 Hanover Rd Johnson City TN 37604 Barry Drake 423-283-3900
SINCLAIR PROPERTIES INC 1000 James St Syracuse NY 13203 Maureen Augenbaum 315-472-6800
ST CLAIR BROADCASTING INC 2120 Mt Vernon Rd Scott Depot WV 25560 Steve Utt 304-757-8522
SINCLAIR BRDCSTG GROUP INC 1640 Como Ave Saint Paul MN 55108 Art Lanham 651-646-2300
SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS INC 10706 Beaver Dam Rd Cockeysville MD 21030 Robin Smith 410-568-1500
G1440 HOLDINGS INC 2000 W 41st St Baltimore MD 21211 Larry Fiorino 410-843-3800
CHESAPEAKE TELEVISION INC 10706 Beaver Dam Rd Cockeysville MD 21030 David Smith 410-568-1500

[mzmolly]

20. Thank YOU!

Welcome to DU! :toast:

[sugarcookie]

23. Does Dish or DirecTV sell

Sinclair as part of their local programming? If they do, we could complain to them also. It is not right that they interrupt programming we are paying for.


edit: spelling

[sinkingfeeling]

24. A Formal Complaint should be filed with the FEC....

that's what the Repubs and Citzens' United did against F 9/11 in June. Although the FEC general counsel drafted an opinion that political filmakers shouldn't be allowed to AIR their ads for documentaries within 60 days of the general election, the FEC gave the go-ahead for ads. But this appears to be a violation of BCRA.

[LeftyMom]

27. cable and sattelite providers

Here's the page to seee what directv offers for local broadcast.
http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/LocalChannelsAction.do Here in Sacramento they do offer the Sinclair station (channel 13.)

Here's dish's page. http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/programming/locals/index.shtml
They have channel 13 too.

So we do know that both satelite providers carry a Sinclair station in at least one large media market (#19 in the country, according to Nielsen,) so they're a valid target for letter campaigns. Cable companies, too. Locally Comcast offers channel 13. Hopefully others will post with other cable carriers that could be contacted if we decide to go that route.

We gotta do something about these creeps, I'm sick to seeing that smarmy looser to the two minutes hate everytime I forget to change the channel after CSI.

-Leftymom

Edited to add: I responed to that wrong post. I am a dork. Feel free to throw overripe fruit in my direction. :)

[chaska]

25. Is it time for the guillotine yet? eom