This is what happens when one company owns dozens of local news stations
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>This is extremely dangerous to our democracy
At least they were correct
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When all the talking heads were speaking at once I got the willies
I really didn’t think this video was going to be as disturbing as it is
Thats some scary shit. This is extremely dangerous to our Democracy.
This is amazing and it’s actually “extremely dangerous to our democracy”.
Wow! Very well put together, thank you for the post OP
The standardization of the media is a very scary thing.
This is scary.
Sinclair Broadcast Group owns nearly 200 stations in 80 different markets. Here’s a [list of all their stations.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_owned_or_operated_by_Sinclair_Broadcast_Group)
This is an issue, isn’t it
So disturbing. Propaganda machine on full blast.
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Well that was creepy as fuck
Did… did I just join a cult?
This is such a powerful video.
*There is nothing wrong with your television. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are now controlling the transmission. We control the horizontal and the vertical. We can deluge you with a thousand channels or expand one single image to crystal clarity and beyond. We can shape your vision to anything our imagination can conceive.*
Whoever edited this did a great job.
who’s sinclair?
Is this fucking Sinclair again? Fuck those guys!
Am I watching Black mirror
I hope this becomes one of the most upvoted videos on reddit
Edit: I hope Ewan McGregor reprises his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Edit part 2: GOLD JERRY! GOLD!
Don’t worry guys, once they see this they will make sure to change up the wording a little when they collude so this doesn’t happen again.
It’s like They Live.
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ALL OF WHICH ARE AMERICAN DREAMS
ALL OF WHICH ARE AMERICAN DREAMS
ALL OF WHICH ARE AMERICAN DREAMS
ALL OF WHICH ARE AMERICAN DREAMS
ALL OF WHICH ARE AMERICAN DREAMS
ALL OF WHICH ARE AMERICAN DREAMS
ALL OF WHICH ARE AMERICAN DREAMS
ALL OF WHICH ARE AMERICAN DREAMS
I work for a Sinclair station (naivety getting out of college before it turned into this monster.)
We all hate this too.
Edit: I should’ve thought of this sooner, but [here’s](http://wjla.com/content-concerns) that content concerns page. Give Sinclair the feedback they crave.
This is extremely dangerous to r/Democracy
I knew it was bad, but I didn’t realize it was *THIS* bad. These people will literally read whatever is on the teleprompter, and it’s the same script.
I hate to say it, but I think it’s time to break up Sinclair Broadcasting or any other broadcast network of similar scope, because this kind of consolidation in media outlets is truly dangerous, and they’re becoming too good at circumventing laws that are meant to limit it.
Unsurprisingly, [Ajit Pai at the FCC has expressed a wish to deregulate media ownership rules](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/25/technology/fcc-media-ownership-rules.html), meaning it’s set to do the opposite and to get worse. We are witnessing an ever-expanding takeover of local media organizations.
I’d say this is extremely dangerous to our democracy, but I think that’s been said enough. 🙂
Yeah this is what actual propaganda looks like, folks. Not this new, bullshit, watered-down definition of “propaganda” that everyone likes to use on Reddit to attack a news article they disagree with.
No this is *real* propaganda. When nefarious powerful minds coordinate scripted reporting throughout the nation designed to influence the opinions and actions of the general public for their own private gain. This is what it looks like. And if you thought Fox News was bad, this is going to make Fox look like Reuters by comparison.
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The FCC had a rule that limited one group from controlling more than 39% of the broadcast TV market. Something about it being dangerous to something.
Then Ajit Pai gave Sinclair permission to expand beyond that. Now they are trying to merge for a combined coverage of 72% of US households.
https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/15/17016286/fcc-ajit-pai-sinclair-broadcast-group-inspector-general-investigation
https://www.fcc.gov/transaction/sinclair-tribune
Here’s the list of [ALL Sinclair stations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_owned_or_operated_by_Sinclair_Broadcast_Group).
