Sinclair's advertisers in Cincinnati (WSTR) need to be contacted...

[RedEarth]

October 12, 2004 -- 02:54 PM EDT // link // print)
A reader from the WSTR media market sends in the following ...

Just talked to Eric Lazar, sales manager at WSTR, who said he'd heard from only one or two other people regarding Sinclair's decision to broadcast the program. He was very courteous, but suggested I contact the corporate office before I began calling advertisers culled from tonight's 10 p.m. news broadcast. He suggested I start with William Butler, vice president of programming and promotions.
I just put in a second call

to Lazar. The reader is correct: Lazar was quite courteous. I asked if he would confirm that LaRosa's and King's Automall were WSTR advertisers. He politely declined to discuss who their advertisers are and referred me on to corporate headquarters. But with respect to Mr. Lazar, calling corporate headquarters is exactly what Sinclair would like you to do. And calling their local advertisers -- where most of their revenue comes from -- is the last thing they want you doing.

-- Josh Marshall

WSTR telephone number....

WB64, WSTR
5177 Fishwick Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45216
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

http://www.wb64.net/cincinnati_oh/station/index.shtml

[Connie_Corleone]

1. If LaRosa's is one of their advertisers,

I'll definitely call them. I eat LaRosa's practically every week.

[Debi]

7. Call now...and get us the ##

:kick:

[cardlaw]

2. I seriously doubt

that the manager has only heard from one or two other people. He's just trying to dissuade people from taking any future steps.

Eff em! BOYCOTT!

[roseBudd]

3. Why not watch WSTR and write down adverstisers?

[Jeff in Cincinnati]

4. I didn't realize they were a Sinclair Station

They weren't on any list that I'd seen -- Two in Columbus and One in Dayton.

Shit, Cincinnati DU'ers, lets get after these guys. Let's all watch the news tonight and make a list.

We've got some homework to do!

[colonel odis]

8. i think you're right. apparently their nashville station has

had phone ringing off the hook all day. that comes first hand from someone who was there today.

so don't necessarily believe this yo-yo.

[teevee99]

5. Email these people...

If you live in Cincinnati or Northern Kentucky (as do I), contact these people.

LaRosa's:
[e-mail]

Kings Automall:
Kings Toyota: https://secure.webmakerx.net/Contact-Us.aspx?hostname=w...
Kings Mazda & Kia: http://www.kingsmazda.com/en_US /
Kings Jeep: http://www.kingsjeep.com/indexfacade.cgi
Kings Nissan: https://secure.webmakerx.net/Contact-Us.aspx?hostname=w...
Terry Lee Chevrolet: http://www.terryleechevrolet.com/frameset4.asp?LINK=Inf...
Performance Mitsubishi: http://www.performancemitsubishi.com /
Infiniti of Cincinnati: http://www.infinitiofcincinnati.com/frameset1.asp?LINK=...
Cincinnati Lexus: http://www.performancelexus.com/index.html
Saturn of Kings Automall: http://www.saturnofkingsautomall.com/en_US /
Kings Ford: [e-mail]
Kingswood Chrysler: http://www.kingswood.fivestardealers.com/indexfacade.cg...
Lincoln Mercury of Kings Automall: http://www.kingslincolnmercury.com/en_US/ContactUsForm_...
GMC: [e-mail]
Pontiac & Buick: http://www.borcherding.com/frameset1.asp?LINK=Informati...


any other businesses that advertise on Star 64?

[RedEarth]

6. kick...for this swing state