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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Criticism of a TV station group's refusal to air a "Nightline" recitation of America's war dead in Iraq swelled Friday with Sen. John McCain, soldiers' relatives and media watchdogs speaking out.
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Sinclair [Broadcast Group], a political supporter of the Bush administration, is trying to curry favor with the White House to bolster chances of gaining changes in station ownership rules, [an activist] alleged.
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Maryland-based Sinclair, whose holdings include 62 TV stations, made $65,434 in 2004 political donations — 98 percent of that to Republicans and 2 percent to Democrats — according to the Web site opensecrets.org, which tracks contributions.
The joy of a free society, when you own a television station and you can determine on your own what you want to show!
Sinclair is a corporation.
The likes of you or I will never own a television station.
Want a CBS affiliate in Twin Falls, Idaho, the 164th largest market, which includes 0.1 percent of the national audience? Pony up $17.3 million.
<a href='http://www.magicvalley.com/news/business/index.asp?StoryID=5060' target='_blank'>http://www.magicvalley.com/news/business/i...sp?StoryID=5060</a>
Want an ABC station in Green Bay, Wisc. (68th; 0.39 percent)? $43.5 million.
<a href='http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_15906818.shtml' target='_blank'>http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/a..._15906818.shtml</a>
How about two stations? You could have the NBC affiliate in Fort Wayne, Ind. (105th; 0.25 percent) and the CBS affiliate in Duluth, Minn. (136th; 0.16 percent) for $55 million
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