The ones specifically used in this video are:
Time(s) | Station | Location
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[0](https://youtu.be/hWLjYJ4BzvI?t=0) | [KABB] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KABB) | San Antonio, TX
[3](https://youtu.be/hWLjYJ4BzvI?t=3) | [KATU] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KATU) | Portland, OR
[6](https://youtu.be/hWLjYJ4BzvI?t=6) | [KBOI-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KBOI-TV) | Boise, ID
[8](https://youtu.be/hWLjYJ4BzvI?t=8) | [KDBC-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDBC-TV) | El Paso, TX
[9](https://youtu.be/hWLjYJ4BzvI?t=9) | [KFXA] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KFXA) | Cedar Rapids, IA
[10](https://youtu.be/hWLjYJ4BzvI?t=10) | [WSMH] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WSMH) | Flint, MI
[12](https://youtu.be/hWLjYJ4BzvI?t=12) | [KGBT-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KGBT-TV) | Harlingen, TX
[18](https://youtu.be/hWLjYJ4BzvI?t=18) | sim 9up |
[23](https://youtu.be/hWLjYJ4BzvI?t=23) | [KBAK-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KBAK-TV) | Bakersfield, CA
[35](https://youtu.be/hWLjYJ4BzvI?t=35) | seq 36up |
[59](https://youtu.be/hWLjYJ4BzvI?t=59) | [KABB] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KABB) | San Antonio, TX
[61](https://youtu.be/hWLjYJ4BzvI?t=61) | [KATU] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KATU) | Portland, OR
[64](https://youtu.be/hWLjYJ4BzvI?t=64) | [KATV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KATV) | Little Rock, AR
[66](https://youtu.be/hWLjYJ4BzvI?t=66) | [WJLA-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WJLA-TV) | Washington, DC
[68](https://youtu.be/hWLjYJ4BzvI?t=68) | [WKRC-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WKRC-TV) | Cincinnati, OH
[71](https://youtu.be/hWLjYJ4BzvI?t=71) | [WRGB] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRGB) | Schenectady, NY
[74](https://youtu.be/hWLjYJ4BzvI?t=74) | [WHAM-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WHAM-TV) | Rochester, NY
[77](https://youtu.be/hWLjYJ4BzvI?t=77) | [KRXI-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KRXI-TV) | Reno, NV
[79](https://youtu.be/hWLjYJ4BzvI?t=79) | [KDBC-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDBC-TV) | El Paso, TX
[82](https://youtu.be/hWLjYJ4BzvI?t=82) | [KFXA] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KFXA) | Cedar Rapids, IA
[85](https://youtu.be/hWLjYJ4BzvI?t=85) | [KUTV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KUTV) | Salt Lake City, UT
[88](https://youtu.be/hWLjYJ4BzvI?t=88) | [WACH] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WACH) | Columbia, SC
[91](https://youtu.be/hWLjYJ4BzvI?t=91) | [WICS] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WICS) | Springfield, IL
[94](https://youtu.be/hWLjYJ4BzvI?t=94) | [WJAR] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WJAR) | Providence, RI
[96](https://youtu.be/hWLjYJ4BzvI?t=96) | [WTGS] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WTGS) | Hardeeville, SC
Here’s some on the 9up and 36up, I can’t ID them all.
9up
[WRGB] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRGB) | [WSMH] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WSMH) | [WTOV-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WTOV-TV)
—|—|—
[WTVH] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WTVH) | [WHAM-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WHAM-TV) | [WWMT] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWMT)
???^1 | [KABB] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KABB) | [KGBT-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KGBT-TV)
36up
[WBMA-LD] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WBMA-LD) | ???fox^2 | [WHAM-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WHAM-TV) | [KABB] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KABB) | [KHQA-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KHQA-TV) | [KATU] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KATU)
—|—|—|—|—|—
[KATV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KATV) | [KBOI-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KBOI-TV) | [KDBC-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDBC-TV) | [KFXA] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KFXA) | [KGBT-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KGBT-TV) | [KOKH-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KOKH-TV)
[KRCR-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KRCR-TV) | [KRXI-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KRXI-TV) | [KTUL] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KTUL) | [KTVL] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KTVL) | [KUTV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KUTV) | ???^3
[WACH] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WACH) | [WCYB-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WCYB-TV) | ???fox^4| [WICS] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WICS) | [WJAR] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WJAR) | [WRGT-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRGT-TV)
[WKRC-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WKRC-TV) | [WLUK-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WLUK-TV) | [WPBN-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WPBN-TV) | [WPDE-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WPDE-TV) | [WRGB] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRGB) | [WSMH] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WSMH)
[WTOV-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WTOV-TV) | ???^6 | [WTVH] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WTVH) | [WWMT] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWMT) | ???^7| ???^1
The locations of stations in the groups, not timed out above:
[WBMA-LD] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WBMA-LD) | Birmingham, AL
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[KHQA-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KHQA-TV) | Hannibal, MS
[KOKH-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KOKH-TV) | Oklahoma, OK
[KRCR-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KRCR-TV) | Redding, CA
[KTUL] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KTUL) | Tulsa, OK
[KTVL] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KTVL) | Medford, OR
[WRGT-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRGT-TV) | Dayton, OH
[WCYB-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WCYB-TV) | Bristol, VA
[WLUK-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WLUK-TV) | Green Bay, WI
[WPBN-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WPBN-TV) | Traverse City, MI
[WPDE-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WPDE-TV) | Florence, SC
[WTOV-TV] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WTOV-TV) | Steubenville, OH
[WTVH] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WTVH) | Syracuse, NY
[WWMT] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWMT) | Kalamazoo, MI
(edit, replaced WGWW with WBMA-LD, as it is the most known of multiple rebroadcasting stations. Other stations listed above do this too.)
(edit, WRGT-TV identified for R4C6 of 36up.)
I was forwarded a link to the [WLOS] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WLOS) of Ashville, NC [broadcast version] (https://youtu.be/JA80HnzudA4?t=33), which did not appear in the Deadspin compilation.
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90% of the media we consume is owned by 6 companies.
Good infographic.
http://www.dailyinfographic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/media-infographic.jpg
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This is definitely the something that shouldn’t have been removed.
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