Sinclair Broadcasting Group is at it again with their right wing leaning antics...

Sinclair, which owns 62 television stations reaching nearly 25 percent of American households, in April ordered it's ABC affiliates to preempt an edition of Nightline in which they paid tribute to servicemen and women who died in the line of duty during operations in Iraq by reading their names on air. Now the company has now ordered all it's stations to air a 90 minute documentary in prime time two weeks before the presidential election which accuses Democratic candidate John Kerry of betraying American soldiers during the Vietnam War.

Sinclair's spokesman, Corporate Relations VP and conservative commentator Mark Hyman, claims it is "part of a special news event that we're putting together." Most folks would call it an attempt at character and political assassination.

The licenses of all Florida television stations are set to expire next year, and the Federal Communications Commission is currently seeking public comment on the performance of stations during the license period in acting in the public interest as a public trustee. All interested persons wishing to make comments should do so in writing, specifically requesting that they be placed in the station's public file. It should be sent to:

WTTA-TV
7622 Bald Cypress Place
Tampa, FL 33614
Telephone: (813) 886-9882
FAX: (813) 880-8154

WTWC-TV
8440 Deerlake Street
Tallahassee, FL 32312
Telephone: (850) 893-4140
FAX: (850) 893-6974

And a copy should be sent to the:

Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, Southwest
Washington, DC 20554

You can also express your disgust with this obvious attempt to manipulate the election by contacting companies that advertise with Sinclair Broadcast Group and it's stations. Among their advertisers are:

ABC Solutions
Arby's
Century 21 Real Estate
CNN.com
Florida Lottery
Ford Motor Company (Ford, Lincoln-Mercury)
Geico Insurance
General Motors
H&R Block
Hardee's
Hall's
Iams
Isuzu
ITT Technical Institute
Kentucky Lottery
Miller Brewing Company
National Football League
Oak Express
Pepsico (Mountian Dew, Pepsi)
Pontiac
Prudential
Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus
Sylvan's Learning Centers
Titan TV
Toyota
Warner Brothers (Many Sinclair stations are WB affiliates)
Yahoo DSL
Yum! Brands (Kentucky Fried Chicken, Taco Bell)
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