r/OpposeSinclair

139 archived posts · Jul 2017 – Mar 2020

A sub dedicated to stopping the proposed Sinclair Merger.

r/OpposeSinclair

This sub is dedicated to stopping the proposed Sinclair merger. [As noted by John Oliver](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GvtNyOzGogc), the proposed merger would put the highly convservative Sinclair Broadcasting Company in 72% of American households. This shouldn't be tolerated by either side, as we should all strive for balanced reporting. Please do what you can to stop the merger, even if it's just subscribing to this sub.

Created Jul 9, 2017 · restricted

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Welcome to r/OpposeSinclair

If you are wondering who this Sinclair fella is, and why we need to resist them, I recommended the following:

John Oliver segment regarding the proposed Sinclair merger.

The Hill's account of the proposed merger. It lacks the wit and banter of the John Oliver report, but it is a good article nonetheless.

FreePress: TELL THE FCC: SAY NO TO TRUMP TV. Submit comments here, folks. If nothing else, it'll let them know we're pissed.

A list of stations currently owned by Sinclair Broadcasting

A list of stations currently owned by Tribune Broadcasting.

TL;DR: Sinclair Broadcasting and Tribune Broadcasting have proposed a 3.9 billion dollar merger that would give Sinclair control of 72% of all local TV stations in the United States. Sinclair also happens to be incredibly conservative and regularly requires these local stations to run highly conservative segments (targeting "special snowflakes" and convincing viewers that ISIS is in their backyard). One of the few people in a position to stop this, FCC director Ajit Pai, is the same guy who wants to scrap net neutrality.

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